Pictured: Simpiwe Vetyeka, who has held the IBO World Bantamweight title, the IBO World Featherweight title, and the WBA Super World Featherweight title and is now campaigning as a lightweight


During the three-day period of Friday, April 6 through Sunday, April 8, five bouts featuring fighters not currently ranked by TTR which may impact TTR's rankings took place. Those bouts were won by Simpiwe Vetyeka, Xolisani Ndongeni, Dennis Hogan, Carlos Licona, and Lerato Dlamini.

Friday, April 6, 2018-

East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa-

Vacant WBO Africa Lightweight Title-
Simpiwe Vetyeka (30-4, 18 KOs)
KO-8 2:21
Thompson Mokwana (23-12-1, 12 KOs)
- Mokwana's South African title was not on the line.
- Vetyeka knocked Mokwana out with a combination of lefts and rights culminating with a wicked right to the head.

Menlyn, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa-

Vacant World Boxing Federation World Lightweight Title-
Xolisani Ndongeni (WBC #13; 24-0, 12 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Abraham Ndauendapo (16-6, 1 NC, 5 KOs)
- The scores were 118-110, 117-111, and 115-113.

Saturday, April 7, 2018-

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia-

WBO World Junior Middleweight Title Eliminator-
Dennis "Hurricane" Hogan (WBO #2, IBF #7, WBA #13, WBC #22; 27-1-1, 7 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
"Jimmy" Kilrain Kelly (WBO #3; 23-2, 9 KOs)
Hogan's WBO Oriental title and Kelly's WBO Inter-Continental title were not listed as being on the line.
- The scores were 119-109, 117-113, and 117-111.

Ponce, Puerto Rico-

Vacant WBO Latino Mini-Flyweight Title-
Carlos Licona (WBO #15; 12-0, 2 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Janiel Rivera (WBO #3, IBF #5; 16-3-3, 10 KOs)
- The scores were 99-91, 98-92, and 98-92.

Sunday, April 8, 2018-

Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa-

Vacant WBC International Featherweight Title-
Lerato Dlamini (WBC #24; 11-1, 6 KOs)
Split Dec. 12
Sydney Maluleka (17-9, 9 KOs)
- The scores were 114-113 for Dlamini, 115-113 for Maluleka, and 114-113 for Dlamini.