Mairis Deer (L) & Oleksandr Usyk(photo courtesy of World Boxing Super Series)
Edmonton, Canada (January 27, 2018) — Awọnnbeaten cruiserweight world champions Oleksandr “The Cat” Usyk ati Mairis Deer open the entertaining World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) semifinals today in Latvia, ti o bere ni 2 p.m. ATI, 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), awọn World Council Boxing (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, Feb. 3 ni Russia, between IBF World Champion Murat “Iron” Gassiev (25-0, 18 KOs) and WBA World Champion Yunier “The KO Dokita” Dorticós (21-0, 20 KOs).
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Five exciting fights on the “Usyk vs. Briedis” kaadi, promoted by Sauerland Event, will air in Canada exclusively on Super Channel.
TODAY’S WBSS LINE-UP ON SUPER CHANNEL
Akọkọ ìṣẹlẹ – 12 Iyipo – WBSS SEMIFINALS
WBO/WBC UNIFICATION CRUISERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Oleksandr “The Cat” Usyk (13-0, 11 KOs), WBO Champion, Russia (90,4 kg (199.3 lbs.)
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Mairis Deer (23-0, 18 KOs), WBC Champion, Latvia 90,3 kg (199.1 lbs.)
CO-ẹya-ara – WBSS CRUISERWEIGHT SUBSTITUTE FIGHT – 12 Iyipo
Noel Gevor (23-1, 10 KOs), Germany by way of Armenia
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Olanrewaju Durodola (27-4, 25 KOs), 2008 Olympian, Nigeria
WBC INTERNATIONAL SILVER LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP — 10 Iyipo
Yoann Kongolo (10-0, 4 KOs), Switzerland, Asiwaju
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Andrejs Pokumeiko (15-12-1, 11 KOs), Latvia
HEAVYWEIGHTS – 8 Iyipo
Filip Hrgovic (2-0, 2 KOs), 2016 Olympic bronze medalist, Croatia
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Tom Little (10-4, 3 KOs), Apapọ Ijọba Gẹẹsi
CRUISERWEIGHT – 8 Iyipo (Golifu ija)
Nikolais Grisunins (6-0-1, 3 KOs), Latvia
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Jozsef Darmos (8-1-1, 7 KOs), Hungary
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WORLD Boxing Super jara semifinals iṣeto
CRUISERWEIGHTS
January 27, Riga Arena, Riga, Latvia – WBO / WBC unification
Oleksandr “The Cat” Usyk (13-0, 11 KOs), WBO World Champion, Ukraine – Iwọn #1
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Mairis Deer (23-0, 18 KOs), WBC World asiwaju, Latvia – Iwọn #3
Kínní 3, Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi, Russia – IBF/WBA Unificatiion
Murat “Iron” Gassiev (25-0, 18 KOs), IBF World asiwaju, Russia – Iwọn #2
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Yunier “The KO Dokita” Dorticós (21-0, 20 KOs), WBA World asiwaju, Cuba – Iwọn #5
Super MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Kínní 17, Manshesita, Gbagede, Manshesita, UK – WBA / feôran unification
“Saint” George oriṣa (27-3, 20 KOs), WBA World asiwaju, Apapọ Ijọba Gẹẹsi – Iwọn #2
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Chris “Next Gen” Eubank Jr. (26-1, 20 KOs), Feôran World asiwaju, Apapọ Ijọba Gẹẹsi – Iwọn #4
Kínní 24, Arena Nurnberger Insurance, Nuremburg, Germany
Juergen Braehmer (49-3 35 KOs), Germany – Iwọn #10
(tele WBO & WBA Light Heavyweight World asiwaju)
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Callum “aye” Smith (23-0, 17 KOs), Apapọ Ijọba Gẹẹsi – Iwọn #3
(WBC Diamond Super Middleweight asiwaju)
