Yunier Dorticos: record, next fight and profile →
Kalle Sauerland has issued an update regarding the final of the World Boxing Super Series. The Chief Boxing Officer at Comosa AG, the company behind the Muhammad Ali Trophy organisation, had been expecting to be ringside next month for the cruiserweight tournament final between Cuba’s Yuniel Dorticos and Mairis Briedis of Latvia.
The WBSS Cruiserweight Final between Mairis Briedis and Yuniel Dorticos scheduled for March 21 in Riga is postponed to May 16 due to the current situation with the Coronavirus. Local authorities in Latvia have adopted comprehensive measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, events with more than 200 people present have been prohibited until April 14.
At some point, Mairis Briedis and Yuniel Dorticos can look forward to competing in the World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight tournament. For now, the harsh truth is facing the reality of yet another delay. As sporting and entertainment events around the world are postponed—or canceled outright—due to coronavirus concerns, the last remaining bout of the second season of the WBSS tournament is determined to hold the line as currently scheduled. The cruiserweight final is due to take place on March 21 at Riga Arena in Briedis’ hometown of Riga, Latvia. However, a state of emergency declared by the Latvian government included the distinction that “public events, meetings, processions and pickets with more than 200 participants are banned as of March 13 till April 14, 2020.”
With just two weeks to go, Maris Briedis’ trainer Dmitrijs Šiholajs says bold statements from Team Dorticos have not gone unnoticed at Team Briedis ahead of the WBSS Cruiserweight Ali Trophy final on March 21 at the Arena Riga.
UK fight fans can look forward to watching the conclusion of another World Boxing Super Series tournament after the WBSS partnered with Matchroom Boxing and Sky Sports to exclusively broadcast the massive Mairis Briedis vs Yuniel Dorticos Ali Trophy showdown later this month.
Renowned Cuban coach, Pedro Roque, believes Muhammad Ali is watching over IBF champ Yuniel Dorticos in the WBSS Cruiserweight Ali Trophy final against Mairis Briedis on March 21 at the Arena Riga.
Andrew ‘The Beast’ Tabiti is ready for a comeback and believes Mairis Briedis will take home the Muhammad Ali Trophy in the WBSS cruiserweight final against IBF champion Yuniel Dorticos on March 21 at the Arena Riga.
Latvia’s Mairis Briedis (26-1, 19 KOs) talks about the magnitude of the WBSS Cruiserweight Ali Trophy final four weeks ahead of his hotly-anticipated encounter with Yuniel Dorticos (24-1, 22 KOs) at the Arena Riga.
When the visiting finalist, Yuniel Dorticos, broke down and knocked out Andrew Tabiti in Riga in June to secure a spot in the 200lbs final, he gained fans in the hometown of his opponent, Mairis Briedis. The Arena Riga is not the lion’s den, but a home away from home.
Both Mairis Briedis (26-1, 19 KOs) and Yuniel ‘The KO Doctor’ Dorticos (24-1, 22 KOs) prescribed defeat to each other after meeting in Latvia on Wednesday to kick off their hotly-anticipated WBSS Cruiserweight Ali Trophy final at the Arena Riga on March 21.