Tonights world boxing super series contest between. Mlb world series champions major league baseball espn. It is now just slightly over a year since the inaugural draft took place in monte carlo, monaco. World boxing super series home of the muhammad ali trophy. Boxing is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves, throw punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time in a boxing ring amateur boxing is both an olympic and commonwealth games sport and is a standard fixture in most international gamesit also has its own world championships. Mike tyson beat muhammad ali in a boxing simulation. Season ii of the world boxing super series cruiserweight tournament the organizers of the wbss cruiserweight tournament are ready to unveil season contestants. Contestants for the world boxing super series righ here. Manny pacquiaos back and alls well in the world well, not quite. Australian bantamweight contender jason moloney will compete in the eightman world boxing super series this fall, tournament organizer comosa ag announced on sunday. Below are the following contestants for the wbss bantamweight tournament. It is now just slightly over a year since the inaugural draft took. The world boxing super series has been described as the champions league of boxing with two tournaments, one for cruiserweights and one for supermiddleweights.
Saudi arabia will host the first world boxing super series cruiserweight final in may next year as well as its firstever international motorsport event, featuring stars from formula one, world. World boxing super series in jeopardy of cancellation. Midlands mayhem press conference quotes hear from the six title fight contestants. World boxing super series groves vs eubank jr wbss. Jeopardy james holzhauer, ken jennings, brad rutter will be. Terry flanagan, ryan martin round out world boxing super. The 201819 world boxing super series bantamweight division is a world boxing super series professional boxing tournament taking place between. To be eligible, the fighters had to be rated in the top 15 in any or multiple of the four major world rankings wba, wbo, wbc, ibf. World boxing super series draw heavy interest from fighters. Dazn scooped up rights to stream season 2, as well as the season 1 super middleweight final between smith and george groves. World boxing super series adds fuel to fire of boom daily. Naoya monster inoue 160, 14 kos versus juan carlos payano 201, 9 kos. The nfl playoffs kick off this weekend, which means that the super bowl isnt too far off on the horizon. Elsewhere on the card, lee selby beat ricky burns via a majority decision in a lightweight contest between two former world champions.
Irish world champion ryan burnett confirmed to enter world. The world boxing super series is looking at involving big names in the next edition, like raymundo beltran, jorge linares and even vasyl lomachenko. Due to the bracket style nature of the tournament, the winner of each tournament could claim all. The world boxing super series stream will be shown on their website here, facebook page. In the bantamweight bout featuring emmanuel rodriguez and jason moloney, rodriguezs ibf world bantamweight title will be on the line. The creation of the world series boxing tournament has raised the extraordinary possibility that britain could have four different wba world super middleweight champions in. Season 1 will include the cruiserweight and super middleweight weight classes. Eubank, 27, defends his ibo world title against the 37. The world series of boxing or wsb is an international boxing tournament that allows amateur boxers to compete professionally while maintaining amateur status and olympic eligibility. Tony bellew analyzes the world boxing super series. Ismaikel mike perez born 20 october 1985 is a cuban professional boxer competing as a cruiserweight. Meet the adorable contestants for the 2018 puppy bowl. Jul 19, 2018 the world boxing super series announced the last two fighters that will make up the eightman field for the upcoming tournament. How to watch world boxing super series stream boxing news.
It is part of the world that has never seen boxing of this level before. Abass baraou 80, 5 kos defended his wbc international super welterweight title with a sensational sixth round technical knockout over john odonnell 333, 11 kos on the same night denis radovan 1, 6 kos was victorious over luke blackledge 2692, 9 kos on the world boxing super series undercard at the 02, london. Wbss turned to the virtual world to create a heavyweight ali trophy title winner. The world boxing super series will create the next superstars in world boxing, promoter kalle sauerland told uk business insider. What was more important for both fighters than the alphabet trinket, is winner of this contest would enter the coveted world boxing super series. It will be the 10th edition of the international male beauty pageant. Chris you bought into the boxing ring as well and most importantly he progresses through to the final of the world boxing super series to contest the inaugural muhammad ali trophy in a 168 pounds middleweight division. The world boxing super series is an elimination tournament featuring some of the best boxers in the world fighting for their share of millions of dollars as well as.
