HBO: Mayweather/Hatton 24/7
NEW YORK, Sept. 19, 2007 – Leading up to the welterweight championship match between pound-for-pound boxing king Floyd Mayweather and hard-hitting British challenger Ricky Hatton — to be carried live from Las Vegas Saturday, Dec. 8 on HBO Pay-Per-View — HBO Sports presents the exclusive four-episode, all-access series MAYWEATHER/HATTON 24/7 in the weeks before the showdown. The first half-hour episode of MAYWEATHER/HATTON 24/7 debuts SUNDAY, NOV. 18 (10:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT), with two more episodes debuting on subsequent Sundays – NOV. 25 and DEC. 2 – at the same time, while the finale debuts THURSDAY, DEC. 6 (10:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT), just two days before the bout..
HBO Sports will provide exclusive behind-the-scenes access, along with in-depth interviews, as undefeated welterweights Floyd Mayweather (38-0, 24 KOs), 30, from Grand Rapids, Mich., and Ricky Hatton (43-0, 31 KOs), 28, hailing from Manchester, England, prepare for one of the most highly anticipated match-ups in recent memory. A champ in five weight classes, Mayweather is defending his 147-pound crown against one of the sport’s most exciting international stars, as junior welterweight champion Hatton moves up in weight for the second time as a pro.
EPISODE 1