Sports (January – February)
Usyk in World Boxing Super Series Semis
27 January @ 19:00
Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia
Ukraine’s undefeated 2012 Olympic champion and current WBO cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (13-0-0, 11 KOs) will take another step in unifying the cruiserweight crowns when he meets Latvia’s Mairis Briedis (23-0, 18 KOs) in Riga on 27 January in a World Boxing Super Series semi-final. Designed to unify the belts in boxing’s cruiserweight and super middleweight classes, the event features many of the divisions’ top fighters. In addition to becoming the division’s undisputed world champion, the tournament winner receives the Muhammad Ali Trophy and a cool $10 million USD.
www.worldboxingsuperseries.com
CSKA Kyiv – Ukrainian Men’s SuperLeague Handball
17 January at 17:00 vs. Donbas
31 January at 17:00 vs. Motor Zaporizhiye
10 February at 17:00 vs. Portovik
Kyiv Sports Lyceum (Heroes of Sevastopol 37)
Free admission
www.handball.net.ua
Budivelnyk Kyiv – Ukrainian SuperLeague Basketball
18 January vs. Kharkiv Polytechnic
20 January vs. Dnepr
15 February vs. Mykolaiv
Kyiv Palace of Sports (Sportivna Pl 1)
www.budivelnyk.ua
Ukraine National Basketball Team – European Championship Qualification
10 February vs. Spain
Kyiv Palace of Sports (Sportivna Pl 1)
Tickets: 60 – 500 UAH
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