 (photo courtesy of World Boxing Super Series)
Edmonton, Canada (Lub kaum hli ntuj 4, 2017) – The spotlight shifts back to the super division for no hnub vas xaum lub Ntiaj teb Boxing Super Series (WBSS) tournament when International Boxing Organization (IBO) Super Middleweight ntiaj teb tau zus ib Chris “Tom ntej no Gen” Eubank Jr. defends his title against undefeated challenger Avni “Mr. Robot” Yildirim in quarterfinals action, airing live in Canada exclusively on Super Channel from Hanns-Martin-Schleyer in Stuttgart, Lub teb chaws yelemees.
Lub “Eubank Jr. vs. Yildirm” card, pib thaum 2 p.m. THIAB / 11 a.m. PT,keeps Canadian boxing fans at ringside during the entire $50-million WBSS tournament, live this weekend from Germany and exclusively on Super Channel, which acquired the rights in Canada to broadcast the World Boxing Super Series from MP & Silva, ib tug uas thoob ntiaj teb xov xwm tuam txhab uas muab xov xwm txoj cai, digital, technology thiab cov kev pab cuam sponsorship.
The 28-year-old Eubank Jr. (25-1, 19 Kos), fighting out of the United Kingdom, is managed by his father, Chris “Simply The Best” Eubank (45-5-2, 23 Kos), who is a former World Boxing Organization (WBO super middleweight champion.
Nyob rau hauv 2015, Eubank Jr. nres Tony Jeter (20-4-1) in the second round to capture the Interim World Boxing Association (WBA) middleweight crown. Eubank Jr. captured his IBO title this past February, khob tawm Renold Quinlan (11-0) nyob rau hauv lub 10th puag ncig. In his most recent action, the skilled Brit won a 12-round unanimous decision over multiple world champion Arthur Abraham (46-5) in his first and only world title defense to date.
“This is the first fight for me in this tournament and I am here to make a statement,” Eubank Jr. hais tias. “I am the man; I’m the man to beat. There will be no mercy for Yildirim. I am here to win, I am not here to make friends. I am not here to look pretty and be a celebrity, I am here in this tournament to become the champion.
I am very much looking forward to this fight. I think it is a great match-up. Styles make fights and the reason I picked this man at the Draft Gala is that he is a fighter. He comes forward. He is very active, he is very open, he takes risks, which he will pay for this fight. Kuv tsis tau tos!
“I have a goal. I have a challenge that I have to complete and that is to win the Muhammad Ali Trophy and prove that I am the best in the world.”
Upset-minded Yildirim (16-0, 10 Kos). 26, is the reigning World Boxing Council (Qhov) International Silver super middleweight champion, which he originally captured two years ago, taking a 10-round decision from former world champion Glen Johnson (54-20-2). Yidirim has successfully defended his title five times against Janne Forsman(KO1), Walter Sequeira (17-2), Jackson Junior (KO2), Schiller Hyppolite (TKO3),Aliaksandr Sushchyts (KO12) thiab Marco Antonio Periban (DEC12).
“This tournament is a chance for me to fight the best in the world,” Yildirim commented. “It is an honor for me. I am here to destroy everyone in the tournament. I am not an Instagram or Facebook fighter like Eubank Jr. I am Avni Yildirim and I am here to destroy. I will do anything to win this fight and win this tournament. Kuv xav tias zoo. Kuv heev npaj. Let’s fight!”
Five exciting bouts on the “Eubank Jr. vs. Yildirim” card, promoted by Sauerland Event, will air in Canada exclusively on Super Channel. The Eubank Jr. vs. Yildirim main event is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. THIAB / 2 p.m. PT.
In the 10-round co-featured event, Germany’s undefeated prospect Stefan Haertel (14-0, 1 Kos) faces Ukrainian challenger Viktor Polyakov (13-1-1, 6 Kos) in a WBSS super middleweight substitute fight.
Other televised fights on Super Channel includes International Boxing Federation (IBF) Youth super middleweight champion Leon Bauer (12-0, 8 Kos) vs. Atin Karabet (3-1, 2 Kos), ntawm lub teb chaws Yelemees, in the six-round televised opener, German super middleweightDenis Radovan (6-0) vs. German Tiran Metz (14-2-4, 6 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib yim-round bout, and undefeated British super middleweight Zach Parker (13-0, 10 Kos) vs. Matingu “Zulu King” Kindele (9-6, 3 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib yim-round match
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WBSS RESULTS & UPCOMING EVENTS ON SUPER CHANNEL
Xya. 9 – Cruiserweight Quarter-Final in Berlin, Lub teb chaws yelemees
WBO Cruiserweight World Championship
Oleksandr Usyk (13-0, 11 Kos), Kiev, Ukraine
WTKO10
Marco Huck (40-5-1, 27 Kos), Berlin, Lub teb chaws yelemees
(Usyk retained WBO cruiserweight title)
Xya. 16 – Super Middleweight Quarter-Final in Liverpool, UK
WBC Super Middleweight Diamond Championship
Callum Smith (23-0, 17 Kos), Liverpool, Merseyside, UK
WDEC12
Erik Skoglund (26-1, 12 Kos), Nykoping, Sweden
(Smith won WBC Diamond super middleweight title)
Xya. 23 – Cruiserweight Quarter-Final in San Antonio, Texas, TEB CHAWS USA
yunier Dorticos (21-0, 20 Kos), Miami, Florida, USA by way of Cuba
WKO2.
Dmitry Kudryashov (21-1, 21 Kos), Challenger, Volgodonsk, Russia
(Dorticos retained WBA cruiserweight title)
Xya. 30 – Cruiserweight Quarter-Final in Riga, Latvia
Mairis Mos lwj (23-0, 18 Kos), Yeej, Riga, Latvia
WDEC12
Mike Perez (22-3-1, 14 Kos), Challenger, Cork, Ireland by way of Cuba
(Briedis retained WBC cruiserweight title)
Lub kaum hli ntuj 14, 2017 – Super Middleweight Quarter-Final:
The SSE Arena, Wembley, London, United Kingdom
WBA Super Middleweight World Championship
“Saint” George Nyuaj (26-3, 19 Kos), Yeej, Hammersmith, London, UK – Lub nplhaib #3
vs.
Jamie Cox (24-0, 13 Kos), Swinton, Wiltshire, UK
Lub kaum hli ntuj 21, 2017 — Cruiserweight Quarter-Finals:
Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, TEB CHAWS USA
IBF Cruiserweight World Championship
“Hlau” Murat Gassiev (24-0, 17 Kos), Yeej, Vladikavkaz, Russia – Lub nplhaib #2
vs.
Krzysztof “Diablo” Wlodarczyk (53-3-1, 37 Kos), Challenger, Piaseczno, Poland – Lub nplhaib 10
Former IBF & WBC Cruiserweight World Champion
Lub kaum hli ntuj 27, 2017 – Super Middleweight Quarter-Finals:
Sport and Kongresshalle in Schwerin, Lub teb chaws yelemees
Juergen Braehmer (48,3 35 Kos), Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommem, Lub teb chaws yelemees
Yav tas los WBO & WBA teeb Heavyweight ntiaj teb tau zus
vs.
Rob “Zoo ua” Brant
(22-0, 15 Kos), Saint Paul, Minnesota, TEB CHAWS USA
SEMIFINALS
Cruiserweights
Usyk vs. Briedis, Dorticos vs. Gassiev/Wlodarczyk winner
Super Middleweights
Smith vs. Eubank/Yildirim winner, Groves/Cox winner vs. Braehmer/Brant winner
All WBSS fights will also be available on Super Channel Nyob Demand.
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.
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