“2 Days: Ruslan Provodnikov” Premieres Saturday, May 24 on HBO

  May 8, 2014 – HBO Sports^® debuts an all-new installment of “2 Days” when the feature segment returns Saturday, May 24 at 12:15 a.m. (ET/PT) with a behind-the-scenes look at world junior welterweight title-holder Ruslan “Siberian Rocky” Provodnikov, one of boxing’s most fascinating characters.

            “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 Siberian native Ruslan Provodnikov.  HBO cameras followed the intriguing and complex prizefighter in the lead-up to his blockbuster showdown last October with 140-pound title-holder Mike Alvarado in Alvarado’s hometown of Denver, CO.

HBO air times include: May 24 (12:15 a.m.), 25 (12:00 p.m.), 27 (2:45 p.m.), 29 (5:00 p.m. & 12:30 a.m.) and June 2 (8:30 p.m. & 1:50 a.m.), 5 (9:15 a.m. & 5:45 p.m.), 12 (1:30 p.m.) and 14 (11:30 a.m.).

HBO2 air times include: May 25 (11:35 p.m.), 27 (9:00 p.m.), 30 (1:15 p.m.), 31 (2:45 a.m.) and June 1(11:30 a.m.), 8 (2:30 p.m.), 10 (10:00 a.m.) and 13 (4:50 p.m. & 11:30 p.m.).

All times are ET/PT.

Provodnikov makes his much anticipated 2014 ring debut on Saturday, June 14 when he defends his 140-pound title vs. Chris Algieri live on HBO from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY.

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