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Written by ozekii
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Friday, 21 March 2008 |
lightweights Joel Casamayor vs Michael Katsidis
HBO  Boxing presents the lightweight bout Joel Casamayor vs. Michael Katsidis and Librado
Andrade vs. Robert Stieglitz on Saturday, March 22 (10:05 P.M.
ET/PT) from the Morongo Casino Resort and Spa in Cabazon, Cal.,
exclusively on HBO. Look for Lennox Lewis at ringside during the event for expert coverage.
In the main event, former lightweight and former junior lightweight
champion Joel "El Cepillo" Casamayor , from Miramar,
Fla., by way of Guantanamo, Cuba, takes on top-rated lightweight
contender Michael Katsidis , from Toowoomba, Australia,
in a scheduled 12-round contest. A crafty 12-year ring veteran, the
36-year old Casamayor has stood toe-to-toe with the best the
lightweight division has to offer, including Acelino Freitas, Jose Luis
Castillo and Diego Corrales; in October 2006, Casamayor defeated
Corrales by split decision to earn the lightweight title. Michael
Katsidis, is an exciting, all-action fighter - with 20 knockouts in 23
bouts, he's forged a reputation as one of the biggest, most relentless
punchers in the lightweight division. Following a unanimous decision
victory over Czar Amonsot in July 2007, Katsidis looks to overcome
Casamayor at 135 pounds and catapult himself to stardom.
The evening's co-feature event is a super middleweight bout between
a Andrade , from La Habra,
Ca. squares off against Robert Stieglitz of Magdebmbitious contenders, as Libradourg,
Germany. Scheduled for 12 rounds at the 168-pound limit, this title
eliminator showdown is a showcase opportunity in a fluid division.
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