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<\/a>Former World Champion Paul Butler and undefeated IBF number one contender Apinun Khongsong have been confirmed as the reserve fighters for the World Boxing Super Series Semi-Finals at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland on May 18.<\/p>\nThe \u2018Baby Faced Assassin\u2019, Butler, will be on standby for the hotly anticipated bantamweight brawl between the \u2018Monster\u2019 Naoya Inoue and Emmanuel Rodriguez, while Khongsong is ready to step in for the super-lightweight showdown between local hero Josh Taylor and the \u2018Beast\u2019 Ivan Baranchyk.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m really excited to be reserve once again,\u201d said Butler, who was previously on call for the quarter-final clash between Ryan Burnett and Nonito Donaire last November at the SSE Hydro. \u201cI loved the whole show and set up last time in Glasgow so I\u2019m looking forward to getting back there. It\u2019s a great card that I can\u2019t wait to sit back and watch myself as a fan.\u201d If not called upon as a reserve, the 30-year-old from Cheshire will be set for his own eight-round contest on the card.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m excited to attend the WBSS tournament in Glasgow,\u201d said Thailand\u2019s Apinun Khonsong. \u201cBoth Baranchyk and Taylor are both very good boxers but I am also one of the best at 140lbs so this is my golden opportunity if I may fight on May 18. Whether I fight or not, my power punch will one day make me a world champion.\u201d<\/p>\n
With four of the biggest names in world boxing in action, vying to book their place in the finals for the coveted Muhammad Ali Trophy, fans in Glasgow can look forward to a spectacular night of boxing at the SSE Hydro, which will also feature a stacked undercard showcasing the very best of British boxing.<\/p>\n
Rising super middleweight star Zach Parker is back following his British title win over Darryll Williams at the SSE Hydro in November last year, and having been kept out of the ring by a shoulder injury sustained in this bout, can now renew his World title charge with a comeback fight against Steven Crambert.<\/p>\n
Edinburgh\u2019s \u2018Lightning\u2019 Lee McGregor, an IBF Youth and Commonwealth Bantamweight Champion, will look to continue his impressive five-fight KO streak against the Spain-based Nicaraguan-native Cristian Narvaez.<\/p>\n
Fresh from a second-round stoppage win over Feriche Mashauri and awaiting a WBC World title eliminator against Anisha Basheel, Northampton\u2019s Chantelle Cameron returns to the ring to face Hungary\u2019s Bianka Majlath.<\/p>\n
Having secured a first-round technical knockout win over Dominik Landgraf at the last World Boxing Super Series event in Glasgow, Scottish super middleweight Tommy Philbin is back against British rival Harry Matthews.<\/p>\n
Super bantamweight southpaw Reece McFadden, from Motherwell, enters his third professional fight following a TKO win over Stefan Sashev, and will test his \u2018Fast Hands\u2019 against Bulgaria\u2019s Georgi Georgie.<\/p>\n
Tickets for the Monster WBSS Semi-Finals night, Ivan Baranchyk vs Josh Taylor and Naoya Inoue vs Emmanuel Rodriguez on 18 May at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland are on sale now from TheSSEHydro.com<\/p>\n
All the action will be live on DAZN in the U.S. and Sky Sports in the U.K.<\/p>\n
WBSS Season 2 Semi-Finals:<\/p>\n
27 April – Cajundome, Lafayette, LA, USA<\/p>\n
Regis Prograis vs Kiryl Relikh – Prograis W TKO6
\nNonito Donaire vs Stephon Young – Donaire W KO6
\n18 May – The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland
\nJosh Taylor vs Ivan Baranchyk
\nNaoya Inoue vs Emmanuel Rodriguez
\n15 June – Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia<\/p>\n
Mairis Briedis vs Krzysztof Glowacki
\nYunier Dorticos vs Andrew Tabiti<\/p>\n
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