World Boxing Super Series 2018/19 super lightweight & bantamweight drafts announced in Moscow

The World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) super lightweight and bantamweight draft for the 2018/19 season has been announced following a gala in Moscow. A third weight division will be announced in the coming days.

The quarterfinal fights of the second season of the WBSS have been announced in Moscow, which will see of the best fighters in the 140 lbs and 118 lbs division battle it out for the Muhammad Ali trophy.

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The eight fighters - four seeded and four unseeded - will take part in the super lightweight quarterfinal stage. They are: Regis Prograis, Anthony Yigit, Josh Taylor, Terry Flanagan, Kyrill Relikh, Eduard Troyanovsky, Ivan Baranchyuk, Ryan Martin.

The super lightweight division of the second series of the WBSS lines up as such:

Kyrill Relikh v Eduard Troyanovsky

Anthony Yigit v Ivan Baranchyuk

Regis Prograis v Terry Flanagan

Josh Taylor v Ryan Martin

The fighters taking part in the bantamweight division are as follows: Ryan Burnett, Jason Moloney, Naoya Inoue, Nonito Donaire, Zolani Tete, Juan Carlos Payano, Emmanuel Rodriguez, Mikhail Aloyan.

The bantamweight division of the second series of the WBSS lines up as such:

Ryan Burnett v Nonito Donaire

Naoya Inoue v Juan Carlos Payano

Zolani Tete v Mikhail Aloyan

Jason Moloney v Emmanuel Rodriguez