WSB - World Series of Boxing

[scallum]

Are these fights listed on boxrec

[yu265545]

They definitely should be counted as professional on boxrec. See this thread for the discussion.

http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=129456

[mike222]

AIBA have announced that Cuba will have a team in the 2013/14 WSB season which starts in November.

[mike222]

Final line-ups Ukraine boxers first
May 10
V Gogolev v M Toitov
D Berinchuk v S Bashenov
E Barabonov v S Derevyanchenko
S Lapin v H Sep
O Usyk v F Hrgovic
May 11
M Butsenko v M Zhakupov
V Kislitsin v E Donovan
O Stretskiy v K Snigour
O Gvozdik v E Rozbahani
R Arkhypenko v R Myrtasayev
A few very tight match ups

[mike222]

Kazakhstan won the first leg 3-2 Lomachenko and Usyk winning for the Ukrainians.Mitrofanov is a late change for the Ukrainians in the second leg.
I can see this going 5-5 with a sudden death play-off.

[mike222]

As expected the final finished 5-5 with Kazakhstan winning the tie breaker with Alimbekov beating the Moldavian Alexander Riscan.
Gvozdik,Mitrofanov and Kislitsin won their bouts.

[nymb242-2]

Are there not going to be individual finals this year? I haven't seen anything written about it.

[tflanagan5]

paddy barnes has joined the italia thunder

[mike222]

Cuba made their debut in the WSB Yesterday with a 7-3 victory over the Mexican Guerreros in a pre-season exhibition match.
Irish boxer Conrad Cummings was one of the Mexican winners with a good win over Olympian Carlos Banteur.

[tflanagan5]

Top fighters on each squad for the 2013/2014 WSB season

Algeria Desert Hawks -49kg-Mohammed Flissi WC SILVER
-90kg-Chouaib Bouloudinats

Argentina Condors -69kg-Brian Castano
-90kg-Yamil Peralta WC BRONZE

Azerbaijan Baku Fires-49kg-Elvin Mamishzada EURO SILVER
-60kg-Albert Selimov WC GOLD&BRONZE 2X EURO GOLD
-81kg-Mikhail Dauhaliavets ,Ramazan Magomedeu
-90+kg-Magomedrasul Medzhidov OLYMPIC BRONZE, 2X WC GOLD, EURO GOLD

Cuba Domadores -49kg-Yosbany Veitia WC BRONZE
-56kg-Lazaro Alverez OLYMPIC BRONZE ,2X WC GOLD, Robeisy Ramirez OLYMPIC GOLD
-64kg-Kevin Hayler Brown,Yasnier Toledo OLYMPIC BRONZE, 2X WC SILVER
-69kg-Arisdoidys Despaigne WC SILVER ,Roniel Iglesias OLYMPIC GOLD&SILVER, WC GOLD
-81kg-Julio peraza De La Cruz 2X WC GOLD
-91kg- Erislandy Savon

Team Germany -56kg-Michael Conlan OLYMPIC BRONZE, EURO SILVER
-60kg- David Oliver Joyce
-90kg+-Erik Pfeifer 2X WC BRONZE

Hussars Poland 75kg- Tomasz Jablonski

[tflanagan5]

Dolce & Gabbana Italia Thunder
49kg-Patrick Barnes 2X OLYMPIC BRONZE EURO GOLD & SILVER, Mark Barriga
52kg-Andrew Selby WC SILVER & BRONZE 2X EURO GOLD, Khedifa Djelkhir OLYMPIC SILVER, 15(11)-0 PRO RECORD
60kg-Domenico Valentino WC GOLD,SILVER 3X BRONZE, EURO SILVER ,Robson Conceicao WC SILVER , Branimir Stankovic
69kg- Vincenzo Mangiacapre WC BRONZE,OLYMPIC BRONZE
75kg-Jason Quigley WC SILVER, EURO SILVER
81kg-Abdelhafid Benchabla, Peter Mullenberg, Mihai Nistor
91kg-Clemente Russo 2X WC GOLD, 2X OLYPIC SILVER
91kg+-Joe Joyce

