Pictured: IBF World Super Flyweight Champion Zolani Tete


During the two-day period of Friday, March 6 and Saturday, March 7, six boxers ranked by the participating members of TTR as being among the best currently fighting in their respective weight classes were in action, Five, Pungluang Sor Singyu, Zolani Tete, Amnat Ruenroeng, Keith Thurman, and Abner Mares, won while one, Robert Guerrero, lost (to Thurman). During the same period, Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo, Roberto Domingo Sosa, Ik Yang, and Adrien Broner may have fought their way into or back into TTR's rankings.

TTR RANKED FIGHTERS IN ACTION:

Friday, March 6, 2015-

Bangkok, Thailand-

Non-title Bantamweight Bout-
WBO Asia Pacific champion Pungluang Sor Singyu (WBO #2, TTR #13, WBC #23; 49-3, 33 KOs)
KO-6
Petchchumpol Sor Visekit (5-4, 3 KOs)
-- This bout took place on the undercard of the Piriyapinyo-Redondo bout (see below).

Liverpool, Merseyside, England-

IBF World Super Flyweight Title-
Champion Zolani Tete (TTR #3, TBRBoard #3, The Ring #5; 20-3, 17 KOs)
TKO-8 1:34
Paul Butler (IBF #9, WBO #11; 17-1, 8 KOs)

Macao, Macao S.A.R., China-

Saturday, March 7-

IBF World Flyweight Title-
Champion Amnat Ruenroeng (TBRBoard #2, TTR #3, The Ring #6; 15-0, 5 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Zou Shiming (WBO #1, IBF #4; 6-1, 1 KO)
- Zou, who was credited with a questionable knockdown in the second round, was clearly outpointed by the defending champion.
- All three judges had Ruenroeng winning by 116-111 scores.

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA-

WBA World Welterweight Title-
Champion Keith Thurman (The Ring #7, TBRBoard #8, TTR #9; 25-0, 1 ND, 21 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Robert Guerrero (WBA #4, The Ring #8, TTR #12; 32-3-1, 2 NDs, 18 KOs)
- This was Thurman's first title defense since the WBA elevated him from interim champion to world champion.
- Although the bout was sanctioned as a WBA title bout, the ring announcer did not announce it as such nor was Thurman, who did not wear his WBA belt into the ring, announced as being the defending WBA champ.
- Thurman floored Guerrero in the 9th round.
- Guerrero showed courage and determination battling back during the bout's final three rounds but it was way too little, way too late.
- The official scores were 120-107, 118-109, and 118-109.
- Scoring the bout for TTR, I had Thurman winning 118-110 ( 9 rounds for Thurman including a 10-8 9th, 2 rounds for Guerrero, and one round even).

Featherweight Bout-
Abner Mares (WBC #2, WBA #2, WBO #2, TTR #3, The Ring #3, IBF #5, TBRBoard #6; 29-1-1, 15 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Arturo Reyes (Arturo Santos Reyes; Arturo "Rey" Santos; 18-5, 5 KOs)
- Mares floored his fellow former Mexican Olympian in the second round and went on to win by the scores of 96-93, 98-91, and 99-90.
- Scoring the bout for TTR, I had Mares winning 97-92.

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

Friday, March 6, 2015-

Bangkok, Thailand-

Vacant WBO Asia Pacific Featherweight Title-
Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo (53-2, 34 KOs)
KO-7
Jason Redondo (10-3-1, 7 KOs)

San Miguel de Tucuman, Tucuman, Argentina-

Vacant WBO Latino and FAB Argentine Super Flyweight Titles-
FAB Argentine champion Roberto Domingo Sosa (WBC #25 at 112; 26-2, 14 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Carlos Ruben Dario Ruiz (WBC #26; 20-5, 10 KOs)
- Sosa recovered from a second round knockdown and went on to win by the scores of 95-94, 95-93, and 95-93.

Saturday, March 7, 2015-

Macao, Macao S.A.R., China-

IBF Pan Pacific Super Lightweight Title/IBF Super Lightweight Eliminator for #2 Spot in the Ratings-
IBF Pan Pacific champion Ik Yang (IBF #9, WBC #33; 19-0, 1 NC, 14 KOs)
TKO-6 1:47
Patomsuk Pathompothong (IBF #6; 29-3-1, 18 KOs)

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA-

Super Lightweight Bout-
Adrien Broner (WBA #3, WBC #4, The Ring #5, IBF #8; 30-1, 1 NC, 22 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
John Molina, Jr. (27-6, 22 KOs)
- Broner weighed in at 141; Molina at 140.
- The scores were 120-108, 120-108, and 118-110.
- Steve Farhood scored the bout for NBC and had Broner winning 119-109.
- I scored the bout for TTR and, like Farhood, gave Molina only the third round. I too had Broner winning 119-109.