Pictured: Heavyweight contender Joseph Parker


During the five-day period of Friday, September 30 through Tuesday, October 4, six boxers ranked by the participating members of TTR as being among the best currently fighting in their respective weight classes were in action. Five, Yodmongkol Vor Saengthep, Petr Petrov, Joseph Parker, Humberto Soto, and Petchmanee Puninseegym (Panya Pradabsri), were victorious while one, Juergen Braehmer, suffered a title-losing defeat.

Friday, September 30, 2016-

Ayutthaya, Thailand-

PABA Flyweight Title-
Champion Yodmongkol Vor Saengthep (birth name Sirichai Thaiyen; AKA Yodmongkol CP Freshmart; WBA #2, TTR #7, Transnational #8, WBC #20; 41-3, 27 KOs)
TKO-8 3:00
Domi Nenokeba (12-29-2, 8 KOs)
- Nenokeba retired on his stool after the eighth round.

Indio, California, USA-

WBA World Lightweight Title Eliminator-
Petr Petrov (WBA #4, TTR #8, WBO #8, Transnational #9, The Ring #9, WBC #11; 38-4-2, 19 KOs)
KO-6 3:00
Michael Perez (WBO #2, WBA #3, WBC #20; 24-2-2, 11 KOs)
- Perez was down in round 2 and did not come out for round 7. The bout was ruled a KO win for Petrov under California State Athletic Commission rules.

Saturday, October 1, 2016-

Manukau City, New Zealand-

WBO Oriental Heavyweight Title-
Champion Joseph Parker (IBF #1, WBO #1, WBC #4, TTR #5, Transnational #6, The Ring #7, WBA #9; 21-0, 18 KOs)
KO-3 1:38
Alexander Dimitrenko (WBC #20; 38-3, 24 KOs)
- Parker's OPBF title was not on the line.
- Parker floored Dimitrenko four times- once in round 1, twice in round 2, and once for the full ten-count in round 3.

Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany-

WBA World Light Heavyweight Title-
Nathan Cleverly (WBA #10; 30-3, 16 KOs)
TKO-7
Champion Juergen Braehmer (Transnational #2, TTR #3, The Ring #5; 48-3, 35 KOs)
- Braehmer suffered a dislocated right elbow and was not able to continue.
- Some sources listed the result as a TKO at 3:00 of the sixth round but the official result was a seventh round TKO because Braehmer's corner called it off at the start of the seventh round.

Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico-

Super Welterweight Bout-
Humberto Soto (TTR #10, WBC #14- both at 140; 66-9-2, 1 NC, 36 KOs)
TKO-2 2:08
Daniel Ruiz (34-10-2, 1 NC, 24 KOs)
- This was Soto's first bout since his UD 10 loss to Antonio Orozco on October 3, 2015 and only his second since his UD 10 win over John Molina, Jr. on September 13, 2014.
- Both Soto and Ruiz weighed in at 148.
- Soto controlled the action and gained the victory when Ruiz could not continue after suffering a left wrist injury.

Tuesday, October 4, 2016-

Thailand-

WBC Asian Boxing Council (ABCO) Continental Title-
Champion Petchmanee Puninseegym (birth name: Panya Pradabsri; AKA Petchmanee Kokietgym; WBO #5, WBA #6, TTR #13, WBC #15; 15-0, 8 KOs)
TKO-8 3:00
Heri Amol (37-30-5, 15 KOs)
- Amol, who came into the bout ranked #12 by the ABCO, retired in his corner after the completion of the 8th round.