Pictured: Lineal, WBC, and Ring Magazine World Flyweight Champion and new WBC World Super Flyweight Champ Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez


During the three-day period of Friday, September 9, 2016 through Sunday, September 11, 2016, thirteen boxers ranked by the participating members of TTR as being among the best currently fighting in their respective divisions were in action. Eleven, Eduard Troyanovsky, Jorge Sebastian Heiland, Robert Easter, Jr., Daniel Jacobs, Callum Smith, John Riel Casimero, Lee Haskins, Gennady "GGG" Golovkin, Raymundo Beltran, Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez, and Genesis Servania, added victories to their slates while two, Kell Brook and Carlos Cuadras, suffered defeats.

In addition, Yoshihiro Kamegai and Andy Ruiz, Jr. won bouts featuring fighters not currently ranked by TTR which may impact TTR's rankings in the near future.


TTR RANKED FIGHTERS IN ACTION:

Friday, September 9, 2016-

Moscow, Russia-

IBO World Super Lightweight and IBF World Junior Welterweight Titles-
Champion Eduard Troyanovsky (TTR #3, The Ring #5, Transnational #7; 25-0, 22 KOs)
TKO-2 1:35
Keita Obara (IBF #3; 16-2-1, 15 KOs)
- IBF mandatory challenger Obara, who came into the bout ranked #13 by the IBO, rocked Troyanovsky in the first round but was knocked completely out of the ring in the second. He recovered only to be met with a fusillade of punches when action resumed. Referee Michael Ortega then rescued Obara from further punishment.

Reading, Pennsylvania, USA-

Super Middleweight Bout-
Jorge Sebastian Heiland (WBC #1, TTR #10- both at 160; 28-4-2, 15 KOs)
TKO-2 0:47
Angel Hernandez (17-19-1, 1 NC, 13 KOs)
- Heiland weighed in at 161 1/4; Hernandez at 165.

Vacant IBF World Lightweight Title-
Robert Easter, Jr. (IBF #4, TTR #5, Transnational #6, The Ring #8; 18-0, 14 KOs)
Split Dec. 12
Richard Commey (IBF #3; 24-1, 22 KOs)
- Commey scored a knockdown in round 8.
- The scores were 115-112 for Easter, 114-113 for Commey, and 114-113 for Easter.
- Bobby Davis and I scored the bout for TTR. Bobby had Easter winning 114-113 (7 rounds for Easter; 5 for Commey including the 10-8 8th) while I had it a draw, 114-114. I gave Easter six rounds, Commey five including the 10-8 8th, and I had one round even.

WBA World Middleweight Title-
Champion Daniel Jacobs (TTR #2, Transnational #2, The Ring #2; 32-1, 28 KOs)
TKO-7 2:08
Sergio Mora (WBA #15; 28-5-2, 9 KOs)
- Mora was knocked down five times- once in round four, once in round five, and thrice in round seven.

Saturday, September 10, 2016-

Greenwich, London, England-

WBC Silver Super Middleweight Title-
Champion Callum Smith (WBC #1, IBF #5, The Ring #6, TTR #9, Transnational #9- all at 168; WBO #7 at 175; 21-0, 16 KOs)
TKO-6 3:00
Norbert Nemesapati (21-4, 16 KOs)
- Nemesapati's Global Boxing Union World light heavyweight title and his Hungarian super middleweight title were not on the line. Neither was Smith's EBU European super middleweight title.
- Smith floored Nemesapati in round 6.
- Nemesapati retired in his corner prior to the start of the seventh round.

IBF World Flyweight Title-
Champion John Riel Casimero (TTR #1, Transnational #2, The Ring #4; 23-3, 15 KOs)
TKO-10 1:57
Charlie Edwards (IBF #14; 8-1, 3 KOs)
- Casimero floored Edwards in the tenth round. Edwards beat the count but was soon met with a barrage of punches that convinced referee Steve Gray to stop the contest.

IBF World Bantamweight Title-
Champion Lee Haskins (The Ring #6, TTR #8, Transnational #8; 34-3, 14 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Stuart Hall (IBF #1; 20-5-2, 7 KOs)
- The scores were 115-113, 117-111, and 116-112.

IBO, IBF, and WBC World Middleweight Titles-
Champion Gennady Golovkin (TTR #1, Transnational #1, The Ring #1; TTR #3 P4P, The Ring #3 P4P, Transnational #4 P4P; 36-0, 33 KOs)
TKO-5
Kell Brook (TTR #1, The Ring #1, TTR #3- all at 147; TTR #18 P4P; 36-1, 25 KOs)
- The WBA did not sanction this bout. Golovkin will remain the WBA World middleweight super champion because he did not lose. Had he lost, the super championship would have been declared vacant.
- Brook's IBF World welterweight title was not on the line.
- Referee Marlon Wright stopped the bout after Brook's corner threw in the towel.

Lemoore, California, USA-

Super Lightweight Bout-
Raymundo Beltran (WBC #12 at 135; TTR #13 at 140; 31-7-1, 1 ND, 18 KOs)
KO-5
Miguel Angel Mendoza (22-9-2, 21 KOs)
- Beltran floored Mendoza, a late substitute for Tomas Mendez (21-8, 14 KOs), in round five.

Inglewood, California, USA-

WBC World Super Flyweight Title-
Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez (TTR #10 at 115; TTR #1 P4P, Transnational #1 P4P, The Ring #1 P4P; 46-0, 38 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Champion Carlos "Principe" Cuadras (TTR #2, Transnational #2, The Ring #2; 35-1-1, 7 KOs)
- Gonzalez' Lineal (as recognized by TTR, the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, and the Cyber Boxing Zone), WBC, and Ring Magazine World flyweight titles were not on the line.
- The scores were 117-111, 116-112, and 115-113.
- Harold Lederman scored the bout for HBO and had Gonzalez winning 116-112.
- Again, both Bobby Davis and I scored the bout for TTR. Bobby scored the bout a 114-114 draw while I had Gonzalez winning, 115-113.

Sunday, September 11, 2016-

Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan-

"Featherweight vs. Super Bantamweight" Bout-
Genesis Servania (The Ring #4, Transnational #7, TTR #8, WBO #8, WBC #40- all at 122; 28-0, 11 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 8
Alexander Espinoza (11-8-1, 10 KOs)
- The bout was fought with a contractually agreed upon limit of 123 1/4 pounds. Servania weighed in at 123 1/4; Espinoza at 120 1/4.
- The scores were 80-71, 80-71, and 80-72.


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

Saturday, September 10, 2016-

Inglewood, California, USA-

Super Welterweight Bout-
Yoshihiro Kamegai (WBC #27; 27-3-2, 24 KOs)
TKO-8 3:00
Jesus Soto Karass (28-11-4, 1 NC, 18 KOs)
- Kamegai used a punishing body attack to wear Soto Karass down. He floored Soto Karass in round 8 and, after the round was completed, Soto Karass' corner informed referee Jack Reiss that their fighter had had enough.

Lemoore, California, USA-

NABF Heavyweight Title-
Champion Andy Ruiz, Jr. (WBO #3, IBF #5, WBC #7, The Ring #10; 29-0, 19 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Franklin Lawrence (21-3-2, 16 KOs)
- The scores were 100-90, 99-91, and 99-91.