Pictured: new WBC World Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder

On Saturday, January 17, three TTR ranked fighters were in action. Deontay Wilder outpointed defending WBC World heavyweight champion Bermane Stiverne and on the same card, WBC World super bantamweight champ Leo Santa Cruz retained his title.

In addition, during the 5-day period of Friday, January 16 through Tuesday, January 20, bouts won by Willie Monroe, Jr., Jomthong Chuwatana, and Eric Hunter may prove to have an impact on TTR's rankings in the near future.

TTR RANKED FIGHTERS IN ACTION:

Saturday, January 17, 2015-

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA-

WBC World Super Bantamweight Title-
Champion Leo Santa Cruz (TTR #2, TBRBoard #2, The Ring #2; 29-0-1, 17 KOs)
TKO-8 0:29
Jesus Ruiz (WBC #14 at 126; 33-6-5, 22 KOs)
- Both fighters were extremely active but Santa Cruz was considerably more accurate.

WBC World Heavyweight Title-
Deontay Wilder (WBC #1, The Ring #6, TBRBoard #6, TTR #11; 33-0, 32 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Champion Bermane Stiverne (TTR #2, The Ring #2, TBRBoard #3; 24-2-1, 21KOs)
- Wilder, who won a Bronze Medal as a heavyweight at the 2008 Olympics, controlled the bout with a pinpoint jab and right hand power shots.
- The scores were 118-109, 119-108, and 120-107.
- Scoring the bout for TTR, I had Wilder winning 117-111.

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

Friday, January 16, 2015-

Verona, New York, USA-

NABA and WBO NABO Middleweight Titles-
Champion Willie Monroe, Jr. (WBA #3, WBO #7, WBC #13; 19-1, 6 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Brian Vera (WBC #23 at 168; 23-9, 14 KOs)
- Vera was down in the fifth round.
- The scores were 98-91, 99-90, and 97-92.

Saturday, January 17, 2015-

Tokyo, Japan-

OPBF Super Featherweight Title-
Champion Jomthong Chuwatana (WBC #12; 9-0, 4 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Daiki Kaneko (WBC #16; 21-4-3, 14 KOs)
- Chuwatana, a Muay Thai world champion, outpointed the OPBF #1 ranked Kaneko by the scores of 116-112, 115-113, and 115-113.

Tuesday, January 20, 2015-

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA-

Non-title Featherweight Bout-
USBA champion Eric Hunter (IBF #8, WBC #25; 20-3, 10 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Rene Alvarado (WBC #15; 21-4, 14 KOs)
- The scores were 97-93, 97-93, and 98-92.