List of world supermiddleweight boxing champions wikipedia. Andre ward tournament winner and wba super, wbc and the ring super middleweight champion. A southpaw fighter, braehmer has not boxed as a super middleweight since 2007, but will move down a weight division to take part in the world boxing super series at 168 pounds. This is a chronological list of world super middleweight boxing champions, as recognized by four of the betterknown sanctioning organizations. Groves defends his wba supermiddleweight world title against his countryman in saudi arabia tonight. The final world boxing super series semifinal fight is today february 24th in nuremburg, germany, as supermiddleweight callum smith 230, 17 kos looks to advance to the final by besting. Previously at regional level he held the european and british supermiddleweight titles between 2015 and 2017. World boxing super series final slot still up in the air. Callum john smith born 23 april 1990 is a british professional boxer. Wba supermiddleweight champion george groves will be fit to contest the world boxing super series final against fellow briton callum smith. Keep reading first of all, everybody involved in this tournament deserve a. George groves v callum smith world boxing super series. Christopher livingstone eubank junior vs george groves super middleweight semifinal february 27th gleb kuzin.
Eubank jr dominated against abraham at the weekend to earn himself a spot in the world boxing super series quarter final. World boxing super series ali trophy super middleweight. World boxing super series usyk vs gassiev wbss season. We soon see the hugely anticipated world boxing super series get off to a start as we await the final details of the schedule. The world boxing super series is going to be epic in 201819 picture. The world boxing super series wbss is a professional boxing tournament organised by comosa ag. Callum smith will square off against george groves in an allenglish world boxing super series super middleweight final after a points win over nieky holzken. World boxing super series reveals tournament seeding. Mar 16, 2015 with the win, eubank earned the final slot in the world boxing super series and, in his quarterfinal bout in germany on oct. The world boxing super series has been a great success so far with a number of cracking fights across the super middleweight and cruiserweight. World boxing super series 168 final, june 2 at londons o2. Groves, 30, and smith, 28, won semifinals earlier in. World boxing super series profiles the supermiddleweights. The world boxing association wba, founded in 1921 as the national boxing association nba, the world boxing council wbc, founded in 1963, the international boxing federation ibf, founded in 1983.
Follow super middleweight world super series men 20172018 latest results, todays scores and all of the current seasons super middleweight world super series men 20172018 results. The cruiserweight final of the world boxing super series is set for may 11 in jeddah, saudi arabia, with oleksandr usyk taking on murat gassiev for all four wba super, ibf, wbo and wbc. Jul 30, 2018 the world boxing super series super middleweight final between george groves and callum smith will be held in jeddah, saudi arabia on september 28. Groves the first supermiddleweight confirmed for the tournament announced his inclusion in the super series just days after winning the wba world title against fedor chudinov in may. George groves vs callum smith result from world boxing. Groves trainer shane mcguigan said the injury is a worry. Sep 28, 2018 here we are then, its finally here, the super middleweight world boxing super series final. About the world boxing super series organised by comosa ag, the world boxing super series will kick off in september 2017, featuring the cruiserweight and super middleweight divisions. World boxing super series supermiddleweight final live. What is the world boxing super series and what do the. World boxing super series inoue qf highlights facebook.
Eubank 241, 19 kos, 27, of england, is the son of the former middleweight and super middleweight world titleholder chris eubank sr. Final regis prograis usa ud 12 terry flanagan uk regis prograis usa tko 6 kiryl relikh blr kiryl relikh blr ud 12 eduard troyanovsky rus regis prograis usa josh taylor uk md 12 josh taylor uk tko 7 ryan martin usa josh taylor uk. This could seemingly give him an advantage against his first opponent, brant, who is coming up a weight class from middleweight. Semi final 18th may 2019 the sse hydro, glasgow, scotland josh taylor vs ivan baranchyk wbc silver title ibf world championship final 26th october 2019 the o2, london, uk. The world boxing super series supermiddleweight final between george groves and callum smith will be held in jeddah, saudi arabia on september 28. Grovessmith final will go on, no replacements new, 33 comments george groves wont be pulled from the wbss super middleweight final. World boxing super series 2018 prize money revealed. The world boxing super series field is finally set. George groves and callum smith are going to put all on the line for a shot at greatness. Brahmers last fight at super middleweight was a decision win over mario veit.
Jul 02, 2018 the world boxing super series is going to be epic in 201819 picture. The world boxing association wba, founded in 1921 as the national boxing association nba. Feb 24, 2018 the final world boxing super series semifinal fight is today february 24th in nuremburg, germany, as super middleweight callum smith 230, 17 kos looks to advance to the final by besting. The street is a shot that to tell you this room and then head pound rate on the chin right on the button and and that was it game over tremendous. The world boxing super series super middleweight final between george groves and callum smith will take place in saudi arabia on 28 september. The tournament entails of eight elite boxers, seven fights and one trophy. The main event features georges groves defending the wba super super middleweight title. Current ibo super middleweight champion, former wba interim middleweight champion, former british middleweight champion w hen it was announced that the winner of an early july showdown between chris eubank jr and arthur abraham in london would be the final confirmed entrant into the super middleweight bracket, british boxing fans. Georges groves and callum smith to fight world boxing super. Saint george groves 283 successfully defended his wba super middleweight title and claimed chris eubank jr. The final super series quarterfinal featured jurgen brahmer going against robert brant.
