RANKED FIGHTERS IN ACTION- December 8 through December 14

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R.I.P. Koji Matsuda (died 12/8/23 at age 81)



Listed below are results from title bouts of any kind and bouts featuring at least one boxer with a winning record including at least 10 victories. Bouts of special interest which do not meet the stated criteria may be included on occasion. A reason why a bout not meeting that criteria is listed will be provided.

TTR's, the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board's, and/or The Ring's rankings will appear in WOMEN'S BOXING RESULTS, TTR RANKED FIGHTERS IN ACTION, and BOUTS FEATURING FIGHTERS NOT CURRENTLY RANKED BY TTR WHICH MAY IMPACT TTR'S RANKINGS.



HEAVYWEIGHTS:

Saturday, December 9-

Michael Essomba (8-0, 7 KOs)
KO-1 2:03
Maximiliano Alejandro Sosa (12-5, 5 KOs)

Ryad Merhy (32-2, 26 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Tony Yoka (11-3, 9 KOs)
- Merhy won by three 96-94 scores.

Marco Lesner (11-0, 10 KOs)
TKO-7 1:02
Alen Lauriolle (8-6, 3 KOs)

Umut "The Anatolian Lion" Camkiran (20-0, 19 KOs)
KO-2 0:12
Edi Delibaltaoglu (11-6, 6 KOs)
- This bout was fought for Delibaltaoglu's WBC Asian Boxing Council Continental heavyweight title.

Damian Knyba (13-0, 7 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 8
Michael Polite Coffie (13-5, 10 KOs)

Richard Torrez, Jr. (8-0, 8 KOs)
TKO-8
Curtis Harper (14-11, 1 ND, 9 KOs)

Joey Dawejko (27-10-4, 15 KOs)
TKO-1 1:17
Jesse Bryan (21-8-2, 2 NDs, 16 KOs)

Thursday, December 14-

Kubrat Pulev (30-3, 14 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Andrzej Wawrzyk (34-3, 20 KOs)
- Pulev dropped Wawrzyk in rounds 6 and 8 and went on to win by the scores of 100-88, 99-89, and 100-88.



BRIDGERWEIGHTS (WBC/WBU)/SUPER CRUISERWEIGHTS (IBA/WBL/WBA):

Saturday, December 9-

Evgeny Tishchenko (13-1, 8 KOs)
KO-6 2:45
Leon Harth (22-6-1, 13 KOs)
- Tishchenko weighed in at 224; Hath at 209 1/2.
- Harth was down in round 2 and down for the full ten-count in round 6.
- Tishchenko, a 2016 Olympic Gold Medalist, won the vacant WBA World super cruiserweight title.

Mark Petrovsky (7-0, 5 KOs)
TKO-4 1:34
heavyweight Lucas Browne (31-5, 27 KOs)
- Petrovsky weighed in at 220 3/4; Browne at 274.
- Petrovsky dropped Browne in round 1 and round 2.

Yasin Basar (7-0, 3 KOs)
KO-3 1:22
Konstantin Biegler (5-1, 3 KOs)
- This was Basar's first bout since his UD 6 win over Napor Ninsaw on September 14, 2019.
- Basar weighed in at 209 1/2; Biegler at 224 3/4.

Vaclav Pejsar (22-17, 17 KOs)
TKO-1 2:13
heavyweight Jan Hrebik (3-35, 3 KOs)
- Pejsar weighed in at 214; Hrebik at 268 3/4.

Wednesday, December 13-

John Cantrell (9-0, 8 KOs)
TKO-6 1:13
Reyes Diaz (6-3, 6 KOs)
- Cantrell weighed in at 211 1/4; Diaz at 212.

Thursday, December 14-

Tervel Pulev (18-1, 14 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 6
Dionardo Minor (7-4-2, 2 KOs)
- Pulev weighed in at 207; Minor at 209.
- Pulev floored Minor in round 3 and went on to win by the scores of 59-54, 60-53, and 60-53.



CRUISERWEIGHTS/JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHTS (WBO):

Friday, December 8-

Callum Johnson (21-1, 15 KOs)
KO-1 1:37
Darryl Sharp (8-121-1, 1 KO)

Jesse Hart (30-3, 24 KOs)
TKO-3
Jeyson Minda (14-8-1, 8 KOs)
- Hart weighed in at 186 1/4; Minda at 195 1/2.

Saturday, December 9-

Voldy Toutin (6-0, 4 KOs)
TKO-1
Vladimir Belujsky (13-9-1, 9 KOs)
- Toutin weighed in at 186 1/2; Belujsky at 187.

Muslim Gadzhimagomedov (3-0, 2 KOs)
TKO-8 3:00
Artur Mann (20-4, 11 KOs)
- Mann, who was down in rounds 5 and 7, was retired by his corner after the 8th round.

John Parker (9-1, 3 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 4
Dhcamad Armstrong (0-1)
- Parker, the brother of former WBO World heavyweight champion Joseph Parker, won by three 39-37 scores.

Sunday, December 10-

Joshua Francis (14-2-1, 11 KOs)
TKO
heavyweight Lui Te'o (2-17-1, 2 KOs)

Chris Billam-Smith (19-1, 13 KOs)
TKO-8 0:02
Mateusz Masternak (47-6, 31 KOs)
- Fighting in front of his hometown fans, Billam-Smith, 33, survived a grueling, bloody battle to record his first successful defense of the WBO World junior heavyweight title.
- In the seventh round, Billam-Smith's attack to Masternak's body caused a painful injury to the 36-year-old Polish challenger's ribs.
- Masternak answered the bell for the eighth round but his corner recognized he was in no condition to continue. The referee concurred.

Salar Gholami (7-0, 3 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 8
Peter Nowaczek (5-1, 4 KOs)
- The scores were 78-74, 77-75, and 77-75.
- Gholami retained the Canadian cruiserweight title.



LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS:

Friday, December 8-

Octavio "Tank" Pudivitr (9-1, 4 KOs)
TKO-8
Juan Boada (15-7, 9 KOs)
- This bout was fought for the vacant UBO World light heavyweight title.
- Pudivitr floored Boada in round 4.
- Boada's corner threw in the towel in round 8.
- http://www.uboboxing.com/articles/article976.htm

Saturday, December 9-

Dylan Colin (14-0, 4 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Gaetan NTambwe (7-1, 1 KO)
- The scores were 95-94, 96-93, and 95-94.
- Colin retained the French light heavyweight title.

Arben Shemallari (13-0, 9 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 8
Sladan Janjanin (38-19, 26 KOs)
- The scores were 77-75, 80-72, and 80-71.

Bernardin Jakaj (16-0, 8 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Enid Numanovic (23-1, 11 KOs)
- The scores were 97-93, 99-91, and 99-91.

Constantino Nanga (11-0, 8 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 6
Ivan Matute (30-16-2, 1 ND, 25 KOs)
- Nanga won by three 60-54 scores.

Kendrick Ball, Jr. (22-1-3, 1 NC, 13 KOs)
KO-1 2:59
Heber Rondon (20-6, 13 KOs)

Sunday, December 10-

Ben Whittaker (5-0, 4 KOs)
TKO-4 0:54
Stiven Leonetti Dredhaj (11-3-1, 3 KOs)
- Whittaker dropped Dredhaj twice- once in round 3 and once in round 4.

Robert Talarek (28-23-3, 19 KOs)
TKO-3 3:00
cruiserweight Josef Holub (5-119-1, 2 KOs)
- Talarek weighed in at 175; Holub at 191.

Wednesday, December 13-

Najee Lopez (9-0, 8 KOs)
TKO-3 0:48
Yildo Depestre (7-1, 5 KOs)
- Lopez, who has wins over veterans Alex Theran, Cristian Fabian Rios, and Christopher Brooker, stopped the previously undefeated but overmatched Depestre.

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SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS:

Friday, December 8-

Jarrett Hurd (25-3, 17 KOs)
TKO-3 3:00
Tyi Edmonds (14-6, 1 ND, 9 KOs)
- Hurd weighed in at 163; Edmonds at 165 1/2.

Omar Chavez (40-8-1, 27 KOs)
TKO-7 2:35
Javier Carrera (Javier Carrera Tinajero; 15-11, 12 KOs)

Saturday, December 9-

Abdul Abdulrahman (12-1, 10 KOs)
Maj. Dec. 4
Alivereti Dodomo (3-3, 2 KOs)
- The scores were 40-36, 39-37, and 38-38.
- Abdulrahman is now 1-1 versus Dodomo.

Mitchell Leek (9-0, 5 KOs)
KO-1
Lachlan Higgins (8-8-2, 3 KOs)
- Leek won the vacant Australian National Boxing Federation Australasian super middleweight title.

Zaire Fataki Tshitenge (10-0, 2 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 6
Gregory Trenel (20-12-2, 8 KOs)
- The scores were 58-56, 59-55, and 59-55.

Mustapha Zaouche (11-0, 3 KOs)
PTS. 6
Jojo Ndong Ekhoga (2-10-3, 0 KOs)
- Zaouche won by a 59-51 score.

Sunday, December 10-

Stephane Fondjo (12-1, 9 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 8
Israel Nava Lopez (3-4, 2 KOs)
- The scores were 79-72, 76-75, and 77-74.

Thursday, December 14-

Samuel Arnold (9-0, 5 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 6
Andres Martinez (3-1, 1 KO)
- Arnold, who was undefeated during the first season of the TCL, won by the scores of 59-53, 59-52, and 59-53.



MIDDLEWEIGHTS:

Friday, December 8-

Euri Cedeno (7-0-1, 6 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 8
Yoanki Urrutia (13-1, 5 KOs)
- The scores were 80-71, 80-71, and 79-72.

Etoundi Michel William (15-0, 11 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 8
Dormedes Potes (14-5-1, 10 KOs)
- The scores were 80-72, 79-73, and 79-73.

Saturday, December 9-

Alex Walters (19-1, 9 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 8
Sam Soliman (49-18-1, 2 NCs, 19 KOs)
- The scores were 80-73, 77-75, and 77-75.

Winston Hill (4-0, 4 KOs)
TKO-2
Jese Ravudi (17-6-1, 7 KOs)
- This bout was fought for the vacant Fijian middleweight title. Hill's Fijian super welterweight title was not on the line.
- Hill is now 2-0 with 2 KOs versus the veteran Ravudi.

Tomi Silvennoinen (11-4, 7 KOs)
TKO-2 157
Milan Delic (13-42, 4 KOs)

Yeison Gonzalez (19-11, 12 KOs)
Split Dec. 8
Marius Antonietti (13-5, 9 KOs)
- Gonzalez won the vacant UBO Inter-Continental middleweight title.
- http://www.uboboxing.com/articles/article977.htm

Kyle Lomotey (12-1, 2 KOs)
PTS. 6
Fernando Valencia (9-57, 5 KOs)
- Lomotey floored Valencia in round 1 and went on to win by a 60-54 score.

Samer Carol (3-1-1, 1 KO)
PTS. 8
Konrad Nowicki (3-2, 3 KOs)
- This bout was fought for the vacant PBC Bronze International middleweight title.
- Carol won by a 79-75.
- Like all of Carol's and Nowicki's previous bouts, this match was fought under the auspices of the British & Irish Boxing Authority and is excluded from BoxRec's database.

Lee McAllister (49-3, 21 KOs)
PTS. 6
Nolberto Casco (7-3-1, 5 KOs)
- McAllister won by a 60-54 score.
- This bout, like 10 other bouts McAllister has fought, are excluded from BoxRec's database because they took place under the auspices of the British & Irish Boxing Authority. As a result, BoxRec lists McAllister's record as 38-3, 12 KOs and Casco's as 7-2-1, 5 KOs.

