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2016-08-01
TTR RANKED FIGHTERS IN ACTION- July 30- Frampton Dethrones Santa Cruz; N'Dam, Warrington, Diaz, and Orozco Win; Mendez Defeated
Pictured: New WBA World Featherweight Super Champion Carl "The Jackal" Frampton


On Saturday, July 30, seven boxers ranked by the participating members of TTR as being among the best currently competing in their respective weight classes were in action. Five, Hassan N'Dam, Josh Warrington, Carl Frampton, Joseph Diaz, Jr., and Antonio Orozco, were victorious while two, Argenis Mendez and Leo Santa Cruz, were defeated.

In addition, five bouts featuring fighters not currently ranked by TTR which may impact TTR's rankings in the near future took place on the 30th. Those contests were won by Michel Soro, Tony Harrison, Mikey Garcia, Luis Nery, and Moises Calleros.

TTR RANKED FIGHTERS IN ACTION:

Le Cannet, Alpes-Maritimes, France-

Super Middleweight Bout-
Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam (WBO #6, TTR #8, The Ring #8, Transnational #9- all at 160; 34-2, 20 KOs)
TKO-7
Tomasz Gargula (18-3-1, 5 KOs)

Leeds, Yorkshire, England-

Vacant WBC Silver Lightweight Title-
Luke Campbell (WBC #10; 14-1, 11 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Argenis Mendez (TTR #12, WBC #21; 23-5-1, 1 ND, 12 KOs)
- Campbell's Commonwealth title was not on the line.
- The scores were 115-113, 115-113, and 116-112.

Non-title Featherweight Bout-
WBC International champion Josh Warrington (WBC #1, IBF #5, WBA #11, TTR #15; 24-0, 5 KOs)
TKO-9
Paul Hyland (WBC #26; 31-3, 15 KOs)
- Warrington, who weighed in at 125, was slated to defend his WBC International title against Hyland. However, Hyland failed to make weight. He tipped the scales at 128 1/4; 2 1/4 pounds over the featherweight limit.
- Warrington decked Hyland in the eighth and ninth rounds.

Brooklyn, New York, USA-

WBA World Featherweight Super Championship-
Carl "The Jackal" Frampton (WBA #3, TTR #10- both at 126; Transnational #1, The Ring #2- both at 122; 23-0, 14 KOs)
Maj. Dec. 12
Super Champion Leo Santa Cruz (TTR #2, The Ring #2, Transnational #4; 32-1-1, 18 KOs)
- The scores were 114-114, 116-112, and 117-111.
- Steve Farhood scored the bout for Showtime and had Frampton winning, 115-113.
- I scored the bout for TTR's Main Page and had Frampton winning by the score of 116-112.

Indio, California, USA-

NABF Featherweight Title-
Champion Joseph "JoJo" Diaz, Jr. (WBC #2, IBF #8, WBO #8, TTR #9, Transnational #9, The Ring #9; 21-0, 12 KOs)
TKO-2 1:07
Victor Proa (28-2-2, 21 KOs)
- Diaz floored Proa in round 2.

Super Lightweight Bout-
Antonio Orozco (WBC #1, The Ring #4, IBF #5, TTR #6, WBO #7, Transnational #8, WBA #8; 25-0, 16 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Abner Lopez (23-6, 19 KOs)
- The scores were 99-91, 99-91, and 97-93.

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

Le Cannet, Alpes-Maritimes, France-

Vacant WBA International Super Welterweight Title-
Michel Soro (WBA #5; 28-1-1, 18 KOs)
TKO-3
Hector David Saldivia (WBC #23; 45-4, 35 KOs)
- This was Soro's first bout since his KO-8 win over Emanuele Blandamura on June 20, 2015.
- Soro floored Saldivia twice in round 2 and once in round 3.

Brooklyn, New York, USA-

IBF Eliminator for the #2 Spot in the Junior Middleweight Ratings-
Tony Harrison (IBF #13, WBC #20; 24-1, 20 KOs)
TKO-9 1:18
Sergey Rabchenko (IBF #8, WBA #9, WBC #10; 27-2, 20 KOs)
- Harrison dropped Rabchenko in the ninth round. Rabchenko beat referee Arthur Mercante, Jr.'s count but Mercante deemed him to be in no condition to continue.

Super Lightweight Bout-
Mikey Garcia (35-0, 29 KOs)
TKO-5 2:02
Elio Rojas (24-3, 14 KOs)
- This was Garcia's first bout since his UD 12 win over Juan Carlos Burgos on January 25, 2014 and Rojas' first since his UD 8 win over Robert Osiobe on August 13, 2014.
- Garcia weighed in at 138; Rojas at 139.
- After Rojas won the first two rounds, Garcia took over. He floored Rojas twice in round three and two more times in round five before referee Eddie Claudio stopped the contest.

Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico-

WBC Continental Americas Bantamweight Title-
Champion Luis "Panterita" Nery (WBA #8, WBO #9, WBC #12- all at 118; IBF #15 at 115; 20-0, 14 KOs)
TKO-5 3:00
David "Tornado" Sanchez (WBA #9, WBC #12- both at 115; 29-4-2, 22 KOs)
- Nery decked Sanchez in round 5.

Non-title Light Flyweight Bout-
NABF minimumweight champion Moises Calleros (WBO #4 at 105; WBC #8 at 108; 25-6-1, 14 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 8
Mario "Dragoncito" Rodriguez (19-12-4, 12 KOs)
- Both fighters weighed in at 108.
 
Article By: Ken Pollitt