Seeds, set of supports for junior WBSS welterweight, bantamweight tournaments

The seeds were distributed and racks were determined for the eight World Boxing Super Series welterweight and bantamweight juniors at the Friday Gala at the Rossiya Theater in Moscow.

With the 16 competitors present – which took place on the eve of the cruiserweight final of the first season of the World Series Super Boxing, with Oleksandr Usyk and Murat Gassiev gathered for the undisputed world title – Regis Prograis has received the top seed in the 140- The book tournament and world champion Ryan Burnett received first place in the 118-pound tournament.

Four seeds were awarded in each division. The ranked boxers chose their opponent in the quarter-finals among the non-seeded fighters, with the exception of some predetermined quarter-finals fights that are mandatory fights

Prograis (22-0, 19 KOs), 29, a southpaw who is fighting in Houston, Terry Flanagan is a leading opponent in a tournament where two world titles will be in play, as well as the Muhammad Ali trophy in the fall.

"We are fighting for the Ali trophy, Ali is a legend, he has fought against the best and I want to fight against the best," said Prograis. "Flanagan is a former world champion, and that's why I made that decision."

Flanagan (33-1, 13 KOs), a 29-year-old southpaw from England, is also considered by many to be the weakest link on the field, as he just had a junior welterweight bout and comes to lose a June 9 decision to Maurice Hooker for a vacant world title.

"You have to fight to win the tournament, and here I am" I am confident of winning this tournament, "said Flanagan

Prograis's choice of Flanagan left second seed Josh Taylor (13-0, 11 KOs), 27, of Scotland, to be paired with Ryan Martin (22-0, 12 KOs), 25, of Cleveland, because the other two fights are mandatory fights.

"I'm here to win this tournament, no matter who I live in the first round "said Taylor." My boxing brain, speed and power, I believe, will give me the edge over my opponents in this tournament. "

Martin, a regular at middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin , was also confident.

"That's what I've been preparing my entire career for," said Martin. "Josh is clearly one of the best in the division, so I'm excited."

World Champion Kiryl Relikh (22-2, 19 KOs), 28, of Belarus, the third seed, will make his first defense, a bond, against the old titlist Eduard Troyanovsky (27-1, 24 KOs), 38, from Russia.

"I'm looking forward to the fight, I want to win this tournament," said Relikh. "The winner will become a superstar in the game."

Troyanovsky will be looking for his second world title. "I am very happy to take part in the tournament and I am confident to beat Kiryl," he said. . "I'm ready to take his belt."

No. Ivan Baranchyk (18-0, 11 KOs), 25, of Russia, will face Anthony Yigit (21-0-1, 7 KOs), 26, of Sweden, for a vacant world title.

"I am ready to fight and I will win this belt," Baranchyk said. "I show everyone that I'm the best in the division."

Yigit said: "It's a great opportunity for me to show everyone what I'm going to do, I want to entertain the crowd."

In the bantamweight tournament, the No. Burnett (19-0, 9 KOs), 26, from Northern Ireland, has selected former four-division world champion Nonito Donaire as his opponent in the quarterfinals. "I am convinced that Nonito can bring out the best of myself," said Burnett, who will defend his belt for the second time

Donaire (38-5, 24 KOs), 35, a native of the Philippines, Las Vegas will win two weight classes at a division that it once dominated, but has not boxed since 2011.

"I know Ryan has what it takes, so I'm going to be to my "

Secondary Latin Title Naoya Inoue (16-0, 14 KOs), 25, of Japan, who is a title holder of three divisions , got the second seeded and chose Face to the old titlist Juan Carlos Payano (20-1, 9 KOs), 34, a southpaw of the Dominican Republic.

"It's an honor to be able to participate so I'm excited, this tournament," said Inoue, who will make his first defense.

Payano has won three fights in a row since losing her world title to Rau's shee Warren in June 2016.

"I'm thrilled to fight Inoue and I will win," he said. declared.

World title holder Zolani Tete (27-3, 21 KOs), a 30-year-old South African southpaw, will make his third defense against Russian hope Mikhail Aloyan (4-0, 4 KOs), a 29 years old southpaw.

"I'm looking forward to fighting the best fighters and the best fighters are here," said Tete.

Aloyan was the last fight chosen for the tournament field. He became pro in May 2017 and is based on his amateur credentials: two-time amateur world champion, a European amateur title and a bronze medal at the London Olympics in 2012.