ShoXC Returns To Showtime

With Highly Anticipated Grudge Rematch

Between "Krazy Horse" And "Joe Boxer"

Saturday, Aug. 25, Live at 11 p.m. ET/PT

August 25, 2007

Vicksburg Convention Center

Vicksburg, Mississippi

NEW YORK – Coming off a highly successful, well-received debut on July 27, Showtime Networks Inc. and

Mixed Martial Arts organization EliteXC are proud to announce the second installment of ShoXC: Elite

Challenger Series live on SHOWTIME Saturday, Aug. 25, at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast) at

Vicksburg Convention Center in Vicksburg, Miss. 

The cage main event will feature two of the most talented, colorful and charismatic fighters in MMA, the

unpredictable “Krazy Horse” Charles Bennett (18-3-2) of Ocala, Fla., and Victor “Joe Boxer” Valenzuela

(5-2-2) of Covina, Calif. in perhaps the most eagerly awaited grudge rematch in MMA history.

There is no love lost between “Krazy Horse” and “Joe Boxer,’’ who fought to a controversial, hotly disputed

draw on Aug. 5, 2005. The two-round fight ended with “Krazy Horse” unconscious and flat on his back.  The

grudge rematch is slated for three, 5-minute sessions, as are all the televised fights.

“These fighters have been stewing to get at each other for two years,” said Gary Shaw, EliteXC Live Events

President. “When their scheduled June 22 bout was postponed due to extenuating circumstances, the

anticipation only grew larger. Both men guarantee that the bout will not go the distance, and I guarantee it

will be a match you won’t want to miss.” 

In the first-ever fight on network premium television (SHOWTIME), “Krazy Horse” registered a shocking,

spectacular, jaw-breaking, first-round knockout over KJ Noons on Feb. 10, 2007, at Southaven, Mass. It

was a performance that transformed  “Krazy Horse” into an instant MMA superstar.

“Joe Boxer’’ was upset in his last start, losing to the-then streaking Edson Berto, who was a late substitute

for “Krazy Horse,’’ on June 22 at San Jose, Calif.

In one of the top Aug. 25 televised bouts, crowd-pleasing, aggressive-minded middleweight champion

Jaime Jara (16-4), of North Highlands, Calif., will face hard-hitting Seth “The Dr” Kleinbeck (7-3), of Stuttgart,

Ark.

Jara won a brawl in his last start, registering an exciting first-round knockout over Jeremiah Metcalf (5-3) in

the premiere of ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series on July 27 at Santa Ynez, Calif.

In a thrilling match that featured numerous non-stop exchanges, Jara caught Metcalf with a punishing,

picturesque left hook that dropped him shortly before the fight was stopped at 4:15.

Kleinbeck, who is coming off a second-round TKO over Sam Spengler on the June 22 “Shamrock Vs. Baroni”

undercard at San Jose, Calif., might be the most educated MMA fighter in its history.

He holds a medical degree from the University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, but don't let the higher

education fool you. The doc can smack. All his victories have come inside the distance.

In other scheduled ShoXC fights: Tony Bonello (15-0) vs. Jon Murphy (11-2) at 265 pounds; Ray Lazama

(8-5) vs. Hector Urbina (8-3) at 205 pounds; and Umar Luv (4-1) vs. Brandon Tierney (5-0) at 185 pounds.

ShoXC, which received rave debuts for its premiere episode on July 27, will feature fighters from all over the

world. The Aug. 25 fights will take place in a cage.

MMA fights on other ShoXC telecasts may take place in a cage or a ring.

EliteXC announcer Mauro Ranallo will handle play-by-play for ShoXC with highly regarded color analyst

Stephen Quadros, The Fight Professor, at his side. The executive producer of ShoXC is David Dinkins, Jr.

with Richard Gaughan producing and Rick Phillips directing.

For more information on ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series, EliteXC and other MMA-related stories, including

bios, stats, photos and more, please visit EliteXC.com.

- From EliteXC with a little editing from us (color, etc...)

(8/13/07)