Eight live fights on Sky Box Office

December 7, 2010   ·   0 Comments

Sky Box Office HD will show eight live title fights in one night, including Amir Khan’s Las Vegas debut on Saturday, December 11. The event, called GR8 Britain vs The World, features world, European, Commonwealth and British title fights in a nine-hour marathon broadcast from the UK, Germany and the USA.

Khan will top the bill as he defends his world light-welterweight title against hard-hitting mandatory challener, Marcos Maidana of Argentina, at the Mandalay Bay. Before Khan, heavyweight Chisora gets his crack against a Klitschko as he takes on WBO and IBF champion Wladimir in front of a huge crowd in Mannheim, Germany – in what will be only his 15th professional fight.

In Liverpool Welsh wizard Nathan Cleverly takes on Spain’s Alejandro Lakatos in an eliminator for the WBO light-heavyweight title, knowing a win will guarantee him his own shot at a world crown.

Other fights include James DeGale against British super-middleweight champion Paul Smith,  European light-middlweight king Matthew Macklin against Ruben Varon, and Kell Brook against American Michael Clark with the WBO Inter-Continental welterweight title at stake.

Sky Sports boxing commentator Jim Watt said: “This is a great night of boxing to look forward to with titles being contested in three different countries, Amir Khan making his Vegas debut and Dereck Chisora challenging for the world heavyweight crown.

“After the success of the first Magnificent Seven bill in September this is also a great chance to see some of the fantastic British boxing talent that we have, on home soil, with the likes of Nathan Cleverly, James DeGale, Kell Brook and Matthew Macklin who all impressed so much last time out.”

Gr8 Britain versus The World, from the Echo Arena, Liverpool, the SAPArena, Germany and the Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas will be screened live from 8.00pm, Saturday, December 11, on Sky Box Office HD (Channel 739) and Sky Box Office (Channel 743).  The event is priced at £14.95 for UK customers, €21.95 for customers in the Republic of Ireland.

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