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. 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.
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.
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 NotesSuper flyweight Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (c)def. Román GonzálezKO4 (12)1:18Super flyweight Naoya Inoue (c)def. Antonio NievesRTD6 (12)3:00Super flyweight Juan Francisco Estradadef. Carlos CuadrasUD12
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 NotesSuper flyweight Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (c)def. Juan Francisco EstradaMD12Super flyweight McWilliams Arroyodef. Carlos CuadrasMD10Flyweight Donnie Nietes (c)def. Juan Carlos RevecoKO7 (12)0:53Flyweight Artem Dalakiandef. Brian ViloriaUD12
Superfly 3
The third event was held on 8 September 2018 at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Weight class Boxer 1 vs. Boxer 2 Type Round Time NotesSuper flyweight Juan Francisco Estrada def. Felipe OrucutaUD12Super flyweight Donnie Nietes vs. Aston Palicte Split Draw12Super flyweight Kazuto Iokadef. McWilliams ArroyoUD10
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