Pictured: TTR's #1 ranked minimumweight Hekkie Budler



During the three-day period of Saturday, June 21 through Monday, June 23, ten boxers currently ranked by the participating members of TTR as being among the best in their respective divisions were in action. Eight, Hekkie Budler, Martin Murray, Nadjib Mohammedi, Chad Dawson, Devon Alexander, Vasyl Lomachenko, Cristian Mijares, and Ryuji Hara, won and two, Mateusz Masternak and Gary Russell, Jr., lost.

Saturday, June 21, 2014-

Monte Carlo, Monaco-

WBA World Mimimumweight and IBO World Strawweight Titles-
Champion Hekkie Budler (TTR #1, The Ring #1, TBRBoard #2; 26-1, 9 KOs)
KO-8 1:06
Pigmy Kokietgym (WBO #5, WBA #8; 52-7-2, 22 KOs)
- Kokietgym is ranked #21 by the IBO.
- Budler floored the Thai veteran four times- once in the fourth round, once in the seventh, and twice in the eighth.

Vacant WBA Interim World Cruiserweight Title-
Youri Kayembre Kalenga (WBA #7; 20-1, 13 KOs)
Split Dec. 12
Mateusz Masternak (WBA #6, TTR #9, The Ring #9, WBO #14; 32-2, 23 KOs)
- The scores were 115-113 for Masternak and 116-112 and 115-113 for Kalenga.

Vacant WBC Silver Middleweight Title-
Martin Murray (WBC #2, IBF #3, TTR #5, TBRBoard #7, The Ring #9; 28-1-1, 12 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Max Bursak (WBA #8, WBC #20; 29-3-1, 12 KOs)
- The scores were 117-112, 119-109, and 119-109.

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA-

IBF World Light Heavyweight Title Eliminator-
Nadjib Mohammedi (WBA #2, IBF #4, TTR #12, WBO #13; 35-3, 21 KOs)
TKO-7 0:37
Anatoliy Dudchenko (IBF #3, WBO #14, WBC #29; 19-3, 13 KOs)
- Mohammedi took control in the second round and applied constant pressure, eventually forcing the referee to rescue the visibly spent Dudchenko.

Carson, California, USA-

Cruiserweight Bout-
"Bad" Chad Dawson (The Ring #5, TTR #6, WBC #12- all at 175; 32-3, 2 NCs, 18 KOs)
KO-1 2:35
George "Honey Boy" Blades (23-6, 16 KOs)
- There was a contractually agreed upon weight limit of 180 pounds in effect for this fight. Blades weighed in at 177 1/2 but Dawson weighed in at 182 3/4. Dawson was fined 20% of his purse for failing to make weight.
- Dawson floored Blades twice. The second time was for the full count.

Super Welterweight Bout-
Devon Alexander (IBF #6, TTR #7, TBRBoard #8; 26-2, 14 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Jesus Soto Karass (28-10-3, 1 NC, 18 KOs)
- The bout was fought with a contractually agreed upon weight limit of 149 pounds in effect. Alexander weighed in at 148 1/4; Soto Karass at 148.
- The scores were 97-93, 99-91, and 99-91.
- Scoring the bout for TTR, Bill Bartirome also had it 99-91 for Alexander.

Vacant WBO World Featherweight Title-
Vasyl Lomachenko (WBO #4, The Ring #10, TTR #16; 2-1, 1 KO as per BoxRec; 8-1, 1 KO as per FightFax, Inc.)
Maj. Dec. 12
Gary Russell, Jr. (WBO #1, TTR #9; 24-1, 14 KOs)
- Note: FightFax, Inc., professional boxing's official recordkeeping service, includes Lomachenko's 6-0, 0 KOs record in WSB as part of his professional record.
- The scores were 114-114, 116-112, and 116-112.
- Bill Bartirome also scored Russell-Lomachenko for TTR and had the two-time Olympic gold medalist winning 117-113 (seven rounds for Lomachenko, three rounds for Russell, and two rounds even).

Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico-

Non-title Featherweight Bout-
Cristian Mijares (TTR #5, TBRBoard #5, The Ring #6, WBC #9- all at 122; 50-8-2, 25 KOs)
TKO-7 2:59
WPC South American champion Sebastian Daniel Rodriguez (20-7-1, 7 KOs)
- Mijares is seeking a shot at WBC World featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez.

Monday, June 23, 2014-

Tokyo, Japan-

Non-title Flyweight Bout-
OPBF minimumweight champion Ryuji Hara (WBO #3, WBA #4, IBF #4, WBC #7, TBRBoard #8, The Ring #9, TTR #11; 18-0, 10 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Faris Nenggo (8-5-3, 2 KOs)
- Hara weighed in at 109 1/4; Nenggo at 108 3/4.
- The scores were 99-91, 99-92, and 98-92.