WSB (World Series of Boxing) - Season 3 ***Champions: Kazakhstan Astana Arlans***

i hate this keeps good ams from turning pro.also makes very little money

 

i think its a loss maker bankrolled by oil rich ex soviet states so it could stick around for a while.from what I see on it doesn't get great fan interest.look in the brit forum nobody is bothered about their team
btw american commissions decided to count wsb fights as pro fights I believe

 

Did AIBA Lie to the World Series of Boxing Fighters?
http://www.maxboxing.com/news/max-boxing-news/did-aiba-lie-to-the-world-series-of-boxing-fighters

this was written n august i think not sure if it has been fixed

 

Thanks Int

WSB has a Youtube Channel where they post all the events and fights
http://www.youtube.com/user/WorldSeriesBoxing

Here is their website for everything else
http://www.worldseriesboxing.com/

For those who followed the Olympics or amateur boxing in general here are the WSB teams and a list of the notable boxers which alot will recognize.

Group B

Ukraine
Oleksandr Usyk
Vasyl Lomachenko
Oleksandr Gvozdyk
Yevhen Khytrov
Denis Berinchyk
Dmytro Mytrofanov
Denis Poyatsyka
Volodymyr Matviychuk
Vyacheslav Kyslytsyn

Great Britian
Mohammad Arjaoui
Joe Ward
Freddie Evans
Andriani Vastine
Josh Taylor
John Joe Nevin
Andrew Selby

Kazakhstan
Ivan Dychko
Filip Hrgovic (ridiculous that they have four 1st rate SHW's)
Mihai Nistor
Roman Kapitonenko
Ehsan Rouzbahani
Sergei Derevyanchenko
Dauren Yeleussinov
Danabek Suzhanov
Eric Donovan
Miras Zhakupov

Italy
Clemente Russo
Tony Yoka
Domenico Valentino
Imre Szello
Abdelhafid Benchabla
Vincenzo Mangiacapre
Michael Tavares
Branimir Stankovic
Vincenzo Picardi

Germany
Erik Pfeifer
Bahram Muzaffer
Stefan Hartel
Vasilii Belous
David Oliver Joyce
Veaceslav Gojan

USA
Anvar Yunusov
Kennady Katende
Daouda Sow

Group A

Russia
Sergey Kalchugin
Vitaly Kudukhov
Maxim Gazizov

Azerbaijan
Magomedrasul Medzhidov
Albert Selimov
Vladimir Cheles

Poland
Michael Olas
Izugabi Ugonoh

Argentina

Yamil Peralta Jara

Mexico
Julio Payares
Abdelkadar Bouhenia
Vazgen Safaryants

Algeria
Chouaib Bouloudinats
Abdelkader Chadi

Awesome MW fight for an example.

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Anybody who wants to turn pro still will, the only difference is they'll get experience with pro rules fighting 5 and 7 round fights against MUCH better compitition than they would in their first year or two as a pro fighting 4 and 6 rounders.

 

None of the Olympians have fought yet (Lomachenko, Usyk, Khytrov, Berinchyk, Gvozdyk) they'll start to after the holidays. They've been touring Ukraine helping to promote the sport.

 

I like it. Something new i.e team concept and it gives a taste of Pro boxing and a chance to earn some money while still retaining Olympic eligibility. It is also top quality amateurs fighting other top quality amateurs straight up as opposed to the garbage we get now with good amateurs going Pro and having 15 -20 fights before they fight some one who may challenge them.