Oleksandr Usyk: record, next fight and profile →
Tickets for the Ali Trophy semi-final bout in the cruiserweight edition of the World Boxing Super Series between WBO World Champion Aleksandr Usyk (13-0, 11 KOs) and WBC World Champion Mairis Briedis (23-0, 18 KOs) go on sale on Monday December 11th at 12.00 (Noon) CET, via bilesuserviss.lv with prices starting at €50.
The Ali Trophy semi-final bout in the cruiserweight edition of the World Boxing Super Series between WBO World Champion Aleksandr Usyk (13-0, 11 KOs) and WBC World Champion Mairis Briedis (23-0, 18 KOs) hits the Arena Riga, Latvia on January 27, 2018. “The stand-out atmosphere in the quarter-finals was the noise the fans made in the sold-out Arena Riga,” said Kalle Sauerland, Comosa’s Chief Boxing Officer.
With IBF cruiserweight champion, Murat Gassiev, folding Krzysztof Wlodarczyk in three rounds this past weekend at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, the semi-finals of the World Boxing Super Series are now set. Gassiev will face WBA titlist Yunier Dorticos in a unification showdown of the two most feared hitters at the weight. On the other side of the bracket, WBO champion and Olympic gold medal winner Oleksandr Usyk takes on Latvian superstar Mairis Breidis, who has the WBC belt.
Murat Gassiev watched with interest as Mairis Briedis defeated Mike Perez via unanimous decision in the World Boxing Super Series in Riga, Latvia on Saturday night. And the Russian IBF World Champion is full of praise for both combatants and fellow participants in the Ali Trophy cruiserweight tournament.
This past Saturday night, WBC World cruiserweight champion Mairis Briedis beat Mike Perez via a unanimous decision in the quarterfinals of the World Boxing Super Series tournament (WBSS). Briedis (23-0, 18 KOs) overcame a cut eye to outpoint Mike Perez 116-110, 115-111 and 114-112 in Riga, Latvia, and set up a semifinal against undefeated WBO champion Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine.
Usyk vs. Huck Fight Photos Gallery - Berlin, Germany - In the first bout of the World Boxing Super Series Cruiserweight tournament, Oleksandr Usyk (13-0, 11 KOs) scored a tenth round stoppage of former champion Marco Huck (40-5-1, 27 KOs) to retain the WBO cruiserweight title.
Berlin, Germany - In the first bout of the World Boxing Super Series Cruiserweight tournament, Oleksandr Usyk (13-0, 11 KOs) scored a tenth round stoppage of former champion Marco Huck (40-5-1, 27 KOs) to retain the WBO cruiserweight title. Usyk will now have to face the winner of the September 30th clash between WBC champion Mairis Briedis and Mike Perez, which takes place in Latvia.
Usyk, Huck Scorecard Live BoxingScene - The much-anticipated World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) kicks-off this afternoon with quarterfinals action in the cruiserweight division - airing live in Canada exclusively on Super Channel -- as World Boxing Organization (WBO) Cruiserweight World Champion Oleksandr Usyk (12-0, 10 KOs) makes his defense against former world cruiserweight champion Marco Huck (40-4-1, 27 KOs) in the 12-round main event.
In 2016, Ring’s Magazine’s State of the Game issue issued what has become an annual compilation of the best divisions in boxing. Cruiserweight topped the list. That was before the conception of the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) commencing later today with its first of four quarterfinal bouts. On the 2017 list, cruiserweight (or the 200 lb. division) slipped to fourth. Right in front of it was the Jr. bantamweight division hosting tonight’s anticipated “SuperFly” card. Jr. bantamweight’s elevation comes with the arrival in the last year of multiple faces that made flyweight the 2014 ‘best division’ selection.
Usyk vs. Huck Weights Photos Gallery - The WBSS tournament will commence this Saturday in Berlin, with the first quarter-final match as World Boxing Organization (WBO) Cruiserweight World Champion Oleksandr "The Cat" Usyk (12-0, 10 KOs) defends his world title against former world cruiserweight champion Marco "Kapt'n" Huck (40-4-1, 27 KOs) in the 12-round main event.