Pictured: reigning WBA World Light Flyweight Champion Ryoichi Taguchi, TTR's #5 ranked junior flyweight contender


On Sunday, July 23, four fighters ranked by the participating members of TTR as being among the best currently campaigning in their respective weight classes saw action in Tokyo, Japan. Three, Kohei Kono, Ryoichi Taguchi, and Hiroto Kyoguchi won while one, Jose Argumedo was defeated (by Kyoguchi).

Super Flyweight Bout-
Kohei Kono (TTR #9, The Ring #10, WBC #23; 33-10-1, 14 KOs)
TKO-5 1:35
Rambo Korat Sports School (AKA Rambo Sithsaithong; 8-5, 4 KOs as per BoxRec; 13-10-1, 3 KOs as per FightNews)
- Kono floored his Thai opponent twice.

WBA World Light Flyweight Title-
Champion Ryoichi Taguchi (Transnational #2, The Ring #3, TTR #5; 26-2-2, 12 KOs)
TKO-9 0:24
Robert Barrera (WBA #1; 18-2, 12 KOs)
- Taguchi dominated throughout the bout by battering mandatory challenger Barrera with combinations to the body and to the head.

IBF World Mini-Flyweight Title-
Hiroto Kyoguchi (The Ring #8, IBF #9, TTR #18; 8-0, 6 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Champion Jose Argumedo (TTR #3, Transnational #3, The Ring #4; 20-4-1, 12 KOs)
- Kyoguchi floored Argumedo in the ninth round and went on to win by the scores of 116-111, 116-111, and 115-112.

One day earlier, in bouts featuring fighters not currently ranked by TTR, Isaac Dogboe and Jhonny Gonzalez scored victories which may propel them back into TTR's rankings.

Saturday, July 22, 2017-

Accra, Ghana-

WBO International Junior Featherweight Title-
Champion Isaac Dogboe (WBO #4, WBC #14; 17-0, 11 KOs)
TKO-6 3:00
Javier Nicolas Chacon (25-4-1, 7 KOs)

Hidalgo Del Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico-

WBC Latino Super Featherweight Title-
Champion Jhonny Gonzalez (WBC #5, 64-10, 54 KOs)
KO-2
Jessie Cris Rosales (21-1-1, 9 KOs)
- Gonzalez floored Rosales two times in the second round.