Astana Arlans Kazakhstan
49kg-Birzhan Zhakypov WC GOLD
64KG-Merey Akshalov WC GOLD
75KG-Zhanibek Alimkhanuly WC GOLD, Serggiy Derevyanchenko
81KG-Adilbek Niyazymbetov 2X WC SILVER, OLYMPIC SILVER
91KG+-Filip Hrgovic

Mexico Guerreros
49kg-Joselito Velazquez
52kg-Elias Emigdio
69kg-Marvin Cabrera

Russian Boxing Team
49kg-David Ayrapetyan OLYMPIC BRONZE, WC SILVER & BRONZE, EURO GOLD
52kg-Misha Aloyan OLYMPIC BRONZE, 2X WC GOLD WC BRONZE, EURO GOLD
56KG-Vladimir Nikitin WC SILVER
69KG- Andrey Zamkovoy OLYMPIC BRONZE , WC SILVER
75KG-Artem Chebotarev WC BRONZE, EURO GOLD
81KG-Nikita Ivanov, EURO GOLD&SILVER
91KG-Evgeny Tishchenko WC SILVER
91KG+-Magomed Omarov EURO GOLD

Ukraine Ottomans
56kg-Mykola Butsenko WC BRONZE ,EURO SILVER
64KG-Denys Berinchyk OLYMPIC SILVER, WC SILVER
75KG-Dmytro Mytrofanov
81kg-Oleksandr Gvozdyk OLYMPIC BRONZE
91KG-Siarhei Karneyeu WC BRONZE,EURO SILVER

USA Knockouts
49kg-Lu Bin
52kg-Malik Jackson
69kg-Gabriel Maestre WC BRONZE
81KG- Wang Xuanxuan

[tflanagan5]

No British Lionhearts team this year hopefully they will be back next year. I was just wondering what would everyone think of a British and Irish Lionhearts team. Last year i think the team lacked the strength in depth to compete with the top team and this year every team has got stronger with the introduction of Cuba,Russia selecting there better boxers and Kazakhstan selecting there better boxers too and Italia Thunder recruiting so many great boxers. If Britian and Ireland competed together i think they could really have a chance of winning, granted they would have to get a lot of there boxers back who have signed with differant teams

[yu265545]

The Cuban teams first Away match is in Mexico this Friday and features R. Ramirez in the line-up. If there will be defections, this could be the most opportune moment as future away matches are in eastern Europe.

[ringtoneboxing]

No British Lionhearts team this year hopefully they will be back next year. I was just wondering what would everyone think of a British and Irish Lionhearts team. Last year i think the team lacked the strength in depth to compete with the top team and this year every team has got stronger with the introduction of Cuba,Russia selecting there better boxers and Kazakhstan selecting there better boxers too and Italia Thunder recruiting so many great boxers. If Britian and Ireland competed together i think they could really have a chance of winning, granted they would have to get a lot of there boxers back who have signed with differant teams

I think a combined team could be very competitive and the talent pool is vast enough that the squad could fill all divisions with home-grown fighters. All depends on who runs the franchise and how much they can pay.

In case you didn't already see it, here's an interview I did with Uwe Alten last year to ask him questions about the WSB concept.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JetTnsEJ8Uo

[mike222]

The Cubans are looking invincible having just beaten Russia 5-0 and have won all their bouts so far
Leaders by bouts
Cuba 15-0
Astana Kaz 11-4
Azerbaijan 11-4
Ukraine 9-1
Italy 8-2
Joe Joyce has won his first bout while David Joyce lost to the Italian Valentino

[tflanagan5]

No British Lionhearts team this year hopefully they will be back next year. I was just wondering what would everyone think of a British and Irish Lionhearts team. Last year i think the team lacked the strength in depth to compete with the top team and this year every team has got stronger with the introduction of Cuba,Russia selecting there better boxers and Kazakhstan selecting there better boxers too and Italia Thunder recruiting so many great boxers. If Britian and Ireland competed together i think they could really have a chance of winning, granted they would have to get a lot of there boxers back who have signed with differant teams

I think a combined team could be very competitive and the talent pool is vast enough that the squad could fill all divisions with home-grown fighters. All depends on who runs the franchise and how much they can pay.

