Pictured: Lineal, WBC, and Ring Magazine World Flyweight Champion Roman Gonzalez


During the five-day period of Tuesday, May 12 through Saturday, May 16, ten fighters currently ranked by the participating members of TTR as being among the best in their respective weight classes were in action. Seven, Tepparith Kokietgym, Paipharob Kokietgym, Jose Benavidez, Jr., Ilunga "Junior" Makabu, Tommy Karpency, Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez, and Gennady "Triple G" Golovkin, won decisively while three, Thabiso Mchunu, Edgar Sosa, and Adrian Estrella, suffered decisive defeats.

Tuesday, May 12, 2015-

Bangkok, Thailand-

Bantamweight vs. Super Bantamweight Bout-
Tepparith Kokietgym (Transnational #9, TTR #13; 29-3, 18 KOs)
KO-3
super bantamweight Hendrik Barongsay (28-22-3, 17 KOs)

Non-title Light Flyweight Bout-
WBO Oriental junior flyweight champion/PABA light flyweight champion Paipharob Kokietgym (WBO #2, Transnational #7, WBA #10, IBF #11, TTR #12, WBC #27; 29-0, 22 KOs)
KO-2
Stevanus Nana Bau (2-4-1, 2 KOs)
- The bout was scheduled for 12 rounds but neither of Paipharob's titles were listed as being on the line.

Friday, May 15, 2015-

Phoenix, Arizona, USA-

WBA Interim World Super Lightweight Title-
Interim champion Jose Benavidez, Jr. (WBA #1, Transnational #4, TTR #5, The Ring #10; 23-0, 16 KOs)
TKO-12 0:21
Jorge Paez, Jr. (WBA #10; 38-6-2, 1 NC, 23 KOs)
- Paez took a knee in the third round as a delayed reaction to a wicked Benavidez body shot.
- Benavidez, ahead 108-100 on TTR's card going into the final round, ended matters by hurting Paez with a right and then flooring him with a left hook. Paez beat the count but referee Raul Caiz, Jr. judged him to be unable to continue.

Saturday, May 16, 2015-

Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa-

WBC World Cruiserweight Title Final Eliminator-
Ilunga "Junior" Makabu (WBC #3, WBA #4, WBO #5, TTR #6, The Ring #7; 19-1, 18 KOs)
KO-11
Thabiso Mchunu (WBC #1, TTR #7, The Ring #8, Transnational #10, WBO #12; 16-2, 10 KOs)

Washington, Pennsylvania, USA-

Pennsylvania (USA) State Light Heavyweight Title-
Champion Tommy Karpency (Transnational #9, TTR #10, WBC #10; 25-4-1, 14 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 8
Rayco Saunders (23-27-2, 10 KOs)
- Karpency won by three 80-72 scores. He is now 2-1 vs. Saunders ( L UD 8 on 7/2/08 and W UD 6 on 1/31/14).

Inglewood, California, USA-

Lineal (as recognized by TTR and the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board), WBC, and Ring Magazine World Flyweight Titles-
Champion Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez (Transnational #2 P4P, TTR #3 P4P, The Ring #3 P4P; 43-0, 37 KOs)
TKO-2 2:37
Edgar Sosa (WBC #2, WBO #3, The Ring #4, Transnational #5, TTR #7; 51-9, 30 KOs)
- Gonzalez floored Sosa three times in the second round.

WBA World Middleweight Super Championship/IBO World and WBC Interim World Middleweight Titles-
Super Champion/Champion/Interim Champion Gennady Golovkin (TTR #1, Transnational #1, The Ring #1; The Ring #7 P4P, TTR #8 P4P; 33-0, 30 KOs)
TKO-6 0:45
Willie Monroe, Jr. (WBA #2, WBO #3; 19-2, 6 KOs)
- The WBC Interim title was not available to Monroe due to his non-compliance with the WBC's pre-fight regulations. The WBC had ranked Monroe #9 until he was moved to their "Not Available" list.
- Monroe is ranked #15 by the IBO.
- Golovkin floored Monroe twice in round two and once in round six.

San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi, Mexico-

Vacant WBC International Super Featherweight Title-
Eden Sonsona (34-6-2, 12 KOs)
TKO-2 0:27
Adrian Estrella (WBC #5, TTR #7, Transnational #8, The Ring #9, IBF #9; 22-1, 20 KOs)
- Estrella's WBC FECARBOX title was not on the line.
- Both fighters weighed in at 129 3/4. This was only the third time in his career that Sonsona weighed in above 126.