(L-R) – Manny Pacquiao & Jeff Horn

(picture courtesy of 7 News Brisbane)

EDMONTON, Alberta, Kanada (Birželis 26, 2017) – Super Channel is pleased to announce that it has acquired the exclusive rights in Canada to air the July 1^g Pasaulio bokso organizacijos (WBO) World Welterweight Championship bout between reigning champion, future Hall-of-Famer Manny “Pacman’ Pacquiao, ir varžovas Jeff Horn, pradedant 9 p.m. IR / 6 p.m. PT, live from Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Kvinslandas, Australija.

“Battle of Brisbane: Pacquiao 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, tik Kanadoje.

“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” sakė Troy Wassill, Programavimo direktorius, Vidaus platintojai ir sportas. “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. debiutas 2001, where he knocked out Lehlo Ledwaba to win his second of a record eight division world titles,” Garbės promotoriaus Bobas Arum pridėta. “It’s going to be an unbelievable event.”

Pacquiao (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 “Kovotojas Dešimtmečio,” Pacquiao anketa Resumé funkcijos pergalių daugiau nei dabarties ir ateities salėje Valstiečių, įskirtinai Oskaras De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Marco Antonio Barrera, Erikas Moralesas, Miguel Cotto, Shane Mosley, Juan Manuel Marquez ir Timothy Bradley.

Nuo 2008 į 2010, five of his seven victories were in world title fights, in five different weight classes, svyruoja nuo 130 į 154 svarų. Nėra aktyvus boksininkas buvo parduota daugiau gyvų bilietus į JAV. nei Pacquiao, kuris taip pat įskaitomos su daugiau nei 18 milijonas vidaus mokėti už nuomone perka. After his disappointing unanimous decision loss to Floyd Mayweather, Jaunesnysis. gegužės 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. Apie Lapkritis. 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 Freddie Roach nuo 2001.

Unbeaten hometown-favorite Horn (16-0-1, 11 Kos), fighting out of Brisbane (Kvinslandas, Australija), enters the fight of his life having won his last three battles — iš viso 2016 — prieš Ali Funeka, Rico Mueller ir Randall Bailey, atstumas viduje. 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 Jonas “Žvėris” Mugabi.

The Liepa 1 telecast will also feature Irish Olympic hero Michaelas Conlanas (2-0, 2 Kos), from Belfast, in a six-round featherweight bout against Jarrett “Juarez” Owen (5-4-3, 2 Kos), of Brisbane, ir Tarptautinės bokso federacijos (IBF) junior bantamweight world champion Jerwin “Gana Vaikinas” Ancajas (24-1-1, 16 Kos), of Cavite City, Filipinai, defending his title against top-rated contender Teiru Kinoshita (25-1-1, 8 Kos), of Kobe, Japonija. The live telecast will open with an eight-round middleweight rumble between Shane Mosley, Jaunesnysis. (10-1, 7 Kos), iš Pomona, Kalifas. and son of former three-division world champion “Cukrus” Shane Mosley, ir David Toussaint (10-0, 8 Kos), of Canberra, Australija.

Some of the greatest boxers in history have confirmed they will be ringside, įskirtinai Roberto Duran, Evander Holyfield, ir Tomas Hearns.

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