Superfly was a series of

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cards centered around the

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division.

History

The concept was created by promoter Tom Loeffler and has been broadcast on

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. 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 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 boxe ...

, 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 Weight classes are divisions of competition used to match competitors against others of their own size. Weight classes are used in a variety of sports, especially combat sports (such as boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts and wrestling). Altern ...

. 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

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Superfly 2

The second event was held on 24 February 2018 at The Forum in

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Superfly 3

The third event was held on 8 September 2018 at The Forum in

References

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