Pictured: WBO World Bantamweight Champion Zolani Tete


During the two-day period of Friday November 17 and Saturday, November 18, seven boxers ranked by the participating members of TTR as being among the best currently fighting in their respective weight classes were in action. All seven, Tetsuya Hisada, Anthony Dirrell, Nathaniel Gallimore, Jerwin Ancajas, Zolani Tete, Carl Frampton, and Julian Williams, were victorious.


Friday, November 17, 2017-

Osaka, Osaka, Japan-

Japanese Light Flyweight Title-
Champion Tetsuya Hisada (WBA #3, IBF #4, WBO #8, WBC #11, TTR #13; 30-9-2, 19 KOs)
KO-4 2:58
Takeru Kamikubo (13-3, 8 KOs)
- Kamikubo is ranked #5 by the Japan Boxing Commission.

Flint, Michigan, USA-

Super Middleweight Bout-
Anthony Dirrell (WBC #3, Transnational #5, TTR #7, The Ring #7, IBF #11; 31-1-1, 24 KOs)
Unan. Tech. Dec. 6
Denis Douglin (20-6, 13 KOs)
- This Douglin's first bout since his TKO-10 loss to David Benavidez on August 5, 2016.
- Dirrell was cut badly by an accidental clash of heads in round 6. Earlier in the round, Douglin was penalized one point for throwing Dirrell to the canvas.
- The scores were based on the five completed rounds thus the point deduction did not figure into the scoring. Dirrell won by the scores of 48-47, 48-47, and 49-46.

Sloan, Iowa, USA-

Super Welterweight Bout-
Nathaniel Gallimore (WBA #4, Transnational #5, IBF #6, WBO #12, TTR #13, WBC #14; 20-1-1, 17 KOs)
KO-1
Esau Herrera (18-11-1, 8 KOs)

Saturday, November 18, 1017-

Belfast, Northern Ireland-

IBF World Junior Bantamweight Title-
Champion Jerwin Ancajas (TTR #4, Transnational #4, The Ring #6; 28-1-1, 19 KOs)
TKO-6 0:52
Jamie Conlan (IBF #4; 19-1, 11 KOs)
- Ancajas decked Conlan in the first, third, fourth, and sixth rounds as he made his third successful world title defense.

WBO World Bantamweight Title-
Champion Zolani Tete (The Ring #1, TTR #8, Transnational #8; 26-3, 21 KOs)
KO-1 0:11
Siboniso Gonya (WBO #3; 11-2, 5 KOs)
- Six seconds into the fight, the southpaw Tete knocked Gonya down with the first punch he threw- a ferocious right hook. Referee Phil Edwards started to count but saw there was no way Gonya was going to make it to his feet before he reached ten. He waved it off at the 11 second mark!

Featherweight Bout-
Carl Frampton (TTR #2, Transnational #2, WBC #2, The Ring #3, WBA #3, IBF #3, WBO #7; 24-1, 14 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Horacio Garcia (33-4-1, 24 KOs)
- Frampton was decked in round 7 but went on to a deserved victory by the scores of 98-93, 97-93, and 96-93.

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA-

Super Welterweight Bout-
Julian "J Rock" Williams (WBC #4, TTR #5, IBF #7, The Ring #10, WBA #15; 24-1-1, 15 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Ishe Smith (29-9, 12 KOs)
- The scores were 99-91, 98-92. and 97-93.