HBO to replay Maskaev-Rahman II on Saturday!

14/08/2006

HBO to replay Maskaev-Rahman II on Saturday!

It’s a special edition of BOXING AFTER DARK when HBO Sports presents the exclusive replay of the heavyweight showdown between HASIM RAHMAN VS. OLEG MASKAEV II this SATURDAY, AUG. 19 at 10:05 p.m. (ET/PT) on HBO.  The HBO Sports team, which was ringside for the live event at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, will call all the action. The fight, which took place Aug. 12 and was carried live on HBO Pay-Per-View, featured the rematch between two men looking to make a bold statement in the heavyweight division as Rahman put his championship title on the line.  Maskaev scored a 12th TKO victory to take Rahman’s title. Following the RAHMAN-MASKAEV II replay, HBO will present the previously announced BOXING AFTER DARK welterweight face-off between Paul Williams and Sharmba Mitchell, live from Reno, NV. HBO2 playdates for both fights:  Aug. 20 (8:45 a.m., 5:45 p.m.) and 22 (11:30 p.m).  Times are