HBO's Floyd Mayweather-Victor Ortiz 24/7 to Be Replayed on CNN

According to a press release from the executive producers of HBO, CNN will begin to broadcast the HBO's award-winning reality series, 24/7, starting with Floyd Mayweather-Victor Ortiz's four-episode series beginning on Saturday August 27th at midnight ET/PT.

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CNN Broadcasts HBO ^® Reality Series 24/7 Mayweather/Ortiz

HBO’s Emmy-Award^®-winning reality series ‘24/7’ is coming to CNN, which will air replays of the all-new four-part series 24/7MAYWEATHER/ORTIZ, beginning Saturday, August 27 at midnight ET/PT. 

In the lead-up to the blockbuster HBO Pay-Per-View^® telecast on September 17 in Las Vegas when Floyd Mayweather and Victor Ortiz battle for Ortiz’s world welterweight title, CNN will present all four episodes of 24/7 MAYWEATHER/ORTIZ, the all-access, behind-the-scenes pass that allows viewers to step into the lives of the fighters before they step into the ring.  Mayweather lives and trains in Las Vegas, NV, while Ortiz is based in his hometown of Ventura, CA.

34-year-old Floyd Mayweather (41-0, 25 KOs) is a celebrated superstar making his fifth appearance on the ‘24/7’ series.  Ortiz, 24, (29-2-2, 22 KOs) exploded into the forefront of boxing last April when he captured a world welterweight title.  This is his first appearance on ‘24/7.’

Episode one will air on CNN on Saturday, August 27 at midnight ET/PT, following the HBO premiere at 10p ET/PT. Episode two will air on CNN on Saturday, September 3 at 12 midnight ET/PT.  Finally, episodes three and four will air back-to-back on CNN on Friday, September 16 at 12 midnight ET/PT, less than 24 hours before the mega-fight in Las Vegas.

In the past four years, HBO’s 24/7 franchise has earned 14 Sports Emmys^® for production excellence, making it the most honored sports series on television since its inception.   Narrated by Liev Schreiber, the fast-moving, documentary-styled production focuses on the training, commitment and sacrifices that prizefighters make in order to realize their dreams.   The turnaround time is among the quickest in television as the series follows the fighters and their teams both at camp and at home as excitement and anxiety builds for the big fight.  

CNN Worldwide, a division of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner Company, is the most trusted source for news and information. Its reach extends to nine cable and satellite television networks; one private place-based network; two radio networks; wireless devices around the world; CNN Digital Network, the No. 1 network of news Web sites in the United States; CNN Newsource, the world’s most extensively-syndicated news service; and strategic international partnerships within both television and the digital media.

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According to recent reports from ESPN's Dan Rafael this further promotion and exposure (such as CNN now promoting HBO's world championship boxing) is one of the reasons that Top Rank, the promoter of Floyd Mayweather's long time rival Manny Pacquiao, decided to have the Filipino superstar return to HBO and fight his next bout against Juan Manuel Marquez on HBO PPV in November, instead of the Showtime network, as he did against Shane Mosley in his last fight in May.

As a fight fan I am more than content to see my favorite sport now getting the further marketing and exposure that it so deserves. CNN will definitely help bring in a more diverse, larger demographic to the sport of boxing and with Mayweather, "Mr. 24/7" himself starring in the first 24/7 ever to be broadcasted on CNN, it will definitely create a buzz that no other fighter has been able to do.

KING J is the Bleacher Report Boxing Community Leader and Featured Columnist. All quotes were obtained first hand from a press release directly from the executive producers of HBO given to him.

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