HBO to air Gatti-Ward trilogy
Posted Jul. 15, 2009 at 10:51am
By RingTV.com editors
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Home Box Office (HBO), the U.S. cable network that aired all of Arturo Gatti's major fights and championship bouts, will pay tribute to the recently deceased ring warrior by rebroadcasting his classic three-fight series with Micky Ward on Friday and Saturday.
HBO Sports, which aired 21 of Gatti’s fights from 1995 to 2007, will commemorate the career of the former two-time world titleholder with a special presentation of the Ward trilogy on Friday, July 17 (9:00 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO2 and on Saturday, July 18 (10:15 a.m. ET/PT) on the main HBO service.
The three fights will air consecutively on both days.
The riveting trilogy will be available on HBO On Demand July 20 through August 16.
HBO Sports, which aired 21 of Gatti’s fights from 1995 to 2007, will commemorate the career of the former two-time world titleholder with a special presentation of the Ward trilogy on Friday, July 17 (9:00 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO2 and on Saturday, July 18 (10:15 a.m. ET/PT) on the main HBO service.
The three fights will air consecutively on both days.
The riveting trilogy will be available on HBO On Demand July 20 through August 16.
