Pictured: Newly crowned WBO World Junior Lightweight Champion Vasyl Lomachenko


On Saturday, June 11, 2016, thirteen boxers ranked by the participating members of TTR as being among the best currently fighting in their respective weight classes were in action. Nine, Simphiwe Khonco, Moises Flores, Dejan Zlaticanin, Demetrius Andrade, Felix Verdejo, Vasyl Lomachenko, Rey Vargas, Juan Hernandez, and Omar Narvaez, were victorious while four, Paulus Ambunda, Willie Nelson, Ruslan Provodnikov, and Roman "Rocky" Martinez, were defeated.

Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa-

Vacant IBO World Minimumweight Title-
Simphiwe Khonco (WBA #6, TTR #11, WBC #17; 16-5, 7 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Siyabongo Siyo (WBA #4, WBO #10, IBF #13, WBC #37; 10-1, 4 KOs)
- Khonco and Siyo are ranked #6 and #13 respectively in the IBO's June 2016 minimumweight top 100.
- Khonco won by the scores of 116-112, 118-110, and 118-110.

Windhoek, Namibia-

WBA Interim World and IBO World Super Bantamweight Titles-
WBA Interim champion Moises Flores (WBA #1, TTR #8, Transnational #10; 25-0, 17 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
IBO champion Paulus Ambunda (TTR #10, WBA #12; 24-2, 10 KOs)
- Flores came into the bout ranked #9 by the IBO.
- Flores floored Ambunda in the seventh round and went on to win by the scores of 115-112, 115-110, and 114-111.

Verona, New York, USA-

Vacant WBC World Lightweight Title-
Dejan Zlaticanin (TTR #1, Transnational #1, WBC #1, The Ring #2; 22-0, 15 KOs)
TKO-3 0:54
Franklin Mamani (WBC #5; 21-3-1, 12 KOs)
- Mamani, who had been in training for a WBC Silver lightweight title bout, was a substitute opponent. Zlaticanin was originally scheduled to fight Emiliano Marsili (WBC #2, WBA #5, TTR #9, Transnational #9; 32-0-1, 14 KOs). Marsili was forced to withdraw because of illness.

WBC World Super Welterweight Title Final Eliminator-
Demetrius Andrade (WBO #2, WBC #3, WBA #3, Transnational #4, The Ring #6, TTR #7; 23-0, 16 KOs)
TKO-12 1:38
Willie Nelson (IBF #7, WBO #7, Transnational #9, TTR #10, WBC #10; 25-3-1, 15 KOs)
- Andrade floored Nelson four times- once in round 1, once in round 11, and twice in round 12.

Vacant WBO International Junior Welterweight Title/WBO World Junior Welterweight Title Eliminator-
John Molina, Jr. (WBO #8; 29-6, 23 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Ruslan Provodnikov (WBC #1, WBA #2, WBO #2, The Ring #3, Transnational #5, TTR #6; 25-5, 18 KOs)
- The scores were 116-112, 117-111, and 115-113.
- Scoring the bout for Showtime, Steve Farhood had Molina winning by a 115-113 score.
- I scored the bout for TTR and Molina as the winner, 116-112.

New York, New York, USA-

WBO Latino Lightweight Title-
Champion Felix Verdejo (WBO #2, IBF #6, The Ring #10, WBC #12, TTR #15; 22-0, 15 KOs)
TKO-5 2:40
Juan Jose Martinez (WBC #11 at 130; 25-3, 17 KOs)

WBO World Junior Lightweight Title-
Vasyl Lomachenko (TTR #1, The Ring #1, Transnational #2- all at 126; TTR #11 P4P; 6-1, 4 KOs; 12-1, 4 KOs including his WSB bouts)
KO-5 1:09
Champion Roman "Rocky" Martinez (The Ring #5, TTR #7, Transnational #7; 29-3-3, 17 KOs)
- Lomachenko's WBO World featherweight title was not on the line.
- After hurting Martinez with a left uppercut, Lomachenko dropped Martinez for the full ten-count with a crushing right hook.

Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico-

WBC World Super Bantamweight Title Final Eliminator-
Rey Vargas (WBC #1, IBF #3, WBO #5, The Ring #8, Transnational #8, TTR #11; 27-0, 21 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Alexis Boureima "Yoyo" Kabore (WBC #5; 25-2, 6 KOs)
- Vargas won by three 120-108 scores.

Super Flyweight Bout-
Juan Hernandez (Juan Hernandez Navarrete; WBC #2, WBO #3, WBA #5, TTR #12- all at 112; TTR #12, IBF #14- both at 115; 32-2, 23 KOs)
KO-2 0:16
Omar Nino (Omar Nino Romero; 32-6-2, 1 ND, 13 KOs)
- Hernandez weighed in at 115 3/4; Nino at 113.

Trelew, Chubut, Argentina-

IBF Latino Bantamweight Title-
Champion Omar Narvaez (IBF #5, TTR #10- both at 118; WBO #1, Transnational #3, The Ring #4- all at 115; 46-2-2, 24 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Breilor Teran (15-14-1, 8 KOs)
- Narvaez won by three 100-89 scores.