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

Rating^1	Boxer	Record^2	Stance	Height	Age^2	World titles^2
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.

• Paul Butler is a tournament reserve fighter.[3]

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	Nonito Donaire	RTD 4	Ryan 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	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. "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.