9/8 HBO - Superfly 3

[patscorpio]

Superfly is set to return for round three on Saturday, September 8 at the ‘Fabulous’ Forum in Los Angeles, CA. The triple-header will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark beginning at 9:45 PM ET/PT.

Superfly 3 will be headlined by a 12 -round super flyweight clash between former world champion Juan Francisco Estrada, (36-3-0, 25 KO’s), of Sonora, Mexico and two-time world title challenger Felipe Orucata, (36-4-0, 30 KO’s), of Nicolas Romero, Mexico.

Co-featured over 12-rounds for the vacant WBO Super Flyweight World Title, four-time world champion Donnie Nietes, (41-1-4, 23 KO’s), of Bacolod City, Philippines, moves up one division to challenge countryman Aston Palicte, (24-2-0, 20 KO’s) of Bago City, Philippines.

Opening the telecast, three-division world champion Kazuto Ioka, (22-1-0, 13 KO’s), of Osaka, Japan, battles two-time world title challenger McWilliams Arroyo, (17-3-0, 14 KO’s), of Fajardo, Puerto Rico in a ten-round super flyweight bout.

“We’re very excited to make this announcement today for Superfly 3”, said Loeffler. “Our first two Superfly cards were among the most well received international boxing events over the last year.”

“Since our last Superfly card in February, boxing fans and media have continuously asked me when the next card is taking place. The fights that have been presented in this series have provided non-stop action and an unparalleled in-arena atmosphere for boxing.”

“Juan Francisco Estrada and Srisaket Sor Rungvisai battled in one of the best fights this year in February with both fighters proving to be two of the most valiant warriors in boxing. Against the hard-hitting Orucuata, Estrada will be facing a determined challenger seeking his own path to a world title.”

“Fans were also treated to a sensational performance in February by Donnie Nietes winning his third world title and facing his rival countryman Aston Palicte at Superfly 3 will provide fireworks from the opening bell.”

“Having three-division world champion Kazuto Ioka of Japan come out of retirement to face Puerto Rico’s McWilliams Arroyo further validates how important the Superfly brand is to these outstanding fighters.”

“The stylistic matchups of these three announced fights will provide the type of non-stop action theSUPERFLY events have become known for and the ‘gold standard’ which fans have become accustomed to.”

“I am very excited to return for a third Superfly event card and look forward to giving the fans another thrilling fight,” said Estrada. “I need to win so I can get a second shot at the WBC Super Flyweight World Title and a rematch against Srisaket Sor Rungvisai. I am training in the mountains of Mexico City to be ready for the fight on September 8.”

“Juan Francisco Estrada is a great boxer and one of the best fighters from Mexico. It’s an honor to fight him and I will be well prepared for victory at Superfly 3 on September 8,” said Orucuta.

Long a favorite among Mexican boxing fans, the 28-year-old Juan Francisco Estrada has built a reputation for facing the very best in the flyweight and super flyweight divisions. Fighting on February 24, 2018 at Superfly 2, Estrada battled over 12-rounds in a fearless clash against defending WBC Super Flyweight World Champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai that had the huge crowd at the Forum on their feet cheering loudly for each fighter.

This will be Estrada’s third straight fight at a Superfly event, having defeated former world champion Carlos Cuadras on September 9, 2017 in an epic battle at the series debut in Carson, CA.

Over the course of his illustrious 10-year career, Estrada has fought many other world champions and top contenders including Roman Gonzalez, Hernan Marquez, Giovanni Segura, Richie Mepranum and Milan Melindo.

Estrada won the WBO and WBA Flyweight World Titles on April 6, 2013 by defeating then world champion Brian Viloria, making five defenses before moving up to the super flyweight division.

The 32-year-old Felipe Orucuta has twice challenged for the WBO Super Flyweight World Title, losing in very close decisions to Omar Narvaez in Argentina. On May 25, 2013 in Buenos Aires, Orucuta was on the short end of a 12-round split decision. Fourteen months later, Orucuta returned to Argentina, this time losing a 12-round majority decision to Narvaez in Villa Maria, Argentina.

Currently the heavy handed Orucuta is on a five-bout winning streak; all by knockout including the fourth-round stoppage of Ricardo Roman on May 26, 2018 in Mexico City.

Among the other notable names on Orucuta’s winning side of the ledger are Roberto Castaneda, Fernando Lumacad, Julio David Roque Ler and Enrique Bernache.

The fight against Estrada will be Orucuta’s first in the United States since July 2008.

Fighting in the Los Angeles for the third time in recent years, Donnie Nietes thrilled the local Filipino fans with a seventh-round knockout over Juan Carlos Reveco at Superfly 2 to earn the IBF Flyweight World Title, his tenth straight victory. Incredibly, Nietes has not suffered a loss since September 2004.

One of the Philippines most popular fighters over the last fifteen years, among the victories on Nietes’ ledger are wins over Edgar Sosa, Raul Garcia, Ramon Garcia Hirales, Manuel Vargas, Juan Alejo and Gilberto Parra.

