Cervos Mairis (L) & Oleksandr Usyk(photo courtesy of World Boxing Super Series)
EDMONTON, Canada (January 27, 2018) — Thenbeaten cruiserweight world champions Oleksandr “et Cattus” Usyk atque Cervos Mairis open the entertaining World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) semifinals today in Latvia, starting at 2 p.m. ATQUE, live exclusively on Super Channel in Canada.
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Usyk (13-0, 11 KOs), the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Cruiserweight World Champion is a
two-time Ukrainian Olympian, who captured gold medals at the 2012 Olympics and 2011 World Championships, twice defeating current International Boxing Federation (IBF) Light Heavyweight World Champion Arturius Beterbiev, the two-time Russian Olympian now based in Montreal.
“I am going to entertain the crowd at the Arena Riga,” Usyk said. “That I can promise! I have worked on some new thing and Saturday you will see what I’m talking about.”
Briedis (23-0, 18 KOs), the World Boxing Council (WBC) Cruiserweight World Champion, will be fighting in his hometown in front of an expected crowd of 10,000.
“My team is doing everything to take pressure off my shoulders,” Briedis commented. “We are just concentrating on the fight. My dream is to deliver a fight that can go into the Boxing Hall of Fame.”
The Usyk-Briedis world title unification winner will advance to the WBSS championship final in May to fight the winner of the other WBSS semifinals match, Feb. 3 in Russia, between IBF World Champion Murat “Ferrum” Gassiev (25-0, 18 KOs) and WBA World Champion Yunier “Quod Doctor KO” Dorticos (21-0, 20 KOs).
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Five exciting fights on the “Usyk vs. Briedis” card, promoted by Sauerland Event, will air in Canada exclusively on Super Channel.
TODAY’S WBSS LINE-UP ON SUPER CHANNEL
PRINCEPS EXITUS – 12 Rounds – WBSS SEMIFINALS
WBO/WBC UNIFICATION CRUISERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Oleksandr “et Cattus” Usyk (13-0, 11 KOs), WBO Champion, Russia (90,4 kg (199.3 pondo.)
vs.
Cervos Mairis (23-0, 18 KOs), WBC Champion, Latvia 90,3 kg (199.1 pondo.)
CO-FEATURE – WBSS CRUISERWEIGHT SUBSTITUTE FIGHT – 12 Rounds
Noel Gevor (23-1, 10 KOs), Germany by way of Armenia
vs.
Olanrewaju Durodola (27-4, 25 KOs), 2008 Olympio, Nigeria
WBC INTERNATIONAL SILVER LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP — 10 Rounds
Ioannes Kongolo (10-0, 4 KOs), Switzerland, Champion
vs.
Andrejs Pokumeiko (15-12-1, 11 KOs), Latvia
Heavyweights – 8 Rounds
Filip Hrgovic (2-0, 2 KOs), 2016 Olympic bronze medalist, Croatia
vs.
Tom Little (10-4, 3 KOs), Britanniarum Regnum
CRUISERWEIGHT – 8 Rounds (OSCILLATIO Bout)
Nikolais Grisunins (6-0-1, 3 KOs), Latvia
vs.
Jozsef Darmos (8-1-1, 7 KOs), Hungaria
(Omnia subiecta sunt pugnatores ad bella et mutatio)
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RATIO ORBIS TERRARUM BOXING Super Series semi-finales
CRUISERWEIGHTS
January 27, Pulvis Riga, Riga, Latvia – WBO / WBC Unificationis
Oleksandr “et Cattus” Usyk (13-0, 11 KOs), WBO World Champion, Ucraina – Ring #1
vs.
Cervos Mairis (23-0, 18 KOs), WBC Mundus Champion, Latvia – Ring #3
February 3, Bolshoy glacies Dome, Sochi, Russia – IBF/WBA Unificatiion
Murat “Ferrum” Gassiev (25-0, 18 KOs), IBF Mundus Champion, Russia – Ring #2
vs.
Yunier “Quod Doctor KO” Dorticos (21-0, 20 KOs), WBA Mundus Champion, Cuba – Ring #5
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS
February 17, Manchester, Arena, Manchester, UK – WBA / IBO Unificationis
“Saint” George picis lucos (27-3, 20 KOs), WBA Mundus Champion, Britanniarum Regnum – Ring #2
vs.
Chris “Next Gen.” Eubank Jr.. (26-1, 20 KOs), IBO Mundus Champion, Britanniarum Regnum – Ring #4
February 24, Niirnberger arenam ipsum, Nuremburg, Germania
Juergen Braehmer (49-3 35 KOs), Germania – Ring #10
(WBO pristini & Lux WBA Heavyweight Mundus Champion)
vs.
Callum “orbis” Smith (23-0, 17 KOs), Britanniarum Regnum – Ring #3
(Diamond Pectus WBC super middleweight champion)
