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World Boxing Super Series focus on hosting a ‘hot’ heavyweight tournament that would force the big names in the division to fight, according to promoter Kalle Sauerland
The Muhammad Ali Trophy and IBF Championship are on the line in the final of the cruiserweight tournament between Mairis Briedis and Yuniel Dorticos on Saturday night at 10pm, live on Sky Sports Main Event
The winner joins Oleksandr Usyk, Callum Smith, Josh Taylor and Naoya Inoue as World Boxing Super Series winners before attention turns to a heavyweight edition
« If Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury wins next year, there’s a big, big pool of fights to be done outside of that, » Sauerland told Sky Sports
Asked if it was realistic to put together a crop of the best heavyweights, he replied, « Of course the hard job is to get it down to eight! You can make a bunch of 12, 13 names that you would like to see there
« Normally I wouldn’t agree because it’s all about finding the best in the weight class But it has so much appeal to the fans
« The heavyweights are the ones we’re looking at, and we’ve had meetings about it But it’s too early to say if that will materialize
« Watch the big fights outside of the Fury-Joshua situation – Alexander Povetkin-Dillian Whyte 2, Joe Joyce vs. Daniel Dubois, Filip Hrgovic is the standout guy
Latvia’s semi-final 🇱🇻Mairis Briedis was full of controversy, but he is in the final and determined to bring the #AliTrophy back to Riga 📺 Briedis v Dorticos – 10pm, Saturday, live on Sky Sports Main Event & Arena @WBSuperSeries picTwittercom / RcCEWLTkSC
Saturday night’s heavyweight final between Briedis of Latvia and Dorticos of Cuba brings together two former world champions who were the semi-finalists of the tournament won by Usyk
Former WBC and WBO champion Briedis’ only loss came against Usyk Former WBA and IBF title holder Dorticos only lost to Murat Gassiev
In the semifinals of this tournament, Briedis clubbed Krzysztof Glowacki and Dorticos exploded to KO Andrew Tabiti
Can Doctor KO deliver yet? 💪 @ DorticosKO landed a devastating right hand in the @ WBSuperSeries semifinals📺 He faces @BriedisMairis for the #AliTrophy this Saturday, live on Sky Sports Main Event from 10pm picTwittercom / UfejbA8G8D
« They’re both extremely good to look at stylistically – good powerful punchers, good boxers, so it should be a really high quality fight, » Lawrence Okolie told Sky Sports
Undefeated Okolie set to face Glowacki for the vacant WBO belt in December and could therefore meet Briedis or Dorticos later
Okolie said: « Dorticos is a naturally taller puncher Briedis looks tough with every hit But Dorticos has a bang – bang!
« I lean towards Briedis I like Dorticos more stylistically – a longer and stronger puncher, but maybe too conventional for Briedis who fought really well with Usyk »
« Don’t blink, you might miss it! » 💥💥💥 @ SauerlandBros is getting ready for this Saturday’s @WBSuperSeries final between @BriedisMairis & @ DorticosKO📺 10pm, Saturday, photo from Sky SportsTwittercom Main Event / vJ3vhreBDC
Promoter Sauerland added: « Dorticos? I see nuances of Deontay Wilder He has this phenomenal right hand he relies on As a boxer he has more than Wilder
« He’s got that Cuban upbringing behind his massive right hand He’s a very, very dangerous man in the ring
« Briedis is more versatile A sensational counter-puncher but he can strike with two hands and has a greater variety of hits
« Dorticos will be on the front foot and Briedis will look to counter strike Briedis, at heavyweight, knocked out Manuel Charr – he can absolutely strike
« These are two guys who in a second it could all be over Don’t blink you might miss it
« We have a guy who relies on a big right hand against another who relies on a kickback The planet’s No.1 heavyweight, Briedis, against No.2, Dorticos »
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