The World Series of Boxing or WSB was an international boxing tournament that allowed amateur boxers to compete professionally while maintaining amateur status and Olympic eligibility. It was organized by AIBA from 2010 to 2018. AIBA confirmed in 2019 that the league had ceased operations amid mounting financial losses.[1]
LA Matadors vs. Moscow Dynamo in Hollywood, CA on 4 December 2011. Both amateur boxers compete without vests or head guards.
The World Series of Boxing had a precursor in the International Boxing League, a short-lived U.S. venture established in November 1969 after the first U.S.—Soviet boxing dual meet in 1969. The league functioned until 1971 and hosted several exhibition tours of the Soviet boxing team across the United States to cities where IBL teams were located. Bill Daniels was the boss of the league. The league folded due to the unprofitable nature of amateur boxing in North America.
Formatedit
Unlike in amateur boxing at the start of the World Series of Boxing's existence, competitors fought bare-chested and were not permitted to wear protective headgear. Each participating boxer was drafted by one of its international franchises, and could earn money by taking part in professional-style bouts. The competitors were allowed to maintain Olympic and AIBA world championship eligibility.
Like professional boxing, each bout was decided by the scores of three judges, or by a knockout, a technical knockout or a walkover. A WSB meet between two international franchises consisted of bouts in ten (formerly five) weight categories. The fights consisted of five three-minute rounds in each bout and the team that won the most number of bouts won the meet.[2]
Weight classesedit
Until season 4, the World Series of Boxing had five weight categories which were different from the 10 categories in amateur (Olympic) boxing or 17 categories in professional boxing. These were Heavyweight (91+ kg), Light heavyweight (80–85 kg), Middleweight (68–73 kg), Lightweight (57–61 kg) and Bantamweight (50–54 kg). In the fourth season (2013–14), the number of weight classes was increased to ten, mirroring amateur (Olympic) boxing.
^Morgan, Liam. "World Series of Boxing set to collapse as AIBA confirm event is "inactive"". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
^. Archived from the original on February 11, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
External linksedit
Official site of World Series Boxing (WSB)
January 01, 1970
world, series, boxing, confused, with, world, boxing, super, series, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources,. Not to be confused with World Boxing Super Series This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources World Series of Boxing news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message The World Series of Boxing or WSB was an international boxing tournament that allowed amateur boxers to compete professionally while maintaining amateur status and Olympic eligibility It was organized by AIBA from 2010 to 2018 AIBA confirmed in 2019 that the league had ceased operations amid mounting financial losses 1 LA Matadors vs Moscow Dynamo in Hollywood CA on 4 December 2011 Both amateur boxers compete without vests or head guards Contents 1 History 2 Format 3 Weight classes 4 Teams 5 Results 6 Performance by club 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksHistory editThe World Series of Boxing had a precursor in the International Boxing League a short lived U S venture established in November 1969 after the first U S Soviet boxing dual meet in 1969 The league functioned until 1971 and hosted several exhibition tours of the Soviet boxing team across the United States to cities where IBL teams were located Bill Daniels was the boss of the league The league folded due to the unprofitable nature of amateur boxing in North America Format editUnlike in amateur boxing at the start of the World Series of Boxing s existence competitors fought bare chested and were not permitted to wear protective headgear Each participating boxer was drafted by one of its international franchises and could earn money by taking part in professional style bouts The competitors were allowed to maintain Olympic and AIBA world championship eligibility Like professional boxing each bout was decided by the scores of three judges or by a knockout a technical knockout or a walkover A WSB meet between two international franchises consisted of bouts in ten formerly five weight categories The fights consisted of five three minute rounds in each bout and the team that won the most number of bouts won the meet 2 Weight classes editUntil season 4 the World Series of Boxing had five weight categories which were different from the 10 categories in amateur Olympic boxing or 17 categories in professional boxing These were Heavyweight 91 kg Light heavyweight 80 85 kg Middleweight 68 73 kg Lightweight 57 61 kg and Bantamweight 50 54 kg In the fourth season 2013 14 the number of weight classes was increased to ten mirroring amateur Olympic boxing Light flyweight 46 49 kg Flyweight 52 kg Bantamweight 56 kg Lightweight 60 kg Light welterweight 64 kg Welterweight 69 kg Middleweight 75 kg Light heavyweight 81 kg Heavyweight 91 kg Super heavyweight 91 kg Teams edit nbsp Algeria Desert Hawks nbsp Argentina Condors nbsp Astana Arlans nbsp Atlas Lions nbsp Baku Fires nbsp British Lionhearts nbsp Caciques de Venezuela nbsp China Dragons nbsp Heroicos de Colombia nbsp Cuba Domadores nbsp D amp G Milano Thunder nbsp Dynamo Moscow nbsp German Eagles nbsp Hussars Poland nbsp Mexico Guerreros nbsp Morocco Atlas Lions nbsp Paris United nbsp Puerto Rico Hurricanes nbsp Russian Boxing Team nbsp Turkiye Conquerors nbsp Ukraine Otamans nbsp USA Knockouts nbsp Uzbek TigersResults editSeason Teams Winners Runners up Final score 2010 11 12 nbsp Paris United nbsp Astana Arlans 6 4 2011 12 12 nbsp D amp G Milano Thunder nbsp Dynamo Moscow 4 1 2012 13 12 nbsp Astana Arlans nbsp Ukraine Otamans 6 5 2013 14 12 nbsp Cuba Domadores nbsp Baku Fires 6 5 2015 16 nbsp Astana Arlans nbsp Cuba Domadores 6 4 2016 16 nbsp Cuba Domadores nbsp British Lionhearts 9 1 2017 12 nbsp Astana Arlans nbsp Cuba Domadores 6 5 2018 12 nbsp Cuba Domadores nbsp Astana Arlans 7 3Performance by club editPerformance in the WSB finals by club Club Winners Runners up Winning years Runners up years nbsp Astana Arlans 3 2 2012 13 2015 2017 2010 11 2018 nbsp Cuba Domadores 3 2 2013 14 2016 2018 2015 2017 nbsp Paris United 1 0 2010 11 nbsp D amp G Milano Thunder 1 0 2011 12 nbsp Dynamo Moscow 0 1 2011 12 nbsp Ukraine Otamans 0 1 2012 13 nbsp Baku Fires 0 1 2013 14 nbsp British Lionhearts 0 1 2016See also editBoxing World CupReferences edit Morgan Liam World Series of Boxing set to collapse as AIBA confirm event is inactive insidethegames biz Retrieved 3 July 2021 About WSB World Series of Boxing Archived from the original on February 11 2012 Retrieved February 20 2012 External links editOfficial site of World Series Boxing WSB Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title World Series of Boxing amp oldid 1161410472, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
