2013 in SFL numbered events

2013 is the second year for Super Fight League, an Indian-based mixed martial arts (MMA) league. Whilst the SFL began holding events from February 22 with their SFL Contenders event, which are untelevised events that take place in the SFL Training Centre as a way to build up the fighters before bringing forward to a television audience, the promotion made their televised return with SFL 14 on March 29, which was headlined by two title fights between Xavier Foupa-Pokam and John Troyer for the middleweight title, and Sanja Sucevic and Colleen Schneider for the women's flyweight title. The same event was also their first on ESPN Star Sports in India.[1]

Super Fight League has scheduled several fights cards throughout 2013:[2][3]

Card Date Venue City
SFL 14 March 29, 2013 SFL Challengers Arena Mumbai, India
SFL 16 April 26, 2013 SFL Challengers Arena Mumbai, India
SFL 17 May 10, 2013 SFL Challengers Arena Mumbai, India
SFL 18 May 24, 2013 SFL Challengers Arena Mumbai, India
SFL 19 June 7, 2013 SFL Challengers Arena Mumbai, India
SFL 20-21 August 3, 2013 Filmalaya Studios Mumbai, India
SFL 22-23 August 17, 2013 Filmalaya Studios Mumbai, India
SFL 24-25 August 31, 2013 Filmalaya Studios Mumbai, India
SFL 26-27 September 14, 2013 Filmalaya Studios Mumbai, India
SFL 28-29 September 28, 2013 Filmalaya Studios Mumbai, India
SFL 30-31 October 12, 2013 Filmalaya Studios Mumbai, India
SFL 32-33 October 26, 2013 Filmalaya Studios Mumbai, India
SFL 34 November 15, 2013 Filmalaya Studios Mumbai, India

Event summaries

SFL 14

SFL 14 took place on March 29, 2013 in Mumbai, India. As with the previous events, it streamed live on YouTube and on the Fight Network in Canada. It was also the first event shown on STAR Sports in India. The Super Fight League rewarded 2 titles in the men's Middleweight and women's Flyweight divisions at this event.

Results[4]

Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Bantamweight Irfan Khan def. Pushpender Singh Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Welterweight Vikas Singh Ruhil def. Mohammed Shahid DQ (illegal knee to grounded opponent) 1 0:20
Bantamweight Sharath Babu def. Atif Mohammad Kadim Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Welterweight Baz Muhammad Mubarez def. Haitham Tantawy TKO (knees and punches) 3 1:38
Welterweight Jason Ramesh Solomon def. Rouhollah Eidehlouei TKO (Submission to punches) 1 2:33
Women's Flyweight Colleen Schneider def. Sanja Sucevic Submission (keylock) 3 2:54 [a]
Middleweight Xavier Foupa-Pokam def. John Troyer TKO (knee to the body) 1 2:15 [b]
  1. ^ For the 1st SFL World Women's Flyweight Championship
  2. ^ For the 1st SFL World Middleweight Championship

Sources[5][6]

SFL 15

SFL 15 took place on April 12, 2013 in Mumbai, India. As with the previous events, it streamed live on YouTube and was shown on STAR Sports in India and on the Fight Network in Canada.

2012 London Olympics Freestyle Wrestling Silver medallist Sushil Kumar was in attendance as a commentator for this event.[7]

Results[8]

Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Bantamweight Kapil Kumar def. Alam Idrisi Submission (guillotine choke) 1 1:50
Bantamweight Uchit Sharma def. Kaushik Sen TKO (doctor stoppage) 1 2:15
Bantamweight Narender Grewal def. Aadil Bashir Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 1:00
Bantamweight Johny Ryntathiang def. Mahesh Kumar Baliyan Submission (armbar) 1 1:03
Lightweight Ricky Sahni def. Deen Mohammad Jorat TKO (retirement) 2 5:00
Women's Flyweight Manjit Kolekar def. Mona Mounir Mohamed TKO (punches) 1 2:19
Middleweight Michael Page def. Ramdan Mohamed Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:48

Sources[9]

SFL 16

SFL 16 took place on April 26, 2013 in Mumbai, India. As with the previous events, it streamed live on YouTube, on STAR Sports in India and on the Fight Network in Canada.

Results[10]

Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Sandeep Yadav def. Arun Singh Charak Submission (guillotine choke) 3 0:35
Flyweight Arun Nagar def. Manoj Chuhan Decision (split) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Irfan Khan def. Sachin Panwar Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Amit Thapa def. Sandeep Kumar TKO (punches) 1 3:34
Welterweight Mohammed Shahid def. Abdul Hamid TKO (knees) 3 3:17
Women's Flyweight Lena Ovchynnikova def. Fathia Mostafa Submission (guillotine choke) 1 3:36
Lightweight Sascha Sharma def. Marca Gomez Sariol Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00

Sources[11]

SFL 17

SFL 17 took place on May 10, 2013 in Mumbai, India. As with the previous events, it streamed live on YouTube, on STAR Sports in India and on the Fight Network in Canada.

Fight Card[12]

Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Featherweight Abdul Muneer def. Pawan Goyat Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:29
Middleweight Satendar Bankura def. Harvinder Rana KO (Punch) 1 1:18
Welterweight Charanjit Singh def. Yash Kumar TKO (strikes) 2 4:45
Lightweight Amitesh Chaubey def. Saeed Asghartabar Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Women's Strawweight Daizy Singh def. Ola Ahmed Submission (choke) 2 0:43
Heavyweight Mohamed Abdel Karim def. Daniel Amar Singh TKO (punches) 3 3:40
Bantamweight Tom McKenna def. Anup Kumar (c) Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 4:46 [a]
  1. ^ For SFL World Bantamweight Championship

Sources[13]

SFL 18

SFL 18 took place on May 24, 2013 in Mumbai, India. As with the previous events, it was streamed live on YouTube, on STAR Sports in India and on the Fight Network in Canada.

Fight Card[14]

Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Mohammad Naemi def. Vladimir Prodanovic Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Flyweight Sachin Panwar def. Uchit Sharma TKO (retirement) 2 5:00
Light Heavyweight Sandeep Kumar def. Samarveer Mavi TKO (punches) 1 0:52
Flyweight Arun Nagar def. Mohd Asgar KO (punches) 1 2:41
Welterweight Pawan Maan Singh def. Jamshed Khan Submission (guillotine choke) 1 1:12
Featherweight Philipp Schranz def. Mohamed Abdel Hamid TKO (punches) 1 1:54
Women's Strawweight Irene Cabello def. Ritika Singh Submission (armbar) 1 2:06

Sources[15]

SFL 19

SFL 19 took place on June 7, 2013 in Mumbai, India. As with the previous events, it was streamed live on YouTube, on STAR Sports in India and on the Fight Network in Canada.

Fight Card[16]

Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Featherweight Amit Raj Kumar def. Abhay Singh Shirole TKO (punches) 1 2:55
Welterweight Jason Ramesh Solomon def. Mayank Dogra TKO (punches) 1 2:00
Welterweight Bhabajeet Choudhury def. Iqbal Bhat KO (head kick) 1 1:42
Women's Flyweight Manjit Kolekar def. Monika Mallik Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Narender Grewal def. Abdul Azeem Badakhshi Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Irfan Khan def. Khwaja Mohibsa Submission (rear naked choke) 1 2:17
Heavyweight Singh Jaideep def. Alireza Tavakoli TKO (elbows) 1 4:24

Sources[17][18]

SFL 20-21

On August 3, 2013, the Super Fight League hosted SFL 22 and SFL 23 on the same night, with their televised dates taking place one week after the other, as SFL 20 will air on August 9, and SFL 21 will air on August 16. The first four fights of the event will be considered SFL 20, and the later half of the event's fights will be SFL 21. This event will be the first to take place under the SFL's latest format and newly created 800-seat arena.[19]

SFL 20

SFL 20 will air on August 9, 2013 in Mumbai, India. As with the previous events, it will stream on YouTube, on STAR Sports in India and on the Fight Network in Canada.

Fight Card

Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Amitesh Chaubey def. Nikhil Bhatt TKO (punches) 2 0:59
Lightweight Jason Ramesh Solomon def. Mukesh Choudhary TKO (punches) 2 1:33
Featherweight Amit Raj Kumar def. Vishal Singh Submission (rear naked choke) 1 2:42
Bantamweight Narender Grewal def. Tiran Thakshala TKO (punches) 1 0:48

Sources

SFL 21

SFL 21 will air on August 16, 2013 in Mumbai, India. As with the previous events, it will stream on YouTube, on STAR Sports in India and on the Fight Network in Canada.

Fight Card

Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Bantamweight Kuldeep Singh Sekhon def. Johny Ryntathiang TKO (Submission to punches) 1 1:20
Flyweight Kapil Kumar def. Sachin Panwar Submission (rear naked choke) 2 2:27
Light Heavyweight Sandeep Kumar def. Mohit Tokas TKO (Submission to punches) 1 1:59
Featherweight Bharat Khandare (c) def. Pierre Daguzan TKO (punches) 2 1:44 [a]
  1. ^ For SFL World Featherweight Championship

Sources[20]

SFL 22-23

On August 17, 2013, the Super Fight League will host SFL 22 and SFL 23 on the same night, with their televised dates taking place one week after the other, with SFL 22 airing on August 23, and SFL 23 airing on August 30.[21]

SFL 22

SFL 22 will air on August 23, 2013 in Mumbai, India. As with the previous events, it will stream on YouTube, on STAR Sports in India and on the Fight Network in Canada.

Fight Card

Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Flyweight Manoj Chauhan def. Uchit Sharma Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Lightweight Gaurav Gulliya def. Saeed Asghartabar KO (punch) 3 0:38
Lightweight Arun Singh Charak def. Vikas Singh Ruhil KO (punch) 1 2:48
Lightweight Pawan Maan Singh def. Rajinder Singh Meena (c) Submission (kimura) 2 3:45 [a]
  1. ^ For SFL World Lightweight Championship

Sources[22]

SFL 23

SFL 23 will air on August 30, 2013 in Mumbai, India. As with the previous events, it will stream on YouTube, on STAR Sports in India and on the Fight Network in Canada.

Fight Card

Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Amit Thapa def. Ankit Yadav Submission (rear naked choke) 1 1:30
Women's Strawweight Daizy Singh def. Ritika Singh Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Featherweight Sumeet Khade def. Dhruv Chaudhary Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Khwaja Mohibsa def. Irfan Khan Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00

Sources

SFL 24-25

On August 31, 2013, the Super Fight League will host SFL 24 and SFL 25 on the same night, with their televised dates taking place one week after the other, with SFL 24 airing on September 6, and SFL 25 airing on September 13.[23]

SFL 24

SFL 24 will air on September 6, 2013 in Mumbai, India. As with the previous events, it will stream on YouTube, on STAR Sports in India and on the Fight Network in Canada.

Fight Card

Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Bhabajeet Choudhury def. Vicky Prasad Gupta TKO (Submission to punches) 2 0:40
Middleweight Suresh Rajput def. Abhijeet Petkar DQ 1 2:08
Bantamweight Raghvendra Singh def. Pushpender Singh TKO (punches) 2 1:07
Flyweight Anup Kumar def. Arun Nagar Submission (rear naked choke) 2 2:38

Sources

SFL 25

SFL 25 will air on September 13, 2013 in Mumbai, India. As with the previous events, it will stream on YouTube, on STAR Sports in India and on the Fight Network in Canada.

Fight Card

Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Flyweight Himanshu Kaushik def. Biswa Dev Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Lightweight Mukesh Choudhary


def. Siddharth Chandanshive TKO (punches) 2 0:52
Lightweight Mehdi Nasirey def. Nirmal Kumar TKO (punches) 1 0:24
Welterweight Satendar Bankura def. Mohammed Shahid Submission 1 0:52

Sources

SFL 26-27

On September 14, 2013, the Super Fight League will host SFL 26 and SFL 27 on the same night, with their televised dates taking place one week after the other, with SFL 26 airing on September 20, and SFL 27 airing on September 27.[24]

SFL 26

SFL 26 will air on September 20, 2013 in Mumbai, India. As with the previous events, it will stream on YouTube, on STAR Sports in India and on the Fight Network in Canada.

Fight Card

Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Sameer Shaikh def. Suraj Bahadur Submission (arm triangle choke) 2 0:27
Featherweight Abdul Muneer def. Mohan Lal TKO (Submission to punches) 1 1:33
Featherweight Ashleigh Grimshaw def. Masaya Doi KO (punch) 1 2:22

Sources

SFL 27

SFL 27 will air on September 27, 2013 in Mumbai, India. As with the previous events, it will stream on YouTube, on STAR Sports in India and on the Fight Network in Canada.

Fight Card

Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Flyweight Rakesh Dagar def. Mahesh Kumar Baliyan Submission (keylock) 2 4:15
Bantamweight Kuldeep Singh Sekhon def. Aadil Bashir Submission (rear naked choke) 1 4:20
Flyweight Anup Kumar def. Kapil Kumar TKO (retirement) 1 5:00
Bantamweight Narender Grewal def. Amr Abdel Malek Mahmoud Submission (arm triangle choke) 1 3:25

Sources

SFL 28-29

On September 28, 2013, the Super Fight League will host SFL 28 and SFL 29 on the same night, with their televised dates taking place one week after the other, with SFL 28 airing on October 4, and SFL 29 airing on October 11.[25]

SFL 28

SFL 28 will air on October 4, 2013 in Mumbai, India. As with the previous events, it will stream on YouTube, on STAR Sports in India and on the Fight Network in Canada.

