2018–2020 World Boxing Super Series – cruiserweight division

The 2018–20 World Boxing Super Series – cruiserweight division was a World Boxing Super Series professional boxing tournament which took place between October 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

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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) (1985-01-13)January 13, 1985 (aged 33)
4   Yuniel Dorticos (CUB) 22–1–0 Orthodox 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) (1986-03-11)March 11, 1986 (aged 32)
3   Krzysztof Głowacki (POL) 30–1–0 Southpaw 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) (1986-07-31)July 31, 1986 (aged 32)
N/A   Ruslan Fayfer (RUS) 23–0–0 Orthodox 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in) (1991-05-10)May 10, 1991 (aged 27)
6   Andrew Tabiti (USA) 16–0–0 Orthodox 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) (1989-09-20)September 20, 1989 (aged 29)
5   Maxim Vlasov (RUS) 42–2–0 Orthodox 1.92 m (6 ft 3+12 in) (1986-09-11)September 11, 1986 (aged 32)
8   Mateusz Masternak (POL) 41–4–0 Orthodox 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) (1987-05-02)May 2, 1987 (aged 31)
N/A   Noel Gevor (GER) 23–1–0 Orthodox 1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in) (1990-09-18)September 18, 1990 (aged 28)

^1 Transnational Boxing Rankings Board rankings on 9 Oct 2018, the last archived rankings before the start of the cruiserweight tournament. [2]
^2 Age, records, and titles listed as of the start of the tournament.

Brackets

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Source:[3]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
      
  Mairis Briedis (LAT) UD 12
  Noel Gevor (GER)
  Mairis Briedis (LAT) TKO 3
  Krzysztof Głowacki (POL)
  Krzysztof Głowacki (POL) UD 12
  Maxim Vlasov (RUS)
  Mairis Briedis (LAT) MD 12
  Yuniel Dorticos (CUB)
  Yuniel Dorticos (CUB) UD 12
  Mateusz Masternak (POL)
  Yuniel Dorticos (CUB) KO 10
  Andrew Tabiti (USA)
  Ruslan Fayfer (RUS)
  Andrew Tabiti (USA) UD 12

Quarter-finals

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The quarterfinals are held from 13 October to 10 November 2018.

13 October 2018 Andrew Tabiti  UD 12   Ruslan Fayfer 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

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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

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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 at Plazamedia Broadcasting Center, Munich, Germany 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 Broadcasting Center, Munich, Germany

References

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  1. ^ "World Boxing Super Series Featuring Cruiserweight Tournament in Season 2". Fightnetwork.com. Retrieved 22 August 2018.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "9 Oct 2018 - Transnational Boxing Rankings Board". www.tbrb.org.
  3. ^ "Tournament | World Boxing Super Series". World Boxing Super Series. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
  4. ^ "WBSS cruiserweight final canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic | DAZN News US". DAZN. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  5. ^ "Briedis-Dorticos WBSS Cruiserweight Final Set for 26 September". World Boxing Super Series. 2020-09-08. Archived from the original on 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2020-09-09.