(L-R) – Nieky Holzken & Callum Smith
(Picture courtesy of World Boxing Super Series)
Edmonton, Kanada (Fevral 21, 2018) – Jahon boks kengashi (WBC) Diamond champion Callum “dunyo” Smith (23-0, 17 KOS) takes on late replacement Nieky “Tabiiy” Holzken (13-0, 10 KOS) bu Shanba in the last Jahon boks Super Series (WBSS) semifinals-round match in the super middleweight division, at Nurnberger Versicherung Arena in Nuremburg, Germaniya
The Smith vs. Holzken card, da boshlangan 2 p.m. VA, will air live in Canada, faqat Super kanalida.
Holzken, an undefeated Dutch prospect, has replaced two-time world champion Juergen Braehmer, Germaniya, who withdrew from the WBSS semifinals match due to illness.
“I have been battling a feverish infection since Sunday,” Braehmer explained. “Afsuski, 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 jahon chempioni “Ser” George Groves (28-3, KOS), of the United Kingdom, Iyun 2at The O2 Arena in London, in a battle for the coveted Muhammad Ali Trophy.
Super Channel MP dan Jahon boks Super Series adabiyot uchun Kanadada maxsus huquqlarni sotib & Silva, media huquqlarini ta'minlovchi etakchi xalqaro media kompaniyasi, raqamli, texnologiyasi va homiylik xizmatlar.
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 chorak, 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 dedi. “Looks like I spoke too soon. We got the call as we were boarding the plane. I am committed to fighting Shanba 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 ichida Shanba ning 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 ustida 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 Shanba. I’ve watched Callum fight many times. I study everyone in my weight class. He’s a good, mustahkam jangchi. 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” karta, presented by Sauerland Event, Super kanalida Kanadada faqat efirga.
In the 10-round WBSS Substitute Fight, Dmitrii “Night Wolf” Chudinov (20-2, 13 KOS), Rossiya, faces an opponent to be determined in the co-featured event. 2016 Olympic bronze medalist Filip Hrgovic (3-0, 3 KOS), Xorvatiya, faces Irishman Sean “Big Sexy” Turner (12-1, 8 KOS) sakkiz-davra Butning; former WBC Youth light heavyweight champion James Kraft (13-0, 9 KOS), Germaniya, 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) kvadratchalar bilan off 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 Rag'batlantirgan) and Hungarian Jozsef Racz (7-20-1, 2 KOS) may also be aired.
Barcha jang va jangchilar o'zgarishi tortiladi.
Jahon boks Super Series yarim finalda KALENDAR REJASI
CRUISERWEIGHTS
Yanvar 27, Riga Arena, Riga, Latviya – WBO / WBC birlashtirish
Oleksandr “Mushuk” Usyk (14-0, 11 KOS), Ukraina
WMDEC12 (115-113, 115-113, 114-114).
Mairis, kiyik (23-1, 18 KOS), Latviya
(Usyk uning WBO unvoni saqlab va WBC chempioni)
Fevral 3, Bolshoy Muz gumbazi, Sochi, Rossiya – IBF / WBA birlashtirish
Murod “Temir” Gassiev (26-0, 19 KOS), Rossiya
WTKO12
Yunier “KO doktori” Dorticós (21-1, 20 KOS), Kuba
(Gassiev retained his IBF title and won WBA championship)
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Fevral 17, Manchester, Maydon, Manchester, UK – WBA / IBO birlashtirish
“Muqaddas” George Groves (28-3, 20 KOS), Birlashgan Qirollik
WDEC12 (117-112, 116-112, 115-113)
Chris “Keyingi Gen” Eubank Jr. (26-2, 20 KOS), IBO jahon chempioni, Birlashgan Qirollik
(Groves retained his WBA title and won IBO championship)
Fevral 24, Nurnberger Versicherung Arena, Tbilisi, Germaniya
Callum “dunyo” Smith (23-0, 17 KOS), Birlashgan Qirollik – Ring #3
(WBC Diamond Super Middleweight chempioni)
va boshqalar.
Nieky “Tabiiy” Holzken (13-0, 10 KOS), Gollandiya
WORLD BOXING SUPER SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS
CRUISERWEIGHTS
May 11, 2018, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – WBC/WBC/WBA/IBF/Ring Unification
Oleksandr “Mushuk” Usyk (14-0, 11 KOS), WBO/WBC Champion, Ukraina – Ring #1
va boshqalar.
Murod “Temir” Gassiev (26-0, 19 KOS), WBA/IBF Champion, Rossiya – Ring #2
Iyun 2, 2018, The O2 Arena, London, Birlashgan Qirollik – WBA / IBO birlashtirish
“Muqaddas” George Groves (28-3, 20 KOS), Birlashgan Qirollik, WBA/IBO Champion – Ring #2
va boshqalar.
Callum Smith-Nieky Holzken winner
