(L-R) – Моралес & Jeff Horn

(picture courtesy of 7 News Brisbane)

Эдмонтон, Алберт, Канада (Июн 26, 2017) – Super Channel is pleased to announce that it has acquired the exclusive rights in Canada to air the July 1^уми Созмони ҷаҳонии бокс (WBO) World Welterweight Championship bout between reigning champion, future Hall-of-Famer Манни “Pacman’ Моралес, ва рақиби Jeff Horn, сар карда дар 9 Земле. ВА / 6 Земле. PT, live from Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Квинсленд, Австралия.

“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, танҳо дар Канада.

“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” гуфт: 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. debut дар 2001, where he knocked out Lehlo Ledwaba to win his second of a record eight division world titles,” Толори Обунакунанда Fame Боб Арум илова. “It’s going to be an unbelievable event.”

Моралес (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 “Муборизи Даҳсолаи,” Дубора оғоз Моралес ба хусусиятҳои ғалабаи бар ҳозира ва оянда Толори Деҳқонони, аз ҷумла: Оскар De La Hoya, Рики Хаттон, Марко Антонио Баррера, Erik Моралес, Арумом, Шейн Мозли, Хуан Мануэл Маркес ва Тимотиюс Брэдли.

Аз 2008 ба 2010, five of his seven victories were in world title fights, in five different weight classes, сар карда аз 130 ба 154 мино. No active boxer has sold more live tickets in the U.S. аз Моралес, ки низ бо беш аз іисоб 18 million domestic pay-per-view buys. After his disappointing unanimous decision loss to Душкино Mayweather, Jr. май 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. Ба Nov. 5, Pacquiao regained the WBO welterweight title for a third time when he shellacked the once-defeated defending champion Jessie Варгас via another dominant 12-round unanimous decision. Pacquiao has been trained by Hall of Famer Фредди Шахзода зеро 2001.

Unbeaten hometown-favorite Horn (16-0-1, 11 KOs), fighting out of Brisbane (Квинсленд, Австралия), enters the fight of his life having won his last three battles — ҳама дар 2016 — бар зидди Ali Funeka, Rico Mueller ва Рэндолл Bailey, дар дохили масофаи. 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 Юҳанно “Он ҳайвони ваҳшӣ,” Mugabi.

The Июл 1 telecast will also feature Irish Olympic hero Michael Conlan (2-0, 2 KOs), from Belfast, in a six-round featherweight bout against Jarrett “Хуарес” Owen (5-4-3, 2 KOs), of Brisbane, ва Федератсияи байналмилалии бокс (IBF) junior bantamweight world champion Jerwin “Писаре, зебо” Ancajas (24-1-1, 16 KOs), of Cavite City, Филиппин, defending his title against top-rated contender Teiru Kinoshita (25-1-1, 8 KOs), of Kobe, Ҷопон. The live telecast will open with an eight-round middleweight rumble between Шейн Мозли, Jr. (10-1, 7 KOs), аз Самбхал, Calif. and son of former three-division world champion “Шакар” Шейн Мозли, ва David Toussaint (10-0, 8 KOs), of Canberra, Австралия.

Some of the greatest boxers in history have confirmed they will be ringside, аз ҷумла: Роберто Гильермо, Эвандер Холифилд, ва Thomas Hearns.

Ҳамаи задухурдҳо ва ҷангиён бояд ба тағйирёбии.

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