Oct 05, 2018 the season 2 of world boxing super series wbss will start here in japan on sunday. The world boxing super series wbss is a professional boxing tournament organised by comosa ag. This time its the bantamweight and super lightweight divisions on display. Additionally, the winners will receive the muhammad ali trophy. Billed as the battle of britain, live coverage of the domestic showdown between george groves and jamie cox. His opponent former two division world champion arthur abraham, entered on a two fight win streak since losing his wbo world super middleweight title to gilberto ramirez in april of 2016. With heavyweight stars such as anthony joshua packing out stadiums, there is an appetite amongst fight fans for highclass competition and thats exactly what the world boxing super series. Usyk outclasses gassiev to make cruiserweight history, munguia retains tilte. Applications for world boxing super series pour in bad left. We saw a press conference of all the contestants for the triple main event in attendance today friday. Unstoppable dreams one championship one super series.
As those who are readers of our newsstand publication, the usa boxing news, or visit this website, the man of steel is written about and covered many times. Wbss announces final bantamweight contestants, full field set. The fighter season 2 contestants revealed mma republic. The inaugural world boxing super series was an absolute knockout, with fans getting a chance to see oleksandr usyk become cruiserweight king and callum smith reign atop of the super middleweights. Sunday sees the excellent world boxing super series hit two new weight classes, and a new continent, as yokohama in japan hosts a quarter final match in both the bantamweight and super lightweight tournaments. Applications for world boxing super series pour in bad. Jul 10, 2017 the creation of the world series boxing tournament has raised the extraordinary possibility that britain could have four different wba world super middleweight champions in the space of seven months. Taylor pips prograis on points in super series final mykhel.
Mairis briedis fights yuniel dorticos in an impressive world boxing super series final in riga on march 21, live on sky sports. Jan 07, 2020 three of the best and winningest jeopardy. Eubank jr defeats abraham next stop world boxing super. Mairis briedis against yuniel dorticos in world boxing super. World boxing super series cruiserweight final in saudi. He is now advancing to the finals of the world boxing super series to compete for the muhammad ali trophy and he is now the ibo and wba super middleweight champion of the world. Starting in september, eight elite cruiserweights and eight elite supermiddleweights will battle out a bracketstyle elimination tournament to win the greatest prize in. In 2018 kingdom hosts race of champions and world boxing. A special boxer selection process has been put in place to determine the contestants for season one. The final of the world boxing super series has been announced. Today, friday, the draft for the world boxing super series wbss year two tournaments will take place.
World boxing super series cancels season 3 until 2021. World boxing super series adds fuel to fire of boom. World boxing super series to feature cruiserweight and s. The official website of the world boxing super series wbss an annual tournament with the best of the best competing for the muhammad ali trophy. Jun 27, 2018 the son of former world titleholder julian jackson fought for a vacant junior middleweight world title in 2016 and lost by eighthround knockout to jermell charlo. The winner of chris eubank jrs super middleweight bout with arthur abraham will earn a place in the inaugural world boxing super series. Boxing how to watch world boxing super series quarterfinals. Mister world 2016 rohit khandelwal will finally crown his successor on august 23, 2019 in metro manila, philippines. May 18, 2017 the interest in the world boxing super series has been overwhelming. More importantly, though, it also means the puppy bowl is drawing near. It is not las vegas, nor is it new york and madison square garden.
World boxing super series to reveal participants, draw in. However pacquiaos win over lucas matthysse was the best result for boxing. Mike tyson outpointed muhammad ali over twelve rounds in the final of the inaugural ewbss heavyweight legends fantasy tournament today on the world boxing super series facebook page. He challenged once for the wbc cruiserweight title in 2017, and has fought world champions and contenders alexander povetkin, darnell wilson, carlos takam, bryant jennings, and mairis briedis.
World boxing super series final, with wba and ibf world super. How to watch world boxing super series quarterfinals. Undefeated wba regular bantamweight champion naoya monster inoue 170, 15 kos sent a big message to the other contestants in the world boxing super series 118 pound. Wba bantamweight champion naoya inoue is fired up as he begins his campaign to prove he is the world s best boxer in the division. A total of 72 men are expected to represent their respective countries in mister world 2019. Sky sports will broadcast world boxing super series. The world boxing super series cruiserweight final will be held in jeddah in saudi arabia in may 2018 following an agreement signed in london between world boxing super series. After the rousing success that was the world boxing super series cruiserweight division, the wbss returns for season 2 in 201819. Tonights world boxing super series contest between olexsandr usyk and marco huck is available for free online for uk and us viewers. The cruiserweight competitors will certainly clash in the thrilling final thought of the event, with the muhammad ali prize at risk for the champion, while dorticos additionally places his ibf title on the line in latvia at arena riga. A comprehensive list of mlb world series champions from 1903 to the present.
