Pictured: Lineal and Undisputed World Champion at 140 pounds Terence Crawford


During the four-day period of Saturday, August 19 through Tuesday, August 22, five boxers ranked by the participating members of TTR as being among the best currently fighting in their respective weight classes were in action. Four, Dillian Whyte, Oleksandr Gvozdyk, Terence Crawford, and Juan Carlos Payano, won while one, Julius Indongo, lost a SIX-title unifier to Crawford.

In addition, during the two-day period of Friday, August 18 and Saturday, August 19, Alberto Machado and Maurice Hooker won bouts which may propel them into TTR's rankings.

TTR RANKED FIGHTERS IN ACTION:

Saturday, August 19, 2017-

Lincoln, Nebraska, USA-

Heavyweight bout (Non-title)-
WBC International champion Dillian Whyte (WBC #4, IBF #7, The Ring #8, Transnational #10, WBO #10, TTR #11; 21-1, 16 KOs)
TKO-3 2:36
Malcolm Tann (24-6, 13 KOs)
- Whyte decked Tann four times- twice in round 2 and twice in round 3.

NABF and WBO NABO Light Heavyweight Titles-
Champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk (WBC #2, WBA #3, WBO #3, TTR #5, The Ring #5, IBF #5, Transnational #6; 14-0, 12 KOs)
TKO-6 2:04
Craig Baker (17-2, 13 KOs)
- Baker came into the bout ranked #10 by the NABF.
- Gvozdyk decked Baker in round 6. Baker beat the count but Gvozdyk's followup attack convinced referee Celestino Ruiz to stop the bout.

Lineal, Ring Magazine, IBF, and WBO World Junior Welterweight Titles/WBC World Super Lightweight Title/WBA World Super Lightweight Super Championship-
Lineal, Ring Magazine, WBO, and WBC champion Terence "Bud" Crawford (Transnational #3 P4P, The Ring #4 P4P, TTR #5 P4P; 32-0, 23 KOs)
KO-3 1:38
IBF champion/WBA Super champion Julius "The Blue Machine" Indongo (TTR #1, Transnational #1, The Ring #2; 22-1, 11 KOs)
- Crawford decked Indongo with a shot behind the ear in round 2 and knocked Indongo out with a body shot in round 3.

Tuesday, August 22, 2017-

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA-

Super Bantamweight Bout-
Juan Carlos Payano (The Ring #2, WBA #2, TTR #4, Transnational #4, WBO #4, WBC #7- all at 118; 19-1, 9 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Alexis Santiago (21-5-1, 8 KOs)
- Both fighters weighed in at 120 1/2.
- The scores were 100-90, 99-91, and 99-91.

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

Friday, August 18, 2017-

Ponce, Puerto Rico-

WBO NABO Junior Lightweight and WBA NABA Super Featherweight Titles-
WBO NABO champion Alberto Machado (WBO #7, WBA #9, WBC #17; 18-0, 15 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
WBA NABA champion Carlos Morales (WBA #6, WBC #30; 16-2-3, 6 KOs)
- Machado decked Morales in the second round and went on to win by the scores of 99-90, 99-90, and 98-91.

Saturday, August 19, 2017-

Dallas, Texas, USA-

WBO NABO Junior Welterweight Title-
Champion Maurice Hooker (WBO #2, IBF #4; 23-0-3, 16 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Courtney Jackson (17-1, 10 KOs)
- The scores were 100-90, 100-90, and 99-91.