The one-off exhibition march is due to take place on September 9 and 10 in the Daulet Sporting Complex in Kazakhstan capital Astana as the build-up to the start of Season V of the competition continues.

Five matches will take place on each night and will see the Domadores keen to show they have not lost any of the skill and power that saw them crowned Season IV champions at the first time of asking in June.

The Cubans defeated the Azerbaijan Baku Fires in a sudden-death bout after a thrilling two nights of boxing at the Sarhadchi Olympic Sport Complex in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku.

The Baku Fires booked their place in last season's final after overcoming Season III champions the Arlans, who will be looking to fine tune their preparations as they attempt to regain their title.

Arisnoydis Despaigne was the hero for the Domadores when he won his sudden-death welterweight bout against Baku Fires' Yauheni Ramashkevich in June, but he is not in the line-up named for next month's match.

Seven of the squad that secured the title for Cuba will glove-up in Astana.

Yosbany Veitia Soto will take on Berikbayev Mardan of Azerbaijan in the light flyweight category, while Lázaro Alvarez Estrada will face Chshegrinov Roman in the lightweight division.

Light welterweight Yasnier Toledo López will square-up against the Arlans' Ualikhanov Askhat, Roniel Iglesias Sotolongo faces Ashkeyev Madiyar at welterweight, while Arlen López Cardona takes on fellow middleweight Nursultanov Meiirim.

Cuba captain Julio Cesar De La Cruz will line-out at light heavyweight against Sep Hrvoje, while the irrepressible Erislandy Savon will be in action against Serimov Almat in the heavyweight category.

Erislandy Savon will be one of the boxers in action in Astana next month ©WSB



The other three bouts will see Leodan Núñez Martínez take on the Arlans' Zhakupov Miras at flyweight, Robeisy Ramírez Carrazana and Toitov Meirbolat will meet at bantamweight, while the super heavyweight clash will feature Yoandy Toirac Ortega against Hrgovic Filip of the Arlans.

Season V of the WSB get underway on a yet to be confirmed date later this year and will feature an expanded 16-team competition.

The regular season will run for 14 weeks and features four new franchises from China, Morocco, Venezuela and an as of yet fourth unnamed team.

The draw for Season V has already been made and places the Domadores in Group A alongside the Russian Boxing Team, Ukraine Otamans, Algeria Desert Hawks, Mexcio Guerreros, Team Germany and the new teams from China and Morocco.

The Astana Arlans will have revenge on their minds as they meet the Baku Fires in Group B along with the USA Knockouts, Dolce and Gabbana Italia Thunder, the Argentina Condors, the Poland Hussars, the new Venezuelan outfit and the unnamed 16th franchise.

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