An interesting cruiserweight fight will take place some time early in 2020, with the vacant WBO title on the line. Former WBO champ Krzysztof Glowacki, last seen coming a cropper in that wild and crazy foul-fest with Mairis Breidis in June, will face unbeaten banger Lawrence Okolie, last seen winning the EBU European belt with a stoppage win over Yves Ngabu in October.
In light of the bad night the usually more than competent Robert Byrd had in Riga, Latvia during the highly controversial Mairis Breidis-Krzysztof Glowacki cruiserweight fight, some fans are asking if age has caught up with Byrd.
To the surprise of absolutely nobody who saw the fight, the team of cruiserweight Krzysztof Glowacki has appealed the result of this past weekend’s World Boxing Super Series fight with Mairis Breidis.
In a drama-filled fight, Mairis Briedis (26-1, 19 KOs) unloaded on WBO champion Krzysztof Glowacki (31-2, 19 KOs) with everything but the kitchen sink in knocking down twice in the process of scoring a third round knockout in the final of the WBSS cruiserweight tournament on Saturday night at the Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia.
This Saturday night on ESPN+ Tyson Fury makes his Las Vegas debut as the Gypsy King faces Tom Schwarz at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Glowacki at final press conference: “It is going to be a great war!”
Mairis Briedis (25-1, 18 KOs) and Krzysztof Glowacki (31-1, 19 KOs) are both ready for a spectacle when they meet in a WBSS Semi-Final for the WBC & WBO World Cruiserweight Championships on Saturday at the Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia.
WBC World Championship at stake in Briedis-Glowacki WBSS Semi-Final in Riga!
The WBC World Cruiserweight Championship is on the line when Latvia’s Mairis Briedis (25-1, 18 KOs) and Poland’s Krzysztof Glowacki (31-1, 19 KOs) clash for a place in the WBSS Cruiserweight Final on June 15 at the Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia.
Latvia’s Mairis Briedis (25-1, 18 KOs) and Poland’s Krzysztof Glowacki (31-1, 19 KOs) exchanged words and went head-to-head at the kick-off press conference in Riga ahead of their 200lb semi-final clash at the Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia.
After six weeks of back-to-back doubleheader action across the globe the WBSS Quarter-Finals of Season II came to a conclusion in Chicago, USA when Krzysztof Glowacki and Mairis Briedis booked their places in next years semis.
Krzysztof Glowacki (31-1, 19 KOs) showed off his impressive punching power in beating Maksim Vlasov (44-3, 25 KOs) by a 12 round unanimous decision to win the interim World Boxing Organization cruiserweight title in their WBSS quarterfinal fight at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago.