2018–19 World Boxing Super Series – cruiserweight division

The 2018–19 World Boxing Super Series – cruiserweight division is a World Boxing Super Series professional boxing tournament taking place between September 2018 and May 2019 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
Rating1BoxerRecord Before Tournament2StanceHeightAge2World titles2
1 Mairis Briedis (LAT)24–1–0Orthodox1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) (1985-01-13)January 13, 1985 (aged 33)
4 Yuniel Dorticos (CUB)22–1–0Orthodox1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) (1986-03-11)March 11, 1986 (aged 32)
3 Krzysztof Głowacki (POL)30–1–0Southpaw1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) (1986-07-31)July 31, 1986 (aged 32)
N/A Ruslan Fayfer (RUS)23–0–0Orthodox1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) (1991-05-10)May 10, 1991 (aged 27)
6 Andrew Tabiti (USA)16–0–0Orthodox1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) (1989-09-20)September 20, 1989 (aged 29)
5 Maxim Vlasov (RUS)42–2–0Orthodox1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in) (1986-09-11)September 11, 1986 (aged 32)
8 Mateusz Masternak (POL)41–4–0Orthodox1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) (1987-05-02)May 2, 1987 (aged 31)
N/A Noel Gevor (GER)23–1–0Orthodox1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 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 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)  
   Mairis Briedis (LAT) TKO 3  
     Krzysztof Głowacki (POL)  
 Krzysztof Głowacki (POL) UD 12
   Maxim Vlasov (RUS)  
     Mairis Briedis (LAT)
   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

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 Krzysztof Głowacki UD 12 Maxim Vlasov UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Il, United States
10 November 2018 Mairis Briedis UD 12 Noel Gevor UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Il, United States

Semi-finals

Both semifinal fights were held in 15 June 2019, at Arēna Rīga, Riga, Latvia.

15 June 2019 Yuniel Dorticos KO 10 Andrew Tabiti
15 June 2019 Mairis Briedis TKO 3 Krzysztof Głowacki

Final

The final originally will be held on 16 May 2020 at the same place as the semi-finals, for the IBF and The Ring titles, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

16 May 2020 Mairis Briedis vs Yuniel Dorticos

References
  1. "World Boxing Super Series Featuring Cruiserweight Tournament in Season 2". Fightnetwork.com. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  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.


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