Pictured: TTR's #2 ranked super welterweight contender Erislandy "The American Dream" Lara, the WBA and new IBO World Champion at 154 pounds


During the two-day period of Friday, June 12 and Saturday, June 13, twelve fighters currently ranked by the participating members of TTR as being among the best in their respective divisions were in action. All twelve, Terdsak Kokietgym, Artur Beterbiev, Erislandy Lara, Eleider Alvarez, Artur Szpilka, Lee Haskins, Carlos Takam, Dejan Zlaticanin, Jose Pedraza, Deontay Wilder, Julian Williams, and Nicholas Walters, emerged with victories.

Friday, June 12, 2015-

Pathum Thani, Thailand-

WBO Interim Oriental Junior Lightweight Title-
Interim champion Terdsak Kokietgym (TTR #12; 57-5-1, 37 KOs)
KO-4
Roldan Aldea (9-2-1, 3 KOs)

Chicago, Illinois, USA-

Vacant WBO International Light Heavyweight Title-
Artur Beterbiev (IBF #2, WBC #4, WBA #4, WBO #5, TTR #6, Transnational #6, The Ring #7; 9-0, 9 KOs)
TKO-7 1:38
Alexander Johnson (16-3, 1 NC, 7 KOs)
- Beterbiev's IBF North American, WBA NABA, and WBO NABO titles were not on the line.
- Johnson was down four times- twice in the fifth round and twice in the seventh.

WBA World Super Welterweight and Vacant IBO World Junior Middleweight Titles-
WBA World champion Erislandy Lara (TTR #2, Transnational #2, The Ring #2; 21-2-2, 12 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Delvin Rodriguez (WBA #13; 28-8-4, 16 KOs)
- Lara was also ranked #2 by the IBO. Rodriguez, who had not fought since May 16, 2014, had been dropped from the IBO's ratings because of inactivity.
- Lara pitched a shutout. He knocked Rodriguez down in the sixth round and went on to win by three 120-107 scores.
- Scoring the bout for TTR, I also had Lara winning 120-107.

Non-title Cruiserweight Bout-
WBC Silver light heavyweight champion Eleider Alvarez (WBC #3, The Ring #5, Transnational #7, TTR #8, IBF #15- all at 175; 17-0, KOs)
TKO-2 1:05
Anatoliy Dudchenko (19-4, 13 KOs)
- Alvarez weighed in at 181; Dudchenko at 180 1/2.

Non-title Heavyweight Bout-
IBF International champion Artur Szpilka (WBC #9, WBO #9, IBF #10, TTR #13; 19-1, 14 KOs)
TKO-3 3:00
Manuel Quezada (29-10, 18 KOs)

Saturday, June 13, 2015-

Bristol, Avon, England-

Vacant IBF Interim World Bantamweight Title-
Lee Haskins (IBF #4, WBA #10, WBO #11, TTR #12; 32-3, 14 KOs)
TKO-6 2:10
Ryosuke Iwasa (IBF #3, WBA #7, The Ring #10; 19-2, 12 KOs)

Paris, Paris, France-

Heavyweight Bout-
Carlos Takam (Transnational #6, TTR #7, The Ring #10, WBC #10, WBO #11; 32-2-1, 25 KOs)
KO-5
Michael Sprott (42-24, 17 KOs)

Birmingham, Alabama, USA-

WBC World Lightweight Title Final Eliminator-
Dejan Zlaticanin (WBC #1, TTR #4, Transnational #6, The Ring #9; 21-0, 14 KOs)
TKO-4 1:24
Ivan Redkach (WBC #2 at 135; WBA #4 at 140; 18-1, 14 KOs)
- In the fourth round, Zlaticanin floored Redkach with an overhand left. Redkach beat the referee's count but was pummeled by Zlaticanin when the action resumed. The ref was left with no choice but to stop the contest, thus rescuing Redkach from additional punishment.

Vacant IBF World Junior Lightweight Title-
Jose "Sniper" Pedraza (IBF #1, Transnational #8, The Ring #8, TTR #9; 20-0, 12 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Andrey Klimov (WBO #3, IBF #6, WBC #37; 19-2, 9 KOs)
- Pedraza landed 272 of the 750 punches he threw; Klimov landed only 121 of 559.
- The scores were 119-109, 120-108, and 120-108.
- Scoring the bout for TTR, I also had Pedraza winning all twelve rounds and winning by a 120-108 score.

WBC World Heavyweight Title-
Champion Deontay Wilder (TTR #2, The Ring #2, Transnational #3; 34-0, 33 KOs)
KO-9 1:03
Eric Molina (WBC #7; 23-3, 17 KOs)
- Molina won the third and eight rounds on my card and on the card of Showtime's Steve Farhood.
- Wilder floored Molina four times- once in the fourth round, twice in the fifth, and once in the ninth. Referee Jack Reiss ruled the fight over when Molina hit the canvas in the ninth.
- Wilder landed 141 of his 303 punches. Molina landed 49 of 188.
- At the time of the stoppage, the judges had Wilder winning by the scores of 80-69, 79-70, and 79-70. Steve Farhood and I each had Wilder leading 78-71.

WBC Continental Americas Super welterweight Title-
Champion Julian Williams (Transnational #9, The Ring #9, WBC #9, TTR #11, WBA #11; 20-0-1, 12 KOs)
TKO-6 2:43
Arman Ovsepyan (14-5, 11 KOs)

New York, New York, USA-

Vacant WBA World Featherweight Super Championship-
Nicholas Walters (TTR #1, Transnational #1, The Ring #1; TTR #15 P4P; 26-0, 21 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Miguel Marriaga (WBA #7; 20-1, 18 KOs)
- Walters had lost the title on the scales. The vacant title was available to Marriaga only.
- The scores were 118-109, 117-110, and 119-108.
- With Walters winning, the title remains vacant.