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23

Castillo vs Hatton Tonight

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British boxing sensation Ricky Hatton and Mexican star Jose Luis Castillo have been on a collision course since January. The moment of truth finally arrives when the junior welterweight showdown WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: RICKY HATTON VS.JOSE LUIS CASTILLO is seen live from the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas SATURDAY, JUNE 23 (10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT), exclusively on HBO..

The HBO Sports team will be ringside for the event, which will be available in HDTV, as well as closed-captioned for the hearing-impaired and presented in Spanish on HBO Latino.

Ricky “Hitman” Hatton (42-0, 30 KOs), of Manchester, England, is a big star across the pond who brings a dash of personality and style to the sport. Named the BWAA’s 2005 Fighter of the Year, the hard-punching slugger made his Las Vegas debut last January with a convincing win over Juan Urango. Now, he returns to the 140-pound division, considered one of the deepest and most talented in boxing.

Hatton’s formidable opponent is two-time lightweight champion Jose Luis Castillo (55-7-1, 47 KOs) of Mexicali, Mexico, a respected slugger who brings 17 years of professional ring experience to the bout. The winner of this 12-round showdown will be well-positioned for bragging rights to the top position in the 140-pound division.

All WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING events are broadcast in HDTV. HBO viewers must have access to the HBO HDTV channel to watch HBO programming in high definition.

The executive producer of WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING is Rick Bernstein; producer, Jon Crystal; director, Marc Payton.

® WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING is a registered service mark of Home Box Office, Inc

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