EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada (Mai 22, 2017) – Super Channel subscribers across Canada will be able to watch de ce samedi mega-fight between International Boxing Federation (IBF) Champion du monde des poids mi-moyens Kell “L'unique” Ruisseau and undefeated No. 1 aspirant obligatoire Errol “La Vérité” Spence, Jr., à partir de 3 p.m. ET/ 12 p.m. PT, live from the outdoor Bramall Football Ground in Sheffield, Yorkshire, Royaume-Uni.
“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, exclusivement au Canada.
“We are thrilled to be bringing back world-class caliber boxing to our viewers,” dit Troy Wassil, Directeur de la programmation, Domestic Distributors & Sportif. “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.”
Ruisseau (36-1, 25 KOs), fighting at home in Sheffield, captured the IBF 147-pound division title August 16, 2014, with a signature victory, au moyen d'une décision en 12 rounds, sur Shawn Porter à Carson, Californie. The 31-year-old Brook has successfully defended his championship belt three times, including a pair of challengers from Canada, Jo Jo Dan et Kevin Bizier.
In his most recent fight this past September, unified world middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkine (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) dans des combats de championnat du monde, 3-1 (1 KO)
in fights against former or current world champions,
defeating Porter,
Lovemore Ndou et
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. était 2012 US Olympian who fought in the London Games.
Spence Jr.
has defeated the likes of former world champion Chris Algieri, aussi bien que
Léonard Bundu,
Alejandro Barrera et
Chris van Heerden,
among the more notables during his 4 ½ an de carrière professionnelle.
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 “Saint” George Groves (25-3-0, 18 KOs) against former WBA Super Middleweight World Champion Fedor Chudinov (14-1, 10 KOs).
Groves, se battre hors de Londres, 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 et 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) et Lenroy “TNT” Thomas (20-4, 10 KOs) for the vacant Commonwealth Championship, followed by the professional debut of 2012 britannique aux Jeux olympiques Anthony Fowler contre Arturs Geikins (3-7-1, 2 KOs) in a four-round middleweight match.
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