Groves makes world boxing super series final prediction. George groves and callum smith meet in the final of the inaugural world boxing super series and will battle for the series crown as well as groves wba super middleweight title. Leading into his world boxing super series final showdown against george groves, callum smith promised a performance of a lifetime. World boxing super series groves vs cox wbss season i. The final of the world boxing super series super middleweight tournament between george groves and callum smith will take place on sept. The world boxing super series will bring cruiserweight and super middleweight tournament semifinals in january and february 2018, with the finals taking place in may. The world boxing super series is the meeting of eight elite boxers and the winner has the chance of securing a world title shot and also the very prestigious muhammad ali trophy. 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. The 201819 world boxing super series super lightweight division is a world boxing super series professional boxing tournament taking place between september 2018 and may 2019 in several countries. 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. World boxing super series 2018 prize money revealed. World boxing super series our super middleweight rankings. Tba originally scheduled for september 2 nd, germany. Wba champion george groves declares his shoulder has.
Groves left was originally scheduled to fight smith at londons o2 arena on june 2. World boxing super series profiles the supermiddleweights. The world boxing super series supermiddleweight final between george groves and callum smith will be held in jeddah, saudi arabia on 28 september. Groves trainer shane mcguigan said the injury is a worry. Not much information disclosed about the prize money for the world boxing super series for cruiserweight division. Groves has the goods, the experience, and the ring iq to not only beat. Saint george groves vs jamie cox was the third super middleweight semi final of season 1 of the wbss and will be rebroadcast live tonight at 7pm on world boxing super series facebook and youtube. Callum smith set up a world boxing series super middleweight final against george groves with a.
Fight at king abdullah sports city in jeddah, saudi arabia. The world boxing super series cruiserweight final has been. The entire ewbss middleweight legends tournament will be streamed on the world boxing super series facebook page at 7pm gmt every day from monday march 30 until the final on sunday april 5. Boxing reset canelo alvarez holds the keys at 168 and. Callum smith is ranked by the ring magazine as the worlds third best active supermiddleweight. George groves raises hopes of making world boxing super series final by flying to germany to watch callum smith beat nieky holzken. The super middleweight final was due to take place on. Georges groves and callum smith to fight world boxing. The world boxing super series is proud to announce that the winner of the ibo world championship between chris eubank jnr. Groves booked his place in final with unanimous points win over. The first of the semi final dates has now been announced.
As we prepare for quarter final number three in a 160 eight pounds, super middleweight division in the world boxing so here we go, then the first of the schedule 12 three minute rounds in this world boxing super series quarterfinal the wba super world. Smith easily beat nieky holzken by a unanimous decision to face groves in the super middleweight final of the world boxing super series and the wba super champ expects a. Brahmers last fight at super middleweight was a decision win over mario veit. Chris eubank jr beats irelands jj mcdonagh after three rounds. Groves, 30, and smith, 28, won semifinals earlier in. Eubankabraham winner will join world boxing super series. World boxing super series ali trophy super middleweight. Wbss the day after documentary following george groves world boxing super series super middleweight semifinal victory over chris eubank jr. The undefeated brit looked good on the way up the ladder and then demolished george groves in the seventh round to win a 168pound world title in the final of the world boxing super series. 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. Despite losing to super middleweight world titlist george groves and suffering a cut over the right eye, chris eubank jr.
This could seemingly give him an advantage against his first opponent, brant, who is coming up a weight class from middleweight. Groves raises world boxing super series final hopes. Both competitors had recently fought at other weights, with brahmer being a former light heavyweight world champion and brant a fringe middleweight contender. 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. World boxing super series our super middleweight rankings on the eve of the tournaments opening bout, we present our rankings of all eight participants. George groves and callum smith will meet in the super middleweight final of the inaugural world boxing super series on sept. George groves, juergen braehmer, rob brant, jamie cox, avni yildirim, callum smith, erik skoglund, and chris eubank jr. Well, smith delivered on that promise, knocking out groves at 2. George groves hopes of fighting callum smith in the world boxing super series super middleweight final will be determined in the coming 10 days. Callum smith set up a world boxing series supermiddleweight final against george groves with a unanimous points win over nieky holzken in nuremberg. The final super series quarterfinal featured jurgen brahmer going against robert brant. The world boxing super series super middleweight final between george groves and callum smith will take place in jeddah, saudi arabia on 28 september.
World boxing super series super middleweight titleholder. The next season of the world boxing super series could feature a heavyweight division, which could mean dereck chisora getting an invitation, despite him slamming the tournament at. Any worries that george groves would be pulled from the world boxing super series super middleweight tournament final are over, as its been. The super series features 8 toprated super lightweight boxers in a singleelimination tournament. Founded in 2017, the wbss looks to bring the bestofthebest of each weight division into a. Getty images the world boxing super series has been a great success so far with a number of cracking fights across the super middleweight and cruiserweight tournaments already. Edmonton, canada the postponed firstseason finale of the world boxing super series wbss super middleweight division will take place this friday sept. George groves could miss out on the world boxing super series final credit. Christopher livingstone eubank junior vs george groves super middleweight semi final february 27th. World boxing super series supermiddleweight final live. George groves and callum smith to fight for titles in. The bout between groves and smith was supposed to take place on june 2 in london but was delayed due to the formers shoulder injury suffered in his.
World boxing super series home of the muhammad ali trophy. Purses for world boxing super series final revealed groves defends his super middleweight world title against smith in jeddah tonight share. The world boxing super series is going to be epic in 201819 picture. Previously at regional level he held the european and british super middleweight titles between 2015 and 2017. Cruiserweight and super middleweight semifinals predictions. Liverpudlian also takes muhammad ali trophy as world boxing super series champion. World boxing super series world boxing news will be scoring live on site tonight as aleksandr usyk and murat gassiev battle it out for the first ever muhammad ali trophy. The winner of the tournament, andre ward, unified the wba super title, wbc and the ring super middleweight titles. The tournament was held from 2009 to 2011, with all fights being contested in the super middleweight division. The world boxing super series wbss is a professional boxing tournament organised by comosa ag. Wbss championship final super middleweight division. 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. Callum john smith born 23 april 1990 is a british professional boxer.
The world boxing super series super middleweight final between george groves and callum smith will take place in saudi arabia on 28 september. 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. Contrary to some reports on social media that the hammersmith fighter had been replaced, comosa ag, the company behind the world boxing super series, will be. Groves beat chris eubank jr by decision in his semi final what is the world boxing super series. 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. Callum smith is ranked by the ring magazine as the world s third best active super middleweight. As we prepare for quarter final number three in a 160 eight pounds, super middleweight division in the world boxing so here we go, then the first of the schedule 12 three minute rounds in this world boxing super series quarterfinal the wba super world superman weight title on the is the mantle that george groves the box of black with red.
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