Pictured: TTR's #1 ranked light heavyweight contender Sergey Kovalev, the reigning WBO and IBF World Light Heavyweight Champion and WBA Undisputed World Light Heavyweight Champion


During the two-day period of Friday, January 29 and Saturday, January 30, five boxers ranked by the participating members of TTR as being among the best currently fighting in their respective weight classes were in action. Four, Panya Pradabsri, Ryota Murata, George Groves, and Sergey Kovalev, won; one, Jean Pascal, lost (to Kovalev).

Friday, January 29, 2016-

Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand-

Non-title Light Flyweight Bout-
WBO Oriental mini-flyweight champion/WBC Asian Boxing Council Continental minimumweight champion Panya Pradabsri (AKA Petchmanee Kokietgym; WBA #11, WBO #11, TTR #12, WBC #15- all at 105; 12-0, 5 KOs)
TKO-3
Iwan Key (10-16-3, 1 KO)

Saturday, January 30, 2016-

Shanghai, China-

Middleweight Bout-
Ryota Murata (WBC #5, IBF #5, WBO #8, WBA #11, TTR #13; 9-0, 6 KOs)
KO-2 2:23
Gaston Alejandro Vega (24-11-1, 1 NC, 10 KOs)

Hackney Wick, London, England-

Super Middleweight Bout-
George Groves (WBC #3, TTR #4, Transnational #4, The Ring #6; 22-3, 17 KOs)
TKO-5 1:55
Andrea Di Luisa (WBC #40; 18-4, 14 KOs)

Montreal, Quebec, Canada-

WBO and IBF World Light Heavyweight Titles/WBA Undisputed World Light Heavyweight Championship-
Champion/Undisputed Champion Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev (TTR #1, Transnational #1, The Ring #1; The Ring #2 P4P, TTR #3 P4P, Transnational #5 P4P; 29-0-1, 26 KOs)
TKO-7 3:00
Jean Pascal (Transnational #3, WBO #3, The Ring #4, TTR #5, WBA #5, IBF #6; 30-4-1, 1 NC, 17 KOs)
- Kovalev dominated and inflicted a steady beating on Pascal.
- After the completion of seventh round, Pascal's new trainer Freddie Roach let the referee know Pascal had had enough.