Fight Card

Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Bantamweight Mohammed Farhad Rafiq def. Johny Ryntathiang TKO (retirement) 1 2:38
Featherweight Amit Raj Kumar def. Sameer Shaikh Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Sandeep Kumar def. Hemant Wadekar TKO (punches) 1 4:20
Lightweight Amitesh Chaubey def. Gaurav Gulliya TKO (punches) 1 0:13

Sources

SFL 29

SFL 29 will air on October 11, 2013 in Mumbai, India. As with the previous events, it will stream on YouTube, on STAR Sports in India and on the Fight Network in Canada.

Fight Card

Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Mukesh Choudhary def. Vikas Singh Ruhil TKO (punches) 2 0:26
Lightweight Kuat Khamitov def. Baz Muhammad Mubarez Decision 3 5:00
Bantamweight Sameet Khade def. Nelson Paes Submission (rear naked choke) 1 1:28
Featherweight Bharat Khandare def. Sami Amin Submission (rear naked choke) 2 3:06

Sources

SFL 30-31

On October 12, 2013, the Super Fight League will host SFL 30 and SFL 31 on the same night, with their televised dates taking place one week after the other, with SFL 30 airing on October 18, and SFL 31 airing on October 25.[26]

SFL 30

SFL 30 will air on October 18, 2013 in Mumbai, India. As with the previous events, it will stream on YouTube, on STAR Sports in India and on the Fight Network in Canada.

Fight Card

Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight Ravindra Balhara def. Mohammad Younus Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Atomweight Jeet Toshi def. Praveen Kalkal Submission (rear naked choke) 1 1:06
Lightweight Pawan Goyat def. Swapnil Barve KO (punch) 2 0:57
Bantamweight Irfan Khan def. Manoj Chauhan Submission (rear naked choke) 3 0:35

Sources

SFL 31

SFL 31 will air on October 25, 2013 in Mumbai, India. As with the previous events, it will stream on YouTube, on STAR Sports in India and on the Fight Network in Canada.

Fight Card

Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Rajinder Singh Meena def. Biki Bora KO (punch) 1 0:13
Featherweight Neeraj Goyat def. Mohammed Farhad Rafiq Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Lightweight Mehdi Nasirey def. Amit Kumar TKO (punches) 1 2:43
Featherweight Abdul Muneer def. Ahmed El Gharib KO (punch) 1 0:56

Sources

SFL 32-33

On October 26, 2013, the Super Fight League will host SFL 32 and SFL 33 on the same night, with their televised dates taking place one week after the other, with SFL 32 airing on November 1, and SFL 33 airing on November 8.[27]

SFL 32

SFL 32 will air on November 1, 2013 in Mumbai, India. As with the previous events, it will stream on YouTube, on STAR Sports in India and on the Fight Network in Canada.

Fight Card

Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Pawan Goyat def. Sameer Shaikh KO (punch) 1 0:21
Welterweight Charanjit Singh def. Rakesh Singh Manhas TKO (Submission to punches) 1 2:02
Bantamweight Pushpender Singh def. Kuldeep Singh Sekhon TKO (punches) 2 2:48
Lightweight Mukesh Choudhary def. Amitesh Chaubey Submission (rear naked choke) 2 0:35

Sources

SFL 33

SFL 33 will air on November 8, 2013 in Mumbai, India. As with the previous events, it will stream on YouTube, on STAR Sports in India and on the Fight Network in Canada.

Background

The main event featured a Champion vs. Champion fight as the current SFL World Lightweight Champion Pawan Maan Singh challenged the current SFL World Welterweight Champion Shyam Prasad for Prasad's Welterweight Title.

Fight Card

Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Abhijeet Petkar def. Suresh Rajput TKO (Submission to punches) 1 1:25
Heavyweight Deepak Kumar Singh def. Love Chauhan TKO (Submission to punches) 1 3:23
Lightweight Mehdi Nasirey def. Nikhil Bhatt Submission (guillotine choke) 2 1:29
Welterweight Pawan Maan Singh def. Shyam Prasad Submission (rear naked choke) 1 2:09 [a]
  1. ^ For SFL World Welterweight Championship

Sources

SFL 34

SFL 34 took place on November 15, 2013 in Mumbai, India. As with the previous events, it will stream on YouTube, on STAR Sports in India and on the Fight Network in Canada.

Background

Fight Card

Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Flyweight Rohit Pundeer def. Vinod Budhwar KO 1 1:39
Bantamweight Mohammed Farhad def. Raghvendra Singh TKO 1 3:12
Bantamweight Dhruv Chaudhary def. Govind Singh Submission 1 2:51
Bantamweight Manish Kumar def. Shaikh Mohammed Farhan TKO 1 4:36
Bantamweight Praveen Lohia def. Anuj Kumar Submission 1 1:31
Flyweight Pramod Khatri def. Arun Sharma Submission 1 3:47

Sources

See also

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