(L-R) – Niek Holzken & Callum Smith
(Picture courtesy of World Boxing Super Series)
Edmonton, Canada (Fabrairu 21, 2018) – Duniya dambe Majalisar (WBC) Diamond champion Callum “duniya” Smith (23-0, 17 Kos) takes on late replacement Nieky “The Natural” Holzken (13-0, 10 Kos) wannan Asabar in the last Duniya dambe Super Series (WBSS) semifinals-round match in the super middleweight division, at Nurnberger Versicherung Arena in Nuremburg, Jamus
The Smith vs. Holzken card, lokacin da na fara a 2 p.m. DA, will air live in Canada, musamman kan Super Channel.
Holzken, an undefeated Dutch prospect, has replaced two-time world champion Juergen Braehmer, Jamus, who withdrew from the WBSS semifinals match due to illness.
“I have been battling a feverish infection since Sunday,” Braehmer explained. “Abin baƙin ciki, 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 (Kambunansa na WBA) and International Boxing Organization (Igbo) Super Middleweight World Champion “Sir” George Ashtarot (28-3, Kos), of the United Kingdom, Yuni 2at The O2 Arena in London, in a battle for the coveted Muhammad Ali kwaf.
Super Channel samu cikin m hakkin a Canada yada Duniya dambe Super Series daga MP & Silva, a manyan jaridu na duniya kamfanin da ya samar da kafofin watsa labarai hakkokin, dijital, fasaha da kuma tallafawa da sabis.
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.
A WBSS quarterfinals, 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 ya ce. “Looks like I spoke too soon. We got the call as we were boarding the plane. I am committed to fighting Asabar 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 a Asabar ta 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 a kan 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 Asabar. I’ve watched Callum fight many times. I study everyone in my weight class. He’s a good, 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” katin, presented by Sauerland Event, zai watsa gabaɗaya a Canada a kan Super Channel.
In the 10-round WBSS Substitute Fight, Dmitrii “Night Wolf” Chudinov (20-2, 13 Kos), Rasha, faces an opponent to be determined in the co-featured event. 2016 Olympic bronze medalist Filip Hrgovic (3-0, 3 Kos), na Croatia, faces Irishman Sean “Big Sexy” Turner (12-1, 8 Kos) a cikin wani takwas zagaye fadan; former WBC Youth light heavyweight champion James Kraft (13-0, 9 Kos), Jamus, 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) murabba'ai kashe tare da Marco Miano (6-6, 2 Kos), Italiya, 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.
Duk ta faɗa da mayakan ne batun canjin.
DUNIYA dambe Super jerin semifinals jadawalin
CRUISERWEIGHTS
Janairu 27, Riga Arena, Riga, Latvia – WBO / WBC daidaituwa
Oleksandr “A Cat” Usyk (14-0, 11 Kos), Ukraine
WMDEC12 (115-113, 115-113, 114-114).
Mairis Deer (23-1, 18 Kos), Latvia
(Usyk riƙe ya WBO take da lashe gasar WBC)
Fabrairu 3, Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi, Rasha – IBF / WBA daidaituwa
Murat “Iron” Gassiev (26-0, 19 Kos), Rasha
WTKO12
Yunier “A KO Doctor” Dorticós (21-1, 20 Kos), Cuba
(Gassiev retained his IBF title and won WBA championship)
Super MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Fabrairu 17, Manchester, Arena, Manchester, Birtaniya – WBA / IBO daidaituwa
“Saint” George Ashtarot (28-3, 20 Kos), United Kingdom
WDEC12 (117-112, 116-112, 115-113)
Chris “Next Gen” Eubank Jr. (26-2, 20 Kos), IBO World Champion, United Kingdom
(Groves retained his WBA title and won IBO championship)
Fabrairu 24, Nurnberger Versicherung Arena, Nuremberg, Jamus
Callum “duniya” Smith (23-0, 17 Kos), United Kingdom – Zobe #3
(WBC Diamond Super Middleweight Champion)
vs.
Nieky “The Natural” Holzken (13-0, 10 Kos), Netherlands
WORLD BOXING SUPER SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS
CRUISERWEIGHTS
Mayu 11, 2018, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – WBC/WBC/WBA/IBF/Ring Unification
Oleksandr “A Cat” Usyk (14-0, 11 Kos), WBO/WBC Champion, Ukraine – Zobe #1
vs.
Murat “Iron” Gassiev (26-0, 19 Kos), WBA/IBF Champion, Rasha – Zobe #2
Yuni 2, 2018, The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom – WBA / IBO daidaituwa
“Saint” George Ashtarot (28-3, 20 Kos), United Kingdom, WBA/IBO Champion – Zobe #2
vs.
Callum Smith-Nieky Holzken winner