The 27-year-old Aston Palicte will be fighting for the third time in the United States. In his U.S. debut, he won a 10-round decision over then undefeated Oscar Cantu on December 17, 2016 in Las Vegas. Following that up on December 8, 2017, the all-action Palicte knocked out Jose Alfredo Rodriguez in the fifth stanza in Round Rock, Texas.

The boxing pride of Osaka, Japan, Kazuto Ioka retired in November 2017 after making five defenses of his WBA Flyweight World Title earned by defeating then champion Juan Carlos Reveco on April 22, 2015.

Over the course of his nine-year multiple title reign, Ioka defeated world champions and top-rated contenders including Amnat Ruenroeng, Akira Yaegashi, Felix Alvarado, Ekkawit Songnui, Yutthana Kaensa and Nare Yianleang.

With all of his previous bouts coming in Japan, Ioka will be making his long-awaited United States debut at Superfly 3.

A representative of his native Puerto Rico in the 2008 Olympics, the 32-year-old McWIlliams Arroyo made his Los Angeles debut at the Forum and on HBO by challenging then WBC Flyweight World Champion Roman Gonzalez on April 23, 2016. Although losing a 12-round decision, Arroyo would fight valiantly against the #1 Pound-for-Pound legend, earning the respect from the sold-out crowd.

Most recently Arroyo challenged former super flyweight world champion Carlos Cuadras at Superfly 2, defeating the popular Mexican over ten rounds in an outstanding battle at the Forum that had the huge crowd cheering throughout.

 

[David_TheMan]

This is a step down from the last 2.
Where is Kang Sor?

 

[patscorpio]

This is a step down from the last 2.
Where is Kang Sor?

he's doing the thailand circuit for now..i dont blame him....let him get some soft touches at home..he deserves it...he fights again in october...then im sure he will be back for superfly 4

 

[David_TheMan]

Recipe for disaster imho. No way Sor should get light touches. He is gonna lose that fire

 

[patscorpio]

Recipe for disaster imho. No way Sor should get light touches. He is gonna lose that fire

the thing is he is active..this is his 3rd fight this year...one was a FOTY ..the second was a well deserved light touch.the third is a guy in his actual division a minor step up from a light touch...as long as hes not eating himself to higher divisions and draining to make 115..he'll be aight

 

[patscorpio]

The boxers for the Superfly 3 card all weighed in under the “superfly” weight limit of 115 pounds.

Juan Francisco Estrada, a former unified flyweight titleholder, and his Mexican compatriot Felipe Orucuta weighed in at 114.4 and 114 pounds even, respectively, for their 12-round bout which headlines the HBO-televised card from The Forum in Inglewood, California. The broadcast begins at 9:45 PM ET.

Estrada (36-3, 25 KOs) is coming off a spirited challenge of WBC titleholder Srisaket Sor Rungvisai on the Superfly 2 card, while Orucuta (36-4, 30 KOs) has won five straight against lesser opposition.

The lone world title fight of the card pits Donnie Nietes and Aston Palicte, vying for the WBO title which was vacated by Naoya Inoue earlier this year. Nietes (41-1-4, 23 KOs), who is seeking to become just the third Philippine-born boxer to win world titles in four divisions, weighed in at 114.8 pounds while the taller Palicte (24-2, 20 KOs), also of the Philippines, weighed 114.6 pounds for his first ever world title opportunity.

Also appearing in a 10-round non-title fight is Japan’s Kazuto Ioka (22-1, 13 KOs), the former strawweight and flyweight titleholder ending a 16-month retirement, who weighed 114.6 pounds for his U.S. debut. His opponent, McWilliams Arroyo (17-3, 14 KOs) of Puerto Rico, who weighed 114.4 pounds.

 

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[patscorpio]

man i cant wait to watch this when the showtime card is over..i hate flipping back and forth

 

[TheNig]

man i cant wait to watch this when the showtime card is over..i hate flipping back and forth

Yeah... I plan on watching it in the morning.

 

[reservoirdogs]

I watched the Ioka vs Arroyo fight live, Arroyo had nothing to offer to Ioka who didn't look rusty to me, he looked impressieve.
I watched Nietes vs Palacite until Porter vs Swift started so until like the 7th or 8th round, heard Nietes got robbed.

I haven't seen the Estrada fight yet but I heard he showed the after Sor effect and he looked bad compared to his usual form, beating Orucuta only on a competitive fight where the 117-111 cards were too wide and it should have been 116-112/115-113

 

[patscorpio]

i just finished watching superfly 3..it wasnt a lit card from top to bottom like the previous superfly cards but they were decent fights

Ioka was rusty in beginning but when he warmed up...arroyo suprisingly didnt have too much for him..esp after he got dropped

nietes vs palacite was a good fight to me..a little slow paced at times but there was action...i thought nietes won 115-113..it was close but not draw close..the 118-110 score to me was BS

estrada vs orucuta was a lit slugfest and i dont know if it was just taking king sor's shots or couldnt get up for the guy or both...but estrada really fought down to the level of his competition...he looked like he was close to being the victim of a second big upset of the day..he won but if he wants a sor rematch...he needs another tuneup