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HBO Pay-Per-View Boxing Morales vs. Hernadez
July 31, 2004 MGM Grand - 6pm PT Las Vegas, Nevada
Hot on the heels of Showtime's Pay-Per-View (PPV) featuring Mike Tyson on Friday night, HBO will be bringing three championship bouts to PPV on Saturday night headlined by a Super Featherweight unification title bout between the WBC champion Erik Morales (who's on a five fight winning streak since losing his only fight - a 12 round unanimous decision to Marco Antonio Barerra in 2002) and the IBF champion Carlos Hernandez (who's on a seven fight winning streak since losing his last bout - a 12 round unanimous decision to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2001). Also, IBF Bantamweight champion Rafael Marquez will make his third title defense against the IBF # 2 ranked Heriberto Ruiz. And undefeated WBO Mini-Flyweight champion Ivan Calderon will put his title on the line for the fourth time when he faces the WBO # 6 ranked and former IBF Mini-Flyweight champion Roberto Leyva.
Line-up: WBC
\ IBF Unification Super Featherweight Title Bout (12 Rds)
IBF Bantamweight Title Bout Champ Rafael Marquez (31-3, 28 KOs) vs. Heriberto Ruiz (31-2-2, 14 KO's)
WBO Mini-Flyweight Title Bout Champ Ivan Calderon (19-0, 4 KOs) vs. Roberto Leyva (22-3-1, 19 KOs)
Card subject to change
(7/30/04)
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