ATR Podcast -- World Series of Boxing Quarterfinals

(ATR) AIBA president and IOC member C.K. Wu previews the quarterfinal round of the WSB's fourth season.

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LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND - FEBRUARY 12:  International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board member Ching-Kuo Wu looks on during the IOC Executive board meeting at the Lausanne Palace Hotel on February 12, 2013 in Lausanne, Switzerland. The two day board meeting is taking place to ensure the relevance of the Games.  (Photo by Harold Cunningham/Getty Images for BUNTE)
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND - FEBRUARY 12: International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board member Ching-Kuo Wu looks on during the IOC Executive board meeting at the Lausanne Palace Hotel on February 12, 2013 in Lausanne, Switzerland. The two day board meeting is taking place to ensure the relevance of the Games. (Photo by Harold Cunningham/Getty Images for BUNTE)

Boxers from Cuba and the United States clash in Miami this weekend.

Around the Rings editor Ed hula spoke with AIBA president and IOC member C.K. Wu on Wednesday topreview the quarterfinal round of season four of the World Series of Boxing.

After 10 rounds of meetings on the WSB calendar since November, the season enters the final phase with eight teams opening quarterfinal action this weekend in Europe and the United States.Of greatest interest may be the clash between the U.S. and Cuba with round one in Miami and the second round April 4 in Havana.

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