Pictured: new WBA "Undisputed" World Featherweight Champion Nonito Donaire


During the extremely busy two-day period of Friday, May 30 and Saturday, May 31, twenty-two boxers currently ranked by the participating members of TTR as being among the best in their respective divisions were in action. Fourteen, Oleydong Sithsamerchai, Alexander Povetkin, Rakhim Chakhkiev, Nonito Donaire, Nicholas Walters, Evgeny Gradovich, Chris Avalos, Sam Soliman, Carl Froch, Jamie McDonnell, James DeGale, Javier Fortuna, Carlos Cuadras, and Pedro Guevara, chalked up victories while eight, Simpiwe Vetyeka, Vic Darchinyan, Alexander Miskirtchian, Yasutaka Ishimoto, Felix Sturm, George Groves, Brandon Gonzales, and Srisaket Sor Rungvisai, suffered defeats.

In addition, during the two-day period of Saturday, May 31 and Sunday, June 1, two bouts featuring fighters not currently ranked by TTR which may impact TTR's rankings took place.

TTR RANKED FIGHTERS IN ACTION:

Friday, May 30, 2014-

Surat Thani, Thailand-

WBC International Super Flyweight Title-
Champion Oleydong Sithsamerchai (AKA Oleydong CP Freshmart; WBC #3, TTR #4, The Ring #7, WBO #8, TBRBoard #10; 54-1-1, 20 KOs)
KO-4
Noli Morales (10-5, 3 KOs)

Luzhniki, Moscow, Russia-

Vacant WBC Silver Heavyweight Title-
Alexander Povetkin (TBRBoard #2, The Ring #2, TTR #4, WBA #5; 27-1, 19 KOs)
KO-7 1:09
Manuel Charr (WBC #6; 26-2, 15 KOs)
- Charr's WBC International Silver, WBC CISBB, and WBC Baltic titles were not on the line.

WBC Silver Cruiserweight Title-
Champion Rakhim Chakhkiev (WBC #1, IBF #6, TTR #7, TBRBoard #10; 19-1, 14 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Santander Silgado (WBC #10, WBA #13, WBO #14; 25-2, 20 KOs)
- Silgado's WBC FECARBOX title was not on the line.

Saturday, May 31, 2014-

Macao, Macao S.A.R., China-

WBA Undisputed World Featherweight Title-
Nonito Donaire (WBA #2, TTR #4, The Ring #7- all at 126; TBRBoard #1, WBO #2- both at 122; TTR #6 P4P; 33-2, 21 KOs)
Unan. Tech. Dec. 4 3:00
Champion Simpiwe Vetyeka (TBRBoard #1, TTR #2, The Ring #4; 26-2, 16 KOs)
- Donaire was cut by an accidental headbutt in the first round.
- Vetyeka was floored in the fourth round.
- All three scores were announced as 49-46 despite only four rounds having been fought.

WBA World Featherweight Title-
Champion Nicholas "Axeman" Walters (The Ring #5, TTR #7, TBRBoard #7; 24-0, 20 KOs)
KO-5 2:22
Vic Darchinyan (TBRBoard #8, WBO #10- both at 122; WBA #13, TTR #14- both at 126; 39-7-1, 28 KOs)
- Walters decked Darchinyan in the second round and, in the fifth, dropped him twice, the second time resulting in referee Raul Caiz, Jr. immediately halting the bout.

IBF World Featherweight Title-
Champion Evgeny Gradovich (The Ring #3, TBRBoard #4, TTR #5; 19-0, 9 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Alexander Miskirtchian (IBF #1, TTR #8; 24-3-1, 9 KOs)
- Gradovich survived a sixth round knockdown and went on to win by the scores of 118-110, 117-110, and 117-110.

