Cuban Domadores Know Contenders for Next Edition

Cuban boxing team Domadores (Tamers) will be included in the Group A for the 5th edition of the World Series of Boxing, according to the draw here by which the Cuban team will know which its contenders will be.

Cuba will be in Group A, together with Ukraine Otamans, Germany, Algeria Desert Hawk, Morocco, China, Russia and Mexico.

The first stage will gather 16 teams to compete, starting in January 2015.

Morocco and China will be a novelty, compared to the previous edition.

In Group B, Baku Fires (Azerbaidzhan), Astana Arlans (Kazahstan), Dolce & Gabbana Italia Thunder (Italy), Argentina Condors, Hussars Poland, USA Knockout and another team still not defined, will compete agaunbst each other.

Cuba Domadores will receive Morocco in the C-1 format (49, 56, 64, 75 and 91 kilograms) on January 16, to match later Algeria in the C-2 format (52, 60, 69, 81 and over 81 kilograms) on January 23.

From then on, Domadores will match Russia (C-1, home club, Jan 30), China (Feb 6, C-2, home club), Mexico (Feb 13, C-1, visitors), Germany (Feb. 20, C-2, home club) and Ukraine Otamans (Feb. 27, C-1, visitors).

There will be a second classification round until April 24, with an inverted organization, receiving the teams which received them at their respective homes.

The quarterfinals are scheduled in May 7 and 8, the semifinals in May 21 and 22 and the finals for June 11 and 12 in 2015.