HBO to Debut "2 Days: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr."

Aug. 21, 2012 – HBO Sports^® debuts an all-new installment of “2 Days” when the feature segment returns Saturday, Aug. 25 at 12:30 a.m. (ET/PT) with a behind-the-scenes look at fast-rising middleweight superstar Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

“2 Days” is a revealing and intimate look at a 48-hour span in the life of a boxer in the lead-up to one of his fights and the next edition will focus on middleweight title-holder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.  HBO cameras followed the son of Mexico’s most legendary prizefighter prior to his showdown this past June with Andy Lee in El Paso.

HBO air times include: Aug. 25 (12:30 a.m.), 28 (9:15 a.m.), 30 (10:30 a.m.), and 31 (12:00 a.m.) and Sept. 3 (5:35 a.m.), 6 (9:15 a.m.), 7 (11:15 a.m.), 8 (1:15 a.m.), 9 (11:30 a.m.), 10 (2:30 a.m.), 13 (8:45 a.m.), 14 (4:00 p.m.) and 15 (12:45 p.m.).

HBO 2 air times include: Sept. 3 (10:45 p.m., 12:55 a.m.), 9 (6:30 p.m.), 11 (2:30 a.m.), 12 (11:20 a.m., 5:45 p.m.), 15 (6:30 p.m.) and 16 (9:45 p.m.).

All times are ET/PT.

“2 Days: Julio Cesar Chavez” will be followed immediately on Aug. 25 by the premiere of “Face Off With Max Kellerman: Chavez Jr./Martinez” at 12:45 a.m. (ET/PT) on HBO.

In a fight that has the boxing community buzzing, Chavez Jr. and Sergio Martinez will collide in the ring in one of the year’s most eagerly anticipated showdowns Saturday, Sept. 15 on HBO Pay-Per-View^® from the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. 

“2 Days” as well as “Face Off” will be available on the HBO On Demand^® service, HBO GO^® and at www.hbo.com/boxing as well as various other new media platforms that distribute the series.