LONDON (12 Nov) – As a prelude to the eagerly anticipated showdown next Saturday night between WBO welterweight world champion Manny Pacquiao and fast-rising challenger Chris Algieri, BoxNation are airing “24/7 Pacquiao/Algieri”, an action-packed one episode, 30-minute special examining the 147-pound title showdown.
The “24/7 Pacquiao/Algieri” special will premiere tonight at 7pm, free-to-air to customers on the Sky TV platform.
The all-new documentary-styled presentation will explore the intriguing storylines connected to the November 22nd fight: one of the world’s most popular and famous athletes defending his crown versus a remarkably confident, poised and undefeated world light-welterweight champion from New York, whose journey to the highest-profile stage in the sport is unparalleled and reads like a Hollywood script.
The quintessential underdog versus superstar storyline will be explored with “24/7? cameras visiting Algieri at home on Long Island and in camp in Las Vegas as well as travelling to the Philippines to visit with Manny Pacquiao as he trains for the fight.
The bout taking place in Macau will be aired live and exclusive on British television on the number one home of boxing, BoxNation, with ‘The Channel of Champions’ enjoying a monster month which will culminate in Dereck Chisora’s heavyweight clash with Tyson Fury.
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