Pictured: newly crowned IBO World Super Featherweight Champion Malcolm Klassen


During the three-day period of Friday, August 5 through Sunday, August 7, seven bouts featuring fighters not currently ranked by TTR which may impact TTR's rankings took place. Those bouts were won by Malcolm Klassen, Paulus Moses, Julius Indongo, Maurice Hooker, Juan "Baby Bull" Diaz, Dante Jardon, and Ken Shiro.

Friday, August 5, 2016-

Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng, South Africa-

IBO World Super Featherweight Title-
Malcolm Klassen (WBA #11; 33-6-2, 17 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Champion Jack Asis (35-19-5, 18 KOs)
- Klassen came into the bout ranked #9 by the IBO and had won his previous five bouts.
- Asis was riding a six-bout winning streak and was 14-0-1 in his last 15.

Saturday, August 6, 2016-

Windhoek, Namibia-

Vacant WBO Africa Lightweight Title-
Paulus Moses (37-3, 1 NC, 22 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Thompson Mokwana (21-11-1, 1 NC, 12 KOs)
- The scores were 117-112, 117-113, and 116-112.

WBO Africa Junior Welterweight Title-
Champion Julius "Blue Machine" Indongo (WBO #4; 20-0, 10 KOs)
TKO-1
Fabian Lyimo (17-6-1, 10 KOs)

Oakland, California, USA-

WBO NABO Junior Welterweight Title-
Champion Maurice Hooker (WBO #9; 21-0-2, 16 KOs)
KO-1 2:17
Ty Barnett (23-5-1, 15 KOs)
- Hooker weighed in at 139 3/4; Barnett at 142.
- The NABO title was available to Hooker only because Barnett failed to weigh in at or under the divisional limit.

Tucson, Arizona, USA-

Lightweight Bout-
Juan "Baby Bull" Diaz (42-4, 21 KOs)
TKO-8 2:09
Cesar Vazquez (27-4, 16 KOs)

Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico-

WBC International Silver Lightweight Title-
Champion Dante Jardon (WBC #2; 30-5, 23 KOs)
KO-10 2:58
Nery Saguilan (WBC #24; 37-7-1, 13 KOs)

Sunday, August 7, 2016-

Osaka, Osaka, Japan-

Japanese and Vacant OPBF Light Flyweight Titles-
Japanese champion Ken Shiro (The Ring #10, IBF #15, WBC #18; 8-0, 4 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Toshimasa Ouchi (20-9-3, 6 KOs)
- The OPBF #1 ranked Shiro's WBC Youth World title was not on the line.
- Shiro outpointed the OPBF #2/JBC #5 ranked Ouchi by the scores of 119-108, 119-108, and 117-111.