Super Boxing League
The Super Boxing League is the first professional boxing league in India.[1][2] British-Asian businessman Bill Dosanjh and British-Pakistani boxing champion Amir Khan founded Super Boxing League in 2017,[3] after Super Fight League's first season. The league is organised with the support of World Boxing Council and Professional Boxing Organisation India.[4] The first season had 8 teams comprising both men and women pugilists.[5]
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| Sport | Boxing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2017 |
| Founder | Bill Dosanjh, Amir Khan |
| Inaugural season | 2017 |
| Owner(s) | Bill Dosanjh |
| Motto | Hit Harder |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country | India |
| Most recent champion(s) | Maratha Yoddhas |
| Most titles | Maratha Yoddhas (1 title) |
| TV partner(s) | Sony ESPN |
| Related competitions | Super Fight League |
| Official website | Official website |
Teams
List of all participating teams.[6]
| Team | Location | Owners |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi Gladiators | Delhi | Shiva Vij and Varun Jain (N V Group), Sushant Singh Rajput |
| Haryana Warriors | Haryana | Arun Gupta |
| Maratha Yoddhas | Pune | Ajeenkya Patil, Riteish Deshmukh |
| Mumbai Assassins | Mumbai | Nitin Jadhav, Sohail Khan |
| North East Tigers | Northeast India | Amit Aggarwal, Prakash Johari, Arun Malhotra |
| OPM Punjab Sultans | Punjab | Deep Malhotra, Sunny Leone, Gauravh Malhotra, Gautam Malhotra |
| Bahubali Boxers | South India | Mohammed Esa, Vishal Siwappa, Suniel Shetty, Rana Daggubati, Jonaid Bin Tajuddin Mohammed, Shobhu Yarlagadda, Avi Mittal. |
| UP Terminators | Uttar Pradesh | Jaskaran Puniyani and Navraj Jaura, Kanika Kapoor |
Scoring system
The Super Boxing League will follow a special points scoring system.[7]
| Bout outcome | Points awarded |
|---|---|
| Knock Out | 6 |
| Technical Knock Out | 4 |
| Referee decision | 3 |
| Draw | 1 |
2017 SBL season
The first edition of SBL was held from July 7 to August 12, 2017, at Siri Fort, New Delhi. Maratha Yoddhas beat Haryana Warriors to become inaugural champion. While Sukhdeep Singh of Warriors was the Best Boxer of the league and Sandeep Chikara of Yoddhas was given the title of Best Knockout of the league.
References
- "Amir Khan is associated with Super Boxing League". The Hindu. May 8, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
- "Super Boxing League to go ahead even without BFI approval". The Times of India. 2017-05-08. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
- Janardhan, Arun (10 May 2017). "Super Boxing League banks on Amir Khan, star power". Mint.
- "Super Boxing League to be organised in association with WBC, PBOI". news.webindia123.com.
- "Super Boxing League - Overview". superboxingleague.com.
- IANS (8 May 2017). "Super Boxing League to feature 8 teams" – via Business Standard.
- "Super Boxing League - Scoring System". superboxingleague.com.