HBO Sports is presenting a thirty- minute special analyzing the upcoming HBO Pay-Per-View super featherweight championship between Marco Antonio Barrera and Juan Manuel Marquez. The highly anticipated bout is set for Saturday, March 17 in Las Vegas at Mandalay Bay. The fight is an intriguing match-up between two of the elite fighters in the 130-pound division, with the champion Barrera and the very dangerous Marquez colliding in the ring.

 

            The special "COUNTDOWN TO BARRERA-MARQUEZ, " which will feature fighter profiles, expert analysis and forecasts for the showdown in Las Vegas, will premiere on Saturday, March 10 immediately after the HBO World Championship Boxing telecast (Wladimir Klitschko vs. Ray Austin) that airs live at  4:45 p.m. ET/ 1:45 p.m. PT and again at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.  

 

            Destined for the Hall of Fame, Barrera brings a record of 63-4, 42 KOs into the showdown with Marquez, who sports a prolific mark of 46-3-1, 35 KOs in his polished career.

 

           The main HBO service will also air the special on Tuesday, March 13 at 11:30 p.m. and Thursday, March 15 at 10:30 p.m.  Both times are ET/PT.

 

            The countdown special will also be available to HBO ON DEMAND subscribers 24 hours a day from Monday, March 12 thru Monday, March 26.

 

Additional HBO2 air dates and times of the countdown special are:

Monday, March 12 at 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 13 at 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, March 14 at 2:00 p.m.

Thursday, March 15 at midnight

Friday, March 16 at 10:00 a.m. & 2:15 a.m.

Saturday, March 17 at 12:45 p.m.

 

All times are ET/PT