In case you didn't already see it, here's an interview I did with Uwe Alten last year to ask him questions about the WSB concept.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JetTnsEJ8Uo

good interview,i just did out a mock squad to see how the team might look

49kg-Paddy Barnes, Jack Bateson
52kg- Andrew Selby, Sean Mcgoldrick
56kg- Michael Conlan
60kg- David Oliver Joyce, Sean McComb
64kg- Sam Maxwell
69kg-Willy McLaughlin, Adam Nolan, Fred Evans
75kg-Jason Quigley, Anthony Fowler, Darren O'Neill, Conrad Cummings
81kg-Joe Ward
91kg-Thomas McCarthy
91kg+-Joe Joyce, Con Sheehan

Add a few internationals mainly at 64kg and 91kg and you would have a very good team

[mike222]

I Would put Charlie Edwards in at 52 and move Mcgoldrick up to 56.I would bring in Joe Cordina in at 60 with Joyce moving up to 64 where I think he boxes better.
Josh Taylor should come in at 64.
O Neill should move up to 81 where he is now competing and bring in Warren Baister at heavyweight.
49 Barnes,Bateson
52 Selby,Edwards
56 McGoldrick,Conlan
60 Cordina,McComb
64 Joyce,Taylor,Maxwell
69 Evans,Nolan,McLaughin
75 Quigley,Fowler,Cummings,
81 O Neill,Ward
91 McCarthy,Baister
+91 Joyce,Sheehan
As you say the team would need beefing up with foreign boxers to compete in the playoffs

[mike222]

Clash of the giants this weekend with Cuba defeating the Kazakhs 3-2 in Astana although Jose Larduet was knocked out by the improving Croat Filip Hrgovic.

[mike222]

After this weekends rounds of matches, Ukraine (Group A) and Cuba (Group B) continue to dominate.Both teams remain undefeated.

[yu265545]

USA vs. CUBA in the WSB playoffs. First match is set for March 28th in Miami. I had thought there was a chance for defections when Cuba was in Mexico last year but it didn't happen. Will they bring their "A" team to Miami, with great pro prospects like Sotolongo and Roby Ramirez and risk a big promoter snapping them up? Surely this would be the easiest path to defection for any Cuban boxer looking to come to the States.

[mike222]

Quarter Finals
USA knockouts v Cuba Domadores
Team Germany v Astana Arlans
Baku Fires v Ukraine Ottomans or Italia Thunder
Russian Boxing team v Ukraine or Italia

[mike222]

The quarter-finals first leg matches take place over the next few days.However the scheduled match between the USA and Cuba has been postponed.All the matches contain World class boxers.
First up is the Astana v Germany match tomorrow.Astana look too strong for the Germans who have Michael Conlan in action.
Should be fun.

[mike222]

In Quarter Final first leg action Azerbaijan crushed the Italian team 5-0 with Clemente Russo suffering a first round Knockout at the hands of Azeri Askar Abdullayev.Russian Magomed Gurbanov survived a difficult first round to beat French Pro Kheldir Dhelkir and Mark Barriga was another first round casualtee losing on a cut eye injury to Russian Khamza Nametov.
Astana beat the Germans 3-2 although Michael Conlan outclassed his Kazakhi opponent.

[mike222]

The Russian boxing team have put themselves in a strong position in the semis with a 4-1 home win over the Ukrainian team.

[mike222]

Team Russia are the first team into the semis after comfortably beating Ukraine in their secod leg quarter final.Cuba Domadores beat the USA Knockouts 5-0 to almost certainly guarantee their place in the semis.