Edmonton, Alberta, Kanada (Toukokuu 22, 2017) – Super Channel subscribers across Canada will be able to watch tämä Lauantain mega-fight between International Boxing Federation (IBF) Keskipainoinen maailmanmestari Kell “The Special One” Puro ja voittamaton Ei. 1 pakollinen haastaja Errol “Totuus” Spence, Jr., klo 3 p.m. JA/ 12 p.m. PT, live from the outdoor Bramall Football Ground in Sheffield, Yorkshire, Iso-Britannia.
“Brook vs. Spence, Jr.” is a presentation of Matchroom Boxing. Super Channel will air four exciting fights from this card, headlined by one of the most anticipated fights of the year between two world-class prize fighters, yksinomaan Kanadassa.
“We are thrilled to be bringing back world-class caliber boxing to our viewers,” sanoi Troy Wassil, Ohjelmistojohtaja, Kotimaiset jakelijat & Urheilu. “This is the type of high-quality, exclusive sports content that subscribers can look forward to seeing as part of the Super Channel Sports sub-brand.”
Puro (36-1, 25 KOs), fighting at home in Sheffield, captured the IBF 147-pound division title August 16, 2014, with a signature victory, Poiketen 12 kierroksen päätös, yli Shawn Porter Carson, Kalifornia. The 31-year-old Brook has successfully defended his championship belt three times, including a pair of challengers from Canada, Jo Jo Dan ja Kevin Bizier.
In his most recent fight this past September, unified world middleweight champion Gennadi “GGG” Golovkin (35-0) ruined Brook’s perfect record, stopping the game Brit who had moved up two weight classes in five rounds.
Brock is 4-1 (3 KOs) maailman otsikko taistelee, 3-1 (1 KO)
in fights against former or current world champions,
defeating Porter,
Lovemore Ndou ja
Vyacheslav Senchenko.
Kell Brook (R)
(photo courtesy of Matchroom Boxing)
Spence, Jr., 27, has been hyped by some as the possible successor to retired Floyd Mayweather, Jr. as the new face of boxing. Fighting out of Texas, Spence, Jr. oli 2012 US Olympian who fought in the London Games.
Spence Jr.
has defeated the likes of former world champion Chris Algieri, sekä
Leonard Bundu,
Alejandro Barrera ja
Chris van Heerden,
among the more notables during his 4
½ year professional career.
Errol Spence, Jr.
(photo courtesy of PBC)
The 12-round co-feature for the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Middleweight World Championship pits three-time World title challenger “Pyhimys” George Groves (25-3-0, 18 KOs) against former WBA Super Middleweight World Champion Fedor Chudinov (14-1, 10 KOs).
Groves, fighting out of London, has defeated fellow countryman and current IBF Super Middleweight World Champion James DeGale and former World light heavyweight titlist Glen Johnson.
Last February, Chudinov lost his WBA strap to Felix Sturm in a rematch of a title fight the Russian had won. Chudinov has also defeated Frank Buglioni ja Ben McCullough.
Kicking-off the three-hour, action-packed Super Channel broadcast is 12-round heavyweight clash between David “White Rhino” Allen (11-2-1, 8 KOs) ja Lenroy “TNT” Thomas (20-4, 10 KOs) for the vacant Commonwealth Championship, followed by the professional debut of 2012 British Olympian Anthony Fowler vastaan Arturs Geikins (3-7-1, 2 KOs) in a four-round middleweight match.
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