Patrick Mukala (15-2-1, 14 KOs)
KO-6
John Bopape (14-10, 13 KOs)

Amari Jones (11-0, 10 KOs)
KO-5 1:44
Quilisto Madera (14-5, 9 KOs)

Francisco Daniel Veron (13-0-1, 10 KOs)
Maj. Dec. Draw 8
Jahi Tucker (10-1-1, 5 KOs)
- Veron weighed in at 155; Tucker at 155 1/4.

Thursday, December 14-

Jan Michael Poulin (9-1-3, 2 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 6
Esteban Villalba (13-31-3, 9 KOs)
- This was a non-title bout. Poulin's Canada Professional Boxing Council Canadian middleweight was not on the line.

Eric Priest (12-0, 8 KOs)
KO-1 2:09
Paul Mendez (21-5-2, 1 NC, 11 KOs)



SUPER WELTERWEIGHTS/JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHTS/LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHTS:

Friday, December 8-

Jeovanny Estela (14-0, 5 KOs)
TKO-1 1:39
Juan Egalde Elizade (11-3, 11 KOs)

Abass Baraou (14-1, 9 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 8
Hugo Noriega (9-2, 5 KOs)
- The scores were 78-73, 76-75, and 79-72.

Travon Marshall (9-1, 8 KOs)
TKO-3 2:14
Roudly Lolo (6-2-2, 3 KOs)
- Marshall owns a win over Justin DeLoach.

Saturday, December 9-

Vedat Deniz (13-0, 9 KOs)
TKO-5 1:32
Nabil Zaky (10-13-1, 7 KOs)

Anil Oezdemir (11-1-1, 6 KOs)
TKO-6 3:00
Dielli Vranoci (8-1-2, 3 KOs)
- Oezdemir won the vacant Austrian super welterweight title.

Mahmoud El Shibany (10-0, 5 KOs)
TKO-3 0:28
super middleweight Nikolas Panic (0-11)
- El Shibany weighed in at 153 1/2; Panic at 163.

Antonio Hoffmann (25-2, 18 KOs)
TKO-1 1:40
Tamas Horvath (5-9, 3 KOs)
- This was Hoffmann's first bout since his SD 10 win over Yeison Gonzalez on May 7, 2022.

Jack Martin (9-1, 4 KOs)
TKO-8
CJ Challenger (14-1, 3 KOs)

Samuel Molina (27-3, 13 KOs)
TKO-1
Les Byfield (10-2-1, 1 KO)
- This was a non-title bout. Molina's IBF Youth welterweight title was not on the line.

Xander Zayas (18-0, 12 KOs)
KO-5 1:37
Jorge Fortea (24-4-1, 9 KOs)
- This bout was fought for Zayas' NABF super welterweight title.
- Zayas floored Fortea in round 1 and round 5.

Khiary Gray (18-6, 13 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 6
Jimmy Williams (18-14-2, 1 NC, 6 KOs)
- Gray won by three 58-56 scores.

Nicolas Pablo Demario (17-8-3, 11 KOs)
KO-5
Geronimo Nahuel Sacco (10-8-1, 2 KOs)
- Demario decked Sacco twice in round 5.

Sunday, December 10-

Lee Cutler (14-1, 7 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Kingsley Egbunike (8-3-1, 1 KO)
- The scores were 97-93, 97-93, and 96-95.
- Cutler won the vacant BBBofC English super welterweight title.

Yuri Sakunts (5-0, 3 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Bazargur Jugder (9-24-3, 3 KOs)
- The scores were 96-94, 97-95, and 97-94.
- Sakunts won the vacant World Boxing Federation Eurasia super welterweight title.

Thursday, December 14-

Egidijus Kavaliauskas (24-2-1, 19 KOs)
KO-3 2:10
Jose Marruffo (14-13-2, 2 KOs)
- Kavaliauskas weighed in at 152 1/2; Marruffo at 156 1/4.

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WELTERWEIGHTS:

Friday, December 8-

Elliot Whale (8-0, 4 KOs)
TKO-4 3:00
Darren Tetley (22-6, 9 KOs)

Agustin Cardozo (6-3, 2 KOs)
Maj. Dec. 6
Juan Nicholas De Leon (14-7, 5 KOs)
- The scores were 58-56, 58-56, and 57-57.

Saturday, December 9-

Kastriot Sopa (7-0, 3 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 6
Jan Marsalek (10-7, 8 KOs)
- The scores were 60-53, 59-54, and 60-53.

Nathan Beattie (13-6, 4 KOs)
PTS. 4
Reynaldo Cajina (15-87-5, 11 KOs)
- Beattie won by a 40-36 score.
- Note: Like all of Beattie's other professional bouts, this match was fought fought under the auspices of the British & Irish Boxing Authority and is excluded from BoxRec's database.

Denzel Whitley (13-0, 7 KOs)
Split Dec. 10
Kenny Larson (7-1-1, 5 KOs)
- The scores were 97-92 and 99-90 for Whitley and 97-92 for Larson.
- Whitley won the vacant NABF welterweight junior title.

Sunday, December 10-

Michael McKinson (26-1, 4 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Musah Lawson (12-1, 10 KOs)
- This bout was fought for the vacant WBC International Silver welterweight title.
- McKinson weighed in at 146; Lawson at 143, the lightest of his career.
- McKinson won by the scores of 100-90, 100-90, and 99-91.
- BoxRec lists Lawson's record as 11-1, 9 KOs. It is missing his October 17, 2021 TKO-2 win over Bernard Ayittey Tagoe in a bout fought for the vacant Ghanaian super welterweight title. It erroneously lists Lawson's December 24, 2021 TKO-1 win over Victus Kemavor as being for the vacant Ghanaian title. That bout was actually Lawson's first title defense.

