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Edmonton, Kanada (Heinäkuu 17, 2018) – Canadian boxing fans will be able to watch the much-anticipated World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) cruiserweight championship finale this Saturday afternoon, as they have throughout the wildly entertaining semifinals and quarterfinals rounds, yksinomaan Super Channel.
All four-major sanctioning body world title belts, lisää Ring magazine’s strap, will be on the line at the Olympic Sport Complex in Moscow, when WBC/WBO champion Oleksandr “Kissa” Usyk (14-0, 11 KOs) and IBF/WBA title-holder Murat Gassiev (26-0, 19 KOs) square off for the inaugural Muhammad Ali Trophy, in addition to determining the first totally unified cruiserweight champion in the world in what is a legitimate Fight of the Year candidate.
The 31-year-old Usyk, the 2012 Olympic gold medalist from Ukraine, pysäytetty Marco Huck vuonna 10th round of their WBSS quarterfinal match, and he won a 12-round unanimous decision over Mairis Deer semifinaalissa. Russia-native Gassiev, 24, tyrmäsi Krzysctof Wlodarczyk ja yunier Dorticos, vastaavasti, in the third and 12th round of the quarterfinals and semifinals.
“Hän (Gassiev) is a strong guy,” Usyk sanoi, “Ja nyt, Jumalan kiitos, Murat and I will fight for the Muhammad Ali Trophy and the absolute world champion’ otsikko.
“I feel excellent about (fighting in Russia) se. I am an athlete, soturi. I do not care where I fight, I just want to fight. I know there will be support coming in from Ukraine which is great.
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Olen valmis, my team is ready. When the strong guys meet, the fights are interesting! This is what is so great about this tournament. It is necessary for the sport. I have said it before and I will say it again: the fans should expect a beautiful final.
“The training camp before the final has been the same as before my other fights,” Gassiev commented. “My opponent is a southpaw, so I have had different sparring partners and you have to do things a bit different tactically against a southpaw. Mutta, besides that nothing has changed.
“I have been doing the same amount of running, physical exercising and sparring. I am not thinking about what he is doing. I need to be Murat Gassiev and do my best… I am only thinking about myself, my skills and my condition. Se siitä.
“I would fight anywhere in the world, but it is a plus for my mother and brother that they easily can watch the fight live. I am sure the final will be a very interesting and good fight for fans all over the world. Voi paras mies voittaa!”
Four potentially explosive fights are on the “Usyk vs. Gassiev” kortti, presented by Patriot Boxing Promotions, tuulettaminen yksinomaan Kanadassa Super Channel.
Vuonna 10-kierroksen co-ominaisuus, former world champion Briedis faces Brandon Deslaurier (11-1-1, 10 KOs). The undisputed pound-4-pound Queen of Boxing, undefeated Colombian Cecelia “Presidentin vaimo” Braekhus (33-0, 9 KOs), who fights out of Finland, defends her unified world welterweight titles versus Russian challenger Inna “Ice Queen” Sagaydakovskaya (7-0, 3 KOs) in a 10-round match. WBA International super middleweight champion Fedor Chudinov(17-2, 12 KOs) defends at home against Nadjib “Iron Djib” Mohammedi (40-5, 23 KOs), Ranskassa, in a 12-round bout,
Super Channel hankkinut yksinoikeuden Kanadassa lähettää World Boxing Super Series MP & Silva, johtava kansainvälinen mediayritys, joka tarjoaa mediaoikeudet, digitaalinen, teknologia ja sponsorointi palvelut.
Kaikki WBSS taistelee olla saatavilla myös Super Channel Demand. The postponed WBSS world super middleweight champion final hasn’t been rescheduled at this time.
In addition to all the WBSS quarterfinal and semifinals matches, Super Channel aired major boxing events live the past 1 ½ years including Brook vs. Spence Jr., Pacquiao-Horn, Eubank, Jr. vs. Abraham, Lomachenko vs.Marriaga, Crawford vs. Indongo, Smith vs. Williams II, Frampton vs. Donaire, and Fury vs Seferi.
To watch the World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight championship final live, as well as more exciting boxing to come in 2018, fight fans in Canada may contact their local cable provider to subscribe to Super Channel and all that it offers, mukaan lukien palkkio sarja, elokuvia ja paljon muuta, niin alhainen kuin $9.95 kuukaudessa.