Super Boxing League Explained

See also: Super Fight League.

Super Boxing League
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Sport:Boxing
Founded:2017
Owner:Bill Dosanjh
Motto:Hit Harder
Inaugural:2017
Teams:8
Country:India
Champion:Maratha Yoddhas
Most Champs:Maratha Yoddhas (1 title)
Related Comps:Super Fight League
Founder:Bill Dosanjh, Amir Khan
Tv:Sony ESPN

The Super Boxing League is the first professional boxing league in India.[1] [2] British businessman Bill Dosanjh and former 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]

Teams

List of all participating teams.[6]

TeamLocationOwners
Delhi GladiatorsDelhiShiva Vij and Varun Jain (N V Group), Sushant Singh Rajput
Haryana WarriorsHaryanaArun Gupta
Maratha YoddhasPuneAjeenkya Patil, Riteish Deshmukh
Mumbai AssassinsMumbaiNitin Jadhav, Sohail Khan
North East TigersNortheast IndiaAmit Aggarwal, Prakash Johari, Arun Malhotra
OPM Punjab SultansPunjabDeep Malhotra, Sunny Leone, Gauravh Malhotra, Gautam Malhotra
Bahubali BoxersSouth IndiaMohammed Esa, Vishal Siwappa, Suniel Shetty, Rana Daggubati, Jonaid Bin Tajuddin Mohammed, Shobhu Yarlagadda, Avi Mittal.
UP TerminatorsUttar PradeshJaskaran Puniyani and Navraj Jaura, Kanika Kapoor

Scoring system

The Super Boxing League will follow a special points scoring system.[7]

Bout outcomePoints awarded
Knock Out6
Technical Knock Out4
Referee decision3
Draw1

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amir Khan is associated with Super Boxing League . The Hindu . May 8, 2017 . November 18, 2017.
  2. Web site: Super Boxing League to go ahead even without BFI approval. The Times of India . 2017-05-08 . 2017-11-18.
  3. News: Janardhan. Arun. Super Boxing League banks on Amir Khan, star power. Mint. 10 May 2017.
  4. Web site: Super Boxing League to be organised in association with WBC, PBOI. news.webindia123.com.
  5. Web site: Super Boxing League - Overview. superboxingleague.com.
  6. Web site: Super Boxing League to feature 8 teams. IANS. 8 May 2017. Business Standard.
  7. Web site: Super Boxing League - Scoring System. superboxingleague.com.