(L-R) – Yunier Doricos & Murat Gassiev(Pictures n'ikike nke World Boxing Super Series)
Edmonton, Canada (January 31, 2018) – The ultra-atọ ụtọ World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) semifinals-gburugburu na-ekwubi a Saturday, mgbe undefeated ụwa akaebe Murat “Ígwè” Gassiev (25-0, 18 Kos) na Yunier “The ko Doctor” Dorticós (21-0, 20 Kos) otutu-ala na a ịdị n'otu agha, na Bolshov Ice Dome na Adler, Russia.
Dị ka ihe niile WBSS edinam, na Gassiev-Dorticos kaadị ga-ikuku ndụ na Canada, malite na 2 p.m. NA, nanị na Super Channel.
The Gassiev-Dorticos-eto eto ga-enwe ọganihu nke a May na WBSS egwuregwu ikpeazụ na Saudi Arabia, agha WBO / WBC n'ụwa onye mmeri Oleksandr “The Cat” Usyk (14-0, 11 Kos), eto eto, nke a gara aga Saturday si WBSS semifinals dakọtara megide Mairis Mgbada (23-1, 18 Kos). The WBSS’Muhammad Ali trofi eto eto ga-ụwa nke mbụ cruiserweight mmeri jide niile anọ bụ isi egwuregwu eriri n'otu oge.
Super Channel enwetara ndị nanị ikike na Canada ka ohuru na World Boxing Super Series si MP & Silva, a na-eduga mba media ụlọ ọrụ na-enye media ikike, dijitalụ, technology na nkwado ọrụ.
The 23-afọ Gassiev weghaara ya International Boxing Federation (IBF) na okpu a afọ gara aga na a 12-gburugburu gbawara n'etiti mkpebi mmeri atọ oge ụwa cruiserweight mmeri Denis Lebedev (29-1). Na WBSS quarterfinals, Gassiev kụrụ aka abụọ oge ụwa cruiserweight mmeri Krsysztof Wlodarczysk (53-3-1) nke-atọ gburugburu nke mbụ ya ụwa aha agbachitere.
Dorticos bụ a ọma schooled fighter,” Gassiev kwuru. “”Ọ nwere ọtụtụ na-amu amu ọgụ, ezi ọsọ, na ngwa ngwa aka. Ọ bụ oké iro na m kwadebeere 12 siri agba.
“The World Boxing Super Series bụ oké ndorondoro na-enye m ohere jikota niile cruiserweight utu aha. Na Satọde, M na-aga na-ọzọ nzọụkwụ kwupụta na nrọ n'ihu m mpako obodo.”
A Cuban defector onye bi ugbu a na Miami, Florida, Dorticos kwụsịrị obere World Boxing Association (WBA) cruiserweight mmeri Youri Kalenga (22-2) na 10th gburugburu nke ha 2016 agha, ọ na mgbe e mesịrị elu “mgbe nile” WBA n'ụwa onye mmeri. Dorticos tinyere Dmitry Kudryashov (21-1) ụra na abụọ gbaa gburugburu nke ha WBSS quarterfinals egwuregwu.
“M njikere egosi Gassiev ihe a mmeri anya dị ka na-enye ya ihe ịma aka ọ na-agaghị ihu tupu. M na-achọ ime ya na ájị ya. Yabụ; Gassiev bụ m ọzọ aja. M na-akwadebe m ahu na nkpuru obi nke kasị mkpa agha ọrụ m. Because the only thing I’m going to accept is the victory.
“M na-arụ ọrụ ike na-enwe ike ịbụ akụkụ nke a ndorondoro, M na-arụ ọrụ ike na-enwe ike iji gosi na m ọkacha mma cruiserweight na ụwa. M kwere m ọkacha mma na ụwa, na m nwere ike na-eche na-alụ ọgụ ọzọ na-egosi Fans n'ụwa nile ọzọ ihe 'The ko Doctor’ bụ banyere.”
Six ọgụ, tinyere anọ egwuregwu ọkụ na “Gassiev vs. Dorticós” kaadị, nke a na-akwalite Sauerland Omume, ga-ikuku nanị Canada na Super Channel.
Na co-apụta ihe omume, Russian strongman maksim Vlosov (41-2, 24 Kos) na-ewe ke 2008 Nigerian Olympia Olanreqaju Dorolola (27-4, 25 Kos) in the 12-round WBSS Cruiserweight Substitute Fight for the vacant WBC Silver title. Ọzọ, mbụ n'ụwa onye mmeri Fedor Chudinov(16-2, 11 Kos), nke Russia, na-ewepụta ya WBA International super Middleweight okpueze na-akara na a 12-gburugburu agha megide unbeaten 21 afọ American ịma ya aka Bobby Gunn, Obere. (9-0, 7 Kos), onye nna, Bobby Gunn, bụ a iferi nkwonkwo mkpịsị mmeri; na WBA International Bantamweight titlist Mikhail Aloyan (3-0-0), nke Russia site n'ụzọ nke Armenia, faces unbeaten Nicaraguan Alexander Espinoza (15-0-2, 7 Kos) na a 10-rounder. Two swing bouts are also slated: Basir Abakarov (3-0, 3 Kos) vs. Denis Bakhtov (39-12, 26 Kos) na a 10-gburugburu agha Russian heavyweights, na a anọ gburugburu Heavyweight egwuregwu n'etiti Russian atụmanya Tair Kelekhsaev(1-0, 1 Ko) vs. TBA.
All ọgụ na alụso bụ isiokwu ịgbanwe.
ỤWA Boxing Super usoro SEMIFINALS ịtọọ oge
CRUISERWEIGHTS
January 27, Riga Arena, Riga, Latvia – WBO / WBC ịdị n'otu
Oleksandr “The Cat” Usyk (14-0, 11 Kos), Ukraine
WMDEC12 (115-113, 115-113, 114-114).
Mairis Mgbada (23-1, 18 Kos), Latvia
(Usyk nọgidere ya WBO aha ma merie ndị WBC egwuregwu)
February 3, Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi, Russia – IBF / WBA ịdị n'otu
Murat “Ígwè” Gassiev (25-0, 18 Kos), IBF World onye mmeri, Russia – Mgbanaka #2
vs.
Yunier “The ko Doctor” Dorticós (21-0, 20 Kos), WBA World onye mmeri, Cuba – Mgbanaka #5
Super MIDDLEWEIGHTS
February 17, Manchester, Arena, Manchester, UK – WBA / Igbo ịdị n'otu
“Saint” George Asherim (27-3, 20 Kos), WBA World onye mmeri, United Kingdom – Mgbanaka #2
vs.
Chris “Next Gen” Eubank Obere. (26-1, 20 Kos), Igbo World onye mmeri, United Kingdom – Mgbanaka #4
February 24, Arena Nürnberger Insurance, Nuremburg, Germany
Juergen Braehmer (49-3 35 Kos), Germany – Mgbanaka #10
(kpụrụ WBO & WBA Light Heavyweight World onye mmeri)
vs.
Callum “ụwa” Smith (23-0, 17 Kos), United Kingdom – Mgbanaka #3
(WBC Diamond Super Middleweight onye mmeri)
