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Murat Gassiev vs. Yuniel Dorticos

Murat Gassiev vs. Yuniel Dorticos was a professional boxing match contested on 3 February 2018, for the WBA and IBF cruiserweight championship.[1]

Murat Gassiev vs. Yuniel Dorticos
Date3 February 2018
VenueBolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi, Southern Federal District, Russia
Title(s) on the lineWBA and IBF cruiserweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer Russia Murat Gassiev Cuba Yuniel Dorticos
Nickname "Iron" "The KO Doctor"
Hometown Vladikavkaz, North Caucasian, Russia Havana, La Habana, Cuba
Pre-fight record 25–0 (1) (19 KO) 22–0 (21 KO)
Age 24 years, 3 months 32 years, 3 months
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 199 lb (90 kg) 200 lb (91 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition IBF
Cruiserweight Champion
The Ring/TBRB
No. 2 Ranked Cruiserweight		 WBA
Cruiserweight Champion
The Ring
No. 5 Ranked Cruiserweight
TBRB
No. 7 Ranked Cruiserweight
Result
Gassiev defeats Dorticos in the 12th round via TKO

Background

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Immediately after Gassiev's win over Włodarczyk in the last of the WBSS quarter finals, WBA "Regular" champion Yuniel Dorticos, who had stopped Dmitry Kudryashov in September, entered the ring. Dorticos told Gassiev, "Take a good vacation. I wanna prepare the right dosage for you of ibuprofen and anesthesia for the next fight, so it’s less painful."[2]

On 29 October, Gassiev's trainer Abel Sanchez stated the fight could take place on 20 January 2018.[3] The fight was confirmed to take place at the Bolshoy Ice Dome in Sochi, Russia on 3 February 2018.[4]

On 1 February, the WBA demoted their champion Denis Lebedev to 'champion in recess' and promoted Dorticos from 'regular' to 'full' champion in order for the fight with Gassiev to be a true unification. The WBA stated the winner of the tournament would be mandated to fight Lebedev.[5]

The fight

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Dorticos was always coming forward, but looked fatigued in the second half of the fight. Gassiev would drop Dorticos three times in the final round to score a dramatic win and advance to the final of the tournament. The first knockdown came after a left hook to the jaw. Dorticos got back to his feet on unsteady legs. Gassiev knocked him down for a second time with a left hook to the head. The last knockdown drove Dorticos through the ropes, forcing referee Eddie Claudio to end the bout at 2 minutes and 52 seconds.[6] At the time of stoppage Gassiev was ahead 105-104, 106-103, 106-103 on all three scorecards.[7] CompuBox Stats showed that Gassiev landed 190 of 608 punches thrown (31%) and Dorticos landed 132 of his 602 thrown (22%).[8][9]

Aftermath

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After Gassiev's victory, unified WBO and WBC cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (who had beaten Mairis Briedis the previous week) entered the ring and congratulated him, setting up the final of the tournament, set to take place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 11 May.[10]

Dorticos was upset after the fight and remained on his stool for an extended period of time. He cried at the post fight press conference. Gassiev walked over to him and consoled him.[11]

Undercard

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Confirmed bouts:[12]

Broadcasting

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Country Broadcaster
Baltic & Nordic countries Viasat[13]
  Belgium VOO[14]
  Bulgaria Nova
  Canada Super Channel
  Germany SAT.1
  Russia Match! Boets[15]
  Singapore StarHub
Sub-Saharan Africa TVMS
  Turkey Tivibu Sports[16]
  United Kingdom ITV
  United States Audience[17]
  Ukraine Inter

References

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  1. ^ "Murat Gassiev vs. Yunier Dorticos". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Dorticos: All Gassiev Did Was Beat 'Old' Opponent in Wlodarczyk - Boxing News". www.boxingscene.com. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Murat Gassiev vs. Yunier Dorticos Could Land on January 20 - Boxing News". www.boxingscene.com. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Gassiev vs Dorticos - World Boxing Super Series semi-final date and venue announced - Boxing News". Boxing News. 5 December 2017. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Dorticos-Gassiev For Full WBA Belt, Lebedev 'Champion in Recess'". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Gassiev Drops Dorticos Three Times For Dramatic KO in Twelfth". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Gassiev-Dorticos - Official Scorecards Show Tight Fight - Photo". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Gassiev stops Dorticos, earns spot in WBSS final". ESPN.com. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Murat Gassiev vs. Yunioer Dorticos - CompuBox Punch Stats". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  10. ^ "World Boxing Super Series: Murat Gassiev wins to set up Oleksandr Usyk final". BBC Sport. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Beautiful Moment As Gassiev Comforts Defeated Opponent Dorticos". Boxing News and Views. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  12. ^ "BoxRec - event".
  13. ^ "MTG will be the exclusive home of the World Boxing Super Series in the Nordic and Baltic regions". europawire.eu. EuropaWire. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  14. ^ "TV PARTNERS". worldboxingsuperseries.com. World Boxing Super Series. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  15. ^ Andrew Karlov (14 October 2017). "Groves vs Cox. Where to watch live". ringside24.com. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  16. ^ WBN Staff (9 September 2017). "WBSS agree further European media rights deals". worldboxingnews.net. World Boxing News. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  17. ^ Dan Rafael (28 September 2017). "World Boxing Super Series finds U.S. distribution for quarterfinals". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
Preceded by Murat Gassiev's bouts
3 February 2018 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Yuniel Dorticos's bouts
3 February 2018 		Succeeded by
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