Pictured: Eleider "Storm" Alvarez


During the two-day period of Friday, August 3 and Saturday, August 4, eight fighters ranked by the participating members of TTR were in action. Seven. Tevin Farmer, Kerman Lejarraga, Eleider Alvarez, Dmitry Bivol, Marcus Browne, Sergey Lipinets, and Richard Commey, racked up victories while one, Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev, suffered a crushing defeat.

Friday, August 3, 2018-

Redfern, New South Wales, Australia-

Vacant IBF World Junior Lightweight Title-
Tevin Farmer (IBF #4, The Ring #5, TTR #10; 26-4-1, 1 NC, 5 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Billy Dib (IBF #3; 43-5, 2 NCs, 24 KOs)
- The scores were 118-109, 119-108, and 120-107.

Saturday, August 4, 2018-

Marbella, Andalucia, Spain-

Non-title Welterweight Bout-
EBU European champion Kerman Lejarraga (IBF #6, WBC #7, WBO #10, TTR #12; 26-0, 21 KOs)
TKO-6
Johnny Navarrete (31-14-2, 13 KOs)

Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA-

WBO and IBA World Light Heavyweight Titles-
Eleider Alvarez (TTR #3, Transnational #4, The Ring #5, WBO #8; 24-0, 12 KOs)
TKO-7 2:45
Champion Sergey Kovalev (TTR #1, Transnational #1, The Ring #1; TTR #9 P4P, The Ring #9 P4P; 32-3-1, 28 KOs)
- Kovalev was leading by the scores of 58-56, 59-55, and 59-55 going into round 7.
- Alvarez floored Kovalev three times in the seventh round.

WBA World Light Heavyweight Title-
Champion Dmitry Bivol (TTR #2, The Ring #2, Transnational #3; 14-0, 11 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Isaac Chilemba (WBA #12; 25-6-2, 10 KOs)
- The scores were 120-108, 120-108, and 116-112.

Uniondale, New York, USA-

Light Heavyweight Bout-
Marcus Browne (WBC #2, WBA #2, WBO #2, TTR #9, Transnational #9, The Ring #9, IBF #10; 22-0, 16 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Lenin Castillo (WBO #14, WBC #29; 18-2-1, 13 KOs)
- Browne recovered from a fifth round knockdown to win by the scores of 98-91, 98-91, and 97-92.

Welterweight Bout-
Sergey Lipinets (Transnational #3, TTR #6, IBF #6, WBC #7, The Ring #9- all at 140; 14-1, 10 KOs)
Maj. Dec. 10
Erick Bone (20-6, 8 KOs)
- The scores were 95-95, 99-91, and 98-92.

Lightweight Bout-
Richard Commey (IBF #1, WBC #4, The Ring #5, Transnational #6, TTR #9, WBO #9; 27-2, 24 KOs)
TKO-2
Yardley Armenta Cruz (AKA Yardley Suarez; 24-11, 1 NC, 14 KOs)