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"2 Days: Sergey Kovalev"

Premieres Saturday, July 26 on HBO^®

 

HBO Sports^® debuts an all-new installment of "2 Days" when the feature segment returns Saturday, July 26 at 11:45 p.m. (ET/PT) immediately following the live World Championship Boxing^®card from New York with a behind-the-scenes look at world light heavyweight title-holder Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev, one of boxing's fastest rising stars.

 

"2 Days" is a revealing and intimate look at a 48-hour span in the life of a boxer in the lead-up to one of his fights and the next edition will focus on Russian native Sergey Kovalev.  HBO cameras followed the 31-year-old powerhouse puncher -- who has ended 22 of his 24 wins in knockout fashion -prior to his first fight of 2014 when he met Cedric Agnew on March 29 in Atlantic City. Kovalev now calls Ft. Lauderdale home.

 

HBO air times include:July 26 (11:45 p.m.), 27 (12:00 p.m.), 29 (4:45 p.m. & 3:15 a.m.), 30 (12:30 p.m.), 31 (9:45 p.m. & 3:05 a.m.) and August 1 (11:15 a.m. & 5:45 p.m.) and 2 (11:15 a.m.).

           

HBO2 air times include: July 28 (7:15 p.m. & 1:15 a.m.), 29 (9:15 p.m.), 30 (12:35 a.m.), 31 (11:00 a.m.) and August 1 (8:15 p.m.).

 

All times are ET/PT.

 

Kovalev is slated to return to the ring on Saturday, Aug. 2 when he defends his 175-pound title vs. Blake Caparello live on HBO at 9:45 p.m. (ET/PT) from Revel Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, NJ. It is part of a live split site tripleheader.

 

"2 Days" will also be available on the HBO On Demand^®service, HBO GO^® and at www.hbo.com/boxing as well as various other new media platforms that distribute the series.

 

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The WBO Light Heavyweight World Championship between Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev, (24-0-1, 22 KOs) and Blake "Il Capo" Caparello (19-0-1, 6 KOs) is on Saturday, August 2nd at Revel Casino Hotel in Atlantic, City, NJ.  The fight will be telecast as part of a split-site triple-header on HBO Boxing After Dark beginning at 9:45 PM ET/PT.  The event is presented by Main Events in association with DiBella Entertainment.  Tickets prices are $55, $80, $160 and $250.  They are available at ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000.  Doors open at 6:30 PM and the HBO Boxing After Dark special triple header split site telecast begins at 9:45 PM. 

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