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 taking place between October 2018 and May 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
Rating1BoxerRecord2StanceHeightAge2World titles2
3 Zolani Tete (RSA)27–3–0Southpaw1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) (1988-03-08)March 8, 1988 (aged 30)WBO World Champion
2 Ryan Burnett (UK)19–0–0Orthodox1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) (1992-05-21)May 21, 1992 (aged 26)WBA (Super) World Champion
7 Emmanuel Rodríguez (PUR)18–0–0Orthodox1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) (1992-08-08)August 8, 1992 (aged 26)IBF World Champion
1 Naoya Inoue (JPN)16–0–0Orthodox1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) (1993-04-10)April 10, 1993 (aged 25)WBA (Regular) World Champion
N/A Jason Moloney (AUS)17–0–0Orthodox1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) (1991-01-10)January 10, 1991 (aged 27)
N/A Nonito Donaire (PHI)38–5–0Orthodox1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) (1982-11-16)November 16, 1982 (aged 35)
5 Juan Carlos Payano (DOM)20–1–0Southpaw1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) (1984-04-12)April 12, 1984 (aged 34)
N/A Mikhail Aloyan (RUS)4–0–0Southpaw1.63 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 KO 1 Juan Carlos Payano Yokohama Arena, Yokohama, Japan
13 October 2018 Zolani Tete UD 12 Mikhail Aloyan Expo, Ekaterinburg, Russia
20 October 2018 Emmanuel Rodríguez SD 12 Jason Moloney CFE Arena, Orlando, FL, United States
3 November 2018 Ryan Burnett RTD 4 Nonito Donaire SSE Hydro, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Semi-finals

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

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

Final

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

7 November 2019 Naoya Inoue UD 12 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. https://www.boxingscene.com/viktor-postol-paul-butler-confirmed-wbss-reserve-fighters--133083
  4. "Tournament | World Boxing Super Series". World Boxing Super Series. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
  5. https://www.ringtv.com/560215-stephon-young-replaces-injured-zolani-tete-against-nonito-donaire-in-wbss-semis/


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