“SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION”
TO FEATURE PAIR OF JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT SHOWDOWNS
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Unbeaten WBO No. 2/WBA No. 14 Junior Welterweight Contender David Diaz
vs.
Once-Beaten 140-Pound Contender Kendall Holt
Once-Beaten Junior Welterweight Contender Oscar “El Matador” Diaz
vs.
Once-Beaten Junior Welterweight Contender Al “Speedy” Gonzales
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From Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket , Connecticut
SHOWTIME will televise the Duva Boxing doubleheader at /PT (delayed on West Coast). The telecast represents the 56th in the popular “ShoBox” series, which debuted on SHOWTIME in July 2001. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Foxwoods Box-Office at (800) 200-2882 or online at www.foxwoods.com.
David Diaz (26-0, 14 KOs), of
“If Ricky Hatton fights (International Boxing Federation Champion) Kostya Tszyu, I will become the mandatory challenger for (WBO titleholder) Miguel Cotto, so all fights are big for me right now,” said Diaz, who is coming off a ninth-round TKO over Jaime Rangel on Dec. 10, 2004.
Between fights late last year, the southpaw traveled to
“I worked with Tszyu in
Hoping to derail Diaz is the up-and-coming Holt (17-1, 11 KOs), of
Holt’s manager, the legendary Hall of Famer Lou Duva, has high hopes for his fighter.
“I see Holt as the second coming of Meldrick Taylor,” Duva said. “He throws a lot of punches and combinations just like Meldrick did. This is a big step up for him, but he is ready.’’
Oscar Diaz (18-1, 11
“I just did not do enough,” Diaz said. “I did not use my jab. I had Elder hurt in the second round, but I let him off the hook. I have to learn from my mistakes and do better next time out.’’
Diaz, who is trained by Tommy Brooks, learned his lessons well. In his next fight, he flattened Juan Carlos Amezcua in the second round on
Gonzales (
Nick Charles will call the action from ringside, with Steve Farhood serving as expert analyst. The executive producer of the telecast is Gordon Hall, with Richard Gaughan producing.
The “ShoBox” presentation is the first of two excellent back-to-back telecasts on SHOWTIME. On Feb. 5 at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on West Coast), WBA/WBC/International Boxing Federation (IBF) Welterweight Champion Cory “The Next Generation” Spinks (34-2, 11 KOs) will defend his titles in a grudge rematch against former IBF and World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior welterweight champion Zab “Super” Judah (32-2-23 KOs) .
For information on “ShoBox: The New Generation” and SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecasts, including complete fighter bios, records, related stories and more, please go the SHOWTIME website at http://www.sho.com/boxing.