2018–20 World Boxing Super Series – cruiserweight division
The 2018–20 World Boxing Super Series – cruiserweight division is a World Boxing Super Series professional boxing tournament taking place between September 2018 and September 2020 in several countries. The Super Series features eight top-rated cruiserweight boxers in a single-elimination tournament. The tournament was organized by Comosa AG.[1]
This tournament will be the second World Boxing Super Series held at cruiserweight, following the 2017–18 edition, which saw Oleksandr Usyk unify all four major world titles.
Participants
| Rating1 | Boxer | Record Before Tournament2 | Stance | Height | Age2 | World titles2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mairis Briedis (LAT) | 24–1–0 | Orthodox | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | January 13, 1985 (aged 33) | |
| 4 |  Yuniel Dorticos (CUB) | 22–1–0 | Orthodox | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | March 11, 1986 (aged 32) | |
| 3 |  Krzysztof Głowacki (POL) | 30–1–0 | Southpaw | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | July 31, 1986 (aged 32) | |
| N/A |  Ruslan Fayfer (RUS) | 23–0–0 | Orthodox | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | May 10, 1991 (aged 27) | |
| 6 |  Andrew Tabiti (USA) | 16–0–0 | Orthodox | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | September 20, 1989 (aged 29) | |
| 5 | Maxim Vlasov (RUS) | 42–2–0 | Orthodox | 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | September 11, 1986 (aged 32) | |
| 8 | Mateusz Masternak (POL) | 41–4–0 | Orthodox | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | May 2, 1987 (aged 31) | |
| N/A |  Noel Gevor (GER) | 23–1–0 | Orthodox | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | September 18, 1990 (aged 28) |
^1 Transnational Boxing Rankings Board rankings on 9 Oct 2018, the last archived rankings before the start of the cruiserweght tournament. [2]
^2 Age, records, and titles listed as of the start of the tournament.
Brackets
Source:[3]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Mairis Briedis (LAT) |
UD 12 | |||||||||
| Noel Gevor (GER) |
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| Mairis Briedis (LAT) |
TKO 3 | |||||||||
| Krzysztof Głowacki (POL) |
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| Krzysztof Głowacki (POL) |
UD 12 | |||||||||
| Maxim Vlasov (RUS) |
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| Mairis Briedis (LAT) |
MD 12 | |||||||||
| Yuniel Dorticos (CUB) |
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| Yuniel Dorticos (CUB) |
UD 12 | |||||||||
| Mateusz Masternak (POL) |
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| Yuniel Dorticos (CUB) |
KO 10 | |||||||||
| Andrew Tabiti (USA) |
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| Ruslan Fayfer (RUS) |
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| Andrew Tabiti (USA) |
UD 12 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
The quarterfinals are held from 13 October to 10 November 2018.
| 13 October 2018 | Ruslan Fayfer |
UD 12 | Andrew Tabiti |
Expo, Ekaterinburg, Russia |
| 20 October 2018 | Yuniel Dorticos |
UD 12 | Mateusz Masternak |
CFE Arena, Orlando, FL, United States |
| 10 November 2018 | Mairis Briedis |
UD 12 | Noel Gevor |
UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Il, United States |
| 10 November 2018 | Krzysztof Głowacki |
UD 12 | Maxim Vlasov |
UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Il, United States |
Semi-finals
Both semifinal fights were held on 15 June 2019, at Arēna Rīga, Riga, Latvia.
| 15 June 2019 | Yuniel Dorticos |
KO 10 | Andrew Tabiti |
Arēna Rīga, Riga, Latvia |
| 15 June 2019 | Mairis Briedis |
TKO 3 | Krzysztof Głowacki |
Arēna Rīga, Riga, Latvia |
Final
The final originally was to be held on 16 May 2020 at Arēna Rīga, Riga, Latvia, the same place as the semi-finals, for the IBF and The Ring titles, but was postponed to 26 September 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and will be played behind closed doors.[4][5]
| 26 September 2020 | Mairis Briedis |
MD 12 | Yuniel Dorticos |
Plazamedia Broadasting Center, Munich, Germany |
References
- "World Boxing Super Series Featuring Cruiserweight Tournament in Season 2". Fightnetwork.com. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- "9 Oct 2018 - Transnational Boxing Rankings Board". www.tbrb.org.
- "Tournament | World Boxing Super Series". World Boxing Super Series. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
- "WBSS cruiserweight final canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic | DAZN News US". DAZN. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
- "Briedis-Dorticos WBSS Cruiserweight Final Set for 26 September". World Boxing Super Series. 2020-09-08. Retrieved 2020-09-09.