Vacant IBF Pan Pacific Junior Featherweight Title/IBF Junior Featherweight Title Eliminator-
Chris Avalos (WBO #1, IBF #4, WBA #5, TTR #8; 24-2, 18 KOs)
TKO-8 0:44
Yasutaka Ishimoto (IBF #5, WBO #8, TTR #15; 24-7, 7 KOs)

Krefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany-

IBF World Middleweight Title-
Sam Soliman (IBF #1, TBRBoard #6, TTR #7; 44-11, 1 NC, 18 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Champion Felix Sturm (TTR #2, The Ring #2, TBRBoard #3; 39-3-2, 1 NC, 18 KOs)
- The scores were 118-110, 118-110, and 117-111.

Wembley, London, England-

WBA Unified World Super Midleweight Title/IBF World Super Middleweight Title-
Champion Carl Froch (TBRBoard #1, The Ring #1, TTR #2; TBRBoard #7 P4P, The Ring #10 P4P; 33-2, 24 KOs)
KO-8 2:43
George Groves (WBA #2, TTR #3, The Ring #4, TBRBoard #4, IBF #6, WBO #8; 19-2, 15 KOs)
- Froch finished Groves with a devastating right.

Vacant WBA World Bantamweight Title-
Jamie McDonnell (WBA #4, TTR #5, TBRBoard #5, The Ring #7, WBO #7; 24-2-1, 11 KOs)
TKO-10 2:00
Tabtimdaeng Na Rachawat (WBA #3; 52-3, 34 KOs)
- McDonnell stopped Na Rachawat with a tremendous left hook.

IBF Super Middleweight Title Final Eliminator-
James DeGale (WBO #2, IBF #4, The Ring #8, TBRBoard #10, TTR #11; 19-1, 13 KOs)
TKO-4 2:38
Brandon Gonzales (IBF #3, TBRBoard #8, TTR #10; 18-1-1, 1 NC, 10 KOs)
- DeGale floored Gonzales in the fourth round.

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA-

Super Featherweight Bout-
Javier Fortuna (IBF #3, TBRBoard #6- both at 126; WBA #2, WBC #7, TTR #8- all at 130; 25-0-1, 1 NC, 18 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Juan Carlos Rodriguez (WBC #15; 26-5, 23 KOs)
- Fortuna won by three 98-91 scores.

Iztacalco, Distrito Federal, Mexico-

WBC World Super Flyweight Title-
Carlos Cuadras (WBC #1, The Ring #2, TTR #7, TBRBoard #8; 30-0, 24 KOs)
Unan. Tech. Dec. 8
Champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (TTR #2, TBRBoard #2, The Ring #3; 27-4-1, 25 KOs)
- The scores were 78-73, 77-74, and 77-75.

WBC Silver Light Flyweight Title-
Champion Pedro Guevara (WBC #1, WBO #1, TTR #3, IBF #4, TBRBoard #5, The Ring #6- all at 108; WBA #11 at 105; 22-1-1, 14 KOs)
Split Dec. 12
Armando Torres (WBC #31; 19-12, 13 KOs as per BoxRec; 30-11-1, 22 KOs as per espanol.sports.yahoo.com)
- Guevara survived a knockdown and went on to eke out a split decision over the veteran Torres.
- Guevara is hoping to challenge WBC World light flyweight champion Naoya Inoue later this year.

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

Saturday, May 31, 2014-

Wembley, London, England-

IBF Lightweight Title Final Eliminator-
Kevin Mitchell (IBF #5, The Ring #6; 38-2, 28 KOs)
TKO-11 2:56
Ghislain Maduma (WBC #3, IBF #4; 16-1, 10 KOs)
- Mitchell weighed in at 134 1/2; Maduma at 134 3/4.
- Mitchell dropped Maduma twice in the eleventh round.
- Even though he won, Mitchell will not become the IBF's mandatory challenger because his overnight weight gain was two pounds above the ten pounds permiited by the IBF's rules.

Sunday, June 1, 2014-

Mytishchi, Russia-

WBA Interim World Middleweight Title-
Champion Dmitry Chudinov (WBA #1; 13-0-2, 8 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Patrick Nielsen (WBO #2, WBA #4; 22-1, 11 KOs)
- The scores were 117-111, 116-112, and 115-113.