Callum Smith and Nieky Holzken meet in WBSS semifinals tonight

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By Marcus Richardson: The semifinals of the World Boxing Super Series tournament will continue tonight with unbeaten Callum Smith (23-0, 17 KOs) meeting up with alternate Nieky Holzken (13-0, 10 KOs) in a contest to determine the opponent to meet George Groves (28-2, 20 KOs0 in the finals of the tournament on June 2 at the O2 Arena in London, England.

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Eubank Jr: “George Groves is getting knocked out cold”

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By Scott Gilfoid: Chris Eubank Jr. is predicting a vicious knockout win over WBA Super World super middleweight champion George Groves on Saturday for their semifinals match in the WBSS tournament. For Eubank Jr. to follow through with his bold prediction, he’s going to need to put his chin and midsection on the line by standing in the pocket long enough for him to land a massive amount of punches for him to get the knockout.

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Groves says Eubank Jr. has “no chance,” he can’t compete

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By Marcus Richardson: George Groves (27-3, 20 KOs) views Chris Eubank Jr. (26-1, 20 KOs) as having no chance at all of winning in their fight in 11 days from now in the semifinals of the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) super middleweight tournament on February 17 at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England.

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Gassiev vs. Dorticos: WBSS The Day After

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By Jeff Aranow: unification fight between IBF World cruiserweight champion Murat ‘Iron’ Gassiev (26-0, 19 KOs) and WBA World cruiserweight champion Yunier ‘The KO Doctor’ Dorticos (22-1, 21 KOs) in their fight at the Ice Dome in Adler, Russia.

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Gassiev vs. Dorticos preview for tonight’s WBSS contest

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By Allan Fox: Murat Gassiev (25-0, 18 KOs) and Yunier Dorticos (22-0, 21 KOs) will be meeting in just a few hours for their crucial semifinals fight in the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) to find out which one will be taking on WBC/WBO cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (14-0, 11 KOs) in the finals of the tournament on May 11.

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Yunier Dorticos joins World Boxing Super Series

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Undefeated WBA Cruiserweight Titlist Dorticos signs up for Muhammad Ali Trophy as fourth World Champion joins World Boxing Super Series

The World Boxing Super Series is delighted to announce that undefeated WBA Cruiserweight World Champion Yunier Dorticos (21-0, 20 KOs) has signed up for the Muhammad Ali Trophy, The Greatest Prize in Boxing. The 31-year-old Cuban joins a star-studded tournament line-up that that already features IBF Champion Murat Gassiev (24-0, 17 KOs), WBC Champion Mairis Briedis (22-0, 18 KOs) and former IBF / WBC Champion & IBF top-ranked challenger Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (53-3-1, 37 KOs) in the cruiserweight competition as well as WBA Super Champion George Groves (26-3, 19 KOs) in the super-middleweight competition.

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