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2014-05-27
TTR RANKED FIGHTERS IN ACTION- May 24 through May 26- Stevenson and Gonzalez Retain Titles; David Sanchez and Edgar Sosa Also Among Winners
Pictured: Lineal, WBC, and Ring Magazine World Light Heavyweight Champion Adonis "Superman" Stevenson


During the three-day period of Saturday, May 24 through Monday, May 26, eight fighters currently ranked by the participating members of TTR as being among the best in their respective weight classes were in action, Six, Eleider Alvarez, Jermell Charlo, Adonis "Superman" Stevenson, Jhonny Gonzalez, David "Tornado" Sanchez, and Edgar Sosa, emerged victorious while two, Andrzej Fonfara and Rene Alvarado, suffered defeats.

In addition, during the three-day period of Thursday, May 22 through Saturday, May 24, four bouts featuring fighters not currently ranked by TTR which may impact TTR's rankings took place.

TTR RANKED FIGHTERS IN ACTION:

Saturday, May 24, 2014-

Montreal, Quebec, Canada-

Non-title Light Heavyweight Bout-
NABA champion Eleider Alvarez (WBO #2, WBA #3, The Ring #9, TBRBoard #10, WBC #11, TTR #14; 15-0, 8 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10

Alexander Johnson (15-2, 6 KOs)
- All three judges had Alvarez winning by 97-92 scores.

IBF Junior Middleweight Eliminator for the #2 Spot in the Ratings-
Jermell Charlo (WBC #5, IBF #5, WBO #6, TBRBoard #8, The Ring #9, TTR #11; 24-0, 11 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Charlie Ota (Charles Bellamy; Charlie Ohta; WBC #9, IBF #9, WBO #9- all at 154; WBA #12 at 147; 24-2-1, 16 KOs)
- Charlo, who was knocked down in the third round and lost a point for a low blow in the ninth, went on to win decidedly by the scores of 115-111, 118-109, and 118-109.
- Scoring the bout for TTR, I had Charlo winning 117-109 as did Showtime commentators Al Bernstein, Steve Farhood, and Paulie Malignaggi.

Lineal (TBRBoard), WBC, and Ring Magazine World Light Heavyweight Titles-
Champion Adonis "Superman" Stevenson (TTR #2; 24-1, 20 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Andrzej Fonfara (WBO #1, WBC #3, TBRBoard #5, TTR #6, The Ring #10; 25-3, 1 NC, 15 KOs)
- Stevenson floored Fonfara in the first and fifth rounds; Fonfara floored Stevenson in the ninth.
- The official scores were 115-110, 115-110, and 116-109.
- Scoring the bout for Showtime, Al Bernstein had it 116-109, Steve Farhood had it 115-109, and Paulie Malignaggi had it 116-108- all for Stevenson.
- Scoring the bout for TTR, I also had it 116-109 for Stevenson:
Round #1- 10-8 Stevenson
Round #2- 10-9 Stevenson
Round #3- 10-9 Stevenson
Round #4- 10-9 Stevenson
Round #5- 10-8 Stevenson
Round #6- 10-9 Stevenson
Round #7- 10-9 Stevenson
Round #8- 10-9 Fonfara
Round #9- 10-8 Fonfara
Round #10- 10-9 Stevenson
Round #11- 10-9 Stevenson
Round #12- 10-9 Fonfara

Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico-

WBC World Featherweight Title-
Champion Jhonny Gonzalez (TTR #1, The Ring #1, TBRBoard #2; 56-8, 47 KOs)
Unan. Tech. Dec. 10
Clive Atwell (WBC #12; 12-1-1, 7 KOs)
- Gonzalez was but by an accidental clash of heads.

Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico-

Vacant WBA Interim Super Flyweight Title-
David "Tornado" Sanchez (WBA #3, WBO #5, WBC #10, TTR #11, IBF #12; 25-2-2, 19 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Breilor Teran (WBA #9; 13-10-1, 6 KOs as per BoxRec; 15-9-1, 6 KOs as per FightNews)

- Teran was knocked down in the eleventh round.
- Sanchez won by three 116-111 scores.

Flyweight Bout-
Edgar Sosa (TBRBoard #4, The Ring #4, WBC #4, TTR #6; 50-8, 30 KOs)
TKO- 4 3:00
Omar Salado (24-8-2, 1 NC, 15 KOs)
- Salado was not permitted to come out for the fifth round.

Monday, May 26, 2014-

Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, USA-

WBC Silver Featherweight Title-
Rocky Juarez (30-10-1, 21 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Champion Rene Alvarado (WBC #5, TTR #6, TBRBoard #9, WBO #9; 20-3, 14 KOs)
- Juarez took the fight over in the fifth round and went on to win by the scores of 117-111, 116-112, and 116-112.
- Scoring the bout for TTR, I had Juarez winning 115-113:
Round #1- 10-9 Alvarado (busier)
Round #2- 10-9 Alvarado (Juarez landed some nice rights but Alvarado controlled most of the action)
Round #3- 10-9 Alvarado (again busier; won the exchanges on both the outside and the inside)
Round #4- 10-9 Alvarado
Round #5- 10-9 Juarez (landed crunching right; also had his jab working well)
Round #6- 10-9 Juarez (Alvarado fought Juarez' fight and, while he had his moments, he gave the round to Juarez)
Round #7- 10-9 Juarez (Alvarado used his jab well and backed Juarez up but Juarez landed the harder shots including a wicked left hook)
Round #8- 10-9 Juarez (landed solid left hooks to the head and landed well to the body)
Round #9- 10-9 Juarez
Round #10- 10-9 Juarez (exciting round with both fighters landing; Juarez again landed the harder, more effective punches)
Round #11- 10-9 Alvarado (outboxed Juarez; made excellent use of his jab)
Round #12- 10-9 Juarez (close round; Juarez landed some hard shots but Alvarado landed cleanly also)

BOUTS FEATURING FIGHTERS NOT CURRENTLY RANKED BY TTR WHICH MAY IMPACT TTR'S RANKINGS:

Thursday, May 22, 2014-

Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan-

Non-title Super Flyweight Bout-
Malcolm Tunacao (The Ring #4, TBRBoard #9- both at 118; WBC #5 at 115; 34-3-3, 20 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 8
South Korean flyweight champion Joo-Hyun Jung (6-3-1, 2 KOs)
- The scores were 78-75, 79-74, and 79-73.

Friday, May 23, 2014-

Verona, New York, USA-

2014 Boxcino Lightweight Final/Vacant NABA Lightweight Title/Vacant WBO NABO Interim Lightweight Title-
Petr Petrov (WBA #12, WBC #30; 35-4-2, 16 KOs)
TKO-8 0:40
Fernando Carcamo (WBA #11; 17-6, 13 KOs)

2014 Boxcino Middleweight Final/Vacant NABA and Vacant WBO NABO Middleweight Titles-
Willie Monroe, Jr. (WBA #14, WBC #24; 18-1, 6 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Brandon Adams (WBA #6; 14-1, 9 KOs)
- Monroe won by three 99-91 scores.
- Teddy Atlas of ESPN scored the bout 98-92 for Monroe.
- Scoring the bout for TTR, I too had it 98-92 for Monroe.

Saturday, May 24, 2014-

Montreal, Quebec, Canada-

Vacant NABF Middleweight Title-
David Lemieux (IBF #7, WBC #13; 32-2, 30 KOs)
KO-3 1:56
Fernando Guerrero (WBC #32; 26-3, 19 KOs)
- Guerrero was knocked down four times- once in the first round, once in the second, and twice in the third.
 
Article By: Ken Pollitt