RING PASS: Agbeko vs. Mares

by Doug Fischer and Michael Rosenthal
Aug 8th, 2011

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RingTV.com's comprehensive preview of the Joseph Agbeko-Abner Mares fight for the championship of SHOWTIME'S bantamweight tournament Saturday in Las Vegas.

RING PASS: AGBEKO vs. MARES

JOSEPH AGBEKO vs. ABNER MARES

When: Saturday, Aug. 13

Where: Las Vegas

TV: SHOWTIME, 10 p.m. ET (live) / PT (delayed)

Weight: Bantamweight (118-pound limit)

Title(s) at stake: Championship of Showtime's bantamweight tournament; Agbeko's IBF title

Also fighting: Luis Ramos vs. David Rodela, 10 rounds, junior welterweights; Eric Morel vs. Daniel Quevedo, 10 rounds, bantamweight.

 

IN THIS PACKAGE

Introduction (above)

Meet the fighters: Agbeko

Meet the fighters: Mares

Head-to-head analysis

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