Superfly (boxing)

Superfly was a series of professional boxing cards centered around the super flyweight division.

History

The concept was created by promoter Tom Loeffler and has been broadcast on HBO Boxing After Dark.[1] The events were originally meant to showcase Román González, regarded as the best active boxer, pound for pound, at the time. But the two events to date have been headlined by Srisaket Sor Rungvisai, following his knockout win over the former at the first installment of the series.[2]

Historically, American audiences have rarely been interested in fighters at lower weight classes. However, the Superfly events are built to showcase several of the best fighters at super flyweight and adjacent divisions.[3][4]

Events

Superfly

The first event was held on September 9, 2017, at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.

Weight class Boxer 1 vs. Boxer 2 Type Round Time Notes
Super flyweight Thailand Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (c) def. Nicaragua Román González KO 4 (12) 1:18
Super flyweight Japan Naoya Inoue (c) def. United States Antonio Nieves RTD 6 (12) 3:00
Super flyweight Mexico Juan Francisco Estrada def. Mexico Carlos Cuadras UD 12

Superfly 2

The second event was held on 24 February 2018 at The Forum in Inglewood, California.

Weight class Boxer 1 vs. Boxer 2 Type Round Time Notes
Super flyweight Thailand Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (c) def. Mexico Juan Francisco Estrada MD 12
Super flyweight Puerto Rico McWilliams Arroyo def. Mexico Carlos Cuadras MD 10
Flyweight Philippines Donnie Nietes (c) def. Argentina Juan Carlos Reveco KO 7 (12) 0:53
Flyweight Ukraine Artem Dalakian def. United States Brian Viloria UD 12

Superfly 3

The third event was held on 8 September 2018 at The Forum in Inglewood, California.[5]

Weight class Boxer 1 vs. Boxer 2 Type Round Time Notes
Super flyweight Mexico Juan Francisco Estrada def. Mexico Felipe Orucuta UD 12
Super flyweight Philippines Donnie Nietes vs. Philippines Aston Palicte Split Draw 12
Super flyweight Japan Kazuto Ioka def. Puerto Rico McWilliams Arroyo UD 10

References
  1. "SuperFly 2 from Inglewood, CA on HBO Boxing After Dark -- Feb. 24 » Boxing News". Boxing News 24. 2018-02-21. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  2. "HBO Sports' Head on Formulating 'SuperFly 2' For Early 2018". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  3. "Night Of The Superfly: New Interest In Boxing's Super Flyweight Division". The Fight City. 2017-09-10. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  4. "HBO set to showcase 115 lbs division on September 9th". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  5. "Superfly 3 to feature top 115-pounders Juan Francisco Estrada, Kazuto Ioka, Donnie Nietes". ESPN 5. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
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