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Super-flyweight Boxers
Super flyweight, also referred to as junior bantamweight, is a weight class in professional boxing, contested from and up to . History The first title match in this division was in 1980, when the World Boxing Council responded to pressure from Asian and Latin American members who felt the difference between the flyweight limit and the bantamweight limit was too significant. Rafael Orono won the inaugural title in February of that year by defeating Seung-Hoon Lee. The World Boxing Association followed suit in 1981 when Gustavo Ballas won the vacant title by knocking out Sok-Chul Baek. The first International Boxing Federation champion was Ju-Do Chun, who won the belt in 1983 with a knockout of Ken Kasugai. Notable champions in this division have been Ellyas Pical, Gilberto Román, Jiro Watanabe, Moon Sung-kil, Nana Konadu, Mark Johnson, Johnny Tapia, Robert Quiroga, Danny Romero, Vic Darchinyan, Khaosai Galaxy, Samson Dutch Boy Gym, Nonito Donaire, Román González, Carlos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing Weight Classes
In boxing, a weight class is a measurement weight range for boxers. The lower limit of a weight class is equal to the upper weight limit of the class below it. The top class, with no upper limit, is called heavyweight in professional boxing and super heavyweightAIBA, ''Technical & Competition Rules'', §1.2 & Appendix K in amateur boxing. A boxing match is usually scheduled for a fixed weight class, and each boxer's weight must not exceed the upper limit. Although professional boxers may fight above their weight class, an amateur boxer's weight must not fall below the lower limit. A nonstandard weight limit is called a catchweight. Weigh-in A boxer who is over the weight limit may strip naked to make the weight if the excess is minimal; otherwise, in a professional bout, one can try again later, typically after losing weight in the interim through dehydration by vigorous exercise in a steam room. If the excess weight is too great, the effort expended trying to "make weight" wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Quiroga
Robert Quiroga (October 10, 1969 in San Antonio, Texas – August 16, 2004 in San Antonio) was the International Boxing Federation Super flyweight champion from 1990 to 1993. Quiroga successfully defended his title five times and retired in 1995. He finished with 20–2 with 11 KOs. Quiroga was the first world champion from San Antonio, Texas. Professional career Quiroga made his professional debut on March 16, 1987, at the age of 17. In his 12th professional fight, he defeated former WBA light flyweight champion Joey Olivo. Two fights later, he claimed the IBF Super Flyweight title with a decision win over champion Juan Polo Perez. Later that year, he defended his title with victories over Vuyani Nene and Vincenzo Belcastro. On June 15, 1991, at the HemisFair Arena in San Antonio, Quiroga defended his IBF Super Flyweight Title for the third time with a brutal and bloody twelve-round unanimous decision over undefeated "Kid" Akeem Anifowoshe. Anifowoshe collapsed after the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshua Franco
Joshua Franco (born October 27, 1995) is an American professional boxer who has held the WBA super flyweight title since 2020. Professional career Early career Franco made his professional debut on August 6, 2015, scoring a four-round split decision (SD) victory over Temoatzin Landeros at the Belasco Theater in Los Angeles, California. He amassed a 14-1 record during the next three years, with six of those victories coming by way of stoppage. Franco was scheduled to challenge Oscar Negrete for the WBC- NABF bantamweight title on October 4, 2018 at The Hangar in Costa Mesa, California. The bout was set as the main event of an ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes broadcast card. The fight, in which both men threw over 1000 punches, was ruled a split draw. Each fighter received a 96–94 scorecard from one of the judges, while the third judge scored the fight a 95–95 draw. An immediate rematch between the pair was set, with the WBC-NABF and vacant WBA International bantamweight titles on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Srisaket Sor Rungvisai
