What might a WBSS Heavyweight tournament look like?

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By Gav Duthie: The World boxing super series has been a great success far. Oleksandr Usyk landed on top in the first battle at cruiserweight, George Groves and Callum Smith will contest 168lb final and another two divisions, lightweight and bantamweight have been confirmed with a host of stars in each to commence later in the year. What would a heavyweight tournament look like though. Boxing’s flagship division is having a bit of trouble getting the stars together namely Joshua and Wilder and the idea of the WBSS is that it brings the best together with one ultimate goal to find the best fighter in the division. In reality I think there is to much conflict and money at heavyweight for the best to agree but lets live in a fantasy world and see how this might turn out if it ever happened.

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Nonito Donaire enters WBSS bantamweight tournament

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By Chris Williams: Former four division world champion Nonito ‘The Filipino Flash’ Donaire (38-5, 24 KOs) has officially entered the World Boxing Super Series bantamweight tournament season II to go after the Muhammad Ali Trophy. It’s going to be interesting to see whether the 35-year-old Donaire is able to find success in the tournament, as he hasn’t competed in the 118 lb. division in seven years since his 2nd round knockout victory over former world champion Omar Andres Narvaez in October 2011.

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Josh Taylor enters 140lb World Boxing Super Series tourney

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By Scott Gilfoid: In a surprise move, WBC light welterweight mandatory challenger Josh ‘The Tartan Tornado’ Taylor (13-0, 11 KOs) as entered the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) 140lb tournament to try and capture the Muhammad Ali Trophy. It was assumed that the Scottish fighter Taylor would opt for the easier path in sitting out of the WBSS tournament, which will be inhabited by devastating punchers like Regis Prograis and Kiryl Relikh, in order to face WBC light welterweight champion Jose Carlos Ramirez.

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