Channel 3 and BEC-Tero Entertainment proudly present a live broadcast of the ultimate boxing tournament “Super Six-World Boxing Classic.” Six world class Super Middleweight (168 pounds) champions will compete against each other in the world’s first boxing league. The legendary boxers are IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham, former middleweight champion of 4 boxing associations Jermain Taylor, WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch, WBC super middleweight runner-up Andre Dirrell, WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler, and Heavyweight Olympic gold medalist Andre Ward.

     In the tournament, each boxer will compete in 3 fights in the first round. The winner of each fight will earn 2 points. If he can knock down the opponent, he will get extra 1 bonus point. If the match is drawn, each competitor takes 1 point. The top 4 highest scorers will advance to the semifinal round. (The highest scorer will compete with the 4th place while the 2nd and 3rd place getters will compete against each other.)

     The winners in the semifinal round will compete in the final which will be held in June 2011 to find the ultimate super middleweight champion. (The winner will hold the middleweight championship of both the WBC and WBA.)

     The first match of the Champion League of Boxing will be broadcasted from Berlin, Germany on 18 October at 06.55 am. (Thai local time) It is the match between the undefeated Arthur Abraham and American legendary boxer Jermain Taylor. Channel 3 and BEC-Tero will broadcast the whole tournament live.

     After the Berlin match, the second match will take place. It will be between WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch and Olympic bronze medalist Andre Dirrell and will be held in England. Five weeks later, the third match between WBA Super Middleweight Mikkel Kessler and Olympic gold medalist Andre Ward will be held in the USA.

     The ultimate fight, who will win the champion’s belt of the two major boxing associations? You can find out by staying tuned to Channel 3.   

THE SUPER SIX

-     12 Events forming the first ever ‘Champions League’ of Boxing

-    Only guaranteed mega fights in a tournament format providing programming consistency

-    Six best boxers in the Super Middleweight Division - Combined Record: Fights 161, Losses 4, Draws 1

THE COMPETITORS

‘King’ Arthur Abraham
– IBF Middleweight World Champion
Jermain ‘ Bad Intentions’ Taylor
– former undisputed World Middleweight Champion
Carl ‘The Cobra’ Froch
– WBC Super Middleweight World Champion
Andre ‘The Matrix’ Dirrell
– WBC World #1 Super Middleweight
Mikkel ‘The Viking Warrior’ Kessler
– WBA Super Middleweight World Champion
Andre ‘ S.O.G.’ Ward
– Olympic Gold Medalist

THE TOURNAMENT

All competitors are placed in one group and will have 3 fights (home and away) in the group stage, collecting 2 points for a point win, 3 points for a KO win and 1 point for a draw. The top 4 of the group will qualify for the knockout stage semi finals (1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd) and the winners meet in the final in
June 2011 to determine the true Super Middleweight Champion of the world. (The winner will also be the holder of both the WBC and WBA versions of the Super Middleweight World Championship.)

THE PROGRAMME

Group Stage Round 1:

Event 1- October 17, 2009
Arthur Abraham vs. Jermain Taylor (in Germany) – Main Event start time at 21:00hrs GMT
((Broadcast time in Thailand at 06.55 am. on Sunday 18th, October)
Event 2- October 18, 2009
Carl Froch vs. Andre Dirrell (in UK) – Main Event start time at 01:15hrs GMT
(Broadcast time in Thailand at 08:15 am. on Sunday 18th, October)

Event 3 - November 21, 2009
Andre Ward vs. Mikkel Kessler (in USA) – Main Event start time at
02:00hrs GMT
(on Sunday 22nd, November)

Group Stage Round 2:

Event 4 - January 23, 2010
Andre Dirrell vs. Arthur Abraham (in USA)

Event 5 - March, 2010
Mikkel Kessler vs. Carl Froch (in Denmark)

Event 6 - March, 2010
Andre Ward vs. Jermain Taylor (in USA)

Group Stage Round 3:

Event 7 - July, 2010
Andre Dirrell vs. Andre Ward (in USA)

Event 8 - August, 2010
Carl Froch vs. Arthur Abraham (in UK)

Event 9 - September, 2010 
Mikkel Kessler vs. Jermain Taylor (in USA or Denmark)

Event 10 - January, 2011
Semi Final

1vent 11 – February, 2011
Semi Final 2

Event 12 - May, 2011
The Final

Name : Arthur Abraham Nickname : King Arthur Nationality : Armenian Age : 29 Height : 70 inches (5 feet 10 inches) Weight : 168 pounds Statistic : Win 30 (KO 24) lost 0 Title : IBF middle weight champion

Name : Carl Froch Arthur Abraham Nickname : The Cobra Nationality : British Age : 32 Height : 72 inches (6 feet) Weight : 168 pounds Statistic : Win 25 (KO 20) lost 0 Title : WBC super middleweight champion

Name : Mikkel Kessler Nickname : Viking Warrior Nationality : Danish Age : 30 Height : 73 inches (6 feet 1 inches) Weight : 168 pounds Statistic : Win 42 (KO 32) lost 1 Title : WBA super middleweight champion

Name : Andre Ward Nickname : S.O.G. Nationality : American Age : 25 Height : 73 inches (6 feet 1 inches) Weight : 168 pounds Statistic : Win 20 (KO 13) lost 0 Title : Heavyweight Olympic Gold Medalist

Name : Jermain Taylor Nickname : Bad Intentions Nationality : American Age : 31 Height : 73 inches (6 feet 1 inches) Weight : 168 pounds Statistic : Win 28 (KO 17) lost 3 Draw 1 Title : Former middleweight champion of 4 boxing associations

Name : Andre Dirrell Nickname : The Matrix Nationality : American Age : 26 Height : 74 inches (6 feet 2 inches) Weight : 168 pounds Statistic : Win 18 (KO 13) lost 0 Title : WBC middleweight runner-up