Tuesday, December 12-

Eber Tobar (10-5-3, 4 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 8
Jhon Triana (0-9)
- Tobar won by three 80-70 scores.

Wednesday, December 13-

Kelvin Davis (11-0, 6 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 8
Clarence Booth (21-9, 13 KOs)
- The scores were 78-72, 79-71, and 79-71.

Ronnell Burnett (10-1, 6 KOs)
KO-1 2:31
junior middleweight Richard Smith (1-6, 0 KOs)

Thursday, December 14-

Ricardo Ruvalcaba (12-0-1, 10 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 8
Irving Macias (15-4, 10 KOs)
- The scores were 78-74, 80-72, and 80-72.

Luke Santamaria (14-3-1, 7 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 6
Cameron Krael (20-31-3, 7 KOs)
- Santamaria won by three 60-54 scores.



SUPER LIGHTWEIGHTS/JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS/LIGHT WELTERWEIGHTS:

Friday, December 8-

Ryuji Ikeda (15-9-5, 10 KOs)
TKO-4 1:55
Nattawut Maneewong (4-1, 2 KOs)

Kevin Hayler Brown (4-0, 3 KOs)
TKO-5 3:00
Marcos Leonardo Jimenez (25-11, 17 KOs)
- This was Brown's first defense of the WBA Continental Americas super lightweight title.

Saturday, December 9-

Tommy Fitzgerald (5-0, 3 KOs)
TKO-3
Jitti Thobwan (0-1)
- Fitzgerald won the vacant Victoria (Australia) State super lightweight title.

Abdessamad Nechchad (15-3-1, 2 KOs)
TKO-4 3:00
Sander Diaz (13-10-1, 9 KOs)

Bryce Mills (14-1, 5 KOs)
TKO-1
Tackie Annan (15-11, 14 KOs)

Delante "Tiger" Johnson (11-0, 5 KOs)
Split Dec. 8
Jimerr Espinosa (15-2, 14 KOs)
- The scores were 79-73 and 78-74 for Johnson and 77-75 for Espinoza.

Rohan Polanco (11-0, 7 KOs)
TKO-6
Keith Hunter (15-2, 9 KOs)

Liam Paro (24-0, 15 KOs)
KO-6 1:49
Montana Love (18-2-1, 9 KOs)
- This bout was fought for Paro's WBO Global junior welterweight title.
- Paro floored Love twice in round 6.

Devin Haney (31-0, 15 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Regis Prograis (29-2, 24 KOs)
- This bout was fought for Prograis' WBC World super lightweight title. Haney's Transnational Boxing Rankings Board and The Ring World lightweight titles were not on the line.
- Haney decked Prograis in round 3 and went on to win by three 120-107 scores.

Sunday, December 10-

Zhankosh Turarov (28-0, 20 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Akihiro Kondo (37-12-2, 21 KOs)
- Turarov retained the IBO World super lightweight title and won the vacant WBA Gold super lightweight title.

Gurpreet Singh (10-0-1, 5 KOs)
KO-2
Ajay V (0-3)

Joshuah Lupia (13-0, 11 KOs)
TKO-6
Ismael Urieta (15-10-1, 10 KOs)

Tuesday, December 12-

Homura Fujita (12-1, 10 KOs)
TKO-4 1:24
Shoma Sekine (6-8-2, 2 KOs)
- This bout was fought for the Fujita's Japanese super lightweight title.
- Sekine earned his shot at the Japanese title by upsetting Vladimir Baez (AKA Desitino Japan) via a split, eight-round decision on December 2, 2022.
- This was Fujita's second successful defense of the title.

Maykol Mendoza (15-3, 13 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 8
Jose Agustin Julio (24-18-1, 16 KOs)
- Mendoza weighed in at 138; Julio at 141.
- The scores were 78-74, 78-74, and 77-75.

Wednesday, December 13-

Batyrzhan Jukembayev (22-1, 16 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Mohamed Mimoune (23-6, 4 KOs)
- The scores were 99-91, 98-92, and 98-92.

Thursday, December 14-

Bryan Venant Fanga (10-1-1, 4 KOs)
Maj. Dec. 10
Paulus Amavila (9-1-1, 4 KOs)
- The scores were 96-94, 95-95, and 97-93.
- Fanga won the vacant IBF Continental Africa junior welterweight title.

Edwing Davila (21-2, 11 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 8
Pablo Polanco (Pablo Polanco Fernandez; 10-14, 3 KOs)



LIGHTWEIGHTS:

Friday, December 8-

James Bernardin (11-2-1, 6 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 6
Osvaldo Morales (5-4, 2 KOs)
- Bernardin won by three 58-54 scores.

Fradimil Macayo (17-1, 13 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Idalberto Umara (11-2, 8 KOs)
- Umara was making his first defense of the WBA Fedelatin lightweight title.
- Macayo won by the scores of 97-92, 95-94, and 96-93.

Saturday, December 9-

Albert Batyrgaziev (11-0, 7 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Lazaro Alvarez (6-1, 3 KOs)

Sofiane Oumiha (6-0, 3 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 6
Jose Quiles (1-1, 0 KOs)
- Oumiha briefly held the WBA Continental lightweight title in 2023.
- Oumiha had defeated Quiles three times in amateur competitions; the most recent being this October 12 in the EUBC Cup 2023.

Andy Cruz (2-0, 1 KO)
KO-3
Jovanni Straffon (26-6-1, 19 KOs)
- Cruz retained the IBF International lightweight title.

Sunday, December 10-

Ryan Walsh (28-4-2, 12 KOs)
PTS. 4
Rustem Fatkhullin (9-77, 3 KOs)

Michal Webber-Kane (11-0, 1 KO)
PTS.
junior welterweight Santiago Garces (4-24-4, 2 KOs)

Jhon Santi (2-0, 0 KOs)
Split Dec. 6
Ivan Morales (37-5, 22 KOs)
- The scores were 58-57 for the 18-year-old Santi, 59-56 for Morales, and 58-57 for Santi.

