The 41 year-old veteran has been out of the ring since losing miserably to Alexander Povetkin in a WBA title challenge in September 2012, and will now attempt to get his career back on track with victory in the big-money event.
Briton Michael Sprott, Irishman Martin Rogan and home fighter Kali Meehan have already confirmed their participation for the summer, with Rahman’s addition leaving four spots open.
Super 8 will be a super-charged boxing event consisting of 8 world class fighters competing for a prize pool of £250,000 on one evening. Super 8 will become a regular feature in New Zealand and the world’s professional boxing landscape.
The Super 8 format will be similar to the UK “Prizefigher” however the big difference this time is the prize money on offer with over £100,000 to the winner and £50,000 to the runner up. In total there is over £250,000 up for grabs on the night to include a guaranteed £7,500 to all contestants for their first fights and also includes KO win bonuses.
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It is listed on NZX and the ASX and had a market capitalisation as at 30 June 2013 of NZ$ 2.1 billion. SKY’s principal business activity is the distribution of both local and international programme content to its 857,115 customers (as at 31 December 2013).
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