Pictured: new IBF World Junior Lightweight Champion Kenichi Ogawa


During the six-day period of Friday, December 8 through Wednesday, December 13, eight bouts featuring fighters not currently ranked by TTR which may impact TTR's rankings in the near future took place. The bouts were won by Aston Palicte, Fedor Chudinov, Isa Chaniev, Anthony Yarde, Kenichi Ogawa, Rene Alvarado, Edis Tatli, and Martin Joseph Ward.


Friday, December 8, 2017-

Round Rock, Texas, USA-

NABF Super Flyweight Title-
Champion Aston Palicte (WBO #2, IBF #6, WBC #9, WBA #12; 24-2, 20 KOs)
TKO-5 0:45
Jose Alfredo "Torito" Rodriguez (32-7, 19 KOs)
- Palicte's WBO Inter-Continental title was not on the line.
- Palicte decked Rodriguez in round 5.

Saturday, December 9, 2017-

Kemerovo, Russia-

Vacant WBA International Super Middleweight Title-
Fedor Chudinov (WBA #5, WBC #11; 16-2, 11 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Ryan Ford (WBC #40 at 175; 14-1, 9 KOs)
- Ford's UBO World light heavyweight title was not on the line.
- The scores were 119-110, 117-111, and 116-112.

Nazran, Russia-

IBF International and Vacant WBO Inter-Continental Lightweight Titles-
IBF International champion Isa Chaniev (IBF #14; 12-1, 6 KOs)
TKO-6 1:52
Juan Martin Elorde (WBO #6; 23-2-1, 10 KOs)
- Elorde's WBO Oriental title was not on the line.

Hackney Wick, London, England-

WBO Europe and WBO Inter-Continental Light Heavyweight Titles-
Champion Anthony Yarde (WBO #5; 14-0, 13 KOs)
TKO-4 1:08
Nikola Sjekloca (WBC #21; 32-5-1, 11 KOs)
- Yarde decked Sjekloca in the second and fourth rounds.

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA-

Vacant IBF World Junior Lightweight Title-
Kenichi Ogawa (IBF #4; 23-1, 17 KOs)
Split Dec. 12
Tevin Farmer (IBF #5; The Ring #7; 25-5-1, 5 KOs)
- The scores were 115-113 and 116-112 for Ogawa and 116-112 for Farmer.

Super Featherweight Bout-
Rene Alvarado (WBA #10; 28-8, 19 KOs)
Split Dec. 10
Denis Shafikov (The Ring #4, Transnational #7- both at 135; WBC #8, IBF #12- both at 130; 38-4-1, 20 KOs)
- Both fighters weighed in at 130 1/2.
- The scores were 96-93 and 96-94 for Alvarado and 95-94 for Shafikov.

Tuesday, December 12, 2017-

Helsinki, Finland-

EBU European Lightweight Title-
Edis Tatli (WBC #19; 30-2, 10 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Champion Francesco Patera (IBF #3, WBC #17; 18-3, 7 KOs)
- The scores were 119-110, 119-109, and 119-109.

Wednesday, December 13, 2017-

Bethnal Green. London, England-

Vacant EBU European Super Featherweight Title-
Martin Joseph Ward (19-0-2, 9 KOs)
KO-6 1:30
Juli Giner (WBC #14; 21-3-1, 8 KOs)
- Ward's BBBofC British and Commonwealth titles were not on the line.
- Ward was leading by three 49-46 scores going into the sixth round.