Both competitors had recently fought at other weights, with brahmer being a former light heavyweight world champion and brant a fringe middleweight contender. His fight with abraham will be his second since moving up in. World boxing super series super middleweight titleholder. The official website of the world boxing super series wbss an annual tournament with the best of the best competing for the muhammad ali trophy. Aug 21, 2017 a southpaw fighter, braehmer has not boxed as a super middleweight since 2007, but will move down a weight division to take part in the world boxing super series at 168 pounds. A few states briefly recognized a junior light heavyweight division at 167 pounds 76 kg and the fringe world athletic association waa later inaugurated a super middleweight division at 168 pounds 76 kg. Georges groves and callum smith to fight world boxing. The world boxing super series supermiddleweight final between george groves and callum smith will take place in jeddah, saudi arabia on 28 september. There was interest in a division between middleweight and light heavyweight in the late 1960s, the mid1970s, and the early 1980s.
Ward won the wba title in his stage 1 fight and defended it to the end of the tournament. He has held the wba super and ring magazine super middleweight titles since 2018, and won the world boxing super series super middleweight tournament in the same year. Super lightweight ivan baranchyk vs anthony yigit ibf world championship super lightweight regis prograis vs terry flanagan wbc diamond title glasgow 3rd november 2018 sse hydro, glasgow, scotland. May 09, 2018 so a july 7 world boxing super series final is possible, provided a onemonth extension is granted. Check out bloody elbows coverage of the world boxing super series supermiddleweight and cruiserweight tournaments, which are scheduled to run from september 2017 through may 2018. The first edition of the tournament saw a total of 16 elite boxers from two weight classes cruiserweight and super middleweight battle it out over the course of a year. World boxing super series seeds revealed for both tourneys. The main event features georges groves defending the wba super super middleweight title when he takes on callum. Jan 26, 2018 christopher livingstone eubank junior vs george groves super middleweight semifinal february 27th gleb kuzin. World boxing super series usyk vs gassiev wbss season i. In professional boxing, super middleweight is contested between the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions, in which boxers can weigh between 160 pounds 73 kg and 168 pounds 76 kg.
Super middleweight world super series men 20172018. The international boxing federation ibf, founded in 1983. This could seemingly give him an advantage against his first opponent, brant, who is. Groves has the goods, the experience, and the ring iq to not only beat eubank, but to win the tournament. Roundbyround coverage as callum smith knocks out george groves to take the wba supermiddleweight title and win the super series final in saudi arabia. The world boxing super series is a first of its kind annual boxing tournament, bringing together the best of the best fighters to compete at venues around. Prior to that bout eubank snr had called anyone not entered into the tournament suspect and its apparent the eubanks are prepared to take this opportunity very seriously.
Feb 17, 2018 saint george groves 283 successfully defended his wba super middleweight title and claimed chris eubank jr. May 10, 2018 george groves hopes of fighting callum smith in the world boxing super series super middleweight final will be determined in the coming 10 days. Feb 18, 2018 despite losing to super middleweight world titlist george groves and suffering a cut over the right eye, chris eubank jr. Sep 28, 2018 roundbyround coverage as callum smith knocks out george groves to take the wba super middleweight title and win the super series final in saudi arabia. World boxing super series home of the muhammad ali trophy. World boxing super series our super middleweight rankings. Despite losing to super middleweight world titlist george groves and suffering a cut over the right eye, chris eubank jr.
George groves vs callum smith result from world boxing super series final. All 16 participants and two alternates for each bracket cruiserweight and super middleweight were finalized friday, and four fighters were seeded in each tournament. He has held the wba super and ring magazine supermiddleweight titles since 2018, and won the world boxing super series supermiddleweight tournament in the same year. The final of the world boxing super series super middleweight tournament between george groves and callum smith will take place on sept. Jul 07, 2017 eubank 241, 19 kos, 27, of england, is the son of the former middleweight and super middleweight world titleholder chris eubank sr.
World boxing super series ali trophy super middleweight final update 1st, march 2018 boxing fans around the world have seen four great fights in the semifinals of the world boxing super series over the first two months of 2018, and now comosa ag is in the middle of preparing for the cruiserweight and super middleweight finals. George groves hopes of fighting callum smith in the world boxing super series supermiddleweight final will be determined in the coming 10 days. The final fight of the world boxing super series inaugural season, a highly anticipated matchup between saint george groves, the wba super super middleweight champion, and undefeated callum. Here we are then, its finally here, the super middleweight world boxing super series final. May 29, 2018 wba super middleweight champion george groves will be fit to contest the world boxing super series final against fellow briton callum smith. With the win, eubank earned the final slot in the world boxing super series and, in his quarterfinal bout in germany on oct. Rodriguez battered paul butler on saturday night at the o2 and tete won a 12second title. What is the world boxing super series and what do the winners.
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