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World Boxing Super Series Cruiserweight Tournament Heats Up Saturday, Setembro 23 with Dorticos vs. Kudryashov Quarter-final Matchup from Alamodome in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO (Setembro 11, 2017) – With World Boxing Super Series action officially underway following Oleksandr Usyk’s 10th-round stoppage of Marco Huck Saturday in Germany, cruiserweight sluggers yunier Dorticós e Dmitry Kudryashov offered training camp updates ahead of their highly anticipated quarter-final showdown taking place Sábado, Setembro 23 do Alamodome de San Antonio.
The WBA cruiserweight titleholder, “O KO Doctor” Dorticos has been hard at work at the Freestyle Fighting Academy in Miami as he prepares for the matchup that many are calling the best fight of the tournament.
“Estou traballando duro e preparándome para aproveitar esta oportunidade,” dixo Dorticos. “Teño un rival forte diante de min, pero sei do que son capaz. Vou saír alí fóra e estudalo as primeiras roldas e despois desglosalo. I have to execute my game plan. My training camp is going really well and I can’t wait to have all of my hard work pay off on September 23.”
Owning a 100 percent knockout ratio over his 21 pro wins, “The Hammer ruso” Kudryashov has trained at the Legends Boxing Gym in Norwalk, Calif., for his first fight in the U.S. as he looks to punch his ticket to the WBSS semi-finals.
“When you want to be the best, you have to train harder than everybody,” dixo Kudryashov. “That is the key to my game. Dorticos is a good fighter with a strong amateur background. He’s dedicated to this sport and he’s no easy opponent. I’m going to have to be at my best to beat him. Everyone in this tournament was afraid to pick me but I’m happy to be in this fight.”
With the WBO champion Usyk set to face the winner of WBC Champion Mairis Briedis vs. Mike Pérez, the Dorticos vs. Kudryashov winner will match up against the winner of IBF Champion Murat Gassiev vs. Krzysztof Wlodarczyk in a unification showdown that promises more high-stakes action.
“É unha honra para min formar parte dun torneo tan prestixioso,” dixo Dorticos. “Esta é a miña oportunidade de poñerme na cabeza deste deporte cos outros grandes nomes e campións. This is what me and my team have worked so hard to accomplish.”
“A miña principal motivación é ser campión do mundo e demostrar que son o mellor da división,” dixo Kudryashov. “Son o loitador máis poderoso desta división e todo o mundo o verá Setembro 23. I have a newborn daughter but I’m still training harder than ever and it has just added to my motivation to go win this tournament.”
With the Muhammad Ali Trophy awaiting the winner of the WBSS tournament, both men are looking to increase their profiles and prove their supremacy in the division while matching up against the best in the weight class.
“Loitar polo Trofeo Muhammad Ali é enorme para min,” dixo Kudryashov. “É unha gran responsabilidade asegurarme de honrar o seu nome. Este é posiblemente o maior premio polo que poden loitar os boxeadores nun torneo que non podería ser máis importante.”
“Quero loitar contra todos os campións,” dixo Dorticos. “That is my plan because I see myself as the best fighter in this division and now I can go out there and prove it. I idolized Muhammad Ali just like everyone else in this sport and to earn the trophy with his name would be something very special for my life and career.”
With a combined 41 knockouts over 42 vitorias, Dorticos vs. Kudryashov promises to be a back-and-forth all-action fight, but only one man will be able to raise his hand at the end of the night and move on in the quest for the Muhammad Ali Trophy.
“Os fans van ter un espectáculo incrible Setembro 23,” dixo Dorticos. “Esta é sen dúbida a mellor loita do torneo e gañará o mellor home. Os dous imos deixar todo no ring e loitar co corazón ata o final. I’ve worked too hard to get to this point. Once I connect with him, everyone knows what is going to happen.”
“This is the first time that all of the best fighters in the division have been collected in a tournament so it is a big opportunity for me,” dixo Kudryashov. “My team has been amazing in training camp and I am going to take that and bring it to the ring against Dorticos. My opponent better be ready, because I’m coming to beat you like nobody ever has.”
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ACCESORIOS WORLD BOXING SUPER SERIES
16/09/17 – Cuartos de final de peso súper mediano:
Callum Smith vs. Erik Skoglund (WBC Diamond)
Echo Arena, Liverpool, Reino Unido
23/09/17 – Cuartos de final de peso cruceiro:
Yunier Dorticos vs. Dmitry Kudryashov (Mundo da AMB)
Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, EUA
30/09/17 – Cuartos de final de peso cruceiro:
Mairis Briedis vs. Mike Pérez (Mundo WBC)
Riga Arena, Riga, Letonia
07/10/17 – Cuartos de final de peso súper mediano:
Chris Eubank Jr vs. Avni Yildirim (Mundo IBO)
Hanns Martin Schleyer Hall, Stuttgart, Alemaña
14/10/17 – Cuartos de final de peso súper mediano:
George Groves vs. Jamie Cox (WBA Super)
A SSE Arena, Wembley, Londres, Reino Unido
21/10/17 – Cuartos de final de peso cruceiro
Murat Gassiev vs. Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (Mundo IBF)
Centro Prudencial, Newark, New Jersey, EUA
A CONFIRMAR
Cuartos de final de peso súper mediano:
Juergen Braehmer vs. Rob Brant
SÚPER SERIE DE BOXEO MUNDIAL DE UN VISTAZO
Número de participantes: 16
Número de correas: 7
Número de campións do mundo: 6
Número de antigos campións do mundo: 3
Número de loitadores invictos: 9
Rexistro combinado de participantes: 423 vitorias, 17 perdas, 294 Kos |
