مونٹریال (فروری 8, 2017) – گروپ Yvon مائیکل (جم) and Gestev have jointly announced that the February 24ویں BUTE VS. ALVAREZ mega-showdown, کے طور پر لوڈ Lucian Bute challenges World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver light heavyweight champion Eleider “طوفان” Alvarez کی in the 12-round main event, will air live worldwide on pay per view from Videotron Centre in Quebec City, کینیڈا.
In addition to Alvarez defending his WBC Silver title against former International Federation Boxing (آئی بی ایف) super middleweight champion Bute, their fight will also be the final WBC eliminator to determine the mandatory challenger for the winner’s GYM stablemate, reigning WBC and lineal light heavyweight champion ایڈونس “سپرمین” سٹیونسن (28-1-0, 23 کوس).
Integrated Sports Media will distribute “BUTE VS. ALVAREZ” live in the United States, سے شروع 8 بجے. AND / 5 بجے. PT, on cable, satellite and internet pay-per-view via iN Demand, Vubiquity, DIRECTV, DISH and the FITE app for a suggested retail price of only $29.95.
In Canada, “BUTE VS. ALVAREZ” will be available to watch, in English or French, on Canal Indigo, Shaw TV and Bell TV; English-only on Rodgers PPV, as well as in many of the top Canadian sports bars. “BUTE VS. ALVAREZ” will also air around the world on an international satellite feed.
“We are very happy to provide the opportunity for the fans in the United States and around the world to watch this great fight live from the beautiful Videotron Center in Quebec City,” GYM صدر Yvon مائیکل کہا. “This is an extremely significant fight in the highly talented light heavyweight division. The bout will also determine the next opponent for WBC champion Adonis Stevenson in a clash that will be one of the most important and the biggest fights in Canadian boxing history.”
 Romania-born Bute (32-3-1, 25 کوس), who is a Canadian citizen living in Laval (کینیڈا), held the IBF 168-pound division title for nearly five years (اکتوبر. 19, 2007-مئی 26, 2012), when the wildly popular southpaw ranked among the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world. Bute has a sterling 10-2-1 (8 کوس) record in world title fights and he has defeated six world champions: Dingaan Thobela, ساکی ورشب, Alejandro Berrio, ولیم Joppy, Brian Magee اور گلین جانسن.
The WBC No. 7-ranked Bute will celebrate his 37ویں birthday four days after his fight with Alvarez. All three of his pro career losses have been to world champions: جین پاسکل, کارل Froch اور جیمز DeGale.
 The 32-year-old Alvarez (21-0, 10 کوس), مونٹریال سے باہر لڑ, is a native of Colombia, where he was a decorated amateur, capturing a gold medalist at the prestigious 2007 پین امریکن گیمز, in addition to being a 2008 Olympian in Beijing, چین. “طوفان” moved to Montreal and turned pro in 2009. He went on to become North American Boxing Organization (پڑوسی) and North American Boxing Association (اس کے علاوہ) light heavyweight champion. میں 2014, he stopped previously undefeated Ryno Liebenberg (16-0) in the seventh round of their fight in Monte Carlo to capture the WBC Silver 175-pound division championship, which he has successfully defended twice, both by 12-round decision, کے خلاف Isidro Prieto Ranoni (24-0-3) and former world title challenger اسحاق مارک.
Now ranked No. 1 by the WBC and No. 4 کی طرف رنگ magazine, Alvarez کی’ most recent fight was last month, in which he won a 10-round unanimous decision over Norbert Dabrowski (19-5-1) مانٹریال میں.
Additional PPV fights will soon be announced by GYM.
معلومات:
ٹویٹر: yvonmichelgym, @gestevinc, @IntegratedPPV #ButeAlvarez
Follow these fighters on Twitter: @Stormalvarez, @Butelucian
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