Pictured: TTR #1 ranked featherweight Jhonny Gonzalez, the reigning WBC World Featherweight Champion


During the two-day period of Friday, October 3 and Saturday, October 4, eight bouts took place which may impact TTR's rankings. Five of the bouts featured fighters currently ranked by TTR's participating members as being among the best in their respective divisions. Of the five, four were won by TTR ranked boxers- lightweight Paulus Moses, junior middleweight Vanes Martirosyan, junior lightweight Rances Barthelemy, and featherweight Jhonny Gonzalez- while one saw TTR ranked light heavyweight Chad Dawson suffer an upset defeat.

The other three bouts, which featured fighters not currently ranked by TTR, were won by junior welterweight Michele Di Rocco, junior flyweight Paipharob Kokietgym, and junior lightweight Adrian Estrella.


TTR RANKED FIGHTERS IN ACTION:

Saturday, October 4, 2014-

Windhoek, Namibia-

WBO International Lightweight Title-
Champion Paulus Moses (WBO #2, TBRBoard #7, TTR #8, IBF #15; 34-2, 22 KOs)
KO-6
Josenilson Dos Santos (27-3, 17 KOs)
(for more regarding Moses-Dos Santos, see related Main Page article)

Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA-

Light Heavyweight Bout-
Tommy Karpency (24-4-1, 14 KOs)
Split Dec. 10
Chad Dawson (The Ring #5, TTR #6, WBC #14- all at 175; WBO #11 at 200; 32-4, 2 NCs, 18 KOs)
- The scores were 96-94 for Karpency, 96-94 for Dawson, and 96-94 for Karpency.

WBO Inter-Continental Junior Middleweight Title-
Vanes Martirosyan (WBO #3, The Ring #6, IBF #8, WBC #9, TTR #13, WBA #14; 35-1-1, 21 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Willie Nelson (WBC #5, The Ring #7, WBO #11, WBA #15; 23-2-1, 13 KOs)
- The scores were 97-93, 97-93, and 96-94.

IBF World Junior Lightweight Title-
Champion Rances Barthelemy (TBRBoard #3, The Ring #3, TTR #4; 21-0, 1 ND, 12 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Fernando David Saucedo (IBF #3; 52-6-3, 8 KOs)
- Barthelemy "pitched a shutout", winning by three 120-108 scores.

Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico-

WBC World Featherweight Title-
Champion Jhonny Gonzalez (TTR #1, TBRBoard #1, The Ring #1; 57-8, 48 KOs)
TKO-11
Jorge "Travieso" Arce (WBC #10; 64-8-2, 1 NC, 49 KOs)
- Gonzalez floored Arce three times- once in the third round, once in the fifth, and once in the ninth.
- Arce announced his retirement from boxing after the bout.


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

Friday, October 3, 2014-

Fuenalabrada, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain-

EBU European Super Lightweight Title-
Champion Michele Di Rocco (WBC #7, IBF #7, WBO #14; 38-1-1, 16 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Ruben Nieto (WBC #29; 15-1, 7 KOs)
- Nieto vacated the EBU European Union title to challenge for the EBU European championship.
- The scores were 114-113, 114-113, and 114-112.

Saturday, October 4, 2014-

Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand-

PABA Light Flyweight Title-
Champion Paipharob Kokietgym (WBO #1, WBC #22; 27-0, 20 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Mateo Handig (WBC #32 at 105; 13-7, 7 KOs)
- Paipharob's WBO Asia Pacific title was not on the line.

Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico-
WBC FECARBOX Super Featherweight Title-
Champion Adrian Estrella (WBC #10, IBF #12; 19-0, 17 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Celestino Caballero (WBC #8, TBRBoard #10- both at 126; 37-6, 24 KOs)
- Estrella floored Caballero twice in the fifth round, once in the tenth, and once in the eleventh.
- The scores were 115-109, 117-107, and 117-107.