Cuba to face uphill battle at 2015 World Series of Boxing

Cuba's Domadores boxing team will face a tough task defending their title in the 5th World Series of Boxing (WSB), which begins in January 2015.

According to the President of the Cuban Boxing Federation, Alberto Puig, Domadores will defend the title they won before in the upcoming 2015 WSB edition, which will gather 16 teams.

The International Boxing Association (AIBA) recently announced in Jeju (South Korea) that Britain's team will replace Germany, which will rise the competitiveness level of WSB Group A.

With Britain entering the tournament, the bar has raised in the group which includes Cuba, Russia, Mexico, Ukraine, China, Morocco and Algeria.

On the other hand, Venezuela will debut in Group B, which also includes Puerto Rico, Argentina, Kazakhstan, Italy, United States, Azerbaijan, Poland.

The 5th edition of WSB will be a qualifying tournament for Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games.