EDMONTON, Alberta, Kanada (Jiyè 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 sa a Samdi a action from London, headlined by International Boxing Organization (IBO) Super Middleweight Mondyal Champion Chris Eubank Jr. against 3-time, 2-division world titlist “Wa” Arthur Abraram, kòmanse nan 2:30 p.m. AK / 11:30 a.m. PT, live from The SES Arena, Wembley, nan London.
Four championship fights on the exciting “EUBANK Jr. vs. Abraram” kat, 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, respektivman.
“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 Ko) is the son of Chris Eubank Sr., (45-5-2, 23 Ko), ansyen Boksè mondyal la Òganizasyon (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 Mondyal Champion. The rising British star captured the IBO title this past February, kanpe Renold Quinlan (11-1, 7 Ko) nan la 10th wonn. His July 15th fight versus Abraham will be his first IBO title defense.
Eubank is also world rated No. 5 pa Boksè mondyal la Konsèy la (WBC), Èske Pa. 8 by the International Boxing Federation (IBF).
The far more experienced Abraham (46-5, 30 Ko), fighting out of Berlin, Almay, Is the IBO No. 1 klase 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 Ko) in world championships, 7-4 (4 Ko) 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 twa fwa, ak Giovanni De Carolis. “Wa” Arthur also holds victories over world-class opponents such as Martin Murray, Paul Smith de fwa, Lajuan Simon, Edison Miranda de fwa, Khoren Gevor, Sebastian Demers, Kofi Jantuah, Kingsley Ikeke, Robin Krasniqi ak Howard Eastman.
Four of Abraham’s five career losses have been to world champions Carl Froch, Andre Ward, Gilberto Ramirez and Stieglitz, who is the only opponent to stop Abraham, winner of 10 nan dènye l ' 11 batay, the most recent a 12-round unanimous decision win over Krasniqi (46-4, 17 Ko) this past April in Germany.
Abraham is the No. 1 ranked WBO super middleweight, WBA No. 4, ak Pa gen. 7 by the IBF and Bag la magazine.
Welshman “Zeklè” Lee Selby (24-1, 9 Ko) 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 Ko).
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 Ko), 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 Ko) defends his IBF Inter-Continental featherweight title against the stiffest test of his young career, Mexican challenger Jose “El Tigre” Cayetano(21-5, 10 Ko), as well as undefeated WBA Continental super lightweight champion Robbie Davis Jr. (15-0, 11 Ko), Se pa klase. 4 pa IBF a, puts his belt on the line versus Mikal Syrowatka (18-1, 6 Ko), nan Polòy.
To see the “EUBANK Jr. vs. Abraram” viv, osi byen ke plis enteresan boksè vin, fight fans in Canada can contact their local cable provider to subscribe to Super Channel and all that it has to offer, ki gen ladan seri prim, sinema ak plis ankò, pou osi ba ke $9.95 pamwa.
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