TomandJerry
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- Oct 1, 2013
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The new event offers a $50m prize fund, a trophy named after Muhammad Ali and its tournament format aims to deliver a flow of easy-to-follow storylines for fans.
It will run two tournaments, one for cruiserweights and one for super-middleweights. Within each, eight men will compete from a quarter-final stage through to an eventual winner being crowned in each weight category.
Along the way, if a fighter meets an opponent who is currently a world champion, that belt will be on the line.
Quarter-finals aim to be completed by the end of October, semi-finals by the close of February 2018 and winners decided by May.
"There are no politics here, eight guys, four seeded, four unseeded, the rest we let them do themselves.
"This is a project which is destined to become the Champions League of boxing. It was a big statement for us to put this event out there. I think we have over delivered in terms of fighters."
It will run two tournaments, one for cruiserweights and one for super-middleweights. Within each, eight men will compete from a quarter-final stage through to an eventual winner being crowned in each weight category.
Along the way, if a fighter meets an opponent who is currently a world champion, that belt will be on the line.
Quarter-finals aim to be completed by the end of October, semi-finals by the close of February 2018 and winners decided by May.
"There are no politics here, eight guys, four seeded, four unseeded, the rest we let them do themselves.
"This is a project which is destined to become the Champions League of boxing. It was a big statement for us to put this event out there. I think we have over delivered in terms of fighters."
