HNUB NO: WBSS Semifinals finale Super Middleweights in Germany: Callum Smith vs. Nieky Holzken

WBSS Semifinals finale
Super Middleweights in Germany
Callum Smith vs. Nieky Holzken
AIRING LIVE IN CANADA THIS AFTERNOON
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(L-R) Callum Smith & Nieky Holzken
(Picture courtesy of World Boxing Super Series)
Edmonton, Canada (Lub ob hlis ntuj 24, 2018)This afternoon in the semifinals round finale of the incredibly entertaining Ntiaj teb Boxing Super Series (WBSS) kev sib tw, undefeated challengersCallum “ntiaj teb no” Smith (23-0, 17 Kos), lub Lub ntiaj teb no Boxing Council (Qhov) Diamond champion, and late replacement Nieky “lub Ntuj” Holzken (13-0, 10 Kos), square-off in the 12-round super middleweight bout, at Nurnberger Versicherung Arena in Nuremburg, Lub teb chaws yelemees.
The Smith vs. Holzken card, pib thaum 2 p.m. THIAB, will air live in Canada, heev dua lwm yam rau Super Channel.
Holzken, an undefeated Dutch prospect, replaced two-time world champion Juergen Braehmer, ntawm lub teb chaws Yelemees, who withdrew earlier this week from the WBSS semifinals match due to illness.
The Smith-Holzken winner will advance to the WBSS super middleweight championship final against World Boxing Association (WBA) and International Boxing Organization (IBO) Super Middleweight ntiaj teb tau zus ib “Sir” George Nyuaj (28-3, Kos), of the United Kingdom, Lub rau hli ntuj 2at The O2 Arena in London, in a battle for the coveted Muhammad Ali Trophy.
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The 27-year-old Smith, fighting out of the United Kingdom, won a 12-round unanimous decision over previously undefeated Erik Skoglund in the WBSS quarterfinals to capture the World Boxing Council (Qhov) Diamond super middleweight title.
I came here to book a place in the final,” Xamiv tau hais tias. “I have had a really good camp and I have improved on stuff from the last fight and people will see a better performance from me. People will see that I am good enough to win the tournament. I just want to win, win well, and look good doing it.
I always knew from the start of the tournament that there was a massive opportunity that George (Nyuaj) would be waiting in the final. Tab sis, rau tam sim no, I am fully focused on Nieky, and then I can talk more about Groves after the fight.
Holzken, 34, was preparing to fight Dmitri Chudinov nyob rau hauv Saturday lub WBSS Super Middleweight Substitute Fight.
“Nws yog zoo yuav tsum tau nyob ntawm no,” Holzken commented. “My life has been like a rollercoaster the last days. I was preparing to fight Dmitrii Chudnov, thiab rau hnub Monday I got a call that Juergen Braehmer was out. Yog li ntawd, this is a lifetime opportunity and I will take the opportunity with both hands, Kuv npaj txhij!
Callum is a good fighter and respectful guy, but I am a big believer, and I believe I can get the victory nyob rau hnub Saturday. I am going to do my best to beat him and my best to win the whole tournament.
Five exciting fights on theSmith-Holzken” card, presented by Sauerland Event, yuav pa ya heev dua lwm yam nyob rau hauv Canada nyob rau hauv Super Channel.
TODAY’S WBSS LINE-UP ON SUPER CHANNEL
MAIN kev tshwm sim – WBSS SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT SEMIFINALS – 12 Ib ncig
Callum Smith (23-0, 17 Kos), United Kingdom, 167.5 phaus. (76,0 kg)
vs.
Nieky Holzken (13-0, 10 Kos), Netherlands, 167.5 phaus. (76,0 kg)
CO-FEATURE – WBSS SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT SUBSTITUTE FIGHT – 10 Ib ncig
Dmitrii Chudinov (20-2-2, 13 Kos), Russia
vs.
Siarhei Khamitski (30-14-3, 14 Kos), Belarus
Heavyweights – 8 Ib ncig
Filip Hrgovic (3-0, 3 Kos), 2016 Olympic bronze medalist, Croatia
vs.
SeanBig SexyTurner (12-1, 8 Kos), Ireland
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 8 Ib ncig
James Kraft (13-0, 9 Kos), Former WBC Youth Light Heavyweight Champion, Lub teb chaws yelemees
vs.
Bernard Donfack (23-17-3, 11 Kos), Germany by way of Cameroon
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 6 Ib ncig
Leon Bauer (12-0-1, 8 Kos), Lub teb chaws yelemees
vs.
Marco Miano (6-5 (2 Kos), Ltalis
SWING BOUT
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 6 Ib ncig
Tony Kraft (12-0-1, 4 Kos), Lub teb chaws yelemees
vs.
Jozsef Racz (7-20-1, 2 Kos), Hungary
(all fights & fighters subject to change)
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NTIAJ TEB BOXING SUPER SERIES semifinals SIJ HAWM
CRUISERWEIGHTS
Lub ib hlis ntuj 27, Riga Arena, Riga, Latvia – WBO / WBC Unification
Oleksandr “Cov miv” Usyk (14-0, 11 Kos), Ukraine
WMDEC12 (115-113, 115-113, 114-114).
Mairis Mos lwj (23-1, 18 Kos), Latvia
(Usyk muab khaws cia tseg nws WBO title thiab yeej WBC championship)
Lub ob hlis ntuj 3, Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi, Russia – IBF / WBA Unification
Murat “Hlau” Gassiev (26-0, 19 Kos), Russia
WTKO12
Yunier “Lub KO tus kws kho mob” Dorticós (21-1, 20 Kos), Teb chaws Cuba
(Gassiev retained his IBF title and won WBA championship)
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Lub ob hlis ntuj 17, Manchester, Arena, Manchester, UK – WBA / IBO Unification
“Saint” George Nyuaj (28-3, 20 Kos), United Kingdom
WDEC12 (117-112, 116-112, 115-113)
Chris “Tom ntej no Gen” Eubank Jr. (26-2, 20 Kos), IBO ntiaj teb tau zus ib, United Kingdom
(Groves retained his WBA title and won IBO championship)
Lub ob hlis ntuj 24, Nurnberger Versicherung Arena, Nuremburg, Lub teb chaws yelemees
Callum “ntiaj teb no” Smith (23-0, 17 Kos), United Kingdom – Nplhaib #3
(WBC Pob Zeb Diamond Super Middleweight Champion)
vs.
Nieky “lub Ntuj” Holzken (13-0, 10 Kos), Netherlands
WORLD BOXING SUPER SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS
CRUISERWEIGHTS
Tej zaum 11, 2018, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaWBC/WBC/WBA/IBF/Ring Unification
Oleksandr “Cov miv” Usyk (14-0, 11 Kos), WBO/WBC Champion, Ukraine – Nplhaib #1
vs.
Murat “Hlau” Gassiev (26-0, 19 Kos), WBA/IBF Champion, Russia – Nplhaib #2
Lub rau hli ntuj 2, 2018, The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom – WBA / IBO Unification
“Saint” George Nyuaj (28-3, 20 Kos), United Kingdom, WBA/IBO Champion – Nplhaib #2
vs.
Callum Smith-Nieky Holzken winner
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