Pictured: TTR #1 ranked super flyweight contender Naoya "Monster" Inoue, the reigning WBO World junior bantamweight champion


During the two-day period of Saturday, September 3 and Sunday, September 4, four fighters ranked by the participating members of TTR as being among the best currently fighting in their respective weight classes were in action. Three, Rey Vargas, Naoya Inoue, and Takuma Inoue, were victorious while one, McJoe Arroyo, suffered a title-losing defeat.

Saturday, September 3, 2016-

Barangay Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines-

IBF World Junior Bantamweight Title-
Jerwin Ancajas (IBF #3; 25-1-1, 16 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Champion McJoe Arroyo (The Ring #4, TTR #6; 17-1, 8 KOs)
- Ancajas had Arroyo badly hurt in the sixth round.
- Ancajas floored the defending champion in round 8.
- The scores were 118-109, 115-112, and 117-110.
- Scoring the bout for TTR, I had Ancajas winning 116-110. I scored both the sixth and eighth rounds 10-8 for Ancajas.

Atizapan de Zaragoza, Mexico, Mexico-

Vacant WBC International Silver Super Bantamweight Title-
Rey Vargas (WBC #1, IBF #3, WBO #3, Transnational #5, The Ring #5, TTR #10; 28-0, 22 KOs)
TKO-5 2:22
Alexander Munoz (38-7, 30 KOs)
- Vargas floored Munoz four times- twice in round 2, once in round 4, and once in round 5.

Sunday, September 4, 2016-

Zama, Kanagawa, Japan-

WBO World Junior Bantamweight Title-
Champion Naoya "Monster" Inoue (TTR #1, Transnational #1, The Ring #1; Transnational #10 P4P, TTR #13 P4P; 11-0, 9 KOs)
KO-10 3:03
Petchbarngborn Kokietgym (AKA Petchbarngborn Sor Tanapinyo; birthname Karoon Jarupianlerd; WBO #1; 38-8-1, 18 KOs)
- Inoue led 90-81, 88-83, and 90-81 going into the tenth round.

Bantamweight Bout-
Takuma Inoue (WBC #4, WBA #7, The Ring #8, TTR #9, Transnational #10, IBF #13- all at 115; WBO #12 at 118; 8-0, 2 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Froilan Saludar (WBC #15 at 112; 23-2-1, 14 KOs)
- Inoue weighed in at 116 3/4; Saludar at 115 1/2.
- Inoue was knocked down in the first round; Saludar was decked twice- once in the eighth round and once in the ninth.
- The scores were 97-90, 97-90, and 96-91.