SUPER SIX WORLD BOXING CLASSIC
– The Super Middleweights –
TOURNAMENT FORMAT
ENTRANTS
Arthur Abraham Berlin, Germany (30-0, 24 KOs)
Andre Dirrell Flint, Mich. (18-0, 13 KOs)
Carl Froch Nottingham, England (25-0, 20 KOs) WBC 168-lbs Champion
Mikkel Kessler Copenhagen, Denmark (41-1, 31 KOs) WBA 168-lbs Champion
Jermain Taylor Little Rock, Ark. (28-3-1, 17 KOs)
Andre Ward Oakland, Calif. (19-0, 12 KOs)
FORMAT
• All bouts will be contested under the unified rules of boxing;
• All bouts scheduled for 12 rounds;
• Both the World Boxing Council (WBC) and the World Boxing Association (WBA) titles will be on the line at the outset of tournament competition;
• Each boxer will fight three bouts against different opponents in the Group Stage—
round-robin, points-based competition;
• Points will be awarded after each bout. Scoring is as follows:
Win – 2 points (with a 1-point KO/TKO bonus)
Draw – 1 point
Loss – 0 points
• Following the Group Stage, the top four point scorers qualify for the Semi-Finals with the bottom two eliminated (In the event of a tie on points, a tie-break mechanism is in place);
• Semi-Finals will match the point leader against the fourth place fighter and the second versus the third in single-elimination bouts (In the event of a draw in the Semi-Final bouts, a tie-break mechanism is in place);
• The winners of the Semi-Final bouts advance to the Final.
DATES and VENUES
• Fights will be contested on both American and European continents. Dates and venues will be announced in the coming weeks.
GROUP STAGE MATCHUPS
GROUP STAGE 1
CARL FROCH vs. ANDRE DIRRELL (for WBC World Championship)
JERMAIN TAYLOR vs. ARTHUR ABRAHAM
MIKKEL KESSLER vs. ANDRE WARD (for WBA World Championship)
• Matchups in Group Stages 2 and 3 will be announced in the coming weeks.