Tuesday, December 12-

John Paul Magalong (13-0, 8 KOs)
TKO-6 2:01
Ernesto Vasquez Batioja (8-29, 4 KOs)

Deivi Julio (27-15, 1 NC, 17 KOs)
TKO-5
Fabio Pulido (0-12)

Wednesday, December 13-

Dominic Valle (8-0, 6 KOs)
KO-2 1:33
super featherweight Jenel Lausa (11-2-1, 7 KOs)
- Valle weighed in at 133; Lausa at 128 1/2.

Thursday, December 14-

Shu Utsuki (13-1, 11 KOs)
TKO-5 2:35
Ryugo Yanagibori (10-3, 1 KO)
- Utsuki was fighting for the first time since losing the Japanese lightweight title to Shumo Nakazato via a KO-3 this past April 26.
- Yanagibori came into the bout riding a seven-bout winning streak.

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SUPER FEATHERWEIGHTS/JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHTS:

Friday, December 8-

Archie "Sharpshooter" Sharp (24-0, 9 KOs)
PTS. 8
Victor Julio (16-10, 8 KOs)
- Sharp won by a 79-73 score.

Frank Arnold (10-1-1, 3 KOs)
PTS. 6
Cristian Narvaez (17-71-7, 1 NC, 2 KOs)
- Arnold won by a 60-54 score.

Julian Gonzalez (12-0-1, 9 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 8
Juan Antonio Lopez (17-16-1, 7 KOs)

Leonardo Padilla (23-5-1, 1 ND, 16 KOs)
Split Dec. Draw 10
Jeremy Hill (19-3-1, 12 KOs)
- This bout was fought for the vacant WBA Continental Latin American super featherweight title.
- The scores were 95-95, 96-94 for Padilla, and 96-94 for Hill.

Saturday, December 9-

Mark Magsayo (25-2, 17 KOs)
KO-3 1:13
Isaac Avelar (17-7, 10 KOs)

George Acosta (17-1, 3 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 8
Ricky "El Castigo" Medina (15-2, 8 KOs)
- The scores were 78-74, 78-74, and 79-73.

Sunday, December 10-

Asaf Asif Khan (15-4-1, 5 KOs)
TKO-2 2:29
V Bharany (2-1, 1 KO)

Monday, December 11-

Superjeng Sithsaithong (birth name: Chakkit Ratchakhot; 13-10, 9 KOs)
TKO-2 1:42
Panya Sonna (1-10, 1 KO)

Thursday, December 14-

Viktor Slavinskyi (15-2-1, 7 KOs)
KO-4 1:59
Darrel Harris (12-23-2, 7 KOs)

Rene Moreno (11-0, 4 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 6
Diuhl Olguin (16-34-7, 10 KOs)
- Moreno overcame a first round knockdown and went on to win by the scores of 58-55, 58-55, and 57-56.



FEATHERWEIGHTS:

Friday, December 8-

Nicolas Nahuel Botelli (16-8, 10 KOs)
TKO-1 0:41
Federico Andres Penarrieta (5-5, 0 KOs)
- Botelli won the vacant FAB Argentinian featherweight title.

Opeyemi Adeyemi (10-0-1, 8 KOs)
TKO-2 1:47
Jason Vera (5-10, 3 KOs)

Saturday, December 9-

Bruce "Shu Shu" Carrington (10-0, 6 KOs)
KO-2
Jason Sanchez (16-5, 9 KOs)

Rafael "El Divino" Espinoza (24-0, 20 KOs)
Maj. Dec. 12
Robeisy "El Tren" Ramirez (13-2, 8 KOs)
- This bout was fought for Ramirez' WBO World featherweight title.
- Ramirez floored Espinoza in round 5.
- Espinoza dropped Ramirez in round 12.
- The scores were 113-113, 114-112, and 115-111.

Brandon Leon Benitez (21-2, 9 KOs)
KO-6 1:41
Rigoberto Hermosillo (14-5-1, 1 NC, 9 KOs)
- Benitez dropped Hermosillo four times- twice in round 4, once in round 5, and once in round 6.
- Benitez retained the WBO NABO featherweight title.

Lienard Sarcon (11-0, 4 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 8
Frank Gonzalez (12-5, 6 KOs)
- The scores were 79-73, 80-72, and 80-72.

Lindelani Sibisi (5-2, 4 KOs)
TKO-6
Sange Ngoza (7-4, 2 KOs)
- Sibisi won the vacant WBA Pan African featherweight title.

Sunday, December 10-

Jinki Maeda (13-1, 8 KOs)
TKO-2 0:30
Kongthara KKP (birth name: Attanon Kunlawong; 20-13-1, 15 KOs)

Yushi Fujita (12-9-4, 3 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 8
Somsak Noolae (3-1, 3 KOs)
- The scores were 78-74, 77-75, and 77-75.

Thursday, December 14-

Jose Tito Sanchez (12-0, 7 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Walter Santibanes (12-3, 1 NC, 2 KOs)
- Sanchez weighed in at 124 3/4; Santibanes at 124 1/2.
- The scores were 99-91, 99-91, and 98-92.

Jorge Chavez (9-0, 7 KOs)
TKO-2 3:00
Jerson Ortiz (17-10, 1 NC, 8 KOs)
- Chavez weighed in at 123 1/2; Ortiz at 123 3/4.



SUPER BANTAMWEIGHTS/JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHTS:

Friday, December 8-

Vincenzo Picardi (11-0, 2 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 6
Nestor Maradiaga (9-20-2, 5 KOs)
- Maradiaga decked Picardi, a World Series Of Boxing veteran and a former EBU European Union bantamweight champion, in round 2.
- The 40-year-old Picardi rallied and won by on points unanimously.

