I've started to follow this competition 6 months ago as it developed its fifth season. 16 franchises from 16 countries compete in a global team competition. I found the concept quite interesting yet conflicting at the same time as it takes the individuality from the sport. Five bouts are organized per event as each team lines up 5 boxers from different weight categories. Given there are 10 renowned categories world wide (49, 52, 56, 60, 64, 69, 75, 81, 91 & 91+ kg.) each fixture is composed of 5 weight categories eg. 49-56-64-75-91 & 52-60-69-81-91+ respectively. The top teams showcased last season where CUBA, KAZAKHSTAN, RUSSIA & MEXICO all with Olympic boxers in their line-ups and several gold medalists.
I was wondering if anyone else has seen this competition and what is there opinion about it. I feel like it has a lot of potential but there is a long way to go. Other competitions like PBC also make it hard to penetrate key markets like the US, but in general WSB has an international edge and a boxer variety that is rare for the sport.
World Series of Boxing (WSB)
Re: World Series of Boxing (WSB)
Some of the top prospects were from WSB: Lomachenko, Derevyanchenko, and Jojo Diaz, for example. I know in another forum I frequent there are guys that keep up with WSB. That is where someone forwarded me videos of Derevyanchenko. I fell in love with his style immediately, and now he's one of the top middleweight prospects. It's worth checking out if you want to be ahead of the curve when it comes to the next big fighters.
I think Usyk is also from WSB. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, though.
I think Usyk is also from WSB. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, though.