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By Scott Gilfoid: Tony Bellew and IBF/WBA/WBC/WBO cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk has two possible dates of November 10th and 17, according to Michael Benson. The date for the fight is still being determined at this time. Usyk’s promoters at K2 are working with Bellew’s promoter Eddie Hearn to put the fight together.
By Allan Fox: Trainer Abel Sanchez says the World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight finals between WBC/WBO champion Oleksander Usyk and IBF/WBA champion Murat Gassiev will be taking place on July 21 at a still to be determined location. The fight was supposed to be taking place originally on May 11 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
By Jim Dower: Former 2-time heavyweight world title challenger Chris Arreola raves about the punching power of IBF/WBA cruiserweight champion Murat ‘Iron’ Gassiev (26-0, 19 KOs), saying that he’s the hardest puncher he’s been inside the ring with in sparring.
By Scott Gilfoid: Tony Bellew says he’s going to immediately call out WBC/WBO cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (14-0, 11 KOs) if/when he wins the World Boxing Super Series [WBSS] tournament on May 11th in his fight against IBF cruiserweight champion Murat Gassiev (26-0, 19 KOs). Bellew says if he lands his left hook on Usyk, it’ll have some kind of an effect.
By Allan Fox: Yunier Dorticos (22-1, 21 KOs) put in a valiant effort last Saturday night in his unification fight against Murat Gassiev (26-0, 19 KOs), but ultimately, he fell short in getting stopped in the 12th round in Adler, Russia.
By Allan Fox: IBF World cruiserweight champion Murat ‘Iron’ Gassiev (25-0, 18 KOs) and WBA champion Yunier ‘The KO Doctor’ Dorticos (22-0, 21 KOs) both made weight on Friday for their semifinals match on Saturday night at the Bolshoy Ice Dome in Adler, Russia.
By Scott Gilfoid: Tony Bellew reportedly plans on using his WBC ‘emeritus champion’ status to try and get a title shot against WBC/WBO cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (14-0, 11 KOs) if he wins the World Boxing Super Series [WBSS] tournament on May 11 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
By Jim Dower: Okeksandr Usyk (14-0, 11 KOs) had a really difficult tie last Saturday night in barely beating WBC cruiserweight champion Mairis Briedis (23-1, 18 KOs) by a 12 round majority decision in Riga, Latvia.
By Jeff Aranow: WBO cruiserweight champion Oleksander Usyk (13-0, 11 KOs) weighed in at 199.3 pounds on Friday afternoon for his semifinals match in the World Boxing Super Series on Saturday night against WBC Mairis Briedis (23-0, 18 KOs) for their fight at the Riga Arena in Riga, Latvia.