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The battle for the World Boxing Super Series Muhammad Ali Trophy in the cruiserweight division comes to Riga, Latvia on September 30 when WBC World Champion Mairis Briedis (22-0, 18 KOs) faces Mike Perez (22-2-1, 14 KOs) in a quarter-final bout at the Riga Arena, and tickets are now on sale at www.bilesuserviss.lv ranging from €20.60 to €175.60.
WBC World Champion Briedis meets Irish-based and Cuban-born Perez in quarter-final showdown on September 30th at the Riga Arena in Latvia The World Boxing Super Series is delighted to announce that the Riga Arena in Latvia will play host to the cruiserweight quarter-final bout between reigning and defending WBC World Champion Mairis Briedis (22-0, 18 KOs) and Irish-based and Cuban-born Mike Perez (22-2-1, 14 KOs) on September 30th.
Can it start tomorrow? The answer is no. If one is looking for something to complain about, the wait for this thing to start would be it. Like Christmas presents just sitting there waiting to be opened, the possibilities for the World Boxing Super Series are thrilling. Beginning in the fall, there will also be a super middleweight tournament. The lighter class is interesting but nowhere near as stacked relative to its division. The cruiserweight field features six of the top ten in the current TBRB ratings and beltholders from each of the four major sanctioning bodies.
Photos of Gala - The star-studded World Boxing Super Series kicked off in style on Saturday night in Monaco when the quarter-final pairings were determined during the Draft Gala at the famed Grimaldi Forum. In a 50-minute live TV show, all stars came face-to-face live on stage, with the top four seeds picking their opponents from the unseeded boxers. The quarter-finals will take place in September and October, with dates and venues to be announced in due course. The winners of the revolutionary bracket-style elimination tournament will receive the Muhammad Ali Trophy, The Greatest Prize in Boxing.
The first four fights in the stacked World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight tournament were determined at its draft gala Saturday night in Monaco. Three of the four top-seeded cruiserweights chose their quarterfinal opponents from a field of three unseeded cruiserweights. The matchups for the cruiserweight tournament were made after the four World Boxing Super Series super middleweight matches were made.
The World Boxing Super Series is delighted to announce three more rising challengers. Undefeated youngsters Avni Yildirim (16-0, 10 KOs) and Rob Brant (22-0, 15 KOs) have been added to the super-middleweight competition, while Mike Perez (22-2-1, 14 KOs) completes the cruiserweight line-up. With just one more spot to be filled, the Muhammad Ali Trophy now features nine undefeated fighters, five world champions and three former world champions.
Mike Perez returned from a two-year hiatus to get a quick-fire stoppage. The Cuban former amateur star, who has put in some serious work to get down to cruiserweight, ousted Viktor Biscak after just 29 seconds. The fight came on the undercard of Lee Haskins’ attempt to retain the IBF bantamweight world title against Ryan Burnett, exclusively live on Sky Sports, at the SSE Arena in Belfast.
Tommy McCarthy will not box this weekend. The former English cruiserweight title challenger had been set to face Mike Perez on Saturday, exclusively live on Sky Sports. But the Pat Magee-managed 26-year-old (9-1, 5 KOs) has been pulled from the June 10 card at the SSE Arena in Belfast, leaving Perez –– the former world-ranked Cuban –– without a dance partner.
Mike Perez is promising to put it all on the line as he faces a crunch Cruiserweight clash against Tommy McCarthy at the SSE Arena Belfast on Saturday June 10, live on Sky Sports. Perez makes his debut at 200lbs and goes straight into the Lion’s Den against hometown favourite, McCarthy, who is looking to bounce back to winning ways having been outpointed by recently crowned British champion Matty Askin in November.
Boxing Scene has been informed that a show which was cancelled earlier this week will now be rescheduled. The inaugural It’s A Bout Boxing Ireland card –– Táimid Laochra –– was previously set for April 1 at the National Stadium in Dublin. But it will now take place on April 28 at the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght, South Dublin.