The official tournament draw for season two of the World Boxing Super Series took place in Russia on Friday, as quarterfinal matchups were revealed for the super-lightweight (140 lbs) and bantamweight (118 lbs) divisions. A third tournament will be announced next week, with that division’s draw to be held at a later date.
We start off in the bantamweight division, which is the deeper of the two fields as it features three of the four major titleholders, and six of the top eight fighters in BoxRec’s rankings.
#1 Ryan Burnett (19-0, 9 KOs) vs. Nonito Donaire (38-5, 24 KOs) - For Burnett’s WBA title
#2 Naoya Inoue (16-0, 14 KOs) vs.