Pictured: TTR's #1 ranked super middleweight contender Arthur Abraham, the reigning WBO World Super Middleweight Champion


During the two-day period of Friday, July 17 and Saturday, July 18, sixteen fighters currently ranked by the participating members of TTR as being among the best in their respective weight classes were in action. Ten, Suriyan Sor Rungvisai, Srisaket Sor Rungvisai, Cesar Rene Cuenca, Nonito Donaire, Denis Shafikov, Arthur Abraham, Scott Quigg, Martin Murray, Carl Frampton, and McJoe Arroyo, emerged victorious; four, Ik Yang, Robert Stieglitz, Kiko Martinez, and Arthur Villanueva, suffered defeats; and two, Darleys Perez and Anthony Crolla, fought to a controversial draw.

Friday, July 17, 2015-

Klongluang, Pathum Thani, Thailand-

Non-title Bantamweight Bout-
WBC Asian Boxing Council champion Suriyan Sor Rungvisai (AKA Suriyan Por Chokchai; WBC #2, TTR #10, IBF #11; 44-6-1, 22 KOs)
TKO-4
Ibuki Tanaka (0-2)
- The former WBC World super flyweight champion's "stay-active" bout took place on the undercard of his younger brother Nawaphon Por Chokchai's successful defense of the WBC Asian Boxing Council flyweight title.

Non-title Super Flyweight Bout-
WBC Silver champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (WBC #1, The Ring #3, TTR #5, Transnational #5, WBO #13; 35-4-1, 32 KOs)
KO-1
Jack Amisa (21-36-2, 14 KOs)
- Amisa's record has been 15-0, 16-1, 17-2, 19-7, 20-14-2, and 21-35-2 at various points of his career.
- Srisaket, also a former WBC World super flyweight champion, has won eight consecutive bouts since losing the WBC World title to Carlos Cuadras on May 31, 2014.

Saturday, July 18, 2015-

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

Vacant IBF World Junior Welterweight Title-
Cesar Rene Cuenca (IBF #1, TTR #11; 48-0, 2 NCs, 2 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Ik Yang (IBF #2, TTR #15; 19-1, 1 NC, 14 KOs)
- Yang was down in round one; Cuenca was down in round five.
- The scores were 117-108, 115-110, and 116-109.

Non-title Super Bantamweight Bout-
NABF champion Nonito Donaire (WBO #3, TTR #4, The Ring #4, IBF #7, Transnational #8- all at 122; WBA #5 at 126; 35-3, 23 KOs)
TKO-2
Anthony Settoul (20-4, 8 KOs)

Lightweight Bout-
Denis Shafikov (IBF #1, TTR #8, The Ring #9; 36-1-1, 20 KOs)
TKO-3

Roy Mukhlis (27-5-3, 21 KOs)

Halle, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany-

WBO World Super Middleweight Title-
Champion Arthur Abraham (TTR #1, Transnational #1, The Ring #1; 43-4, 29 KOs)
TKO-6 1:14
Robert Stieglitz (WBO #1, Transnational #2, TTR #4, The Ring #4; 47-5-1, 27 KOs)
- Abraham floored Stieglitz in the fourth and sixth rounds.
- Abraham improved to 3-1 vs. Stieglitz, 6-3 vs. former or current world champions, and 18-3 in world title bouts.
- Stieglitz is now 3-4-1 vs. former or current world champions and 10-4 in world title bouts.

Manchester, Lancashire, England-

WBA World Super Bantamweight Title-
Champion Scott Quigg (TTR #3, Transnational #3, The Ring #3; 31-0-2, 23 KOs)
TKO-2 1:04
Kiko Martinez (Transnational #4, TTR #5, WBA #11, WBO #12- all at 122; The Ring #9, IBF #13- both at 118; 32-6, 24 KOs)
- Quigg decked Martinez twice.

Super Middleweight Bout-
Martin Murray (WBC #11, TTR #12- both at 168; WBA #7 at 160; 31-2-1, 14 KOs)
TKO-5
Mirzet Bajrektarevic (14-4, 5 KOs)

WBA World Lightweight Title-
Champion Darleys Perez (TTR #7; 32-1-1, 20 KOs)
Split Dec. Draw 12
Anthony Crolla (WBA #11, TTR #12; 29-4-3, 11 KOs)
- Perez was penalized for low blows in the 11th and 12th rounds.
- The scores were initially announced as being 114-113 for Perez, 116-111 for Crolla, and 113-113. The scores actually were 113-113, 116-111 for Crolla, and 113-113.
- The WBA has ordered a review of the scoring.

El Paso, Texas, USA-

IBF World Junior Featherweight Title-
Champion Carl "The Jackal" Frampton (TTR #1, Transnational #1, The Ring #1; 21-0, 14 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Alejandro "Cobrita" Gonzalez, Jr. (IBF #13; 25-2-2, 15 KOs)
- Frampton was down twice in the first round.
- Gonzalez was penalized twice for low blows, losing one point in the third round and one point in the eleventh.
- The scores were 115-109, 116-108, and 116-108.
- Scoring the bout for TTR, I had Frampton winning by a 115-110 score.

Vacant IBF World Junior Bantamweight Title-
McJoe Arroyo (IBF #1, Transnational #6, The Ring #9, TTR #12; 17-0, 8 KOs)
Unan. Tech. Dec. 10 2:05
Arthur Villanueva (IBF #3, The Ring #6, Transnational #7, TTR #10; 27-1, 14 KOs)
- Villanueva lost a point for what referee Rafael Ramos ruled as an intentional head butt in the sixth round.
- Later in the sixth round, Villanueva was badly cut by an Arroyo head butt which Ramos ruled accidental.
- The ringside physician halted the contest in the 10th round because of Villanueva's cut.
- The scores were 97-92, 98-91, and 98-91.
- Both Steve Farhood, who scored the bout for Showtime, and I had Arroyo winning 95-94, meaning the point deduction provided Arroyo's margin of victory on both of our cards.