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8th November 2019
By: BOXING GURU
The World Boxing Super Series once again failed to disapoint, producing two Fight of the Year contenders within a fortnight of each other.
Scotland’s Josh Taylor outpointed America’s Regis Prograis, in an epic Super-Lightweight final to take home the Ali trophy.
The scorecards had it 114-114, 115-113 and 117-112 in favour of Taylor, but both finalists produced masterclass performances in front of 16,500 ecstatic fans at The O2 in London.
“What a fight,” said Taylor. “Regis is a great champion, but the best man won. He was very good, very strong and had good timing, but I knew I could get to him inside. He lived up to his name and he is a great fighter. I knew I could beat him with the jab alone, but he had me himself so respect to him.”
With the win, The Edinburgh man now holds the WBA and IBF world super-lightweight titles, the Ring Magazine belt and the Ali Trophy.
Twelve days later in Japan, we witnessed a modern day classic, with home favourite Naoya Inoue being taken the distance and overcoming a scare in the 9th round to become the unified IBF & WBA Bantamweight champion.
“Winning the Ali Trophy is the biggest thing so far in my career and I see a bright future in front of me. I am not the greatest of all time yet, but that is the goal.” said the unified Champion.
WBSS boss Kalle Sauerland could not hide his delight with the final…“We’ve seen ‘The Rumble in the Jungle’, ‘The Thriller in Manilla’ and now we have seen the ‘Drama in Saitama,”
Next up in the WBSS is the Cruiserweight final between Mairis Briedis and Yuniel Dorticos on December 14.
Current Muhammad Ali Trophy champions:
2018-19: Naoya Inoue, Bantamweight
2018-19: Josh Taylor, Super-Lightweight
2017-18: Aleksandr Usyk, Cruiserweight
2017-18: Callum Smith, Super Middleweight