(Photo Courtesy of World Boxing Super Series)
EDMONTON, Kanada (Srpen 30, 2017) – Super Channel is pleased to announce that it has acquired the rights in Canada to broadcast the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) od MP & Silva, přední mezinárodní mediální společnost, která poskytuje mediální práva, digitální, technologie a sponzorské služby.
“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, Severní Amerika, komentoval: “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 & Zábava, 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 Září 9. The inaugural season of the World Boxing Super Series will feature two weight classes, 16 bojovníci, 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 (Září & Říjen 2017), two semifinals (Leden & Únor 2018) and one championship final (Květen 2018).
“I can’t think of a better home than Super Channel for the World Boxing Super Series” řekl Troy Wassill, Ředitel programování, 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:
Září 9, 2017 – Cruiserweight Quarter-Final:
Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Německo
WBO Cruiserweight World Championship
Oleksandr “Kočka” Usyk (12-0, 10 KO), Mistr, Kyjev, Ukrajina
2-Time Ukrainian Olympian, 2012 Olympijská vítězka, Ring #1
proti.
Marco “Kapt’n” Huck (40-4-1, 27 KO), Vyzývatel, Berlin, Germany by way of Serbia
Former WBO Cruiserweight World Champion, Ring 7
Září 16,2017 – Super Middleweight Quarter-Final:
Echo Arena, Liverpool, Spojené království
WBC Super Middleweight Diamond Championship
Callum “svět” Kovář (22-0, 17 KO), Liverpool, Merseyside, Spojené království – Ring #5
proti.
Erik Skoglund (26-0, 12 KO), Nykoping, Švédsko
Září 23, 2017 – Cruiserweight Quarter-Final:
Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, Spojené státy americké
WBA Cruiserweight World Championship
yunier Dorticos (21-0, 20 KO), Mistr, Miami, Florida, USA by way of Cuba
proti.
Dmitry “The Russian Hammer” Kudryashov
(21-1, 21 KO), Vyzývatel, Volgodonsk, Rusko
Září 30, 2017 – Cruiserweight Quarter-Final:
Riga Arena, Riga, Latvia
WBC Cruiserweight World Championship
Mairis Deer (22-0, 18 KO), Mistr, Riga, Latvia – Ring #4
proti.
Mikrofon “The Rebel” Perez
(22-2-1, 14 KO), Vyzývatel, Cork, Ireland by way of Cuba
Říjen 7, 2017 [A1] – Super Middleweight Quarter-Final:
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer Halle,
Stuttgart, Německo
IBO Super Middleweight World Championship
Chris “Příští generace” Eubank Jr (25-1, 19 KO), Mistr, Brighton, Sussex, Spojené království – Ring #7
proti.
Avni Yildirim (16-0, 10 KO), Vyzývatel,
Sivas, krocan
Říjen 14, 2017 [A2] – Super Middleweight Quarter-Final:
The SSE Arena, Wembley, Londýn, Velká Británie
WBA Super Middleweight World Championship
“Svatý” George Groves (26-3, 19 KO), Mistr, Hammersmith, Londýn, Spojené království – Ring #3
proti.
Jamie Cox (24-0, 13 KO),
Swinton,
Wiltshire, Spojené království
TO BE CONFIRMED
Cruiserweight Quarter-Finals:
TBA
IBF Cruiserweight World Championship
“Iron” Murat Gassiev (24-0, 17 KO), Mistr, Vladikavkaz, Rusko – Ring #2
proti.
Krzysztof “Diablo” Wlodarczyk (53-3-1, 37 KO), Vyzývatel, Piaseczno, Polsko – Ring #10
Former IBF &
WBC Cruiserweight World Champion
Super Middleweight Quarter-Finals:
TBA
Juergen Braehmer (48,3 35 KO), Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommem, Německo
bývalý WBO & WBA Lehká těžká váha mistr světa
proti.
Okrást “Výborně” Brant
(22-0, 15 KO), Saint Paul, Minnesota, Spojené státy americké
All fights will also be available on Super Channel On Demand.
Všechny boje a bojovníci se mohou změnit.
Super Channel nedávno vysílal hlavní boxerské události naživo jako Brook vs.. Spence Jr., Pacquiao-Horn, Eubank, Jr. proti. Abraham, Lomachenko vs.Marriaga and Crawford vs. Indongo.
To see all the World Boxing Super Series action live, stejně jako více vzrušující box přijde, bojovat fanoušky v Kanadě mohou kontaktovat svého místního poskytovatele kabelové televize k odběru Super Channel a vše, co nabízí,, včetně řady premium, filmy a mnoho dalšího, tak nízké, jak $9.95 za měsíc.
