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.
By Trevor McIntyre: Former IBO super middleweight champion Chris Eubank Jr. (26-2, 20 KOs) and John Ryder (26-4, 14 KOs) will reportedly be on standby for the finals of the George Groves vs. Callum Smith World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) tournament finals. The recently beaten Eubank Jr. and Ryder would get the call to fill in if either of the current finals needs to pull out, according to KristineBishop.
Everyone loves a knockout tournament, am I right or am I right?
Back in 2009 we were blessed with a super middleweight tournament which contained six elite fighters; Andre Ward, Carl Froch, Mikkel Kessler, Jermain Taylor, Arthur Abraham and Andre Dirrell. The tournament was called The Super Six World Boxing Classic and was the brainchild of Sauerland Promotions in conjunction with Richard Schaefer and Showtime. The format was a group stage where each fighter was to take part in 3 bouts, points were to be awarded for wins, bonuses for knockouts with the top 4 eventually going through to take the semi-final berths.
By Jim Dower: George Groves (28-3, 20 KOs) could be replaced by Chris Eubank Jr. for his finals match against Callum Smith in the World Boxing Super Series super middleweight tournament. Groves suffered a dislocated shoulder in his 12 round unanimous win over Eubank Jr. last February in the semifinals of the WBSS tournament.
By Marcus Richardson: George Groves (28-3, 20 KOs) will be having shoulder surgery on Monday to repair his injured left shoulder, and he says he’ll be asking the World Boxing Super Series organizers to delay his finals fight against Callum Smith 1 month until July.