Wisaksil Wangek ( th, วิศักดิ์ศิลป์ วังเอก; born 8 December 1986), better known by his ring name Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (ศรีสะเกษ ศ.รุ่งวิสัย), is a Thai professional boxer. He has held multiple super-flyweight world championships, including the WBC title twice between 2013 and 2019, and ''The'' ''Ring'' magazine and lineal titles from 2018 to 2019. As of November 2020, he is ranked as the world's best active super-flyweight by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, third by BoxRec and first by ''The Ring'' magazine. Early life Sor Rungvisai came from a very poor family in Sisaket Province in Thailand. He moved to Bangkok to escape from poverty when he was 13 years old. When he arrived in Bangkok, he had to walk more than 60 miles to apply for a job as a refuse collector at a department store. Life was so difficult for him that he sometimes ate leftovers he collected from the refuse. Professional car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Francisco Estrada
Juan Francisco Estrada Romero (born April 14, 1990) is a Mexican professional boxer. He is a two-weight world champion, having held ''The Ring'' super flyweight title since 2019. He previously held the WBA (Unified) and WBO flyweight titles between 2012 and 2015, and the WBC super flyweight title in March 2021 and the WBA (Super) title from March 2021 to August 2022. He also challenged once for the WBA light flyweight title in 2012. As of January 2021, Estrada is ranked as the world's ninth best active boxer, pound for pound, by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board (TBRB), seventh by ''The Ring'', and tenth by Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) . He is also ranked as the world's best active super flyweight by The Ring and the TBRB and BoxRec. Early life and amateur career Estrada lost his parents at the age of 7. He was raised by his aunt, and picked up boxing when he was 9. At the age of 15, Estrada moved from his native Puerto Peñasco to Hermosillo to focus on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McJoe Arroyo
McJoe Arroyo Acevedo (born December 5, 1985) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer who held the IBF junior bantamweight title from 2015 to 2016. As an amateur, he represented Puerto Rico in international competition, winning a bronze medal at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships in the bantamweight category. His twin brother, McWilliams Arroyo, is also a professional boxer. The brothers are the only pair of twins to win medals at the World Amateur Boxing Championships, and the second twins to qualify for the Olympics in boxing. Early life McJoe was born along his twin brother, McWilliams, in the municipality of Ceiba in the northeast coastal region of Puerto Rico's main island. Arroyo and his twin, were introduced to boxing in their childhood. At the age of 12, they entered Gimnasio Fito Ramos, a gymnasium located in the municipality of Fajardo, Puerto Rico. In this locale they met Anthony Otero, a retired amateur boxer, who became their trainer during this stage of their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naoya Inoue
is a Japanese professional boxer. He is a three-division world champion and the former undisputed bantamweight world champion, having held the WBA (Super), IBF, ''Ring'' magazine titles between 2019 and January 2023, and the WBC and WBO titles between 2022 and January 2023. He previously held the WBA (Regular) bantamweight title from 2018 to 2019, the WBO junior-bantamweight title from 2014 to 2018, and the WBC light-flyweight title in 2014. Nicknamed "The Monster", Inoue is known for his timing, punching power, and body shots, having a knockout ratio of 88%. As of August 2022, he is ranked as the world's best active boxer, pound for pound, by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board (TBRB), second by '' The Ring'', the Boxing Writers Association of America and ESPN, and seventh by BoxRec. He is also ranked as the best bantamweight by ''The Ring'', TBRB, ESPN, and BoxRec. He is the only Japanese fighter in history to be ranked #1 pound for pound by ''The Ring''. Amateur car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tepparith Singwancha
Tepparith Singwancha or Tepparith Kokietgym ( th, เทพฤทธิ์ สิงห์วังชา, เทพฤทธิ์ ก่อเกียรติยิม, born November 22, 1988) is a Thai former professional boxer in the super flyweight division. He was the World Boxing Association (WBA) super flyweight champion from 2011 to 2012. Boxing career Singwancha won the interim title on May 1, 2011, in Phetchaburi against Drian Francisco and was elevated to full champion in November of that year. He beat Japanese boxers in Japan three consecutive times, facing Daiki Kameda (December 2011), Tomonobu Shimizu (April 2012; eliminator fight), and Nobuo Nashiro (September 2012), he earned a nickname from journalists ''"Japan Killer"''. At the end of 2012, he was defeated by TKO (referee stopped the contest, judging that Tepparith wasn't in position to continue fighting after being knocked down three times) in the fourth round against Kohei Kono at Ota-City General Gym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Cuadras
