Superfly (boxing) explained

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 classBoxer 1vs.Boxer 2TypeRoundTimeNotes
Super flyweight Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (c)def. Román GonzálezKO4 (12)1:18
Super flyweight Naoya Inoue (c)def. Antonio NievesRTD6 (12)3:00
Super flyweight Juan Francisco Estradadef. Carlos CuadrasUD12

Superfly 2

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

Weight classBoxer 1vs.Boxer 2TypeRoundTimeNotes
Super flyweight Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (c)def. Juan Francisco EstradaMD12
Super flyweight McWilliams Arroyodef. Carlos CuadrasMD10
Flyweight Donnie Nietes (c)def. Juan Carlos RevecoKO7 (12)0:53
Flyweight Artem Dalakiandef. Brian ViloriaUD12

Superfly 3

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

Weight classBoxer 1vs.Boxer 2TypeRoundTimeNotes
Super flyweightdef. Felipe OrucutaUD12
Super flyweightvs.Split Draw12
Super flyweight Kazuto Iokadef. McWilliams ArroyoUD10

Notes and References

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