FIGHT CAMP 360°:Episode 5 Premiers April 9th on The Super Channel in Canada
Revisit all the drama from Detroit – Go deep into Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler’s training camps as they prepare for April 24
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Premiering in Canada April 9 at 8:30 p.m. ET only on Super Channel
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EDMONTON (April 7, 2010) — The latest instalment of the critically acclaimed reality series from SHOWTIME Sports® — FIGHT CAMP 360°: Inside The Super Six World Boxing Classic — returns to Super Channel with Episode 5, premiering April 9 at 8:30 p.m. ET.
Where available, viewers can also watch it on Super Channel On Demand beginning April 12.
This new 30-minute instalment includes all the drama from Detroit, where Andre Dirrell’s surprising upset victory due to Arthur Abraham’s controversial disqualification, turned the Super Six World Boxing Classic on its head. Go behind the scenes during intense fight week controversy between the promoters, into the locker room before the bout, into the ring (where no less than seven Fight Camp 360 cameras captured never-before-seen footage) and to the hospital as Dirrell recovers from the DQ blow.
Plus, viewers will go deep inside the training camps of undefeated World Boxing Council (WBC) champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KOs) of Nottingham, England, and former World Boxing Association (WBA) 168-pound titleholder Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KOs) of Denmark as they prepare for their Group Stage 2 bout. Viewers also hear Andre Ward (20-0, 13 KOs), the unbeaten WBA super middle belt-holder of Oakland, Calif., discuss his knee injury.
Group Stage 2 continues with a world championship bout on Saturday, April 24. Carl Froch will defend his World Boxing Council (WBC) super middleweight title against former World Boxing Association (WBA) title holder Mikkel Kessler.
Group Stage 2, bout 2 will be offered LIVE on Super Channel courtesy of SHOWTIME beginning at 9 p.m. ET.
Air dates and times for FIGHT CAMP 360°: Inside The Super Six World Boxing Classic are available here
For more information on the Super Six World Boxing Classic including exclusive videos, photography, expert analysis from Al Bernstein and Steve Farhood, and much more please visit www.WorldBoxingClassic.com.
About Super Channel
Super Channel is Canada’s only national pay television network, consisting of two new HD channels, four new SD channels, and Super Channel On Demand.
Super Channel’s vision is to expand the Canadian premium TV experience by offering a broad range of fresh, entertaining movies, series and live events. Super Channel is owned by Allarco Entertainment 2008 Inc., an Edmonton-based media company.
ABOUT SUPER SIX WORLD BOXING CLASSIC
The inaugural Super Six World Boxing Classic is a ground-breaking, six-fighter tournament from SHOWTIME Sports® featuring the class of the super middleweight (168-pound) division from around the world. All bouts in the Super Six tournament will be contested under the Unified Rules of Boxing. Each boxer fights three bouts against different opponents in the field in the points-based Group Stage of competition (Win – 2 pts with a 1-pt bonus for KO/TKO; Loss – 0 pts; Draw – 1 pt.). After the Group Stage, the four fighters with the highest point totals will advance to the single-elimination Semi-Finals. The winners of the Semi-Final bouts will advance to the Finals and fight for the inaugural Super Six World Boxing Classic trophy.
