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Undefeated cruiserweight world champions Oleksandr Usyk vs. Mairis Briedis World Boxing Super Series semifinals PhilBoxing.com Sat, 27 Jan 2018  AIRING LIVE IN CANADA THIS AFTERNOON EXCLUSIVELY ON SUPER CHANNEL EDMONTON, Canada (January 27, 2018) --- Unbeaten cruiserweight world champions Oleksandr "The Cat" Usyk and Mairis Briedis open the entertaining World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) semifinals today in Latvia, starting at 2 p.m. ET, live exclusively on Super Channel in Canada. Super Channel acquired the exclusive rights in Canada to broadcast the World Boxing Super Series from MP & Silva, a leading international media company that provides media rights, digital, technology and sponsorship services. Usyk (13-0, 11 KOs), the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Cruiserweight World Champion is a two-time Ukrainian Olympian, who captured gold medals at the 2012 Olympics and 2011 World Championships, twice defeating current International Boxing Federation (IBF) Light Heavyweight World Champion Artur Beterbiev, the two-time Russian Olympian now based in Montreal. "I am going to entertain the crowd at the Arena Riga," Usyk said. "That I can promise! I have worked on some new thing and Saturday you will see what I'm talking about." Briedis (23-0, 18 KOs), the World Boxing Council (WBC) Cruiserweight World Champion, will be fighting in his hometown in front of an expected crowd of 10,000. "My team is doing everything to take pressure off my shoulders," Briedis commented. "We are just concentrating on the fight. My dream is to deliver a fight that can go into the Boxing Hall of Fame." The Usyk-Briedis world title unification winner will advance to the WBSS championship final in May to fight the winner of the other WBSS semifinals match, Feb. 3 in Russia, between IBF World Champion Murat "Iron" Gassiev (25-0, 18 KOs) and WBA World Champion Yunier "The KO Doctor" Dorticos (21-0, 20 KOs). . Five exciting fights on the "Usyk vs. Briedis" card, promoted by Sauerland Event, will air in Canada exclusively on Super Channel. TODAY'S WBSS LINE-UP ON SUPER CHANNEL MAIN EVENT - 12 ROUNDS - WBSS SEMIFINALS WBO/WBC UNIFICATION CRUISERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Oleksandr "The Cat" Usyk (13-0, 11 KOs), WBO Champion, Russia (90,4 kg (199.3 lbs.) vs. Mairis Briedis (23-0, 18 KOs), WBC Champion, Latvia 90,3 kg (199.1 lbs.) CO-FEATURE - WBSS CRUISERWEIGHT SUBSTITUTE FIGHT - 12 ROUNDS Noel Gevor (23-1, 10 KOs), Germany by way of Armenia vs. Olanrewaju Durodola (27-4, 25 KOs), 2008 Olympian, Nigeria WBC INTERNATIONAL SILVER LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP -- 10 ROUNDS Yoann Kongolo (10-0, 4 KOs), Switzerland, Champion vs. Andrejs Pokumeiko (15-12-1, 11 KOs), Latvia HEAVYWEIGHTS - 8 ROUNDS Filip Hrgovic (2-0, 2 KOs), 2016 Olympic bronze medalist, Croatia vs. Tom Little (10-4, 3 KOs), United Kingdom CRUISERWEIGHT - 8 ROUNDS (Swing Bout) Nikolais Grisunins (6-0-1, 3 KOs), Latvia vs. Jozsef Darmos (8-1-1, 7 KOs), Hungary (All fights and fighters are subject to change) All WBSS semifinals and championship fights will also be available on Super Channel On Demand. Super Channel aired major boxing events live in 2017 like Brook vs. Spence Jr., Pacquiao-Horn, Eubank, Jr. vs. Abraham, Lomachenko vs.Marriaga, Crawford vs. Indongo and Smith vs. Williams II. To watch all the World Boxing Super Series action live, as well as more exciting boxing to come, fight fans in Canada can contact their local cable provider to subscribe to Super Channel and all that it offers, including premium series, movies and much more, for as low as $9.95 per month. WORLD BOXING SUPER SERIES SEMIFINALS SCHEDULE CRUISERWEIGHTS January 27, Riga Arena, Riga, Latvia - WBO/WBC Unification Oleksandr "The Cat" Usyk (13-0, 11 KOs), WBO World Champion, Ukraine - Ring #1 vs. Mairis Briedis (23-0, 18 KOs), WBC World Champion, Latvia - Ring #3 February 3, Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi, Russia - IBF/WBA Unificatiion Murat "Iron" Gassiev (25-0, 18 KOs), IBF World Champion, Russia - Ring #2 vs. Yunier "The KO Doctor" Dorticos (21-0, 20 KOs), WBA World Champion, Cuba - Ring #5 SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS February 17, Manchester, Arena, Manchester, UK - WBA/IBO Unification "Saint" George Groves (27-3, 20 KOs), WBA World Champion, United Kingdom - Ring #2 vs. Chris "Next Gen" Eubank Jr. (26-1, 20 KOs), IBO World Champion, United Kingdom - Ring #4 February 24, Arena Nurnberger Versicherung, Nuremburg, Germany Juergen Braehmer (49-3 35 KOs), Germany - Ring #10 (Former WBO & WBA Light Heavyweight World Champion) vs. Callum "Mundo" Smith (23-0, 17 KOs), United Kingdom - Ring #3 (WBC Diamond Super Middleweight Champion)  |
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