World Series of Boxing
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The World Series of Boxing or WSB is an international boxing tournament that allows amateur boxers to compete professionally while maintaining amateur status and Olympic eligibility. It is organised by AIBA. It is a team match-up, in many ways similar to other professional sport leagues.
History
World Series of Boxing had its precursor, International Boxing League, a short-lived U.S. venture established in November 1969, shortly after the first U.S.—Soviet boxing dual, and functioned to 1971. It hosted several exhibition tours of the Soviet boxing team across the United States, in cities, where IBL teams were located. Bill Daniels was the boss of the league. The league folded due to financial reasons for amateur boxing wasn't profitable in the United States contrary to professional boxing.
Format
Unlike amateur boxing, competitors taking part in sanctioned World Series of Boxing bouts must be bare-chested and are not permitted to wear protective headgear. Each participating boxer is drafted by one of a number of international franchises and can earn money by taking part in professional-style bouts. However, they maintain Olympic and AIBA world championship eligibility and remain eligible to compete at the Olympic Games.
Like professional boxing, each bout is decided by the scores of three judges or, in some cases, by a knockout, technical knockout or walk-over. A WSB meet between two international franchises consists of bouts in ten (formerly five) weight categories. There are five three-minute rounds in each bout and the team that wins the most number of bouts wins the meet.[1]
Weight classes
Until season 4, there were five weight categories which were different than 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, and they are same as in 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
Teams played in the WSB:[2][3]
Algeria Desert Hawks
Argentina Condors
Astana Arlans
Atlas Lions
Baku Fires
British Lionhearts
Caciques de Venezuela
China Dragons
Heroicos de Colombia
Cuba Domadores
D&G Milano Thunder
Dynamo Moscow
German Eagles
Hussars Poland
Mexico Guerreros- Morocco Atlas Lions
Paris United
Puerto Rico Hurricanes- Russian Boxing Team
Türkiye Conquerors
Ukraine Otamans
USA Knockouts
Uzbek Tigers
Results
| Season | Teams | Winners | Runners-up | Final score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | 12 |  Paris United
|
 Astana Arlans
|
6–4 |
| 2011–12 | 12 |  D&G Milano Thunder
|
 Dynamo Moscow
|
4–1 |
| 2012–13 | 12 | Astana Arlans
|
 Ukraine Otamans
|
6–5 |
| 2013–14 | 12 |  Cuba Domadores
|
 Baku Fires
|
6–5 |
| 2015 | 16 | Astana Arlans
|
Cuba Domadores
|
6–4 |
| 2016 | 16 | Cuba Domadores
|
 British Lionhearts
|
9–1 |
| 2017 | 12 | Astana Arlans
|
Cuba Domadores
|
6–5 |
| 2018 | 12 | Cuba Domadores
|
Astana Arlans
|
7–3 |
Performance by club
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning years | Runners-up years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astana Arlans |
3 | 2 | ||
| Cuba Domadores |
3 | 2 | ||
| Paris United |
1 | 0 | ||
| D&G Milano Thunder |
1 | 0 | ||
| Dynamo Moscow |
0 | 1 | ||
| Ukraine Otamans |
0 | 1 | ||
| Baku Fires |
0 | 1 | ||
| British Lionhearts |
0 | 1 |
See also
References
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