EDMONTON, Kanada (Februar 24, 2018) – This afternoon in the semifinals round finale of the incredibly entertaining World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) turnir, neporaženi izazivačiCallum “svijet” Kovač (23-0, 17 KOs), u World Boxing Council (WBC) Diamond champion, and late replacement Nieky “The Natural” Holzken (13-0, 10 KOs), square-off in the 12-round super middleweight bout, at Nurnberger Versicherung Arena in Nuremburg, Njemačka.

The Smith vs. Holzken card, sa početkom u 2 poslije podne. I, will air live in Canada, isključivo na Super Channel.

Holzken, an undefeated Dutch prospect, replaced two-time world champion Juergen Braehmer, Njemačke, who withdrew earlier this week from the WBSS semifinals match due to illness.

The Smith-Holzken winner will advance to the WBSS super middleweight championship final against World Boxing Association (WBA) i Međunarodna bokserska organizacija (IBO) Super Svjetskog prvaka u srednjoj “Ser” George Groves (28-3, KOs), of the United Kingdom, Jun 2at The O2 Arena in London, in a battle for the coveted Muhammad Ali Trophy.

Super Channel stekao ekskluzivna prava u Kanadi na emitovanje World Boxing Super Series iz MP & Silva, vodeća međunarodna medijska kompanija koja pruža prava medija, digitalni, tehnologije i sponzorstva usluge.

The 27-year-old Smith, fighting out of the United Kingdom, won a 12-round unanimous decision over previously undefeated Erik Skoglund in the WBSS quarterfinals to capture the World Boxing Council (WBC) Diamond super middleweight title.

“I came here to book a place in the final,” Smith je rekao. “I have had a really good camp and I have improved on stuff from the last fight and people will see a better performance from me. People will see that I am good enough to win the tournament. I just want to win, win well, and look good doing it.

“I always knew from the start of the tournament that there was a massive opportunity that George (Groves) would be waiting in the final. Ali, za sada, I am fully focused on Nieky, and then I can talk more about Groves after the fight.”

Holzken, 34, was preparing to fight Dmitri Chudinov u Subotu WBSS Super Middleweight Substitute Fight.

“Divno je biti ovdje,” Holzken commented. “My life has been like a rollercoaster the last days. I was preparing to fight Dmitrii Chudnov, i u ponedjeljak I got a call that Juergen Braehmer was out. Tako, this is a lifetime opportunity and I will take the opportunity with both hands, Spreman sam!

“Callum is a good fighter and respectful guy, but I am a big believer, and I believe I can get the victory u subotu. I am going to do my best to beat him and my best to win the whole tournament.”

Svi WBSS polufinale i prvenstvo borbe će biti dostupna na Super Channel On Demand.

In addition to all the WBSS quarterfinal and semifinals matches, Super Channel emitovan velikih boks događaja žive u 2017 kao Brook vs. Spence Jr., Pacquiao-Horn, Eubank, Jr. vs. Abraham, Lomachenko vs.Marriaga, Crawford vs. Indongo i Smith vs. Williams II.

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