(Photo Courtesy of World Boxing Super Series)
Edmonton, Kanada (Agustus 30, 2017) – Super Channel is pleased to announce that it has acquired the rights in Canada to broadcast the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) saka MP & Silva, anjog perusahaan media internasional sing nyedhiyani hak media, digital, teknologi lan sponsor layanan.
“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, North America, komentar: “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 & Hiburan, 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 September 9. The inaugural season of the World Boxing Super Series will feature two weight classes, 16 kong, 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 (September & Oktober 2017), two semifinals (Januari & Februari 2018) and one championship final (May 2018).
“I can’t think of a better home than Super Channel for the World Boxing Super Series” said Troy Wassill, Director of Programming, 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:
September 9, 2017 – Cruiserweight Quarter-Final:
Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Jerman
WBO Cruiserweight World Championship
Oleksandr “Kucing” Usyk (12-0, 10 KOs), Juara, Kiev, Ukraina
2-Time Ukrainian Olympian, 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist, Ring #1
vs.
Marco “Kapt’n” Huck (40-4-1, 27 KOs), Challenger, Berlin, Germany by way of Serbia
Former WBO Cruiserweight World Champion, Ring 7
September 16,2017 – Super Middleweight Quarter-Final:
Echo Arena, Liverpool, UK
WBC Super Middleweight Diamond Championship
Callum “donya” Smith (22-0, 17 KOs), Liverpool, Merseyside, UK – Ring #5
vs.
Erik Skoglund (26-0, 12 KOs), Nykoping, Swedia
September 23, 2017 – Cruiserweight Quarter-Final:
Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, USA
WBA Cruiserweight World Championship
yunier Dorticós (21-0, 20 KOs), Juara, Miami, Florida, USA by way of Cuba
vs.
Dmitry “Rusia Hammer” Kudryashov
(21-1, 21 KOs), Challenger, Volgodonsk, Rusia
September 30, 2017 – Cruiserweight Quarter-Final:
Riga Arena, Riga, Latvia
WBC Cruiserweight World Championship
Mairis Deer (22-0, 18 KOs), Juara, Riga, Latvia – Ring #4
vs.
Mike “The Rebel” Perez
(22-2-1, 14 KOs), Challenger, Cork, Ireland by way of Cuba
Oktober 7, 2017 [A1] – Super Middleweight Quarter-Final:
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer Halle,
Stuttgart, Jerman
IBO Super Middleweight World Championship
Chris “Next Gen” Eubank Jr (25-1, 19 KOs), Juara, Brighton, Sussex, UK – Ring #7
vs.
Avni Yildirim (16-0, 10 KOs), Challenger,
Sivas,
Turkey
Oktober 14, 2017 [A2] – Super Middleweight Quarter-Final:
The SSE Arena, Wembley, London, Inggris Raya
WBA Super Middleweight World Championship
“Saint” George Groves (26-3, 19 KOs), Juara, Hammersmith, London, UK – Ring #3
vs.
Jamie Cox (24-0, 13 KOs),
Swinton,
Wiltshire, UK
TO BE CONFIRMED
Cruiserweight Quarter-Finals:
TBA
IBF Cruiserweight World Championship
“Iron” Murat Gassiev (24-0, 17 KOs), Juara, Vladikavkaz, Rusia – Ring #2
vs.
Krzysztof “Diablo” Wlodarczyk (53-3-1, 37 KOs), Challenger, Piaseczno, Poland – Ring #10
Former IBF &
WBC Cruiserweight World Champion
Super Middleweight Quarter-Finals:
TBA
Juergen Braehmer (48,3 35 KOs), Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommem, Jerman
mantan PhuKet & WBA Light Abot World Champion
vs.
Rob “Inggih Done” Brant
(22-0, 15 KOs), Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
All fights will also be available on Super Channel dikarepake.
Kabeh gelut lan pejuang sing tundhuk kanggo owah-owahan.
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.
To see all the World Boxing Super Series action live, uga boxing liyane macem teka, perang pembuangan ing Kanada bisa nelpon panyedhiya kabel lokal kanggo langganan kabeh sing nawakake Super Channel lan, kalebet premium, film lan akeh liyane, kanggo kurang minangka $9.95 saben sasi.
