EDMONTON, Alberta, Canadà (Juliol 31, 2017) – Super Channel subscribers in Canada will have the opportunity to watch superstar Vasyl Lomachenko, arguably the No. 1 pound-for-pound professional boxer in the world today, as the Ukrainian defends his World Boxing Organization (OMB) Association Junior Lightweight World Championship for the second time, aquest dissabte nit (Agost 5), a partir de 10 p.m. I / 7 p.m. PT, live from Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
The 29-year-old Lomachenko (8-1, 6 KOs) will be challenged by two-time world title challenger, dangerous Colombian knockout artist Miguel “The Scorpian” Marriaga (25-2, 21 KOs), the WBO No. 10-classificat contendent, a l'esdeveniment principal de 12 rondes.
Three exciting fights on the stacked “Lomachenko vs., Marriaga” targeta, promogut per Top Rank, sortirà a l'aire exclusivament al Canadà el Super Channel.
Super Channel ha emès recentment grans esdeveniments de boxa en directe com Brook vs. Spence Jr., Pacquiao-Horn, i Eubank, Jr. vs. Abraham.
“we are all ecstatic to be bringing this exciting bout featuring one of the world’s best boxers, Vasyl Lomachenko, to our viewers and to be presenting another top-notch card from legendary promoter, Top Rank’s Bob Arum, to Canadian fight fans,” va dir Troy Wassill. Director de Programació, Distribuïdors nacionals & Esports per a Super Channel.
Lomachenko is regarded by many as the greatest amateur boxer of his time and arguably all-time having captured two Olympic gold medals (2008 & 2012) and three World Championships, reportedly losing only once in 396 baralles amateur.
Vuit (7-1) of his nine fights during his three-year pro career have been in world title fights, including world title winning performances in two different weight classes, WBO featherweight and junior lightweight. Lomachenko has defeated world champions Gary Russell, Jr., Román Martínez i Nicholas Walters.
Marriaga, who is moving up to junior lightweight to challenge Lomachenko, is a battled-tested challenger with good power and a strong amateur background.
A la co-metratge de 12 rondes, TAMBÉ & NABF lightweight champion “Sucre” Raymundo Beltran (33-7-1, 21 KOs) defends his titles against former two-time Interim World Boxing Association (AMB) Super Featherweight World Champion Bryan Vasquez (36-2, 19 KOs).
Mexico-native Beltran, fighting out of Phoenix (LA), is a two-time world title challenger who is knocking on the door for another world title shot. Beltran is ranked No. 2 in the world by the WBO, Consell Mundial de Boxa (CMB) i la Federació Internacional de Boxa (FIB), així com No. 6 per l'AMB.
Vásquez, fighting out of Costa Rico, is rated the No. 1 lightweight contender in the world by the WBA
In the eight-round Super Channel opener, 2012 Medallista de plata olímpic Esquiva Falcao (17-0, 12 KOs), the undefeated Brazilian middleweight, steps up in terms of class opposition to face Joan “Terrible” Montero (20-2, 8 KOs), de Mèxic.
Per veure el “Lomachenko vs.. Marriaga” viure, així com més excitant de la boxa per venir, els fanàtics de la boxa al Canadà poden posar-se en contacte amb el proveïdor de cable local per a subscriure a Super Channel i tot el que ofereix, incloent la sèrie premium, pel·lícules i molt més, per tan baix com $9.95 per mes.
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