Carlos Roberto Cuadras Quiroa (born August 24, 1988) is a Mexican professional boxer who held the WBC super flyweight title from 2014 to 2016. As an amateur he won a gold medal in the bantamweight division at the 2007 Pan American Games. Amateur career Cuadras won the gold medal at the 2007 PanAmerican Games by beating local James Pereira and winning the final against Dominican southpaw Claudio Marrero 15-11. At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships he lost to Joe Murray: 19-28. Professional career In February 2010, Cuadras knocked out Oswaldo Rodriguez to win the WBC Youth Intercontinental Super Flyweight Championship at the Poliforum Zamná in Mérida, Yucatán. Cuadras is managed by his father Rosario Cuadras, and promoted by Japan's Teiken Promotions. He has trained with Jose Luis Bueno and others at Bueno's Gym or his own gym in Mexico, often training under Sendai Tanaka's instruction in Japan. In September 2011, Cuadras competed for the vacant WBC Cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Román González (boxer)
Román Alberto González Luna (born 17 June 1987), best known by his nickname "Chocolatito", is a Nicaraguan professional boxer. He is the first boxer from Nicaragua to win world titles in four weight classes, having surpassed his mentor, idol, and former three-weight world champion, the late Alexis Argüello. He has held the WBA minimumweight title from 2008 to 2010; the WBA light flyweight title from 2011 to 2013; the WBC, and ''The Ring'' flyweight titles from 2014 to 2016, WBC super flyweight title from 2016 to 2017; and the WBA (Super) super flyweight title from 2020 to 2021. As of August 2022, he is ranked as the world's second best active super flyweight by ''The Ring'' magazine. From September 2015 to March 2017, he was also ranked by ''The Ring'' and ESPN as the world's best active boxer, pound for pound. He is known particularly for his aggressive pressure fighting style and combination punching. Amateur career González was reportedly undefeated as an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nonito Donaire
Nonito Gonzales Donaire Jr. (; ; born November 16, 1982) is a Filipino American professional boxer. He has held multiple world championships in four weight classes from flyweight to featherweight, and is the oldest boxer in history to win a bantamweight world title, as well as being the first three-time champion in that weight class. Donaire has also held world championships in three consecutive decades: the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s, being the sixth boxer to do so after Evander Holyfield, Manny Pacquiao, Bernard Hopkins, Érik Morales, and Floyd Mayweather Jr. In total, Donaire has held nine world titles by the main four boxing sanctioning bodies. He has also held the IBO flyweight title, the WBA interim super flyweight title, and the ''Ring'' magazine and lineal super bantamweight titles. As of June 2021, Donaire is ranked as the world's second best active bantamweight by ''The Ring'', the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, BoxRec, and ESPN. Donaire is popularly known as " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samson Dutch Boy Gym
Samson Dutch Boy Gym ( th, แซมซั่น ดัทช์บอยยิม; born July 11, 1972 in Changhan, Roi-Et, Thailand) is one of the fight names used by former professional boxer and Muay Thai practitioner from Thailand. Muay Thai career Somboon Phantasi ( th, สมบุญ พานตะสี). His Muay Thai ring name was Saenmuangnoi Lukchaopormahesak ( th, แสนเมืองน้อย ลูกเจ้าพ่อมเหศักดิ์), in Muaythai, he was a famous and popular Muay Thai fighter, ever lost-won with Veeraphol Sahaprom 2 times. He is a former Lumpinee Stadium 118 lb Champion and Rajadamnern Stadium 115 lb Champion. From the fierce fighting style, hence he was nicknamed "Samson". Professional career He won the minor World Boxing Federation (WBF) world super flyweight title in September 1994, in his fourth professional fight. He would hold that title for the next eight years, beating such opponents as Cruz Carbajal, Hugo Rafael S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
