(L-R) – Nieky Holzken & Callum Smith
(Picture courtesy of World Boxing Super Series)
EDMONTON, Canada (Tháng hai 21, 2018) – Hội đồng Quyền anh thế giới (WBC) Diamond champion Callum “thế giới” Thợ rèn (23-0, 17 Kos) takes on late replacement Nieky “The Natural” Holzken (13-0, 10 Kos) Thứ bảy này in the last Thế giới Boxing Super Series (WBSS) semifinals-round match in the super middleweight division, at Nurnberger Versicherung Arena in Nuremburg, Đức
The Smith vs. Holzken card, bắt đầu từ 2 giờ chiều. VÀ, will air live in Canada, độc quyền trên Super Channel.
Holzken, an undefeated Dutch prospect, has replaced two-time world champion Juergen Braehmer, Đức, who withdrew from the WBSS semifinals match due to illness.
“I have been battling a feverish infection since Sunday,” Braehmer explained. “Không may, 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) Siêu Middleweight World Champion “Ngài” George Groves (28-3, Kos), of the United Kingdom, Tháng sáu 2at The O2 Arena in London, in a battle for the coveted Muhammad Ali Trophy.
Siêu Kênh mua lại quyền độc quyền tại Canada để phát sóng Super Series Thế giới Boxing từ MP & Silva, một công ty truyền thông quốc tế hàng đầu cung cấp quyền truyền thông, kỹ thuật số, dịch vụ công nghệ và tài trợ.
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.
Trong tứ kết WBSS, 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 cho biết. “Looks like I spoke too soon. We got the call as we were boarding the plane. I am committed to fighting Thứ bảy 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 trong Thứ bảy của 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 hơn 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 Thứ bảy. I’ve watched Callum fight many times. I study everyone in my weight class. He’s a good, máy bay chiến đấu rắn. 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” thẻ, presented by Sauerland Event, sẽ được phát sóng độc quyền tại Canada vào Super Channel.
In the 10-round WBSS Substitute Fight, Dmitrii “Night Wolf” Chudinov (20-2, 13 Kos), Nga, faces an opponent to be determined in the co-featured event. 2016 Olympic bronze medalist Filip Hrgovic (3-0, 3 Kos), Croatia, faces Irishman Sean “Big Sexy” Turner (12-1, 8 Kos) trong một cơn tám vòng; former WBC Youth light heavyweight champion James Kraft (13-0, 9 Kos), Đức, 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) hình vuông off với Marco Miano (6-6, 2 Kos), Ý, 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.
Tất cả chiến đấu và máy bay chiến đấu có thể thay đổi.
THẾ GIỚI BOXING SUPER SERIES bán kết LỊCH
CRUISERWEIGHTS
Tháng giêng 27, Riga Arena, Riga, Latvia – WBO / WBC Thống nhất
Oleksandr “The Cat” Usyk (14-0, 11 Kos), Ukraine
WMDEC12 (115-113, 115-113, 114-114).
Mairis Deer (23-1, 18 Kos), Latvia
(Usyk đã bảo vệ đai WBO của mình và đoạt chức vô địch WBC)
Tháng hai 3, Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi, Nga – IBF / WBA Thống nhất
Murat “Bàn là” Gassiev (26-0, 19 Kos), Nga
WTKO12
Yunier “KO Doctor” Dorticós (21-1, 20 Kos), Cuba
(Gassiev retained his IBF title and won WBA championship)
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Tháng hai 17, Manchester, Arena, Manchester, Anh – WBA / IBO Thống nhất
“Thánh” George Groves (28-3, 20 Kos), Vương quốc Anh
WDEC12 (117-112, 116-112, 115-113)
Chris “Thế hệ tiếp theo” Eubank Jr. (26-2, 20 Kos), IBO World Champion, Vương quốc Anh
(Groves retained his WBA title and won IBO championship)
Tháng hai 24, Nurnberger Versicherung Arena, Nuremburg, Đức
Callum “thế giới” Thợ rèn (23-0, 17 Kos), Vương quốc Anh – Vòng #3
(WBC kim cương siêu Middleweight Champion)
vs.
Nieky “The Natural” Holzken (13-0, 10 Kos), Hà Lan
WORLD BOXING SUPER SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS
CRUISERWEIGHTS
Có thể 11, 2018, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – WBC/WBC/WBA/IBF/Ring Unification
Oleksandr “The Cat” Usyk (14-0, 11 Kos), WBO/WBC Champion, Ukraine – Vòng #1
vs.
Murat “Bàn là” Gassiev (26-0, 19 Kos), WBA/IBF Champion, Nga – Vòng #2
Tháng sáu 2, 2018, The O2 Arena, London, Vương quốc Anh – WBA / IBO Thống nhất
“Thánh” George Groves (28-3, 20 Kos), Vương quốc Anh, WBA/IBO Champion – Vòng #2
vs.
Callum Smith-Nieky Holzken winner
