WSB: The World Series of Boxing (televised on Versus)

It's time to get interested in the amateur scene!

The regular season is already underway, and will run through March before the playoffs begin.

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There are five weight classes:

Bantamweight
Lightweight
Middleweight
Light Heavyweight
Heavyweight

Every team has 2-4 members in each weight class. The teams are divided into continental conferences (American, European & Asian).

American:
Los Angeles Matadors (USA) - currently #1 with a record of 2-0 in matches, 7-3 in bouts.
Mexico City Guerreros (Mexico) - currently #2 with a record of 1-1 in matches, 5-5 in bouts.
Memphis Force (USA) - currently #3 with a record of 1-1 in matches, 4-6 in bouts.
Miami Gallos (USA) - currently #3 with a record of 1-1 in matches, 4-6 in bouts.

Asian:
Baku Fires (Azerbaijan) - currently #1 with a record of 2-0 in matches, 9-1 in bouts.
Astana Arlans (Kazakhstan) - currently #2 with a record of 1-1 in matches, 6-4 in bouts.
Beijing Dragons (pinko China) - currently #3 with a record of 1-1 in matches, 3-7 in bouts.
Incheon Red Wings (South Korea) - currently #4 with a record of 0-2 in matches, 2-8 in bouts.

European:
Paris United (France) - currently #1 with a record of 1-1 in matches, 7-3 in bouts.
Istanbul Istanbulls (Turkey) - currently #2 with a record of 1-1 in matches, 5-5 in bouts.
Milan Thunder (Italy) - currently #3 with a record of 1-1 in matches, 5-5 in bouts.
Moscow Kremlin Bears (Russia) - currently #4 with a record of 3-7 in matches, 4-6 in bouts.

The next match is Memphis @ Miami - tomorrow night (Thursday 12/9) at 8pm Eastern. :good

Unfortunately, Versus is showing everything on tape-delay of at least a week. It's better than nothing! Besides, this event is likely to fly under the radar (at least in its inaugural season, as it starts catching on), so spoilers should be difficult to avoid.

 

Well, I've been saving these on my DVR and finally got around to watching...

:verysad

...only to have my very first viewing experience be a TOTAL ROBBERY.

note: The WSB uses the 10-point must system

Bantamweight Braulio Avila (Mexico City) completely outgeneraled and outpunched the hometown boy Jose Luis Meza (Miami) over 5 rounds and somehow lost a UD - with one scorecard reading 50-45 atsch. Horrendous.

Maybe emulating the pros isn't such a good thing after all.

 

Do you remember the Avila-Meza fight?

That 50-45 was pretty mind-boggling.

 

Well, Europe's a big continent and there are only 4 teams per conference...

I don't think it's all that big a slight on the UK (although it probably does have a more vibrant boxing scene than Turkey...)