Tarver-Dawson set for Oct 11!

Monday, July 14 2008

SHOWTIME Senior Vice President and General Manager, Sports and Event Programming Ken Hershman officially announced today that world champion Antonio "Magic Man" Tarver (27-4, 19 KOs) and undefeated "Bad" Chad Dawson (26-0, 17 KOs) will face off in a battle of light heavyweight kingpins on Saturday, Oct. 11 live on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast). "There's been a ground-swell of anticipation for this fight for more than a year," said Hershman. "Two of the pound-for-pound best going toe-to-toe—this is what SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING is all about. Tarver-Dawson is yet another example of SHOWTIME delivering on our promise to televise the most meaningful and competitive match-ups in the sport."

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