Israel Rodriguez Picazo (30-5, 20 KOs)
TKO-5 3:00
Wilner Soto (23-15, 12 KOs)

Saturday, December 9-

Siboniso Gonya (13-5, 5 KOs)
Split Dec. 10
Mduduzi Mzimela (6-2, 3 KOs)
- The scores were 100-91 for Gonya, 98-93 for Mzimela, and 97-94 for Gonya.

Sunday, December 10-

Misaki Hirano (9-1, 3 KOs)
TKO-7 1:19
Ryo Suwa (13-6, 2 KOs)



BANTAMWEIGHTS:

Friday, December 8-

Cristian Zara (11-2, 3 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Sebastian Perez (14-4-1, 2 KOs)
- This bout was fought for the vacant EBU Silver bantamweight title.
- Zara won by the scores of 116-114, 115-113, and 115-113.
- https://www.boxebu.com/ebu-silver-titles/

Paul Butler (36-3, 17 KOs)
KO-2 1:45
Nabil Ahmed (2-26-2, 0 KOs)

Saturday, December 9-

Romel Oliveros (11-7-2, 5 KOs)
TKO-2 2:40
Reynald Condes (3-3-1, 1 KO)
- Oliveros floored Condes in round 1 and in round 2.

Mario Hernandez (11-4-1, 3 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 6
Adrian Alvarado (8-2-1, 4 KOs)
- The scores were 59-55, 59-55, and 58-56.

Sunday, December 10-

Fumiya Fuse (13-3, 2 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 8
Ryosuke Nasu (17-9-3, 3 KOs)
- The scores were 79-72, 78-73, and 78-73.

Sho Ishida (34-3, 17 KOs)
TKO-3 1:51
James Pagaling (8-2, 5 KOs)

Ross Mylet (10-1-1, 2 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 6
Luis Vara Castillo (6-10-5, 2 KOs)
- The scores were 58-55, 59-54, and 59-54.

Tuesday, December 12-

Nelvis Rodriguez (8-0, 4 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 8
Luis de la Rosa (26-24-2, 16 KOs)
- Rodriguez won by three 80-71 scores.

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SUPER FLYWEIGHTS/JUNIOR BANTAMWEIGHTS:

Saturday, December 9-

Khasan Salokhidinov (1-0)
Unan. Dec. 6
Sultan Al Nuaimi (10-1, 6 KOs)

Andrew Moloney (26-3, 1 ND, 16 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Judy Flores (13-2, 7 KOs)

Monday, December 11-

Soara Hirezaki (9-2, 0 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 8
Wataru Ikegami (10-9-1, 6 KOs)
- The scores were 78-73, 77-74, and 76-75.

Chatchai Or Benjamas (birth name: Wanchai Nianghansa; 17-13, 11 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 8
Chinda Srisaeng (0-1)
- The scores were 79-73, 79-73, and 80-72.

Tuesday, December 12-

Jinya Yamaguchi (4-0, 2 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 8
Ricardo Sueno (12-9-4, 5 KOs)
- This was a non-title bout. Yamaguchi's Japanese Youth super flyweight title was not on the line.
- Yamaguchi won by three 80-72 scores.

Wednesday, December 13-

Ryusei Baba (3-2, 1 KO)
KO-4 2:44
Kanta Yabusaki (10-6-2, 6 KOs)



FLYWEIGHTS:

Sunday, December 10-

Riku Kano (22-4-2, 11 KOs)
TKO-2 1:25
Khomsan Kaewruean (5-1, 3 KOs)

Tuesday, December 12-

Chenghao Luo (7-1-1, 4 KOs)
Split Dec. 8
Josuke Nagata (5-2, 0 KOs)
- Two of the judges had Luo upsetting the former Japanese flyweight champion by 77-75 scores. The third judge saw Nagata as the winner, 79-73.



LIGHT FLYWEIGHTS/JUNIOR FLYWEIGHTS:

Saturday, December 9-

Sanele Mhlungu (6-1-2, 4 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 6
strawweight George Kandulo (6-12-1, 4 KOs)
- Mhlungu weighed in at 107 1/2; Kandulo at 105.
- Mhlungu unanimously outpointed Kandulo, who had scored an upset KO-6 win over Nhlanhla Tyirha on July 2, 2023, by the scores of 58-56, 58-56, and 59-55.

Sunday, December 10-

Yuga Ozaki (5-0-1, 4 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 8
Kenshi Noda (3-3, 2 KOs)
- This was a non-title bout. Ozaki's WBC Youth World light flyweight title was not on the line.
- Ozaki won by three 78-74 scores.

Monday, December 11-

Phanuwit Chinpe (15-2, 12 KOs)
TKO-1 2:32
Natchanon Kamkanon (0-11)



STRAWWEIGHTS/MINI-FLYWEIGHTS/MINIMUMWEIGHTS:

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MIDDLEWEIGHTS:

Saturday, December 9-

Chloe Chaos (2-1-1, 1 KO)
Unan. Dec. 6
Caitlin Beckett (0-1-1)
- This bout was fought for the vacant Victoria (Australia) State middleweight title.
- Ms. Chaos, whose birth name is Chloe Turczon, is ranked by BoxRec as Australia's #2 middleweight. She is now 1-0-1 vs. Ms. Beckett, BoxRec's #3 ranked Australian middleweight.

Mapule Ngubane (13-8-3, 3 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Rita Mrwebi (6-9-3, 1 KO)
- The scores were 98-93, 98-92, and 98-92.
- Ms. Ngubane retained the South African middleweight title.
- Ms. Ngubane, BoxRec's #1 ranked South African middleweight, is now 1-1 versus Ms. Mrwebi. Ms. Mrwebi is ranked by BoxRec as South Africa's #4 middleweight.


