(All Pictures Courtesy of World Boxing Super Series)
EDMONTON, Kanada (September 6, 2017) – The much-anticipated World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) launches this week and Canadian boxing fans will be able to watch all the tournament action live on Super Channel.
Super Channel acquired the rights in Canada to broadcast the World Boxing Super Series from MP & Silva, ein führendes international tätiges Medienunternehmen, das Medienrecht bietet, digital, Technologie und Sponsoring Dienstleistungen.
Planned to take place on an annual basis, the WBSS tournament will commence an diesem Samstag (Sieben. 9) in Berlin, ab 2 p.m. UND / 11 a.m. PT, with the first quarter-final match as World Boxing Organization (WBO-) Weltmeister im Cruisergewicht Oleksandr “Die Katze” Usyk (12-0, 10 KOs) defends his world title against former world cruiserweight champion Marco “Kapt’n” Huck (40-4-1, 27 KOs) im 12-Runden-Hauptevent.
The inaugural season of the World Boxing Super Series will feature two weight classes (Cruiser & Supermittelgewicht), 16 Kämpfer, und insgesamt 14 main events. Ein Expertengremium lud die weltbesten Boxer zum Wettbewerb ein, namely the top 15-ranked fighters of the four major federations: WBA, WBC, IBF und WBO. In jeder Gewichtsklasse, eight boxers will battle it out in a bracket-style elimination tournament, with four quarterfinals (September & Oktober 2017), zwei Halbfinale (Januar & Februar 2018) and one championship final (Mai 2018).
World Boxing Super Series is a new revolutionary bracket-style elimination tournament featuring the world`s best boxers and a total of $50 Preisgeld in Millionenhöhe. Im Ko-Format des Wettbewerbs werden die besten Boxer letztendlich um die Muhammad Ali Trophy kämpfen, der größte Preis im Boxen. Das Turnier wird von der neu gegründeten Comosa AG organisiert, ein in der Schweiz registriertes Unternehmen mit Hauptinhabern Highlight Event & Unterhaltung, Modern Times Group und Team Sauerland. Die Comosa AG arbeitet partnerschaftlich mit Boxern zusammen, Promotoren und Manager auf der ganzen Welt, und in Übereinstimmung mit den vier großen Weltboxverbänden, eine neue globale Plattform für den Sport zu schaffen.
Fünf spannende Kämpfe auf der “Usyk vs., Huck” Karte, gefördert von Sauerland Event, Luft ausschließlich in Kanada auf Super Channel.
(L-R) — Oleksandr Usyk & Marco Huck
Usyk, 30, ist das Nein. 1 WSBB seed and consensus pre-tournament favorite. The Ukrainian is a two-time Olympian who struck gold at the 2012 Olympics in London. The powerful southpaw captured the WBO cruiserweight world title September 17, 2016, taking a 12-round unanimous decision in Poland from the previously undefeated, Titelverteidiger Krzysztof Glowacki (26-0). Usyk has made two successful world title defenses, stopping challenger Thabiso Mchunu (17-2) last December in the ninth round, and winning a 12-round unanimous decision this past April fromMichael Hunter (12-0).
“Marco Huck is the most famous and prestigious opponent I could have chosen,” Sagte Usyk. “He has accomplished most title defenses in the history of the cruiserweight division, an extremely experienced man. Huck does not fear anything or anyone and goes for the victory through the fire. He marches constantly forward and tries to determine his fights by all means.
“I have a tactic specifically aimed at Huck. This is necessary because in my opinion he is one of my toughest competitors in this tournament. But why should I talk about it now and give Huck an advantage that he does not deserve? The surprising moment is on my side now, and I will take this advantage with me in the ring. Huck, by the way, has an advantage because he is at home in front of his audience in Berlin. This definitely makes him stronger but I love this challenge!
“I can fulfill my dream of unifying all the cruiserweight belts! I had previously thought about how it would be possible to achieve this goal. Zum Glück, the door is now open for the road to glory. In this tournament with all the world champions participating and the winner can rightly be described as the best cruiserweight in the world. On top of that the winner gets the Muhammad Ali Trophy. I admire Ali, because he is the biggest role model in boxing. I will thank God if I win a trophy with his name on it.”
Serbia-born Huck has two distinct advantages over Usyk: fighting at home in Berlin as well as being much more experienced against world-class opponents. The 32-year-old Huck is 13-4-1 (6 KOs) in world title fights and he has five victories against former or present world champions.
One of Huck’s four career losses as a professional, jedoch, is to Glowacki, who lost the WBO title he won in 2015, by knocking out Huck in the 11th Runde, to Usyk a year ago.
“It is going to be very nice to fight in Berlin, but I would also fight Usyk on the moon,” Huck noted. “Usyk is a well-schooled boxer and I cannot wait to step into the ring with him.
“When I fight, there’s always something going on, it’s never boring but spectacular. Huck fans around the world know that a Huck fight means entertainment. When I reach my potential on
fight night, I can beat everyone. I am optimistic and confident that I will beat Usyk.”
In the 10-round co-featured event, former WBO International and World Youth cruiserweight champion Noel Gevor (22-1, 10 KOs), fighting out of Germany by way of Armenia, nimmt auf die amerikanische Isiah Thomas (15-1, 6 KOs) in the WBSS Cruiserweight Substitution Fight.
Undefeated German middleweight prospect Patrick Wojcicki (9-0, 4 KOs) faces FrenchmanFouard El Massoudi (14-9, 1 KO) in einem Acht-Runden-Kampf, while German super middleweight Denis Radovan (5-0, 2 KOs) erfüllt Yasnn Binanga Abogho (6-1-1,) and German light heavyweightLeon Bunn (5-0, 5 KOs) Quadrate mit Tomasz “Temera” Gargula (18-7-1, 5 KOs), von Polen, in a pair of six-round matches, all scheduled to air live on Super Channel.
Alle Kämpfe und Kämpfer sind Änderungen vorbehalten.
UPCOMING WBSS EVENTS AIRING LIVE ON SUPER CHANNEL
Sieben. 9 – Cruisergewicht Viertelfinale in Berlin, Deutschland
WBO Cruiserweight World Championship
Oleksandr Usyk (12-0, 10 KOs), Champion, Kiew, Ukraine
vs.
Marco Huck (40-4-1, 27 KOs), Herausforderer, Berlin, Deutschland
Sieben. 16 – Super Mittelgewicht Viertelfinale in Liverpool, Vereinigtes Königreich
WBC Super Middleweight Diamond Championship
Callum Smith (22-0, 17 KOs), Liverpool, Merseyside, Vereinigtes Königreich
vs.
Erik Skoglund (26-0, 12 KOs), Nykoping, Schweden
Sieben. 23 – Cruisergewicht Viertelfinale in San Antonio, Texas, USA
WBA Cruiserweight World Championship
yunier Dorticós (21-0, 20 KOs), Champion, Miami, Florida, USA über Kuba
vs.
Dmitry Kudryashov (21-1, 21 KOs), Herausforderer, Wolgodonsk, Russland
Sieben. 30 – Cruisergewicht Viertelfinale in Riga, Lettland
WBC Cruiserweight World Championship
Mairis Deer (22-0, 18 KOs), Champion, Riga, Lettland
vs.
Mike Perez (22-2-1, 14 KOs), Herausforderer, Kork, Irland über Kuba
All WSBB fights will also be available on Super Channel On Demand.
Super Channel hat kürzlich große Box-Events wie Brook vs.. Spence Jr., Pacquiao-Horn, Eubank, Jr. vs. Abraham, Lomachenko vs. Mariaga und Crawford vs.. Indongo.
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