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Amir Khan vs. Julio Diaz To Be Televised on SHOWTIME April 27 Following Garcia-Judah

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AMIR ?KING? KHAN VS. JULIO ?THE KIDD? DIAZ TO BE TELEVISED ON
SHOWTIME IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE LIVE SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: GARCIA VS. JUDAH ON SATURDAY, APRIL 27

Plus, Highlights Of 2012 British Olympic Bronze Medalist Anthony Ogogo Making His Professional Debut

NEW YORK (April 4, 2013) ? British superstar and former Unified Super Lightweight World Champion Amir ?King? Khan?s first fight in England in nearly two years against former World Champion Julio ?The Kidd? Diaz will be televised on SHOWTIME? on Saturday, April 27, immediately following the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING event featuring Unified Super Lightweight World Champion Danny ?Swift? Garcia against former Four-Time and Two-Division World Champion Zab ?Super? Judah.

Khan vs. Diaz, a 12-round 143-pound catch-weight bout, will emanate from Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield, England, and air on tape delay on SHOWTIME BOXING: Special Edition. Highlights of 2012 British Olympic Bronze Medalist Anthony Ogogo?s professional debut will also be shown during the telecast.

Capping an exciting night of boxing will be a replay of ALL ACCESS: Mayweather vs. Guerrero, Episode 3 on SHOWTIME that will immediately follow the SHOWTIME BOXING: Special Edition.

Preceding the scrap between Bolton, England?s Khan (27-3, 19 KO?s) and Diaz (40-7-1, 29 KO?s), of Coachella, Calif., SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING will feature a pair of world title fights that will be televised live on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/PT) from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. Undefeated WBO Middleweight World Champion Peter ?Kid Chocolate? Quillin (28-0, 20 KO?s), of New York, will defend against hard-hitting Fernando Guerrero (25-1, 19 KO?s), of Salisbury, Md., and in the main event, unbeaten Unified Super Lightweight World Champion Danny ?Swift? Garcia (25-0, 16 KO?s) will risk his world title belts against former Four-Time and Two-Division World Champion Zab ?Super? Judah (42-7, 29 KO?s), of Brooklyn, N.Y.

Khan will be making his second consecutive appearance on SHOWTIME. Last Dec. 15, he captured the vacant WBC Silver Super Lightweight Championship with a dominant 10th-round TKO over previously undefeated Carlos Molina in Los Angeles.

Anthony Ogogo is a former Junior Olympic Champion, Junior World Champion and Commonwealth Games Silver Medalist. In London this past summer, Ogogo beat representatives from the Dominican Republic, Ukraine and Germany to win a Bronze Medal, thrilling his fans from throughout the United Kingdom. On April 27, the charismatic middleweight will begin his journey as a professional.

?The Return of the King: Khan vs. Diaz? is presented by Golden Boy Promotions and Khan Promotions and sponsored by JD Sport and Maxi Muscle.

Tickets priced at ?300, ?200, ?125, ?75 and ?50 plus applicable taxes and service charges are on sale at the Motorpoint Arena box office, by calling (+44) 0114 256 5656, online at www.motorpointarenasheffield.co.uk or through Sports Corporation by calling 0845 163 0845 or at www.sportscorporation.com.

For more information on Khan vs. Diaz, visit www.goldenboypromotions.com, www.amirkhanworld.com and www.motorpointarenasheffield.co.uk, follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/GoldenBoyBoxing and www.twitter.com/AmirKingKhan and www.twitter.com/AnthonyOgogo, follow the conversation using #KhanDiaz and become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GoldenBoyBoxing, www.facebook.com/AmirKhanTheOfficialPage and www.facebook.com/AnthonyOgogo.

Garcia vs. Judah, a 12-round bout for Garcia?s Unified Super Lightweight World Championship, is presented by Golden Boy Promotions and supported by Golden Boy Promotions sponsors Corona and AT&T. In the co-featured attraction, WBO Middleweight World Champion Peter ?Kid Chocolate? Quillin puts his title on the line against hard-hitting Fernando Guerrero in a 12-round fight. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast begins live at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast). SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING is available in Spanish on secondary audio programming (SAP).

Remaining tickets priced at $200, $100, $50 and $25, plus applicable taxes, fees and services charges, are on sale at www.barclayscenter.com, www.ticketmaster.com, the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center, all Ticketmaster locations or by calling 800-745-3000. For group tickets, please call 800-GROUP-BK.

For more information on Garcia vs. Judah, visit www.goldenboypromotions.com, http://Sports.SHO.com, follow us on Twitter at @GoldenBoyBoxing, @BarclaysCenter, @DannySwift, @SuperJudah, @SHOsports, follow the conversation using #BrooklynBoxing and become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GoldenBoyBoxing or www.facebook.com/SHOBoxing.




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