Pictured: TTR #4 ranked welterweight contender Kell Brook, the IBF World Welterweight Champion


During the four-day period of Friday, March 25 through Monday, March 28, eight boxers ranked by the participating members of TTR as being among the best currently campaigning in their respective weight classes were in action. All eight, Yodmongkol Vor Saengthep, Willie Nelson, Antonio Orozco, Kell Brook, Chris Eubank, Jr., Andre Ward, Tepparith Kokietgym, and Satoshi Hosono, were victorious.

In addition, Regis Prograis, Tatsuya Fukuhara, and Joseph Diaz, Jr. won bouts which may propel them into TTR's rankings.


TTR RANKED FIGHTERS IN ACTION:

Friday, March 25, 2016-

Bangkok, Thailand-

PABA Flyweight Title-
Champion Yodmongkol Vor Saengthep (WBA #2, TTR #9, Transnational #10, WBO #12, WBC #14- all at 112; IBF #12 at 115; 39-3, 25 KOs)
KO-8
Samuel Tehuayo (AKA Sammy Hagler; 19-37-2, 4 KOs)

Miami, Oklahoma, USA-

Super Welterweight Bout-
Willie Nelson (TTR #10, Transnational #10, IBF #12, WBC #13; 25-2-1, 15 KOs)
TKO-2 0:58
Jonathan Batista (15-9, 8 KOs)

Indio, California, USA-

Welterweight Bout-
Antonio Orozco (IBF #4, WBC #5, TTR #8, Transnational #8, The Ring #8, WBO #8- all at 140; 24-0, 16 KOs)
KO-1 1:54
Miguel Acosta (29-9-2, 23 KOs)
- Orozco weighed in at 142 1/2; Acosta at 142.

Saturday, March 26, 2016-

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England-

IBF World Welterweight Title-
Champion Kell Brook (The Ring #1, Transnational #3, TTR #4; TTR #20 P4P; 36-0, 25 KOs)
TKO-2 2:15
Kevin Bizier (IBF #1; 25-3, 17 KOs)

Wembley, London, England-

BBBofC British Middleweight Title-
Chris Eubank, Jr. (WBA #2, WBC #4, The Ring #8, TTR #9, WBO #12; 22-1, 17 KOs)
TKO-10 2:21
Champion Nick Blackwell (WBC #15; 19-4-1, 8 KOs)
- Blackwell collapsed after the fight and was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was diagnosed as suffering from a brain bleed. He was then placed in a medically induced coma. It has since been reported that he is recovering well.

Oakland, California, USA-

IBF World Light Heavyweight Title Eliminator-
Andre Ward (WBA #2, IBF #4, WBC #5, WBO #5, TTR #10; The Ring #4 P4P, TTR #8 P4P; 29-0, 15 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Sullivan Barrera (IBF #1, WBA #6, WBC #8, WBO #11; 17-1, 12 KOs)
- Ward officially relinquished the lineal World super middleweight title by acting on his announced intention to campaign as a light heavyweight.
- Ward dropped Barrera inthe third round.
- Referee Raul Caiz, Jr. penalized Ward one point for a low blow in round 8.
- The scores were 117-109, 119-109, and 117-108.
- Harold Lederman scoring the bout for HBO had Ward winning, 118-108.
- Scoring the bout for TTR, I had Ward winning by the score of 118-109.

Sunday, March 27, 2016-

Municipality of Kamkaen, Phang Nga, Thailand-

WBA Asia Bantamweight Title-
Champion Tepparith Kokietgym (Transnational #9, WBA #11, TTR #13; 34-3, 21 KOs)
KO-5 2:22
Tommy Seran (26-8, 15 KOs)

Monday, March 28, 2016-

Tokyo, Japan-

Japanese Featherweight Title-
Champion Satoshi "Bazooka" Hosono (WBA #2, IBF #5, WBO #6, WBC #8, The Ring #9, TTR #14; 31-2-1, 20 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Rikiya Fukuhara (31-9-1, 23 KOs)
- Fukuhara is the JBC's #1 featherweight contender.
- Hosono won by three 97-91 scores. He is now 3-0 versus the former Japanese super bantamweight champion.


BOUTS FEATURING FIGHTERS NOT CURRENTLY RANKED BY TTR WHICH MAY IMPACT TTR'S RANKINGS:

Friday, March 25, 2016-

Miami, Oklahoma, USA-

Super Lightweight Bout-

Regis "Rougarou" Prograis (WBA #15, WBC #33; 17-0, 14 KOs)
KO-1 2:17
Aaron Herrera (29-5-1, 18 KOs)

Saturday, March 26, 2016-

Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan-

Japanese Minimumweight Title-
Champion Tatsuya Fukuhara (IBF #9, WBC #38; 17-4-5, 6 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Takumi Sakae (WBO #1, IBF #4, WBA #8, WBC #20; 13-1, 8 KOs)
- Sakae was the JBC's #1 ranked contender for the title held by Fukuhara.
- The scores were 98-94, 97-93, and 97-93.

Oakland, California, USA-

NABF Featherweight Title-
Champion Joseph "JoJo" Diaz, Jr. (WBC #10 at 126; WBO #14 at 122; 20-0, 11 KOs as per BoxRec; 21-1, 11 KOs including WSB bouts)
Unan. Dec. 10
Jayson Velez (WBC #21; 23-2-1, 16 KOs)
- The scores were 100-91, 99-91, and 98-92.