WELTERWEIGHTS:

Sunday, December 10-

Lauren Price (The Ring #3; 6-0, 1 KO)
PTS. 8
Silvia Bortot (11-4-1, 3 KOs)
- This was a non-title bout. Ms. Price's BBBofC British welterweight title was not on the line.
- Ms. Price weighed in at 146. Ms. Bortot, a former EBU European super lightweight champion, weighed in at 142.
- Ms. Price won by the score of 80-72.


SUPER LIGHTWEIGHTS/JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS/LIGHT WELTERWEIGHTS:

Friday, December 8-

Shamara Woods (3-0-1, 0 KOs)
Split Dec. Draw 6
Michaele Nogue (2-4-1, 0 KOs)
- The scores were 59-57 for Ms. Nogue, who BoxRec ranks as the USA's #2 super lightweight, 58-56 for Ms. Woods, who is ranked by BoxRec as the USA's #1 super lightweight, and 57-57.

Saturday, December 9-

Jessica Cisneros (3-0, 0 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 4
Francesca Taylor (0-1)
- Ms. Cisneros, BoxRec's #10 ranked Argentinian lightweight, won this junior welterweight contest by three 40-36 scores.

Sunday, December 10-

Jessica Camara (12-4, 3 KOs)
TKO-4 1:18
Estefania Orozco Oliva (4-9, 0 KOs)
- Ms. Camara, a former world title challenger, has now won 4 of her last 5 bouts.

Tuesday, December 12-

Samantha Worthington (7-0, 6 KOs)
TKO-1 1:04
Angi Romero (7-5, 3 KOs)
- Ms. Worthington, who is ranked by BoxRec as the USA's #3 super lightweight, weighed in at 136; Ms. Romero, BxRec's #2 ranked Colombian lightweight, at 137 3/4.
- Ms. Worthington's victory earned her a shot at the vacant UBO World super lightweight title. According to BoxRec, she is now scheduled to fight former four-time World champion Yazmin Rivas, who has held World titles in three different weight classes (115, 118- twice, and 122), on January 20, 2024 at the Muhammad Ali Museum in Louisville, Kentucky for the vacant UBO title.

Milanyela Viloria (2-0, 2 KOs)
KO-3 0:47
Paula Rico (0-2)
- Ms. Viloria, BoxRec's #2 ranked Colombian super lightweight, tipped the scale at 136; Ms. Rico at 135 1/4.


LIGHTWEIGHTS:

Friday, December 8-

Shauna O'Keeffe (1-0)
PTS. 6
Vaida Masiokaite (8-21-5, 1 KO)
- Ms. O'Keeffe, an accomplished amateur making her pro debut, outpointed Ms. Masiokaite, BoxRec's #1 ranked Lithuanian lightweight, by a 59-55 score.
- As a result of her victory, Ms. O'Keeffe is now ranked by BoxRec as Ireland's #1 lightweight.

Saturday, December 9-

Sofia Nabet (5-0, 0 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Edina Kiss (16-19, 9 KOs)
- This bout for the vacant WBC Francophone lightweight title.
- Ms. Nabet won by the scores of 99-91, 100-90, and 100-90.


SUPER FEATHERWEIGHTS/JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHTS:

Saturday, December 9-

Beatriz Ferreira (4-0, 2 KOs)
KO-8 0:05
Destiny Jones (5-2, 2 KOs)
- Ms. Ferreira, BoxRec's #1 ranked Brazilian super featherweight, floored Ms. Jones, who BoxRec ranks as the USA's #3 super featherweight, in round 7.

Sunday, December 10-

Dorota Norek (7-3, 1 KO)
Unan. Dec. 4
Jana Putnova (0-3)
- Ms. Norek, who BoxRec ranks as Poland's #1 featherweight, weighed in at 126 1/2; Ms. Putnova at 129 3/4.
- Ms. Norek won by three 40-36 scores.

Thursday, December 14-

Jade Masson Wong (1-0)
Unan. Dec. 4
Elifeleth Lopez (2-2, 0 KOs)
- Ms. Wong, who has a background in professional MMA and pro bareknuckle boxing, is now ranked by BoxRec as Canada's #3 super featherweight. Ms. Lopez is ranked as BoxRec as #17 Mexican featherweight.


FEATHERWEIGHTS:

Friday, December 8-

Eliana Vanesa Orecchia (4-12-2, 0 KOs)
Maj. Dec. 4
Cristina Del Valle Pacheco (11-15-2, 2 KOs)
- Ms. Orecchia, who is ranked by BoxRec as Argentina's #7 super bantamweight, weighed in at 125 3/4. Ms. Del Valle Pacheco, BoxRec's #12 ranked Argentinian super bantamweight, weighed in at 126 1/4.
- The scores were 40-36, 38-38, and 40-36.
- BoxRec lists Ms. Del Valle Pacheco's record as 11-14-2, 2 KOs. It excludes her September 4, 2021 TKO-1 loss to Hollie Towl in a bout contested for the then vacant WIBA World featherweight title because that bout was fought under the auspices of the British & Irish Boxing Authority.

Saturday, December 9-

Gabriela Bouvier (19-12-1, 4 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Agustina Marisa Belen Rojas (8-6, 0 KOs)
- The scores were 99-91, 100-90, and 98-92.
- Ms. Bouvier won the vacant World Boxing Federation Interim World featherweight title.
- https://www.worldboxingfederation.org/a ... e01247.htm


SUPER BANTAMWEIGHTS/JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHTS:

Friday, December 8-

Maria Magdalena Rivera (13-5-3, 3 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Laura Soledad Griffa (20-10, 1 KO)
- The scores were 96-94, 97-93, and 96-94.
- Ms. Rivera won the vacant South American super bantamweight title.

Sunday, December 10-

Francesca Hennessy (2-0, 1 KO)
PTS. 6
Lucretia Belen Arrieta (6-6, 0 KOs)
- Ms. Hennessy, who is ranked by BoxRec as the UK's #4 bantamweight, weighed in at 120. Ms. Arrieta, BoxRec's #7 ranked Argentinian bantamweight, tiped the scale at 119.
- Ms. Hennessy won by a 59-55 score.