In each weight class, eight fighters will battle it out in a bracketstyle elimination tournament. Andre ward tournament winner and wba super, wbc and the ring super middleweight champion. Scotlands josh taylor defeats regis prograis on points after mesmerising contest. Photos by getty images and the world boxing super series. Jul 07, 2017 the contestants in the world boxing super series will be officially announced tomorrow saturday, july 8 in monaco, but the event will be anticlimactic as the names have already leaked out. World boxing super series draw heavy interest from. Ward won the wba title in his stage 1 fight and defended it to the end of the tournament. Any boxer who is willing and able to compete in these weight classes may apply to enter the tournament. Thats a terrific performance by george groves, an intelligent display taking it by score of 117112 for howard foster 116112.
The world boxing super series hoped to revolutionise boxing. On tuesday, comosa ag and kalle sauerland announced the third weight for season two of the world boxing super series. Scores were 114111 3x for tyson, who wins the eali cup. World boxing super series drawing massive interest boxing.
World boxing super series to use 4th judge for potential draws. There will be a pair of quarterfinal matches in the world boxing super series in orlando on saturday, oct. As each weight class can only feature eight stars, the board will have some tough decisions to make. Wbss announces final bantamweight contestants, full field. They will now battle it out over the course of nine months to take home the. World boxing super series post fight inoue vs manny. The contestants in the world boxing super series will be officially announced tomorrow saturday, july 8 in monaco, but the event will be anticlimactic as the names have already leaked out. The next season of the world boxing super series could feature a. Overwhelming interest as enrolment opens world boxing.
For the last six issues of our publication, we have featured the most expansive interview with boxing hall of famer jack ohalloran, who was not only a talented and leading heavyweight contender in the 1970s, but also was a. Lightweight from a uk perspective, youve got luke campbell, anthony crolla, ricky burns. What is the world boxing super series and what do the. Starting in september, eight elite cruiserweights and eight elite super middleweights will battle out a bracketstyle elimination tournament to win the greatest prize in. Jul 20, 2018 today, friday, the draft for the world boxing super series wbss year two tournaments will take place. Stephen gray 116 to 112 marcus mcdonald, 115 to 1 all three for your winner by unanimous decision. The opening show of the second season of the world boxing super series will be available to watch in the uk. The bantamweight tournament features four world champions and five undefeated fighters. May 18, 2017 with applications now open for the new world boxing super series inaugural season which will feature cruiserweights and super middleweights, the response from fighters has reportedly been. Naoya inoue destroys juan carlos payano boxing news 24. Oleksandr usyk can beat anthony joshua, says prince naseem hamed hamed wants the historymaker to move up in weight. It is a team matchup, in many ways similar to other professional sport leagues. The interest in the world boxing super series has been overwhelming.
George groves vs chris eubank jr fight highlights youtube. World boxing super series to feature cruiserweight and super middleweight divisions in season 1 enrollment begins on may 15. Evolution of mike tyson in boxing 19822018 duration. The inaugural world boxing super series crowned ukraines oleksandr usyk as undisputed champion when it peaked in july this year, and tony bellew, a former wbc champion at 200 pounds, saw enough. There are two separate singleelimination tournaments, one for cruiserweights and one for super middleweights. World boxing super series cancels season 3 until 2021 can wbss survive longterm. Irish world champion ryan burnett confirmed to enter world boxing super series belfasts burnett is expected to be unveiled as a seeded quarterfinalist in the eightman tournament tomorrow. Both competitions will provide tremendous matches along the way. Top female prospects from around the world enter the fighter johannesburg, south africa 10 of the best upcoming female flyweight prospects from around the world have been selected for the reality tv series, tf2 the fighter season 2, to live and train together, as well as compete against each other in a quest to win the ultimate prize. On thursday night, it was maybe the greatest achilles heel in show history. Exclusive the future of the world boxing super series. Comosa fleshes out plans for world boxing super series. The interest in the world boxing super series has surpassed even our wildest expectations.
Jason moloney among world boxing super series participants. Australian bantamweight contender jason moloney will compete in the eightman world boxing super series this fall and is the mandatory challenger for emmanuel rodriguez. Photos complete list of mister world 2019 contestants. The world boxing super series is a first of its kind annual boxing tournament, bringing together the best of the best fighters to compete at venues around.
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