(L-R) – Nieky Holzken & Callum Smith
(Picture courtesy of World Boxing Super Series)
EDMONTON, Kanada (Fevral 21, 2018) – Dünya Boks Şurası (WBC) Diamond champion Callum “dünya” Dəmirçi (23-0, 17 Kos) takes on late replacement Nieky “Natural” Holzken (13-0, 10 Kos) bu şənbə in the last Dünya Boks Super Series (WBSS) semifinals-round match in the super middleweight division, at Nurnberger Versicherung Arena in Nuremburg, Almaniya
The Smith vs. Holzken card, başlayan 2 dək. VƏ, will air live in Canada, yalnız Super Channel.
Holzken, an undefeated Dutch prospect, has replaced two-time world champion Juergen Braehmer, Almaniya, who withdrew from the WBSS semifinals match due to illness.
“I have been battling a feverish infection since Sunday,” Braehmer explained. “Təəssüf ki,, a fight in this state is out of the questions. It is not possible for me to go into the ring like this and I would like to apologize to my fans. I was well prepared and looking forward to fighting Callum.”
The Smith-Holzken winner will advance to the WBSS super middleweight championship final against World Boxing Association (WBA) and International Boxing Organization (IBO) Super Middleweight Dünya çempionu “Ser” George Groves (28-3, Kos), of the United Kingdom, İyun 2at The O2 Arena in London, in a battle for the coveted Məhəmməd Əli Trophy.
Super Channel millət vəkili Dünya Boks Super Series nəşr Kanada müstəsna hüquqları əldə & Silva, media hüquqları təmin edən aparıcı beynəlxalq media şirkəti, digital, texnologiya və sponsorluq xidmətlər.
Smith was the least tested WBSS semifinalist in terms of having faced quality opponents, as well as the youngest at 27. The undefeated Brit is one of four fighting Smith brothers.
WBSS dörddəbir, Smith took a 12-round unanimous decision from previously unbeaten Erik Skoglund to capture the World Boxing Council (WBC) Diamond super middleweight title.
“I gave an interview last week and said it was great there have been no drop-outs,” Smith deyib. “Looks like I spoke too soon. We got the call as we were boarding the plane. I am committed to fighting Şənbə and will fight whoever the World Boxing Super series puts in front of me.”
The 34-year-old Holzken was preparing to fight Dmitri Chudinov ilə Şənbə günkü WBSS Super Middleweight Substitute Fight. He has had only four scheduled 10-round matches during his five-year professional career, the most notable being a win by 10-round unanimous decision in 2016 artıq Farouk Daku (20-9-1) for the vacant BeNeLux super middleweight title.
Holzken is determined to make the most of this opportunity by upsetting Smith, despite his obvious leap in class. “I’ve been waiting for this chance to come,” Holzken commented. “I signed up as a substitute fighter, so I’m in great shape and prepared for Şənbə. I’ve watched Callum fight many times. I study everyone in my weight class. O, yaxşıdır, solid fighter. We’re both big body punchers. It will make for an excellent fight. Callum, you better be ready, because I am, and I’m coming to beat you!”
Five exciting fights on the “Smith-Holzken” kart, presented by Sauerland Event, Super Kanal Kanadada yalnız hava olacaq.
In the 10-round WBSS Substitute Fight, Dmitrii “Night Wolf” Chudinov (20-2, 13 Kos), Rusiya, faces an opponent to be determined in the co-featured event. 2016 Olimpiya bürünc medalçısı Filip Hrgovic (3-0, 3 Kos), Xorvatiya, faces Irishman Sean “Böyük Seksi” Turner (12-1, 8 Kos) səkkiz dəyirmi bout; former WBC Youth light heavyweight champion James Kraft (13-0, 9 Kos), Almaniya, meets Cameroon native Bernard Donfack (23-17-3, 11 Kos) in an eight round super middleweight match; 19-year-old German super middleweight Leon Bauer (12-0-1, 8 Kos) meydanların ilə Marco Miano (6-6, 2 Kos), İtaliya, in a six-round fight to open the Super Channel broadcast. A six-round “swing bout” between German super middleweight Toni Kraft(12-0-1, 4 Kos) and Hungarian Jozsef Racz (7-20-1, 2 Kos) may also be aired.
Bütün döyüşlərdə və döyüşçüləri dəyişiklik obyektidir.
DÜNYA BOKS SUPER SERIES yarı CƏDVƏLİ
CRUISERWEIGHTS
Yanvar 27, Riga Arena, Riga, Latviya – WBO / WBC Unification
Oleksandr “Pişik” Usyk (14-0, 11 Kos), Ukrayna
WMDEC12 (115-113, 115-113, 114-114).
Mairis Deer (23-1, 18 Kos), Latviya
(Usyk onun WBO adı bölüşdürülməmiş və WBC çempion oldu)
Fevral 3, Bolşoy Ice Dome, Sochi, Rusiya – IBF / WBA Unification
Murat “Dəmir” Gassiev (26-0, 19 Kos), Rusiya
WTKO12
Yunier “KO Doctor” Dorticós (21-1, 20 Kos), Cuba
(Gassiev retained his IBF title and won WBA championship)
SUPER middleweights
Fevral 17, Manchester, Arena, Manchester, Böyük Britaniya – WBA / IBO Unification
“Müqəddəs” George Groves (28-3, 20 Kos), Birləşmiş Krallıq
WDEC12 (117-112, 116-112, 115-113)
Chris “Next Gen” Eubank Jr. (26-2, 20 Kos), IBO Dünya çempionu, Birləşmiş Krallıq
(Groves retained his WBA title and won IBO championship)
Fevral 24, Nurnberger Versicherung Arena, Nürnberq, Almaniya
Callum “dünya” Dəmirçi (23-0, 17 Kos), Birləşmiş Krallıq – Üzük #3
(WBC Diamond Super Middleweight çempionu)
vs.
Nieky “Natural” Holzken (13-0, 10 Kos), Hollandiya
WORLD BOXING SUPER SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS
CRUISERWEIGHTS
May 11, 2018, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – WBC/WBC/WBA/IBF/Ring Unification
Oleksandr “Pişik” Usyk (14-0, 11 Kos), WBO/WBC Champion, Ukrayna – Üzük #1
vs.
Murat “Dəmir” Gassiev (26-0, 19 Kos), WBA/IBF Champion, Rusiya – Üzük #2
İyun 2, 2018, The O2 Arena, London, Birləşmiş Krallıq – WBA / IBO Unification
“Müqəddəs” George Groves (28-3, 20 Kos), Birləşmiş Krallıq, WBA/IBO Champion – Üzük #2
vs.
Callum Smith-Nieky Holzken winner
