(L-R) – Nieky Holzken & Callum Smith
(Picture courtesy of World Boxing Super Series)
EDMONTON, ການາດາ (ກຸມພາ 21, 2018) – ສະພາມວຍໂລກ (WBC) Diamond champion Callum “ໂລກ” Smith (23-0, 17 KOs) takes on late replacement Nieky “ທໍາມະຊາດ” Holzken (13-0, 10 KOs) ວັນເສົານີ້ in the last ນັກກິລາກວ່າ Super Series (WBSS) semifinals-round match in the super middleweight division, at Nurnberger Versicherung Arena in Nuremburg, ເຢຍລະມັນ
The Smith vs. Holzken card, ເລີ່ມຕົ້ນທີ່ 2 p.m. ແລະ, will air live in Canada, ສະເພາະແຕ່ Super Channel.
Holzken, an undefeated Dutch prospect, has replaced two-time world champion ຍອດນິ Braehmer, ຂອງເຢຍລະມັນ, who withdrew from the WBSS semifinals match due to illness.
“I have been battling a feverish infection since Sunday,” Braehmer explained. “ແຕ່ຫນ້າເສຍດາຍ, a fight in this state is out of the questions. It is not possible for me to go into the ring like this and I would like to apologize to my fans. I was well prepared and looking forward to fighting Callum.”
The Smith-Holzken winner will advance to the WBSS super middleweight championship final against World Boxing Association (WBA) and International Boxing Organization (IBO) Super ແຊ້ມໂລກ Middleweight “Sir” George ສວນ (28-3, KOs), of the United Kingdom, ເດືອນມິຖຸນາ 2at The O2 Arena in London, in a battle for the coveted Muhammad Ali Trophy.
Super Channel ທີ່ໄດ້ມາສິດທິໃນການາດາໃນການທົ່ວໄປຂອງ Super Series ໂລກມວຍຈາກ MP & Silva, ເປັນບໍລິສັດຊັ້ນນໍາສື່ມວນຊົນລະຫວ່າງປະເທດທີ່ສະຫນອງສິດທິສື່ມວນຊົນ, ດິຈິຕອນ, ເຕັກໂນໂລຊີແລະສະຫນັບສະຫນູນການບໍລິການ.
Smith was the least tested WBSS semifinalist in terms of having faced quality opponents, as well as the youngest at 27. The undefeated Brit is one of four fighting Smith brothers.
ໃນໄຕມາດສຸດ WBSS, Smith took a 12-round unanimous decision from previously unbeaten Erik Skoglund to capture the World Boxing Council (WBC) Diamond super middleweight title.
“I gave an interview last week and said it was great there have been no drop-outs,” ສະມິດໄດ້ກ່າວ. “Looks like I spoke too soon. We got the call as we were boarding the plane. I am committed to fighting ວັນເສົາ and will fight whoever the World Boxing Super series puts in front of me.”
The 34-year-old Holzken was preparing to fight Dmitri Chudinov ໃນ ວັນເສົາ WBSS Super Middleweight Substitute Fight. He has had only four scheduled 10-round matches during his five-year professional career, the most notable being a win by 10-round unanimous decision in 2016 ໃນໄລຍະ Farouk Daku (20-9-1) for the vacant BeNeLux super middleweight title.
Holzken is determined to make the most of this opportunity by upsetting Smith, despite his obvious leap in class. “I’ve been waiting for this chance to come,” Holzken commented. “I signed up as a substitute fighter, so I’m in great shape and prepared for ວັນເສົາ. I’ve watched Callum fight many times. I study everyone in my weight class. He’s a good, solid fighter. We’re both big body punchers. It will make for an excellent fight. Callum, you better be ready, because I am, and I’m coming to beat you!”
Five exciting fights on the “Smith-Holzken” ບັດ, presented by Sauerland Event, ຈະອອກອາກາດສະເພາະແຕ່ໃນການາດາກ່ຽວກັບການ Super Channel.
