(Photo Courtesy of World Boxing Super Series)
Едмънтън, Канада (Август 30, 2017) – Супер Канал is pleased to announce that it has acquired the rights in Canada to broadcast the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) от MP & Silva, водеща международна медийна компания, която предоставя медийни права, цифров, технологии и спонсорски услуги.
“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,” каза Дон Макдоналд, 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, Северна Америка, коментира: “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 & Забавление, 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 Септември 9. The inaugural season of the World Boxing Super Series will feature two weight classes, 16 бойци, 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 и WBO. In each weight class, eight boxers will battle it out in a bracket-style elimination tournament, with four quarterfinals (Септември & Октомври 2017), two semifinals (Януари & Февруари 2018) and one championship final (Май 2018).
“I can’t think of a better home than Super Channel for the World Boxing Super Series” каза Трой Wassill, Директор по програмиране, 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:
Септември 9, 2017 – Cruiserweight Quarter-Final:
Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Германия
WBO Cruiserweight World Championship
Олександър “Котката” Юсик (12-0, 10 Нокаута), Шампион, Kiev, Украйна
2-Time Ukrainian Olympian, 2012 Олимпийски златен медалист, The Ring #1
срещу.
Marco “Kapt’n” Хък (40-4-1, 27 Нокаута), Претендент, Berlin, Germany by way of Serbia
Former WBO Cruiserweight World Champion, The Ring 7
Септември 16,2017 – Super Middleweight Quarter-Final:
Echo Arena, Ливърпул, Великобритания
WBC Super Middleweight Diamond Championship
Калъм “свят” Ковач (22-0, 17 Нокаута), Ливърпул, Merseyside, Великобритания – The Ring #5
срещу.
Erik Skoglund (26-0, 12 Нокаута), Nykoping, Швеция
Септември 23, 2017 – Cruiserweight Quarter-Final:
Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, САЩ
WBA Cruiserweight World Championship
Юниер Dorticos (21-0, 20 Нокаута), Шампион, Маями, Флорида, USA by way of Cuba
срещу.
Дмитрий “Руският Hammer” Kudryashov
(21-1, 21 Нокаута), Претендент, Volgodonsk, Русия
Септември 30, 2017 – Cruiserweight Quarter-Final:
Рига Арена, Рига, Латвия
WBC Cruiserweight World Championship
Mairis Deer (22-0, 18 Нокаута), Шампион, Рига, Латвия – The Ring #4
срещу.
Микрофон “The Rebel” Перес
(22-2-1, 14 Нокаута), Претендент, Cork, Ireland by way of Cuba
Октомври 7, 2017 [A1] – Super Middleweight Quarter-Final:
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer Halle,
Stuttgart, Германия
IBO Super Middleweight World Championship
Chris “Следваща Gen” Eubank младши (25-1, 19 Нокаута), Шампион, Брайтън, Sussex, Великобритания – The Ring #7
срещу.
Avni Yildirim (16-0, 10 Нокаута), Претендент,
Sivas, Турция
Октомври 14, 2017 [A2] – Super Middleweight Quarter-Final:
SSE Arena, Уембли, Лондон, Великобритания
WBA Super Middleweight World Championship
“Светец” Джордж Гроувс (26-3, 19 Нокаута), Шампион, Hammersmith, Лондон, Великобритания – The Ring #3
срещу.
Jamie Cox (24-0, 13 Нокаута),
Swinton,
Wiltshire, Великобритания
TO BE CONFIRMED
Cruiserweight Quarter-Finals:
TBA
IBF Cruiserweight World Championship
“Желязо” Мурат Gassiev (24-0, 17 Нокаута), Шампион, Vladikavkaz, Русия – The Ring #2
срещу.
Krzysztof “Diablo” Влодаржук (53-3-1, 37 Нокаута), Претендент, Piaseczno, Полша – The Ring #10
Former IBF &
WBC Cruiserweight World Champion
Super Middleweight Quarter-Finals:
TBA
Юрген Braehmer (48,3 35 Нокаута), Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommem, Германия
Бившият WBO & WBA Light Heavyweight световен шампион
срещу.
Грабя “Много Добре” Брант
(22-0, 15 Нокаута), Saint Paul, Minnesota, САЩ
All fights will also be available on Супер Канал On Demand.
Всички битки и бойци са обект на промяна.
Super Channel наскоро излъчва големи боксови събития на живо като Brook vs.. Спенс Jr., Pacquiao-Horn, Eubank, Jr. срещу. Abraham, Lomachenko vs.Marriaga and Crawford vs. Индонго.
To see all the World Boxing Super Series action live, както и по-вълнуващо бокса да дойде, борим фенове в Канада може да се обърнат към местния доставчик на кабел, за да се абонирате за Супер канал и всички, които тя предлага, включително премиум серията, филми и още много други, за толкова ниска, колкото $9.95 на месец.
