(L-R) – Manny Pacquiao & Jeff Horn

(picture courtesy of 7 News Brisbane)

EDMONTON, Alberta, კანადაში (ივნისი 26, 2017) – Super Channel is pleased to announce that it has acquired the exclusive rights in Canada to air the July 1^st მსოფლიოს საკრივო ორგანიზაცია (WBO) World Welterweight Championship bout between reigning champion, future Hall-of-Famer Manny “Pacman’ პაკიაო, და challenger Jeff Horn, დაწყებული 9 საათამდე. და / 6 საათამდე. PT, live from Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Queensland, ავსტრალიაში.

“Battle of Brisbane: პაკიაო vs. Horn” is a presentation of Top Rank and Duco Events. Super Channel will air four exciting fights from this card, headlined by Pacquiao vs. Horn, მხოლოდ კანადაში.

“Super Channel is ecstatic to be bringing a non-pay-per-view Pacquiao bout to Canadian fight fans as a follow up to the exciting Brook vs Spence IBF Welterweight Championship we brought them in May” განაცხადა Troy Wassill, Director of Programming, Domestic Distributors and Sports. “We keep hearing from our viewers that they want more boxing on Super Channel and the ‘Battle of Brisbane’ is going to deliver exactly what they are looking for.”

“The world has followed amazing Manny since he burst onto the scene in his U.S. დებიუტი 2001, where he knocked out Lehlo Ledwaba to win his second of a record eight division world titles,” დიდების დარბაზში პრომოუტერი Bob Arum დამატებული. “It’s going to be an unbelievable event.”

პაკიაო (59-6-2, 38 Kos), a former two-term congressman, was elected to a Philippine Senate seat in May 2016, capturing more than 16 million votes nationally. An international icon, Pacquiao is the only fighter to win eight world titles in as many different weight divisions. A three-time Fighter of the Year and the reigning BWAA “მოიერიშე Decade,” პაკიაო ს რეზიუმე მახასიათებლები გამარჯვება აწმყო და მომავალი Hall of Famers, მათ შორის Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales, Miguel Cotto, შეინ მოსლის, ხუან მანუელ მარკესი და ტიმოტი ბრედლი.

საწყისი 2008 to 2010, five of his seven victories were in world title fights, in five different weight classes, დაწყებული 130 to 154 ფუნტი. აქტიური boxer გაყიდა უფრო ცოცხალი ბილეთები აშშ. ვიდრე პაკიაო, რომელიც ასევე დაკრედიტდება მეტი 18 მილიონი შიდა pay-per-view ყიდულობს. After his disappointing unanimous decision loss to Floyd Mayweather, Jr. მაისს 2, 2015, a world championship fight that generated a record 4.5 million pay-per-view buys and more than $400 million in television revenue alone, a healthy Pacquiao (he had suffered a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder during the fourth round of the Mayweather fight) returned to the winner’s circle on April 9, 2016, winning the rubber match against five-time world champion Bradley. In a battle of Top-10 pound for pound fighters, Pacquiao sent Bradley to the canvas twice en route to a dominant 12-round unanimous decision victory. On Nov. 5, Pacquiao regained the WBO welterweight title for a third time when he shellacked the once-defeated defending champion Jessie Vargas via another dominant 12-round unanimous decision. Pacquiao has been trained by Hall of Famer ფრედი Roach მას შემდეგ, რაც 2001.

Unbeaten hometown-favorite Horn (16-0-1, 11 Kos), fighting out of Brisbane (Queensland, ავსტრალიაში), enters the fight of his life having won his last three battles — ყველა 2016 — წინააღმდეგ Ali Funeka, Rico Mueller და Randall Bailey, შიგნით მანძილი. They had a combined record of 105-14-4 when he fought them. The 2012 Australian Olympian’s background belies the warrior he has become inside the ring. Well-schooled inside and outside the ring, Horn received his Bachelor of Education degree from Griffith University and taught high school Physical Education even as he embarked on his professional boxing career.

Horn started boxing at age 18 after being picked on by bullies and he has been an advocate of anti-bullying campaigns. Immensely popular throughout Australia, the 29-year-old Horn has become a national gate attraction in his own right. Selected as the 2015 Australian Boxer of the Year, Horn is trained and managed by Glenn Rushton, the only trainer he has ever had, and assisted by former WBC super welterweight world champion John “იმედი” Mugabi.

The ივლისი 1 telecast will also feature Irish Olympic hero მაიკლ კონანი (2-0, 2 Kos), from Belfast, in a six-round featherweight bout against Jarrett “Juarez” Owen (5-4-3, 2 Kos), of Brisbane, და კრივის საერთაშორისო ფედერაციის (IBF) junior bantamweight world champion Jerwin “Pretty Boy” Ancajas (24-1-1, 16 Kos), of Cavite City, ფილიპინების, defending his title against top-rated contender Teiru Kinoshita (25-1-1, 8 Kos), of Kobe, იაპონია. The live telecast will open with an eight-round middleweight rumble between შეინ მოსლის, Jr. (10-1, 7 Kos), of Pomona, Calif. and son of former three-division world champion “შაქარი” შეინ მოსლის, და David Toussaint (10-0, 8 Kos), of Canberra, ავსტრალიაში.

Some of the greatest boxers in history have confirmed they will be ringside, მათ შორის Roberto Duran, Evander ჰოლიფილდი, და თომას Hearns.

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