Pictured: WBO world junior middleweight champion Demetrius "Boo Boo" Andrade



On Saturday, June 14, five boxers currently ranked by TTR's participating members as being among the best in their respective weight classes were in action. Three, Demetrius Andrade, Humberto Soto, and Alejandro "Payasito" Hernandez, were victorious while two, Ruslan Provodnikov and Hernan "Tyson" Marquez, were defeated.

On Friday, June 13, two bouts featuring fighters not currently included in TTR's rankings which may have an impact on those rankings took place.



TTR RANKED FIGHTERS IN ACTION:

Saturday, June 14, 2014-

Brooklyn, New York, USA-

WBO World Junior Middleweight Title-
Champion Demetrius Andrade (The Ring #5, TBRBoard #6, TTR #7; 21-0, 14 KOs)
TKO-7 1:19
Brian Rose (WBO #1; 25-2-1, 7 KOs)
- Andrade dropped Rose in the first and third rounds and was in control from the opening bell until the bout was mercifully halted.

WBO World Junior Welterweight Title-
Chris Algieri (WBO #13; 20-0, 8 KOs)
Split Dec. 12
Champion Ruslan Provodnikov (TBRBoard #2, The Ring #2, TTR #3; 23-3, 16 KOs)
- Provodnikov floored Algieri twice in the first round.
- Provodnikov landed the harder punches but he was outworked and outboxed by the agile Algieri in many of the rounds.
- The official scores were 117-109 for Provodnikov, 114-112 for Algieri, and 114-112 for Algieri.
- Veteran judge Steve Weisfeld scored the bout for HBO and also had it 117-109 for Provodnikov.
- Bill Bartirome and I scored the bout for TTR and had it a 113-113 draw and 114-113 for Algieri respectively.

Tlalnepantla, Mexico, Mexico-

WBC International Silver Super Lightweight Title-
Champion Humberto Soto (WBC #5, IBF #12, TTR #16; 64-8-2, 1 NC, 35 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Wifrido Buelvas (15-2, 9 KOs)
- The scores were 118-108, 118-106, and 118-106.

Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico-

IBF Eliminator for the #2 Spot in the Junior Bantamweight Ratings-
McJoe Arroyo (IBF #10, WBO #12, WBC #21; 15-0, 8 KOs)
TKO-11 0:47
Hernan "Tyson" Marquez (IBF #9, TTR #12- both at 115; The Ring #10, WBO #11- both at 112; 37-5, 26 KOs)
- Arroyo decked Marquez in the first, fourth, eighth, and eleventh rounds.

Vacant WBO Interim World Bantamweight Title-
Alejandro "Payasito" Hernandez (WBO #3, TTR #15, WBC #38; 28-10-2, 15 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Daniel Rosas (WBO #11 at 118; WBC #37 at 115; 17-2-1, 11 KOs)
- The scores were 116-111, 114-113, and 117-110.



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

Friday, June 13, 2014-

Montreal, Quebec, Canada-

Vacant NABF Lightweight Title-
Dierry Jean (The Ring #7, IBF #7- both at 140; 26-1, 18 KOs)
TKO-8 1:41
Mario "Pocho" Perez (15-6-4, 9 KOs)
- Perez was a late substitute. Jean, ranked #1 at 135 by the NABF, was originally slated to fight NABF #14 ranked lightweight contender Daniel Ruiz (32-7-2, 22 KOs) for the vacant title.

Edmonton, Alberto, Canada-

Super Featherweight Bout-
Arash Usmanee (21-2-1, 10 KOs)
Maj. Dec. 8
Juan Ruiz (23-13, 7 KOs)
- Usmanee returned to super featherweight/junior lightweight division after an unsuccessful challenge for the WBO NABO lightweight title.