Pictured: Yonfrez "El Verdugo" Parejo


On Thursday, June 8, Sa Myung Noh stopped world-ranked OPBF featherweight champion Ryo Takenaka and former WBA Interim World bantamweight champion Yonfrez Parejo, the WBA's #1 ranked bantamweight contender, rose from the canvas twice to outpoint previously unbeaten Lorenzo Parra II in bouts which may impact TTR's rankings in the future.

Tokyo, Japan-

OPBF Featherweight Title-
Sa Myung Noh (11-3, 4 KOs)
KO-10 1:26
Champion Ryo Takenaka (IBF #6, WBC #7; 16-4-1, 9 KOs)
- Former South Korean champion Noh came into the bout ranked #13 by the OPBF.
- Takenaka, who was making his fourth defense of the OPBF belt, falls to 4-2 in OPBF title bouts.

Barranquilla, Colombia-

Super Bantamweight Bout-
Yonfrez Parejo (WBA #1 at 118; 20-2-1, 9 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Lorenzo Parra II (Lorenzo Parra Garcia; WBA #14, WBC #36- both at 118; 14-1, 11 KOs)
- Parejo weighed in at 119; Parra II at 121.
- Parra, 22, floored the 30-year-old former WBA Interim World bantamweight champion twice- once in round 2 and once in round 5. Parejo decked Parra in round 3.
- Parejo went on to win by the scores of 95-92, 96-91, and 95-92.