2018–2020 World Boxing Super Series – cruiserweight division

The 2018–20 World Boxing Super Series – cruiserweight division was a World Boxing Super Series professional boxing tournament which took place between October 2018 and September 2020 in several countries. The Super Series features eight top-rated cruiserweight boxers in a single-elimination tournament. The tournament was organized by Comosa AG.^[1]

This tournament will be the second World Boxing Super Series held at cruiserweight, following the 2017–18 edition, which saw Oleksandr Usyk unify all four major world titles.

Participants

Rating1	Boxer	Record Before Tournament2	Stance	Height	Age2	World titles2
1	Mairis Briedis (LAT)	24–1–0	Orthodox	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	(1985-01-13)January 13, 1985 (aged 33)
4	Yuniel Dorticos (CUB)	22–1–0	Orthodox	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	(1986-03-11)March 11, 1986 (aged 32)
3	Krzysztof Głowacki (POL)	30–1–0	Southpaw	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	(1986-07-31)July 31, 1986 (aged 32)
N/A	Ruslan Fayfer (RUS)	23–0–0	Orthodox	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)	(1991-05-10)May 10, 1991 (aged 27)
6	Andrew Tabiti (USA)	16–0–0	Orthodox	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	(1989-09-20)September 20, 1989 (aged 29)
5	Maxim Vlasov (RUS)	42–2–0	Orthodox	1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)	(1986-09-11)September 11, 1986 (aged 32)
8	Mateusz Masternak (POL)	41–4–0	Orthodox	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	(1987-05-02)May 2, 1987 (aged 31)
N/A	Noel Gevor (GER)	23–1–0	Orthodox	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)	(1990-09-18)September 18, 1990 (aged 28)

^1 Transnational Boxing Rankings Board rankings on 9 Oct 2018, the last archived rankings before the start of the cruiserweight tournament. ^[2]
^2 Age, records, and titles listed as of the start of the tournament.

Brackets

Source:^[3]

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Mairis Briedis (LAT)	UD 12
	Noel Gevor (GER)
					Mairis Briedis (LAT)	TKO 3
					Krzysztof Głowacki (POL)
	Krzysztof Głowacki (POL)	UD 12
	Maxim Vlasov (RUS)
									Mairis Briedis (LAT)	MD 12
									Yuniel Dorticos (CUB)
	Yuniel Dorticos (CUB)	UD 12
	Mateusz Masternak (POL)
					Yuniel Dorticos (CUB)	KO 10
					Andrew Tabiti (USA)
	Ruslan Fayfer (RUS)
	Andrew Tabiti (USA)	UD 12

Quarter-finals

The quarterfinals are held from 13 October to 10 November 2018.

13 October 2018	Andrew Tabiti	UD 12	Ruslan Fayfer	Expo, Ekaterinburg, Russia

20 October 2018	Yuniel Dorticos	UD 12	Mateusz Masternak	CFE Arena, Orlando, FL, United States

10 November 2018	Mairis Briedis	UD 12	Noel Gevor	UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Il, United States

10 November 2018	Krzysztof Głowacki	UD 12	Maxim Vlasov	UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Il, United States

Semi-finals

Both semifinal fights were held on 15 June 2019, at Arēna Rīga, Riga, Latvia.

15 June 2019	Yuniel Dorticos	KO 10	Andrew Tabiti	Arēna Rīga, Riga, Latvia

15 June 2019	Mairis Briedis	TKO 3	Krzysztof Głowacki	Arēna Rīga, Riga, Latvia

Final

The final originally was to be held on 16 May 2020 at Arēna Rīga, Riga, Latvia, the same place as the semi-finals, for the IBF and The Ring titles, but was postponed to 26 September 2020 at Plazamedia Broadcasting Center, Munich, Germany due to the COVID-19 pandemic and will be played behind closed doors.^[4][5]

26 September 2020	Mairis Briedis	MD 12	Yuniel Dorticos	Plazamedia Broadcasting Center, Munich, Germany