In the 10-round WBSS Substitute Fight, Dmitrii “Night Wolf” Chudinov (20-2, 13 KOs), ຂອງລັດເຊຍ, faces an opponent to be determined in the co-featured event. 2016 Olympic bronze medalist Filip Hrgovic (3-0, 3 KOs), ຂອງ Croatia, faces Irishman Sean “Big Sexy” Turner (12-1, 8 KOs) ໃນການແຂ່ງຂັນແປດໄດ້ຕະຫຼອດ; former WBC Youth light heavyweight champion James Kraft (13-0, 9 KOs), ຂອງເຢຍລະມັນ, meets Cameroon native Bernard Donfack (23-17-3, 11 KOs) in an eight round super middleweight match; 19-year-old German super middleweight Leon Bauer (12-0-1, 8 KOs) ຮຽບຮ້ອຍດ້ວຍ Marco Miano (6-6, 2 KOs), ຂອງອິຕາລີ, in a six-round fight to open the Super Channel broadcast. A six-round “swing bout” between German super middleweight Toni Kraft(12-0-1, 4 Kos) and Hungarian Jozsef Racz (7-20-1, 2 KOs) may also be aired.
ການຕໍ່ສູ້ທັງຫມົດແລະ fighters ມີການປ່ຽນແປງ.
ນັກກິລາກວ່າ SUPER SERIES semifinals SCHEDULE
ຄຸຍ
ເດືອນມັງກອນ 27, Riga ສະຫນາມກິລາ, Riga, ລັດເວຍ – WBO / WBC Unification
Oleksandr “ແມວ” Usyk (14-0, 11 KOs), Ukraine
WMDEC12 (115-113, 115-113, 114-114).
Mairie Deer (23-1, 18 KOs), ລັດເວຍ
(Usyk ເກັບຮັກສາຫົວຂໍ້ WBO ລາວແລະຊະນະແຊ້ມ WBC)
ກຸມພາ 3, Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi, ລັດເຊຍ – IBF / WBA Unification
Murat “ທາດເຫຼັກ” Gassiev (26-0, 19 KOs), ລັດເຊຍ
WTKO12
Yunier “The KO Doctor” Dorticós (21-1, 20 KOs), ຄິວບາ
(Gassiev retained his IBF title and won WBA championship)
SUPER ເດີ້ນ
ກຸມພາ 17, Manchester, ນາມຫລິ້ນກິລາ, Manchester, UK – WBA / IBO Unification
“Saint” George ສວນ (28-3, 20 KOs), ສະຫະປະຊາຊະອານາຈັກ
WDEC12 (117-112, 116-112, 115-113)
Chris “Gen ຕໍ່ໄປ” Eubanks Jr. (26-2, 20 KOs), IBO ແຊ້ມໂລກ, ສະຫະປະຊາຊະອານາຈັກ
(Groves retained his WBA title and won IBO championship)
ກຸມພາ 24, Nurnberger Versicherung Arena, Nuremburg, ເຢຍລະມັນ
Callum “ໂລກ” Smith (23-0, 17 KOs), ສະຫະປະຊາຊະອານາຈັກ – Ring #3
(WBC ເພັດແຊ້ມ Super Middleweight)
vs.
Nieky “ທໍາມະຊາດ” Holzken (13-0, 10 KOs), ເນເທີແລນ
WORLD BOXING SUPER SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS
ຄຸຍ
ພຶດສະພາ 11, 2018, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – WBC/WBC/WBA/IBF/Ring Unification
Oleksandr “ແມວ” Usyk (14-0, 11 KOs), WBO/WBC Champion, Ukraine – Ring #1
vs.
Murat “ທາດເຫຼັກ” Gassiev (26-0, 19 KOs), WBA/IBF Champion, ລັດເຊຍ – Ring #2
ເດືອນມິຖຸນາ 2, 2018, The O2 Arena, ລອນດອນ, ສະຫະປະຊາຊະອານາຈັກ – WBA / IBO Unification
“Saint” George ສວນ (28-3, 20 KOs), ສະຫະປະຊາຊະອານາຈັກ, WBA/IBO Champion – Ring #2
vs.
Callum Smith-Nieky Holzken winner
