Pictured: newly re-crowned WBC World Super Flyweight Champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai


During the seven-day period of Friday, March 17 through March 23, eight boxers ranked by the participating members of TTR as being among the best currently fighting in their respective weight classes were in action. Six, Olanrewaju Durodola, Gennady Golovkin, Srisaket Sor Rungvisai, Carlos Cuadras, Liam Smith, and Randy Caballero, were victorious while two, Daniel Jacobs and Roman Gonzalez, lost close decisions- Jacobs to Golovkin and Gonzalez to Sor Rungvisai.

Friday, March 17, 2017-

Vacant WBO Africa Junior Heavyweight (Cruiserweight) Title-
Olanrewaju Durodola (WBC #4, WBO #8, TTR #12; 25-3, 23 KOs)
TKO-5 2:56
Mussa Ajibu (27-8-5, 23 KOs)
- Ajibu decked Durodola in the fourth round.
- The scores were 38-37 for Durodola, 38-37 for Ajibu, and 38-37 for Ajibu going into the fifth round.
- The WBO's new rankings, those as of 3/18, were posted on 3/21. Durodola is now ranked #6.

Saturday, March 18, 2017-

New York, New York, USA-

WBA Super, IBO, and WBC World Middleweight Titles-
WBA Super Champion/IBO and WBC Champion Gennady Golovkin (TTR #1, Transnational #1, The Ring #1; TTR #2 P4P, The Ring #4 P4P, Transnational #6 P4P; 36-0, 33 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
WBA Champion Daniel Jacobs (TTR #2, Transnational #2, The Ring #2; 32-2, 29 KOs)
- Golovkin's IBF title was not on the line because Jacobs did not attend the IBF's same-day weigh-in.
- Golovkin floored Jacobs in the fourth round and went on to win by the scores of 114-113, 115-112, and 115-112.
- I scored the fight for TTR's Main Page and also had Golovkin winning, 115-112.

WBC World Super Flyweight Title-
Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (birth name: Wisakil Wangek; WBC #2, The Ring #4, TTR #5, Transnational #5; 42-4-1, 38 KOs)
Maj. Dec. 12
Champion Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez (TTR #2, Transnational #2, The Ring #2; [b]TTR #1 P4P, Transnational #1 P4P, The Ring #1 P4P; 46-1, 38 KOs)
- Sor Rungvisai decked Gonzalez in the first round and would have won by unanimous decision had he not been penalized one point in the sixth round for head butting.
- The scores were 113-113, 114-112, and 114-112.
- Scoring the bout for TTR's Main Page, I also had Sor Rungvisai winning, 114-112.

Super Flyweight Bout-
Carlos Cuadras (WBC #1, TTR #3, Transnational #3, The Ring #3, WBO #10; 36-1-1, 27 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
David Carmona (WBO #11, WBC #14; 20-3-5, 8 KOs)
- The scores were 96-94, 97-93, and 97-93.

Barcelona, Cataluna, Spain-

Super Welterweight Bout-
Liam Smith (WBO #5, The Ring #8, TTR #12, WBC #12; 24-1-1, 13 KOs)
PTS. 4
Marian Cazacu (2-38-1, 0 KOs)
- Smith tuned up for his April 8, 2017 bout with BBBofC British champion Liam Williams (WBO #3, WBA #7, IBF #9; 16-0-1, 11 KOs.

Thursday, March 23, 2017-

Indio, California, USA-

Vacant NABF Super Bantamweight Title-
Randy Caballero (WBC #8, TTR #12; 24-0, 14 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Jesus Ruiz (36-8-5, 25 KOs)
- The scores were 96-94, 96-94, and 97-93.