The WBA super lightweight world championship will be contested between Kiryl Relikh and his WBA mandatory Eduard Troyanovsky (27-1, 24 KOs) in one of the quarter-finals of the World Boxing Super Series after the Russian former world champion has entered the tournament. 38-year-old Troyanovsky previously held the IBF title.

Three weight classes will feature in Season II of the World Boxing Super Series with two categories, bantamweight and super lightweight, already announced.

Fighters announced:

Bantamweight:
Ryan Burnett, WBA Super World Bantamweight Champion
Emmanuel Rodriguez, IBF World Bantamweight Champion
Zolani Tete, WBO World Bantamweight Champion
Jason Moloney, IBF Mandatory

Super-Lightweight:
Kiryl Relikh, WBA World Super Lightweight Champion
Anthony Yigit, European Champion and IBF Mandatory
Ivan Baranchyk, IBF Mandatory
Josh Taylor, WBC Mandatory
Eduard Troyanovsky, WBA Mandatory