Carl Frampton vs. Luke Jackson & Tyson Fury vs. Francesco Pianeta live on Super Channel In Canada

Image: Carl Frampton vs. Luke Jackson & Tyson Fury vs. Francesco Pianeta live on Super Channel In Canada

One of the best top-to-bottom pro boxing cards of the year will air Saturday afternoon, August 18, in Canada exclusively on Super Channel, live from Windsor Park in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

Three-time, two-division world champion Carl “The Jackal” Frampton takes on Luke “Action” Jackson in the 12-round main event for the Interim World Boxing Organization (WBO) Featherweight World Championship in the 12-round main event. Three-time Irish Olympian Paddy “The Leprechaun” Barnes challenges World Boxing Council (WBC) flyweight world champion Cristofer “El Latigo” Rosales in the 12-round co-featured event. In a Special Heavyweight Attraction, undefeated former unified world heavyweight champion Tyson “Gypsy King” Fury continues his comeback in a 10-round match against veteran Francisco Pianeta.

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Carl Frampton wants Oscar Valdez and Leo Santa Cruz after Luke Jackson

Image: Carl Frampton wants Oscar Valdez and Leo Santa Cruz after Luke Jackson

By Tim Royner: Carl Frampton is already looking past his opponent Luke Jackson for this Saturday towards bigger matches against WBA Super World featherweight champion Leo Santa Cruz and WBO champion Oscar Valdez. But before interim World Boxing Organization featherweight champion Frampton (25-1, 14 KOs) can think of facing those two guys, he needs to defeat the unbeaten #5 WBO Jackson (16-0, 7 KOs) this Saturday night on August 18 at Windsor Park in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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Deontay Wilder to attend Fury vs. Pianeta on Saturday

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By Scott Gilfoid: Deontay Wilder confirmed on Monday that he’ll be in attendance for Tyson Fury’s fight this Saturday night against Francesco Pianeta at Windsor Park in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Fury (26-0, 19 KOs) and WBC heavyweight champion Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs) are in negotiations to face each other on November 10 or November 17 in the United States.

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Tyson Fury building up Francesco Pianeta

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By Scott Gilfoid: With most boxing fans seeing Francesco Pianeta as having zero chance of pulling off the upset on August 18, Tyson Fury is working overtime to build him up to make him sound like the ultimate world beater for their fight at Windsor Parker in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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Tyson Fury says he’ll fight Wilder after Pianeta

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By Jeff Aranow: Tyson Fury says he’ll fight WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder after he takes care of business against Francesco Pianeta on August 18. Fury states that Anthony Joshua has made the Brits look bad for turning down the fight against Wilder for September and looking like he’s running scared.

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Fury vs Pianeta in Belfast, August 18

Image: Fury vs Pianeta in Belfast, August 18

Lineal world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury will take on former European champion and two-time world title challenger Francesco Pianeta at Windsor Park on August 18.

Fury (26-0-KO19) returned from two-and-a-half years out of the ring with a dominant stoppage of Sefer Seferi in Manchester on June 9 and will continue his march back towards the top against Pianeta (35-4-1-KO21).

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Chagaev stops Pianeta in 1st round knockout

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By Jim Dower: WBA World heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev (34-2-1, 21 KOs) had an easy 1st round knockout win over #12 WBA fringe contender Francesco Pianeta (31-2-1, 17 KOs) on Saturday night to retain his World Boxing Association title at the GETEC Arena in Magdeburg, Germany.

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