Oleksandr Usyk vs. Murat Gassiev Unified World Cruiserweight Championship AIRING LIVE IN CANADA EXCLUSIVELY ON SUPER CHANNEL 2 p.m. AND tīmatanga / 11 a.m. PT

WBSS Unified World Championship Oleksandr Usyk vs. Murat Gassiev Kia whakakitea LIVE IN CANADA Tenei SATURDAY Anake i runga i Hongere Super (Picture courtesy of World Boxing Super Series)

 

Edmonton, Canada (Hōngongoi 17, 2018) – Canadian boxing fans will be able to watch the much-anticipated World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) cruiserweight championship finale this Saturday afternoon, as they have throughout the wildly entertaining semifinals and quarterfinals rounds, anake i runga i Super Channel.

 

 

 

All four-major sanctioning body world title belts, atu Ko te Ring magazine’s strap, will be on the line at the Olympic Sport Complex in Moscow, when WBC/WBO champion Oleksandr “Ko te Cat” Usyk (14-0, 11 Koó) and IBF/WBA title-holder Murat Gassiev (26-0, 19 Koó) square off for the inaugural Muhammad Ali Trophy, in addition to determining the first totally unified cruiserweight champion in the world in what is a legitimate Fight of the Year candidate.

 

 

 

The 31-year-old Usyk, te 2012 Olympic gold medalist from Ukraine, mutu Marco Huck i roto i te 10^th round of their WBSS quarterfinal match, and he won a 12-round unanimous decision over Mairis Deer i roto i te whiringa whaiti. Russia-native Gassiev, 24, patototanga a roto i Krzysctof Wlodarczyk a yunier Dorticos, aua, in the third and 12^th round of the quarterfinals and semifinals.

 

 

 

“E ia (Gassiev) is a strong guy,” Usyk said, “Na inaianei, whakawhetai te Atua, Murat and I will fight for the Muhammad Ali Trophy and the absolute world champion’ taitara.

 

 

 

“I feel excellent about (fighting in Russia) it. I am an athlete, he toa. I do not care where I fight, I just want to fight. I know there will be support coming in from Ukraine which is great.

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Ko ahau rite, my team is ready. When the strong guys meet, the fights are interesting! This is what is so great about this tournament. It is necessary for the sport. I have said it before and I will say it again: the fans should expect a beautiful final.

 

 

 

“The training camp before the final has been the same as before my other fights,” Gassiev commented. “My opponent is a southpaw, so I have had different sparring partners and you have to do things a bit different tactically against a southpaw. Ko, besides that nothing has changed.

 

 

 

“I have been doing the same amount of running, physical exercising and sparring. I am not thinking about what he is doing. I need to be Murat Gassiev and do my best… I am only thinking about myself, my skills and my condition. Ko e te reira.

 

 

 

“I would fight anywhere in the world, but it is a plus for my mother and brother that they easily can watch the fight live. I am sure the final will be a very interesting and good fight for fans all over the world. Kia te tangata pai riro!”

Four potentially explosive fights are on the “Usyk vs. Gassiev” kāri, presented by Patriot Boxing Promotions, airing exclusively in Canada on Super Channel.

 

 

 

I roto i te 10-a tawhio noa tahi-āhuatanga, former world champion Briedis faces Brandon Deslaurier (11-1-1, 10 Koó). The undisputed pound-4-pound Queen of Boxing, undefeated Colombian Cecelia “Tuatahi Lady” Braekhus (33-0, 9 Koó), who fights out of Finland, defends her unified world welterweight titles versus Russian challenger Inna “Ice Queen” Sagaydakovskaya (7-0, 3 Koó) in a 10-round match. WBA International super middleweight champion Fedor Chudinov(17-2, 12 Koó) defends at home against Nadjib “Iron Djib” Mohammedi (40-5, 23 Koó), o France, in a 12-round bout,

 

 

 

riro Super Channel te tika motuhake i roto i Canada ki te päpäho i te Ao Mekemeke Super Series i MP & Silva, he kamupene ārahi pāpāho ao e whakarato tika pāpāho, mamati, ratonga hangarau me te tautoko.

 

 

 

All WBSS fights will also be available on Super Channel I Tonoa. The postponed WBSS world super middleweight champion final hasn’t been rescheduled at this time.

 

 

 

In addition to all the WBSS quarterfinal and semifinals matches, Super Channel aired major boxing events live the past 1 ½ years including Brook vs. Spence Jr., Pacquiao-Horn, Eubank, JR. vs. Aperahama, Lomachenko vs.Marriaga, Crawford vs. Indongo, Smith vs. Williams II, Frampton vs. Donaire, and Fury vs Seferi.

 

 

 

To watch the World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight championship final live, as well as more exciting boxing to come in 2018, fight fans in Canada may contact their local cable provider to subscribe to Super Channel and all that it offers, tae atu raupapa moni, kiriata, me te nui atu, hoki rite iti rite $9.95 ia marama.