Rob Brant: record, next fight and profile →
It´s official: the fourth and final of the World Boxing Super Series Quarterfinals at super middleweight between Juergen Braehmer (48-3) and Rob Brant (22-0) will go ahead on October 27 at the Sport and Congresshall in Schwerin. Braehmer has been residing for a number of years in Schwerin.
There is still no date or site for Juergen Braehmer vs. Rob Brant, the fourth of the quarterfinals in the World Boxing Super Series tournament at 168 pounds, but according to a German press release from Team Sauerland - a likely date is at the end of October.
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 super middleweight matches in the World Boxing Super Series tournament were established during a draft gala Saturday night in Monaco. The four top-seeded super middleweights chose their opponents from among a group of four unseeded super middleweights.
In what was a bit of a surprise, middleweight contender Rob Brant (22-0, 15 KOs) agreed to join the World Boxing Super Series 168-pound tournament. He joins the likes of George Groves, Callum Smith, the winner of the upcoming bout between Arthur Abraham and Chris Eubank Jr., and Jurgen Brahmer(who are the top four seeds) - along with Avni Yildrim, Jamie Cox and Erik Skoglund.
The World Boxing Super Series is pleased to announce the seeding for the inaugural season of the Muhammad Ali Trophy, The Greatest Prize in Boxing. During tomorrow´s Draft Gala, the top four seeds will select their opponents from the four unseeded boxers. The live TV show (23:00 local, 5 PM ET) will be broadcasted in multiple territories and also be streamed live on www.WorldBoxingSuperSeries.com.
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.
While many are calling for an immediate rematch between Hassan N'dam and Ryota Murata, in the wake of the highly debated and controversial decision given to N'dam this past weekend in Tokyo, Japan for a version of the WBA title - the fact is that Rob Brant is the mandatory challenger.
There has been a lot of controversy over the middleweight title fight which took place on Saturday in Tokyo, Japan. Hassan N'Dam survived a fourth-round knockdown on and went on to a split-decision win over Japan's Ryota Murata, who won gold at the London Olympics and was making his first world title challenge. The crowd at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo jeered after the decision making N'Dam the regular WBA middleweight champ was announced. Two judges scored 116-111 and 115-112 to the French boxer, but one judge gave the fight to Murata at 117-110.
Red-hot Prospect Logan Yoon 1-0 returns to action for his second pro fight in Mexico. The talented Hawaiian fighter recently signed a promotional contract with "The Heavyweight Factory" and later tonight he will be in action in Mexico for a scheduled fight with Luis Alberto Gomez 13-2