Mairis Mgbada (L) & Oleksandr Usyk(photo courtesy of World Boxing Super Series)
Edmonton, Canada (January 27, 2018) — Thenbeaten cruiserweight world champions Oleksandr “The Cat” Usyk na Mairis Mgbada open the entertaining World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) semifinals today in Latvia, malite na 2 p.m. NA, live exclusively on Super Channel in Canada.
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Usyk (13-0, 11 Kos), the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Cruiserweight World Champion is a
two-time Ukrainian Olympian, who captured gold medals at the 2012 Olympics and 2011 World Championships, twice defeating current International Boxing Federation (IBF) Light Heavyweight World Champion Artur Beterbiev, the two-time Russian Olympian now based in Montreal.
“I am going to entertain the crowd at the Arena Riga,” Usyk said. “That I can promise! I have worked on some new thing and Saturday you will see what I’m talking about.”
Briedis (23-0, 18 Kos), Ụwa Boxing Council (WBC) Cruiserweight World Champion, will be fighting in his hometown in front of an expected crowd of 10,000.
“My team is doing everything to take pressure off my shoulders,” Briedis commented. “We are just concentrating on the fight. My dream is to deliver a fight that can go into the Boxing Hall of Fame.”
The Usyk-Briedis world title unification winner will advance to the WBSS championship final in May to fight the winner of the other WBSS semifinals match, -Ahụ. 3 na Russia, between IBF World Champion Murat “Ígwè” Gassiev (25-0, 18 Kos) and WBA World Champion Yunier “The ko Doctor” Dorticós (21-0, 20 Kos).
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Five exciting fights on the “Usyk vs. Briedis” kaadị, promoted by Sauerland Event, will air in Canada exclusively on Super Channel.
TODAY’S WBSS LINE-UP ON SUPER CHANNEL
Isi ihe omume – 12 Agba – WBSS SEMIFINALS
WBO/WBC UNIFICATION CRUISERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Oleksandr “The Cat” Usyk (13-0, 11 Kos), WBO Champion, Russia (90,4 n'arọ (199.3 lbs.)
vs.
Mairis Mgbada (23-0, 18 Kos), WBC Champion, Latvia 90,3 n'arọ (199.1 lbs.)
CO-FEATURE – WBSS CRUISERWEIGHT SUBSTITUTE FIGHT – 12 Agba
Noel Gevor (23-1, 10 Kos), Germany by way of Armenia
vs.
Olanrewaju Durodola (27-4, 25 Kos), 2008 Olympia, Nigeria
WBC INTERNATIONAL SILVER LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP — 10 Agba
Yoann Kongolo (10-0, 4 Kos), Switzerland, Onye mmeri
vs.
Andrejs Pokumeiko (15-12-1, 11 Kos), Latvia
HEAVYWEIGHTS – 8 Agba
Filip Hrgovic (2-0, 2 Kos), 2016 Olympic bronze medalist, Croatia
vs.
Tom Little (10-4, 3 Kos), United Kingdom
CRUISERWEIGHT – 8 Agba (Siwing n'obi)
Nikolais Grisunins (6-0-1, 3 Kos), Latvia
vs.
Jozsef Darmos (8-1-1, 7 Kos), Hungary
(All ọgụ na alụso bụ isiokwu ịgbanwe)
All WBSS semifinals na egwuregwu ịlụ ọgụ ga-abụ dị na Super Channel On-enwe Ịnụrụ.
Super Channel aired isi ọkpọ ihe na-ebi 2017 ka Brook vs. Spence Jr., Pacquiao-Horn, Eubank, Obere. vs. Abraham, Lomachenko vs.Marriaga, Crawford vs. Indongo na Smith vs. Williams II.
Na-ekiri niile World Boxing Super Series edinam ndụ, nakwa dị ka ihe na-akpali akpali ọkpọ na-abịa, agha Fans na Canada nwere ike ịkpọtụrụ ha obodo cable eweta denye aha na Super Channel na ihe nile ọ na-enye, tinyere adịchaghị usoro, fim na ihe ndị ọzọ, n'ihi na dị ka ala dị ka $9.95 kwa ọnwa.
ỤWA Boxing Super usoro SEMIFINALS ịtọọ oge
CRUISERWEIGHTS
January 27, Riga Arena, Riga, Latvia – WBO / WBC ịdị n'otu
Oleksandr “The Cat” Usyk (13-0, 11 Kos), WBO World Champion, Ukraine – Mgbanaka #1
vs.
Mairis Mgbada (23-0, 18 Kos), WBC World onye mmeri, Latvia – Mgbanaka #3
February 3, Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi, Russia – IBF/WBA Unificatiion
Murat “Ígwè” Gassiev (25-0, 18 Kos), IBF World onye mmeri, Russia – Mgbanaka #2
vs.
Yunier “The ko Doctor” Dorticós (21-0, 20 Kos), WBA World onye mmeri, Cuba – Mgbanaka #5
Super MIDDLEWEIGHTS
February 17, Manchester, Arena, Manchester, UK – WBA / Igbo ịdị n'otu
“Saint” George Asherim (27-3, 20 Kos), WBA World onye mmeri, United Kingdom – Mgbanaka #2
vs.
Chris “Next Gen” Eubank Obere. (26-1, 20 Kos), Igbo World onye mmeri, United Kingdom – Mgbanaka #4
February 24, Arena Nürnberger Insurance, Nuremburg, Germany
Juergen Braehmer (49-3 35 Kos), Germany – Mgbanaka #10
(kpụrụ WBO & WBA Light Heavyweight World onye mmeri)
vs.
Callum “ụwa” Smith (23-0, 17 Kos), United Kingdom – Mgbanaka #3
(WBC Diamond Super Middleweight onye mmeri)
