Superfly (boxing)

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

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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 classBoxer 1vs.Boxer 2TypeRoundTimeNotes
Super flyweight Flag of Thailand.svg Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (c)def. Flag of Nicaragua.svg Román González KO4 (12)1:18
Super flyweight Flag of Japan.svg Naoya Inoue (c)def. Flag of the United States.svg Antonio Nieves RTD6 (12)3:00
Super flyweight Flag of Mexico.svg Juan Francisco Estrada def. Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Cuadras UD12

Superfly 2

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

Weight classBoxer 1vs.Boxer 2TypeRoundTimeNotes
Super flyweight Flag of Thailand.svg Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (c)def. Flag of Mexico.svg Juan Francisco Estrada MD12
Super flyweight Flag of Puerto Rico.svg McWilliams Arroyo def. Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Cuadras MD10
Flyweight Flag of the Philippines.svg Donnie Nietes (c)def. Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Carlos Reveco KO7 (12)0:53
Flyweight Flag of Ukraine.svg Artem Dalakian def. Flag of the United States.svg Brian Viloria UD12

Superfly 3

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

Weight classBoxer 1vs.Boxer 2TypeRoundTimeNotes
Super flyweight Flag of Mexico.svg Juan Francisco Estrada def. Flag of Mexico.svg Felipe Orucuta UD12
Super flyweight Flag of the Philippines.svg Donnie Nietes vs. Flag of the Philippines.svg Aston Palicte Split Draw12
Super flyweight Flag of Japan.svg Kazuto Ioka def. Flag of Puerto Rico.svg McWilliams Arroyo UD10

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