Pictured: TTR's #2 ranked lightweight Jorge Linares, the reigning WBA and Ring Magazine World lightweight champion


During the three-day period of Friday, September 22 through Sunday, September 24, eleven boxers ranked by the participating members of TTR as being among the best currently fighting in their respective weight classes were in action. Seven, Gilberto Ramirez, Oscar Valdez, Jr., Joseph Parker, Nonito Donaire, Jorge Linares, Yonfrez Parejo, and Moruti Mthalane, were victorious while four, Jesse Hart, Genesis Servania, Dmitry Kudryashov, and Luke Campbell, suffered losses.

Friday, September 22, 2017-

Tucson, Arizona, USA-

WBO World Super Middleweight Title-
Champion Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez (TTR #2, Transnational #2, The Ring #2; 36-0, 24 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Jesse Hart (WBO #1, The Ring #10, TTR #13; 22-1, 18 KOs)
- Ramirez decked Hart in round 2 and went on to win by the scores of 115-112, 115-112, and 114-113.
- Teddy Atlas of ESPN scored the bout 114-112 in favor of Ramirez.
- I scored the bout for TTR's Main Page and, like two of the judges, had it 115-112 for the defending champion.

WBO World Featherweight Title-
Champion Oscar Valdez, Jr. (TTR #3, Transnational #6, The Ring #6; 23-0, 19 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Genesis Servania (WBO #4, TTR #12; 29-1, 12 KOs)
- Servania dropped Valdez with a right in round 4; Valdez decked Servania with a left hook in round 5.
- The scores were 116-110, a ridiculous 119-111, and 117-109.
- ESPN's Teddy Atlas scored it 116-110 for Valdez as did I as I scored the bout for TTR's Main Page.

Saturday, September 23, 2017-

Manchester, Lancashire, England-

WBO World Heavyweight Title-
Champion Joseph Parker (TTR #3, Transnational #4, The Ring #5; 24-0, 18 KOs)
Maj. Dec. 12
Hughie Fury (WBO #1; 20-1, 10 KOs)
- The scores were 118-110, 118-110, and 114-114.

San Antonio, Texas, USA-

Vacant WBC Silver Featherweight Title-
Nonito Donaire (TTR #2, Transnational #3, The Ring #4, WBO #4- all at 122; 38-4, 24 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Ruben Garcia Hernandez (22-3-1, 9 KOs)
- The scores were 100-90, 97-93, and 99-91.

WBA World Cruiserweight Title/WBSS Cruiserweight Tournament Quarter-final-
Champion Yunier Dorticos (Transnational #9, The Ring #10; 22-0, 21 KOs)
KO-2 2:10
Dmitry Kudryashov (WBC #1, IBF #5, WBA #6, WBO #6, TTR #8, The Ring #9, Transnational #10; 21-2, 21 KOs)
- Dorticos flattened Kudryashov with an explosive right.

Inglewood, California, USA-

WBA and Ring Magazine World Lightweight Titles/WBC Diamond Lightweight Title-
Champion Jorge Linares (TTR #2, Transnational #2; 43-3, 27 KOs)
Split Dec. 12
Luke Campbell (WBA #1, IBF #4, TTR #6; 17-2, 14 KOs)
- Campbell was cut and knocked down in round 2.
- The scores were 115-113 for Campbell, 114-113 for Linares, and 115-112 for Linares.
- Harold Lederman of HBO had Linares winning, 116-111.
- I scored the bout for TTR's Main Page and had Linares as the winner, 115-112.

Medellin, Colombia-

Super Bantamweight Bout-
Yonfrez Parejo (WBA #1, TTR #9, Transnational #9- all at 118; 21-2-1, 10 KOs)
KO-2 2:10
Elkin Rosario (5-16-2, 2 KOs)
- Parejo, staying active, weighed in at 120 for the scheduled eight-rounder. Rosario weighed in at 121.

Sunday, September 24, 2017-

Mohlakeng, Gauteng, South Africa-

Non-title Flyweight Bout-
IBO World champion Moruti Mthalane (TTR #6, The Ring #6, Transnational #7, WBC #8; 34-2, 23 KOs)
TKO-2
Isaac Quaye (30-13-1, 21 KOs)