Pictured: Terence Crawford-Raymundo Beltran


During the six-day period of Friday, November 28 through Wednesday, December 3, ten boxers currently ranked by the participating members as being among the best fighting in their respective weight classes were in action. Seven, Srisaket Sor Rungvisai, Rakhim Chakhkiev, Ruslan Provodnikov, Billy Joe Saunders, Tyson Fury, Terence Crawford, and Daniel Geale, won; two, Dereck Chisora and Raymundo Beltran, lost; and one, Evgeny Gradovich, was held to a controversial draw.


Friday, November 28, 2014-

Nonthaburi, Thailand-

WBC Asian Boxing Council Super Flyweight Title-
Champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (WBC #2, The Ring #3, TTR #4, TBRBoard #4, IBF #15; 30-4-1, 27 KOs)
TKO-3 0:48
Bobby Concepcion (11-6-1, 3 KOs)

Moscow, Russia-

Non-title Cruiserweight Bout-
WBC Silver and EBU European champion Rakhim Chakhkiev (WBC #1, IBF #5, TTR #9, TBRBoard #10, The Ring #10, WBA #11, WBO #11; 21-1, 16 KOs)
TKO-4
WPC World light heavyweight champion Jackson Junior (15-2, 1 NC, 13 KOs)

Welterweight Bout-
Ruslan Provodnikov (WBO #2, The Ring #4, TTR #5, TBRBoard #5- all at 140; 24-3, 17 KOs)
TKO-5
Jose Luis Castillo (66-13-1, 57 KOs)

Saturday, November 29, 2014-

Dockland, London, England-

EBU European, BBBofC British, and Commonwealth Middleweight Titles-
Champion Billy Joe Saunders (WBO #2, WBC #3, IBF #6, TTR #9, WBA #12; 21-0, 11 KOs)
Split Dec. 12
Chris Eubank, Jr. (WBO #8 at 160; WBC #17 at 168; 18-1, 13 KOs)
- The scores were 115-114 for Saunders, 116-113 for Eubank, and 115-113 for Saunders.

EBU European and Vacant BBBofC British Heavyweight Titles-
Tyson Fury (TBRBoard #2, TTR #4, The Ring #4, WBO #4, IBF #5, WBC #12; 23-0, 17 KOs)
TKO-10 3:00
EBU European champion Dereck Chisora (WBO #1, IBF #3, WBC #6, TBRBoard #8, TTR #11, WBA #13; 20-5, 13 KOs)
- Chisora's WBO International and WBA International titles were not on the line.

Omaha, Nebraska, USA-

IBF World Featherweight Title-
Champion Evgeny Gradovich (TBRBoard #5, The Ring #5, TTR #6; 19-0-1, 9 KOs)
Split Dec. Draw 12
Jayson Velez (IBF #7, WBA #12; 22-0-1, 16 KOs)
- The scores were 117-111 for Gradovich, 115-113 for Velez, and 114-114.
- Scoring the bout for TTR, I had Gradovich as the winner by a 116-112 score.
- Steve Weisfeld, who scored the bout for HBO, also had Gradovich winning, 116-112.
- Transnational Boxing Rankings Board member Alexey Sukachev of Boxing Scene also had Gradovich as the victor by a 117-111 score.

WBO, Vacant Lineal, and Vacant Ring Magazine World Lightweight Titles-
WBO champion Terence Crawford (TTR #1, TBRBoard #1, The Ring #1; 25-0, 17 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Raymundo Beltran (WBO #1, TTR #2, TBRBoard #2, The Ring #2; 29-7-1, 17 KOs)
- The scores were 119-109, 119-109, and 120-108.
- Scoring the bout for TTR, I also had Crawford winning 119-109. Steve Weisfeld scored the match for HBO and had Crawford winning 118-110.

Wednesday, December 3, 2014-

Moore Park, New South Wales, Australia-

Vacant PABA Middleweight Title/Vacant WBO Asia Pacific Interim Middleweight Title-
Daniel Geale (TTR #, The Ring #4, TBRBoard #6, WBA #8; 31-3, 16 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Jarrod Fletcher (WBA #7; 18-3, 10 KOs)
- Geale floored Fletcher in the fifth round and went on to win by three 119-108 scores.