World Boxing Super Series

Brackets and Boxing: A Brief History of Professional Pugilism’s Experimentation With Tournaments

It’s one hell of a trick that the NCAA pulls off every year with “March Madness.” From November through February, only the hardcore college hoops fans care about the sport. Then all of a sudden, we hit mid-March and college basketball becomes the...

World Boxing Super Series Remains on Hold While Pandemic Lingers On

The next edition of the World Boxing Super Series remains on hold while the legacy of the Covid pandemic lingers on, making it difficult to put on a worldwide series of fights with any certainty. 

Thomas Schmidt Appointed as New CEO of World Boxing Super Series

The World Boxing Super Series, a Highlight Event and Entertainment company, appointed Thomas Schmidt as its new Chief Executive Officer effective immediately.

Sauerland: Never A Shadow Of A Doubt We Were Going To Finish WBSS Tournament

The cruiserweight championship and World Boxing Super Series final between Mairis Briedis and Yuniel Dorticos had to overcome more obstacles than any other fight in recent time in order to come to fruition. A bout that was more than 15 months in the...

Sauerland Aiming For Forward Momentum Into WBSS Season Three

PROMOTER Kalle Sauerland is working on a Plan A and Plan B as he looks for the second season of the World Boxing Super Series to close out in style. Sauerland is in Germany for the cruiserweight final having had to change the location from a packed c...

Dorticos-Briedis WBSS Weigh-In Report From Munich

Yuniel Dorticos and Mairis Briedis stayed ready to avoid having to get ready. The pair of top-rated cruiserweights both made weight for their long-awaited World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) cruiserweight finale, which takes place Saturday evening live...

What Next For The World Boxing Super Series?

By Cliff Rold - It’s hard not to wonder if this is it. Plenty of fans in the US might not even realize it’s happening. On June 15, 2019, IBF cruiserweight titlist Yuniel Dorticos (24-1, 22 KO) and former WBC titlist Mairis Briedis (26-1, 19 KO) prove...

WBSS Season 3 Set To Be Pushed Back To 2021

The third season of the World Boxing Super Series is set to be pushed back to 2021 as the coronavirus pandemic continues to prevent Season 2 from concluding. Two of Season 2’s three divisions were wrapped up late last year - as Josh Taylor beat Regis...

WBSS To Start Fantasy Tournament at Heavyweight

As boxing fans around the world look for distractions, the World Boxing Super Series have decided to launch a special ‘eWBSS Heavyweight Legends’ tournament to provide some much-needed relief and entertainment for fight fans around the world.

Briedis vs. Dorticos WBSS Final Rescheduled, May 16 In Riga

The WBSS Cruiserweight Final between Mairis Briedis and Yuniel Dorticos scheduled for March 21 in Riga is postponed to May 16 due to the current situation with the Coronavirus. Local authorities in Latvia have adopted comprehensive measures in respo...

Briedis vs. Dorticos WBSS Final Picked Up By Sky Sports

UK fight fans can look forward to watching the conclusion of another World Boxing Super Series tournament after the WBSS partnered with Matchroom Boxing and Sky Sports to exclusively broadcast the massive Mairis Briedis vs Yuniel Dorticos Ali Trophy...

Inoue-Donaire-WBSS: Boxing Brilliance

By Tris Dixon - Nonito Donaire is always on hand to remind us why we love this sport. He’s almost 37 and has never looked fitter. He’s nearer the end than the beginning but his chin is still resolute. He remains a destructive hitter.He is quick with...

Inoue Fends Off Donaire, Wins WBSS Bantamweight Tournament

By Keith Idec - Naoya Inoue’s third fight in the World Boxing Super Series’ bantamweight tournament wasn’t nearly as easy as his first two quick knockouts in it. Powerful veteran Nonito Donaire rocked Inoue with a right hand in the ninth round, blood...

Josh Taylor Decisions Regis Prograis To Unify Titles, Win WBSS

By Manouk Akopyan - Regis Prograis and Josh Taylor couldn’t stop jawing at each other during the build up of their unification bout as to who the best boxer was in the super lightweight division. On Saturday at the O2 Arena in London, Taylor (16-0, 1...

Confusion Ensues As WBO Rules On Glowacki Final Appeal

Krzysztof Glowacki has spent the past several months hoping for a reversal of fortunes. In the end, the jury was split and leaves an opening for whether he will have a clear shot at redemption. The World Boxing Organization (WBO) offered its final r...