2018–19 World Boxing Super Series – bantamweight division

The 2018–19 World Boxing Super Series – bantamweight division is a World Boxing Super Series professional boxing tournament took place between October 2018 and November 2019 in several countries. The Super Series features 8 top-rated bantamweight boxers in a single-elimination tournament. The tournament was organized by Comosa AG.[1]

Participants

Rating1 Boxer Record2 Stance Height Age2 World titles2
3  Zolani Tete (RSA) 27–3–0 Southpaw 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) (1988-03-08)March 8, 1988 (aged 30) WBO World Champion
2  Ryan Burnett (UK) 19–0–0 Orthodox 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) (1992-05-21)May 21, 1992 (aged 26) WBA (Super) World Champion
7  Emmanuel Rodríguez (PUR) 18–0–0 Orthodox 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) (1992-08-08)August 8, 1992 (aged 26) IBF World Champion
1  Naoya Inoue (JPN) 16–0–0 Orthodox 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) (1993-04-10)April 10, 1993 (aged 25) WBA (Regular) World Champion
 Jason Moloney (AUS) 17–0–0 Orthodox 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) (1991-01-10)January 10, 1991 (aged 27)
 Nonito Donaire (PHI) 38–5–0 Orthodox 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) (1982-11-16)November 16, 1982 (aged 35)
5  Juan Carlos Payano (DOM) 20–1–0 Southpaw 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) (1984-04-12)April 12, 1984 (aged 34)
 Mikhail Aloyan (RUS) 4–0–0 Southpaw 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) (1988-08-23)August 23, 1988 (aged 30)

^1 Transnational Boxing Rankings Board rankings on 11 September 2018, the last archived rankings before the start of the tournament. [2]
^2 Age, records, and titles listed as of the start of the tournament.

Brackets

Source:[4]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
      
 Ryan Burnett (UK)
 Nonito Donaire (PHI) RTD 4
 Nonito Donaire (PHI) KO 6
 Stephon Young* (USA)
 Zolani Tete (RSA) UD 12
 Mikhail Aloyan (RUS)
 Nonito Donaire (PHI)
 Naoya Inoue (JPN) UD 12
 Naoya Inoue (JPN) KO 1
 Juan Carlos Payano (DOM)
 Naoya Inoue (JPN) KO 2
 Emmanuel Rodríguez (PUR)
 Emmanuel Rodríguez (PUR) SD 12
 Jason Moloney (AUS)

* Zolani Tete withdrew from the semi-final due to an injury and was replaced by Stephon Young.[5]

Quarter-finals

The quarterfinals are held from 7 October to 3 November 2018.

7 October 2018 Naoya Inoue Japan KO 1 Dominican Republic Juan Carlos Payano Yokohama Arena, Yokohama, Japan
13 October 2018 Zolani Tete South Africa UD 12 Russia Mikhail Aloyan Expo, Ekaterinburg, Russia
20 October 2018 Emmanuel Rodríguez Puerto Rico SD 12 Australia Jason Moloney CFE Arena, Orlando, FL, United States
3 November 2018 Nonito Donaire Philippines RTD 4 United KingdomRyan Burnett SSE Hydro, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Semi-finals

The semifinals will be held in 27 April and 18 May 2019.

27 April 2019 Nonito Donaire Philippines KO 6 United States Stephon Young Cajundome, Lafayette, LA, United States
18 May 2019 Naoya Inoue Japan KO 2 Puerto Rico Emmanuel Rodríguez SSE Hydro, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Final

For WBA (Super), IBF, and The Ring titles.

7 November 2019 Naoya Inoue Japan UD 12 Philippines Nonito Donaire Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan

References

  1. ^ "World Boxing Super Series gets 2nd season". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  2. ^ "11 September 2018". www.tbrb.org. Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.
  3. ^ "Viktor Postol, Paul Butler Confirmed as WBSS Reserve Fighters". 24 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Tournament | World Boxing Super Series". World Boxing Super Series. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
  5. ^ "Stephon Young replaces injured Zolani Tete against Nonito Donaire in WBSS semis". 25 April 2019.