(Photo Courtesy of World Boxing Super Series)
EDMONTON, Canada (Agosto 30, 2017) – Super Channel is pleased to announce that it has acquired the rights in Canada to broadcast the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) mula sa MP & Silva, isang nangungunang kumpanya internasyonal na media na nagbibigay ng mga karapatan media, digital, teknolohiya at pag-sponsor serbisyo.
“Our acquisition of the World Boxing Super Series further reinforces our commitment to make exciting world-class boxing a regular staple of Super Channel SPORTS,” said Don McDonald, President and CEO for Super Channel. “It is a strategic step in our quest to establish Super Channel as the go-to destination for boxing fans looking for unique and exciting boxing action, at all levels.”
Frank Uddo, MP & Silva’s President, North America, Nagkomento si: “We are delighted to work with Super Channel and World Boxing Super Series in Canada to help promote and distribute what we believe is a refreshingly premium international boxing competition. The new format, transparency, and potential match-ups should excite all boxing fans in Canada.”
World Boxing Super Series is a new revolutionary bracket-style elimination tournament featuring the world`s best boxers and a total of $50 million in prize money. The knockout format of the competition will see the best boxers ultimately compete for the Muhammad Ali Trophy, the greatest prize in boxing. The tournament is organized by newly-founded Comosa AG, a Swiss-registered company with principal owners Highlight Event & Aliwan, Modern Times Group and Team Sauerland. Comosa AG is working in partnership with boxers, promoters and managers around the world, and in alignment with the four major world boxing federations, to create a new global platform for the sport.
The tournament, the first of its kind which is planned to take place on an annual basis, will kick off on Setyembre 9. The inaugural season of the World Boxing Super Series will feature two weight classes, 16 fighters, and a total of 14 main events. An expert panel invited the world’s best boxers to compete, namely the top 15-ranked fighters of the four major federations: WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO. In each weight class, eight boxers will battle it out in a bracket-style elimination tournament, with four quarterfinals (Setyembre & Oktubre 2017), two semifinals (Enero & Pebrero 2018) and one championship final (Mayo 2018).
“I can’t think of a better home than Super Channel for the World Boxing Super Series” sabi ni Troy Wassill, Director of Programming, Domestic Distributors and Sports for Super Channel. “We couldn’t be more thrilled to have this exciting opener with Usyk vs Huck as the lead-in to the quarter finals, with eight consecutive weekends of top-flight action.”
Schedule for World Boxing Super Series 8 quarterfinal matches coming to Super Channel:
Setyembre 9, 2017 – Cruiserweight Quarter-Final:
Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Alemanya
WBO Cruiserweight World Championship
Oleksandr “Ang pusa” Usyk (12-0, 10 Kos), Tagapagtanggol, Kiev, Ukraina
2-Time Ukrainian Olympian, 2012 Olympic Gold dalubhasa sa mga medalya, Ang Ring #1
vs.
Marco “Kapt’n” Huck (40-4-1, 27 Kos), Nagdududa, Berlin, Germany by way of Serbia
Former WBO Cruiserweight World Champion, Ang Ring 7
Setyembre 16,2017 – Super Middleweight Quarter-Final:
Echo Arena, Liverpool, Reyno Unido
WBC Super Middleweight Diamond Championship
Callum “mundo” Magpanday (22-0, 17 Kos), Liverpool, Merseyside, Reyno Unido – Ang Ring #5
vs.
Erik Skoglund (26-0, 12 Kos), Nykoping, Sweden
Setyembre 23, 2017 – Cruiserweight Quarter-Final:
Alamodome, San Antonio, Teksas, Estados Unidos
WBA Cruiserweight World Championship
yunier Dorticos (21-0, 20 Kos), Tagapagtanggol, Miami, Plorida, USA by way of Cuba
vs.
Dmitry “The Russian Hammer” Kudryashov
(21-1, 21 Kos), Nagdududa, Volgodonsk, Russia
Setyembre 30, 2017 – Cruiserweight Quarter-Final:
Riga Arena, Riga, Letonya
WBC Cruiserweight World Championship
Mairis Deer (22-0, 18 Kos), Tagapagtanggol, Riga, Letonya – Ang Ring #4
vs.
Mayk “The Rebel” Perez
(22-2-1, 14 Kos), Nagdududa, Cork, Ireland by way of Cuba
Oktubre 7, 2017 [A1] – Super Middleweight Quarter-Final:
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer Halle,
Stuttgart, Alemanya
IBO Super Middleweight World Championship
Chris “Susunod na henerasyon” Eubank Jr (25-1, 19 Kos), Tagapagtanggol, Brighton, Sussex, Reyno Unido – Ang Ring #7
vs.
Avni Yildirim (16-0, 10 Kos), Nagdududa,
Sivas,
Turkey
Oktubre 14, 2017 [A2] – Super Middleweight Quarter-Final:
The SSE Arena, Wembley, London, Reyno Unido
WBA Super Middleweight World Championship
“Santo” George Groves (26-3, 19 Kos), Tagapagtanggol, Hammersmith, London, Reyno Unido – Ang Ring #3
vs.
Jamie Cox (24-0, 13 Kos),
Swinton,
Wiltshire, Reyno Unido
TO BE CONFIRMED
Cruiserweight Quarter-Finals:
TBA
IBF Cruiserweight World Championship
“Iron” Murat Gassiev (24-0, 17 Kos), Tagapagtanggol, Vladikavkaz, Russia – Ang Ring #2
vs.
Krzysztof “Diablo” Wlodarczyk (53-3-1, 37 Kos), Nagdududa, Piaseczno, Poland – Ang Ring #10
Former IBF &
WBC Cruiserweight World Champion
Super Middleweight Quarter-Finals:
TBA
Juergen Braehmer (48,3 35 Kos), Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommem, Alemanya
dating WBO & WBA Banayad na matimbang World Champion
vs.
Pagnakawan “Magaling” Brant
(22-0, 15 Kos), Saint Paul, Minnesota, Estados Unidos
All fights will also be available on Super Channel On Demand.
Ang lahat ng mga fights at fighters ay sakop sa pagbabago.
Super Channel has recently aired major boxing events live like Brook vs. Spence Jr., Pacquiao-Horn, Eubank, JR. vs. Abraham, Lomachenko vs.Marriaga and Crawford vs. Indongo.
To see all the World Boxing Super Series action live, pati na rin ang higit pang mga kapana-panabik na boxing na dumating, labanan ang mga tagahanga sa Canada ay maaaring makipag-ugnayan sa kanilang mga lokal na cable provider upang mag-subscribe sa Super Channel at ang lahat na ito ay nag-aalok, kabilang ang mga premium na serye, pelikula at marami pang iba, para kasing baba ng $9.95 kada buwan.