# 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.

## Participants

| Rating | Boxer | Record | Stance | Height | Age | World titles |
| 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 Age, records, and titles listed as of the start of the tournament.
* Paul Butler is a tournament reserve fighter.

## Brackets

Source:
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Ryan Burnett (UK) | | | | | |
| Nonito Donaire (PHI) | RTD 4 | | | | |
| Nonito Donaire (PHI) | RTD 4 | Nonito Donaire (PHI) | KO 6 | | |
| | | Stephon Young* (USA) | | | |
| Zolani Tete (RSA) | UD 12 | Stephon Young* (USA) | | | |
| Mikhail Aloyan (RUS) | | | | | |
| Mikhail Aloyan (RUS) | | | | Nonito Donaire (PHI) | |
| | | | | Naoya Inoue (JPN) | UD 12 |
| Naoya Inoue (JPN) | KO 1 | | | | | Naoya Inoue (JPN) | UD 12 |
| Juan Carlos Payano (DOM) | | | | | |
| Juan Carlos Payano (DOM) | | Naoya Inoue (JPN) | KO 2 | | |
| | | Emmanuel Rodríguez (PUR) | | | |
| Emmanuel Rodríguez (PUR) | SD 12 | Emmanuel Rodríguez (PUR) | | | |
| Jason Moloney (AUS) | | | | | |
$_{*ZolaniTetewithdrewfromthesemi-finalduetoaninjuryandwasreplacedbyStephonYoung.}$

## 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 |