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2014-08-06
TTR RANKED FIGHTERS IN ACTION- August 1 & 2- Kovalev, Chilemba, Vargas, and Thompson Win
Pictured: WBO World Light Heavyweight Champion Sergey Kovalev, TTR's #1 ranked light heavyweight contender


During the two-day period of Friday, August 1 and Saturday, August 2, six fighters currently ranked by the participating members of TTR as being among the best in the respective weight classes were in action. Four, Sergey Kovalev, Isaac Chilemba, Jessie Vargas, and Sergio Thompson, won, and two, Thomas Williams, Jr. and Blake Caparello lost.

In three bouts featuring fighters not currently ranked by TTR which may impact TTR's rankings, Leonard Bundu, Andre Dirrell, and Brandon Rios emerged victorious.


TTR RANKED FIGHTERS IN ACTION:

Friday, August 1, 2014-

Shelton, Washington, USA-

IBF Eliminator for the #2 Spot in the Light Heavyweight Ratings-
Gabriel Campillo (IBF #10; 24-6-1, 1 NC, 11 KOs as per BoxRec; also listed as 25-6-1, 11 KOs)
TKO-5 3:00
Thomas "Top Dog" Williams, Jr. (IBF #6, TBRBoard #10, WBC #10, WBA #14, TTR #17; 17-1, 12 KOs)
- Williams' WBO NABO title was not on the line.
- Campillo's punches cut Williams badly over his left eye.

Saturday, August 2, 2014-

Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA-

WBO World Light Heavyweight Title-
Champion Sergey Kovalev (TTR #1, TBRBoard #2, The Ring #2; 25-0-1, 23 KOs)
TKO-2 1:47
Blake Caparello (TTR #9, WBO #10; 19-1-1, 6 KOs)
- Caparello scored a flash knockdown in the first round.
- In the second round, Kovalev floored Caparello with a wicked body shot then floored him two more time with barrages of punches. The referee waved the bout off after the third knockdown.

Light Heavyweight Bout-
Isaac Chilemba (WBC #2, TTR #7, IBF #7, TBRBoard #8, The Ring #8; 23-2-2, 10 KOs)
TKO-7 2:28
Cory Cummings (17-7-1, 13 KOs)

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA-

WBA World Super Lightweight Title-
Champion Jessie Vargas (TTR #6, TBRBoard #8, The Ring #8; 25-0, 9 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Anton Novikov (WBA #7; 29-1, 1 NC, 10 KOs)
- The scores were 118-111, 118-111, and 117-111.
- Harold Lederman scored the bout for HBO and had Vargas winning by a 115-113 score.
- Bill Bartirome scored the bout for TTR and had Vargas winning, 116-113.

Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico-

Super Featherweight Bout-
Sergio Thompson (WBC #2, The Ring #9, TTR #11; 30-3, 26 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Adones Aguelo (21-10-2, 13 KOs)
- The scores were 97-92, 96-93, and 96-93.


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

Friday, August 1, 2014-

Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England-

EBU European Welterweight Title-
Champion Leonard Bundu (IBF #3, WBC #4; 31-0-2, 11 KOs)
Split Dec. 12
Frankie Gavin (WBA #4, WBO #4, IBF #5, WBC #12; 19-1, 12 KOs)
- Gavin's BBBofC British and Commonwealth titles were not on the line.
- Bundu dropped Gavin with a body shot in the sixth round.
- The scores were 114-113 and 114-113 for Bundu and 115-112 for Gavin.

Shelton, Washington, USA-

Light Heavyweight bout-
Andre Dirrell (23-1, 15 KOs)
TKO-5 2:46
Vladine Biosse (15-5-2, 7 KOs)
- Both fighters weighed in at 172.

Saturday, August 2, 2014-

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA-

Welterweight Bout-
Brandon Rios (TBRBoard #7 at 140; 32-2-1, 23 KOs)
DQ-9 1:26
Diego Gabriel Chaves (WBA #6, IBF #10; 23-2, 19 KOs)
- Chaves was penalized a point in both the third and seventh rounds; Rios was penalized a point in the fifth.
- Two of the judges has Chavez ahead, 75-74, going into the ninth round. The third judge had Rios leading, 75-74.
- HBO's Harold Lederman also had Rios ahead, 75-74, while Bill Bartirome, scoring the bout for TTR, had the bout even, 75-75.
 
Article By: Ken Pollitt with Bill Bartirome contributing