2018–19 World Boxing Super Series – Super lightweight division
Appearance
The 2018–19 World Boxing Super Series – Super lightweight division is a World Boxing Super Series professional boxing tournament that took place between October 2018 and October 2019 in several countries. The Super Series features eight top-rated super lightweight boxers in a single-elimination tournament. The tournament was organized by Comosa AG.[1]
Participants
[edit]Rating1 | Boxer | Record2 | Stance | Height | Age2 | World titles2 |
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5 | Kiryl Relikh (BLR) | 22–2–0 | Orthodox | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 8 March 1988 (aged 30) | WBA (Regular) champion |
10 | Ivan Baranchyk (BLR) | 18–0–0 | Orthodox | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 24 January 1993 (aged 25) | IBF champion |
Anthony Yigit (SWE) | 21–0–1 | Southpaw | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | 1 September 1991 (aged 26) | IBF mandatory | |
2 | Josh Taylor (UK) | 13–0–0 | Southpaw | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 8 August 1992 (aged 25) | WBC Silver champion |
9 | Eduard Troyanovsky (RUS) | 27–1–0 | Orthodox | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 30 May 1980 (aged 38) | |
1 | Regis Prograis (USA) | 22–0–0 | Southpaw | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 24 January 1989 (aged 29) | WBC interim champion |
Terry Flanagan (UK) | 33–1–0 | Southpaw | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | 11 June 1989 (aged 29) | ||
Ryan Martin (USA) | 22–0–0 | Orthodox | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 26 February 1993 (aged 25) |
^1 Transnational Boxing Rankings Board rankings on 11 September 2018, the last archived rankings before the start of the tournament. [2]
^2 Age, records, and titles listed as of the start of the tournament.
- Viktor Postol and Subriel Matías are tournament reserve fighters.[3][4]
Brackets
[edit]Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||
Regis Prograis (USA) | UD 12 | ||||||||||
Terry Flanagan (UK) | |||||||||||
Regis Prograis (USA) | TKO 6 | ||||||||||
Kiryl Relikh (BLR) | |||||||||||
Kiryl Relikh (BLR) | UD 12 | ||||||||||
Eduard Troyanovsky (RUS) | |||||||||||
Regis Prograis (USA) | |||||||||||
Josh Taylor (UK) | MD 12 | ||||||||||
Josh Taylor (UK) | TKO 7 | ||||||||||
Ryan Martin (USA) | |||||||||||
Josh Taylor (UK) | UD 12 | ||||||||||
Ivan Baranchyk (BLR) | |||||||||||
Ivan Baranchyk (BLR) | RTD 7 | ||||||||||
Anthony Yigit (SWE) |
Quarter-finals
[edit]The quarterfinals were held between 7 October and 3 November 2018.
7 October 2018 | Kiryl Relikh | UD 12 | Eduard Troyanovsky | Yokohama Arena, Yokohama, Japan |
27 October 2018 | Ivan Baranchyk | RTD 7 | Anthony Yigit | Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
27 October 2018 | Regis Prograis | UD 12 | Terry Flanagan | Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
3 November 2018 | Josh Taylor | TKO 7 | Ryan Martin | SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland |
Semi-finals
[edit]The semifinals will be held in 27 April and 18 May 2019.
27 April 2019 | Regis Prograis | TKO 6 | Kiryl Relikh | Cajundome, Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S. |
18 May 2019 | Josh Taylor | UD 12 | Ivan Baranchyk | SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland |
Final
[edit]For the WBA (Super), IBF and The Ring titles.
26 October 2019 | Josh Taylor | MD 12 | Regis Prograis | The O2 Arena, London, England |
References
[edit]- ^ "World Boxing Super Series Confirm Super-Lightweight Tournament For Season Two". 26 June 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "11 September 2018". www.tbrb.org. Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.
- ^ "Viktor Postol, Paul Butler Confirmed as WBSS Reserve Fighters". 24 October 2018.
- ^ Andon Wainwright (2010-10-22). "Puerto Rico's hopes are high for Subriel Matias". The Ring. Retrieved 2018-11-15.