Pictured: Lineal, WBC, and Ring Magazine World Light Heavyweight Champion Adonis Stevenson


On Saturday, April 4, six boxers ranked by the participating members of TTR as being amongst the best currently fighting in their respective weight classes were in action. Four, Adonis Stevenson, Artur Beterbiev, Luis Rosa, and Carlos Cuadras, were victorious while two, Sakio Bika, who lost to Stevenson, and Gabriel Campillo, who was hammered by Beterbiev, weren't so fortunate.

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada-

Lineal (*), WBC, and Ring Magazine World Light Heavyweight Titles-
Champion Adonis Stevenson (TTR #16 P4P; 26-1, 21 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Sakio Bika (TTR #8, TBRBoard #8- both at 168; 32-7-3, 21 KOs)
- *- as recognized by TTR and the TBRBoard.
- Bika was down in the 6th and 9th rounds. The knockdown in the 6th round appeared to be a slip but the knockdown in the ninth was legitimate. It was the result of a solid punch.
- The scores were 115-111, 116-110, and 115-110.
- Scoring the bout for TTR, I had Stevenson winning by the score of 117-109.

IBF Voluntary Eliminator for the #2 Spot in the Light Heavyweight Ratings-
Artur Beterbiev (TTR #7, WBC #7, TBRBoard #9, The Ring #10, WBA #12, IBF #13, WBO #13; 8-0, 8 KOs)
KO-4 2:22
Gabriel Campillo (IBF #2, WBC #4, TBRBoard #8, The Ring #10, TTR #11; 25-7-1, 1 NC, 12 KOs as per BoxRec; also listed as 26-7-1, 12 KOs)
- Campillo was knocked down in the first and fourth rounds.

Uncasvile, Connecticut, USA-

Super Bantamweight Bout-
Luis Rosa (TTR #15, WBC #17; 19-0, 1 ND, 9 KOs)
TKO-2 1:14
Ernesto Guerrero (17-16, 11 KOs)

Metepec, Mexico, Mexico-

WBC World Super Flyweight Title-
Champion Carlos Cuadras (TTR #2, The Ring #2, TBRBoard #3; 32-0-1, 25 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Luis Concepcion (WBC #1, WBA #8- both at 115; WBO #13 at 112; 32-4, 23 KOs)
- Cuadras, who made his third successful title defense, snapped Concepcion's nine-bout winning streak by outboxing the hard-punching former WBA world flyweight champion in most of the rounds.
- The scores were 118-110, 117-111, and 117-111.