Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (Lub Xya hli ntuj 9, 2017) – In a continuing campaign to make it a network destination for Canadian boxing fans, Super Channel has announced its subscribers across Canada will be able to watch no hnub vas xaum lub action from London, headlined by International Boxing Organization (IBO) Super Middleweight ntiaj teb tau zus ib Chris Eubank Jr. against 3-time, 2-division world titlist “Huab tais” Arthur Abraham, pib thaum 2:30 p.m. THIAB / 11:30 a.m. PT, live from The SES Arena, Wembley, nyob rau hauv London.
Four championship fights on the exciting “Eubank Jr. vs. Abraham” card, promoted by Poxon Sports in association with Team Sauerland, will air live on Super Channel.
Super Channel has recently aired Brook vs. Spence Jr. and Pacquiao-Horn, live from the UK and Australia, feem.
“We are delighted to have yet another world-class bout to bring to Canadian fight fans,” said Troy Wassill. Dorector of Programming, Domestic Distributors & Sports for Super Channel. “The phenomenal response on social media we had to the Pacquiao vs Horn bout we recently aired, goes to show that Canadian viewers are hungry for more great boxing action and we intend to deliver.”
The 27-year-old, British-born Eubank Jr. (24-1, 19 Kos) is the son of Chris Eubank Sr., (45-5-2, 23 Kos), lub qub ntiaj teb Boxing Organization (WBO) super middleweight and middleweight world champion, who co-trains and manages his son.
Eubank Jr. is a former Interim World Boxing Association (WBA) Middleweight ntiaj teb tau zus ib. The rising British star captured the IBO title this past February, siv ceev xwmphem Renold Quinlan (11-1, 7 Kos) nyob rau hauv lub 10th puag ncig. His July 15th fight versus Abraham will be his first IBO title defense.
Eubank is also world rated No. 5 los ntawm lub ntiaj teb Boxing Council (Qhov), Ua Tsis. 8 by the International Boxing Federation (IBF).
The far more experienced Abraham (46-5, 30 Kos), fighting out of Berlin, Lub teb chaws yelemees, Is the IBO No. 1 ranked contender. The tough Armenia-native is a two-time WBO super middleweight world champion, in addition to being a former IBF Middleweight World Champion. Remarkably, he is 18-4 (9 Kos) in world championships, 7-4 (4 Kos) against former or current world champions.
Past world champions Abraham has defeated during his 17-year professional career includes Raul Marquez, Hector Javier Velazco, Jermain Taylor, Robert Stieglitz peb lub sij hawm, thiab Giovanni De Carolis. “Huab tais” Arthur also holds victories over world-class opponents such as Martin Murray, Paul Smith ob zaug, Lajuan Ximoos, Edison Miranda ob zaug, Khoren Gevor, Sebastian Demers, Kofi Jantuah, Kingsley Ikeke, Robin Krasniqi thiab Howard Eastman.
Four of Abraham’s five career losses have been to world champions Carl Froch, Lwm Ward, Gilberto Ramirez and Stieglitz, who is the only opponent to stop Abraham, winner of 10 ntawm nws lub xeem 11 fights, the most recent a 12-round unanimous decision win over Krasniqi (46-4, 17 Kos) this past April in Germany.
Abraham is the No. 1 ranked WBO super middleweight, WBA No. 4, thiab tsis. 7 by the IBF and Lub nplhaib magazine.
Welshman “Xob Laim” Lee Selby (24-1, 9 Kos) makes his third defense of his IBF Featherweight World title, which he originally captured May 30, 2015, taking an eighth-round technical decision over previously unbeaten Evgeny Gradovich (19-0-1, 9 Kos).
In the 12-round co-feature, the popular Selby will face his stiffest challenge in former WBA Featherweight World Champion Jonathan Victor “Yoni” Barros (41-4-1, 22 Kos), of Argentina, the IBF No. 1 contender.
Also scheduled to air live on Super Channel on July 15th are a pair of interesting 12-round match-ups as highly-touted Kid Galahad (22-0, 13 Kos) defends his IBF Inter-Continental featherweight title against the stiffest test of his young career, Mexican challenger Jose “El Tigre” Cayetano(21-5, 10 Kos), as well as undefeated WBA Continental super lightweight champion Robbie Davis Jr. (15-0, 11 Kos), ranked Tsis. 4 los ntawm lub IBF, puts his belt on the line versus Michal Syrowatka (18-1, 6 Kos), ntawm Poland.
To see the “Eubank Jr. vs. Abraham” nyob, raws li zoo raws li ntau exciting boxing tuaj, fight fans in Canada can contact their local cable provider to subscribe to Super Channel and all that it has to offer, xws li hwm series, movies thiab ntau npaum li cas, rau raws li tsawg li $9.95 tauj ib lub hlis.
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