Pictured: WBC Continental Americas Super Lightweight Champion Jose Carlos Ramirez


On Saturday, November 11, four bouts featuring fighters not currently ranked by TTR which may impact TTR's rankings in the near future took place. The winners of those matches were Tasubasa Koura, Cletus Seldin, Alex Saucedo, and Jose Carlos Ramirez.


Tokyo. Japan-

OPBF Minimumweight Title-
Champion Tsubasa Koura (WBC #11, WBA #12, IBF #14; 12-0, 8 KOs)
Maj. Dec. 12
Masataka Taniguchi (IBF #15, WBC #32- both at 115; WBA #15 at 112; 8-2, 6 KOs)
- Taniguchi came into the bout ranked as the OPBF's #1 contender.
- The scores were 115-113, 115-114, and 114-114.

Uniondale, New York, USA-

Super Lightweight Bout-
Cletus "The Hebrew Hammer" Seldin (WBC #16; 21-0, 1 NC, 17 KOs)
TKO-3 2:43
Roberto "Massa" Ortiz (35-2-2, 26 KOs)
- Seldin decked Ortiz twice in the opening round.

Fresno, California, USA-

Vacant WBA-NABA U.S. Super Lightweight Title/Vacant WBO NABO and WBO Latino Junior Welterweight Titles-
Alex Saucedo (WBO #6, WBA #10, WBC #22; 26-0, 16 KOs)
KO-3 1:16
WBO Latino champion Gustavo David Vittori (WBO #13; 20-3-1, 11 KOs)
- Saucedo floored Vittori three times in round 3.

WBC Continental Americas Super Lightweight Title-
Champion Jose Carlos Ramirez (WBC #3, WBO #5; 21-0, 16 KOs)
KO-2 1:43
Mike "Yes Indeed" Reed (WBO #10, WBC #29; 23-1, 12 KOs)
- Ramirez floored Reed in round 2. Reed beat the referee Jack Reiss' count but was met with a barrage of punches when action resumed. Reiss then stopped the bout. Ramirez was awarded a KO victory under California State Athletic Commission rules.