EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada (Juillet 31, 2017) – Super Channel subscribers in Canada will have the opportunity to watch superstar Vasyl Lomachenko, Non sans doute le. 1 pound-for-pound professional boxer in the world today, as the Ukrainian defends his World Boxing Organization (WBO) Association Junior Lightweight World Championship for the second time, ce samedi nuit (Août 5), à partir de 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT, live from Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
The 29-year-old Lomachenko (8-1, 6 KOs) will be challenged by two-time world title challenger, dangerous Colombian knockout artist Miguel “The Scorpian” Marriaga (25-2, 21 KOs), the WBO No. 10-classé aspirant, dans le cas de 12 tour principal.
Three exciting fights on the stacked “Lomachenko vs, Marriaga” carte, promoted by Top Rank, sera diffusée exclusivement au Canada sur Super Channel.
Super Channel a récemment diffusé des événements majeurs de boxe en direct comme Brook vs. Spence Jr., Pacquiao-Horn, and Eubank, Jr. vs. Abraham.
“we are all ecstatic to be bringing this exciting bout featuring one of the world’s best boxers, Vasyl Lomachenko, to our viewers and to be presenting another top-notch card from legendary promoter, Top Rank’s Bob Arum, to Canadian fight fans,” dit Troy Wassill. Directeur de la programmation, Domestic Distributors & Sports for Super Channel.
Lomachenko is regarded by many as the greatest amateur boxer of his time and arguably all-time having captured two Olympic gold medals (2008 & 2012) and three World Championships, reportedly losing only once in 396 combats amateurs.
Eight (7-1) of his nine fights during his three-year pro career have been in world title fights, including world title winning performances in two different weight classes, WBO featherweight and junior lightweight. Lomachenko has defeated world champions Gary Russell, Jr., Roman Martinez et Nicholas Walters.
Marriaga, who is moving up to junior lightweight to challenge Lomachenko, is a battled-tested challenger with good power and a strong amateur background.
Dans la co-métrage en 12 rounds, VOISINS & NABF lightweight champion “Sucre” Raymundo Beltran (33-7-1, 21 KOs) defends his titles against former two-time Interim World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Featherweight World Champion Bryan Vasquez (36-2, 19 KOs).
Mexico-native Beltran, combats de Phoenix (LE), is a two-time world title challenger who is knocking on the door for another world title shot. Beltran is ranked No. 2 in the world by the WBO, World Boxing Council (WBC) et la Fédération internationale de boxe (IBF), ainsi que n. 6 par la WBA.
Vasquez, fighting out of Costa Rico, is rated the No. 1 lightweight contender in the world by the WBA
In the eight-round Super Channel opener, 2012 Médaillé d'argent olympique Esquiva Falcao (17-0, 12 KOs), the undefeated Brazilian middleweight, steps up in terms of class opposition to face Jean “Terrible” Montero (20-2, 8 KOs), du Mexique.
To see the “Lomachenko vs. Marriaga” vivre, ainsi que la boxe plus excitant à venir, les fans de lutte au Canada peuvent communiquer avec leur fournisseur de câble local pour vous abonner à Super Channel et tout ce qu'elle offre, y compris les séries premium, films et plus beaucoup, pour aussi bas que $9.95 par mois.
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