Tuesday, December 12-

Ana Reyes (1-0, 1 KO)
KO-2 1:05
bantamweight Luz Duarte (0-5)
- The debuting Ms. Reyes weighed in at 122; Ms. Duarte at 118.
- As a result of her victory, Ms. Reyes is now ranked by BoxRec as Colombia's #5 super bantamweight.

Wednesday, December 13-

Julie Metzner (2-5-1, 0 KOs)
Unan. Dec. Draw 4
Brittany Dukes (0-5-2)
- This bout was billed as being fought in the super bantamweight division.
- Ms. Metzner, who BoxRec ranks as the USA's #9 featherweight, weighed in at 123 1/4. Ms. Dukes, ranked by BoxRec as the USA's #20 bantamweight, weighed in at 121 1/2.
- The scores were 38-38, 38-38, and 38-38.


BANTAMWEIGHTS:

Friday, December 8-

Nodoka Furukawa (4-0, 0 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 6
Sari Ito (2-1-2, 1 KO)
Coming into the bout, Ms. Furukawa and Ms. Ito were ranked by BoxRec as Japan's #7 and #5 bantamweights respectively.
- Ms. Furukawa won by the scores of 59-55, 59-55, and 58-56.

Saturday, December 9-

Miyo Yoshida (17-4, 0 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Ebanie Bridges (The Ring #2; 9-2, 4 KOs)
- The scores were 99-91, 97-93, and 99-91.
- Ms. Yoshida, a former WBO World junior bantamweight champion, took the IBF World bantamweight title from Ms. Bridges, the defending champion.

Sunday, December 10-

Amanda Galle (9-0-1, 1 KO)
Unan. Dec. 10
Niorkis Carreno (24-4, 19 KOs)
- The scores were 96-94, 98-92, and 97-93.
- Ms. Galle won the vacant IBO World bantamweight title.

Thursday, December 14-

Mathilde Barailler (1-1-1, 0 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 4
Shadem Natali Medina Aguilar (1-3, KO)
- BoxRec ranks Ms. Barailler as Canada's #5 bantamweight and Ms. Medina Aguilar as Mexico's #20 super flyweight.


SUPER FLYWEIGHTS/JUNIOR BANTAMWEIGHTS:

Friday, December 8-

Jasmina Zapotoczna (6-0, 0 KOs)
PTS. 8
Gemma Ruegg (7-9-1, 1 KO)
- BoxRec ranks Ms. Zapotoczna as the UK's 4 super flyweight and Ms. Ruegg as the UK's #5 super flyweight.

Saturday, December 9-

Adelaida Ruiz (The Ring #3; 15-0-1, 8 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 8
Mayela Perez (19-27-4, 10 KOs)
- Ms. Ruiz won by three 80-72 scores.


FLYWEIGHTS:

Friday, December 8-

Megan Redstall (2-0-1, 0 KOs)
Draw 6
Inna Statkevych (5-5-3, 0 KOs)
- Ms. Redstall, who is ranked by BoxRec as the UK's #3 flyweight, fought to a stalemate with Ms. Statkevych, BoxRec's #1 ranked Ukrainian super flyweight.

Aixa Adema (8-10-5, 4 KOs)
TKO-7 0:36
Sofia Diana Mendez (4-4, 0 KOs)
- Ms. Adema won the vacant FAB Argentinian flyweight title.

Monday, December 11-

Niratchaporn Tanomsaksree (1-0)
Unan. Dec. 6
Daorueng Saknarong (birth name: Daorueng Pakkhetanang; 2-14, 2 KOs)
- Ms. Tamomsaksree, now ranked by BoxRec as Thailand's #7 flyweight, won by the scores of 59-55, 58-56, and 59-55.


LIGHT FLYWEIGHTS/JUNIOR FLYWEIGHTS:

Monday, December 11-

Nitinart Plabplerng (6-1, 5 KOs)
TKO-2 1:15
Petchompoo Mor Krungthepthonburi (birth name: Sutthinee Bamrungpao; 4-13-1, 0 KOs)
- Ms. Plabplerng is BoxRec's #9 ranked Thai minimumweight.


STRAWWEIGHTS/MINI-FLYWEIGHTS/MINIMUMWEIGHTS:

Monday, December 11-

Juthathip Sitthichen (6-0, 4 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 6
Kanes Chor Kampirom (birth name: Saranyaphong Theinthong; 3-16, 3 KOs)
- Ms. Sitthichen, BoxRec's #2 ranked Thai minimumweight, won by three 60-54 scores.


ATOMWEIGHTS/JUNIOR MINI-FLYWEIGHTS (IBF)/LIGHT MINIMUMWEIGHTS (WBA):

Friday, December 8-

Mont Blanc Miki (5-6-1, 2 KOs)
TKO-2 1:34
Aori Matsuo (3-1-1, 1 KO)
- Mont Blanc Miki and Aori Matsuo are BoxRec's #15 ranked and #29 ranked Japanese atomweights.

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TTR RANKED FIGHTERS IN ACTION:


Friday, December 8, 2023-

Manchester, Lancashire, England-

Bantamweight Bout-
Paul Butler (The Ring #6, TTR #9, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #9; 36-3, 17 KOs)
KO-2 1:45
Nabil Ahmed (2-26-2, 0 KOs)

Saturday, December 9, 2023-

Albert Park, Victoria, Australia-

Junior Bantamweight Bout-
Andrew Moloney (TTR #6, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #6, The Ring #8; 26-3, 1 ND, 16 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Judy Flores (13-2, 7 KOs)

Dubai, United Arab Emirates-

Lightweight Bout-
Albert Batyrgaziev (TTR #13; 11-0, 7 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Lazaro Alvarez (6-1, 3 KOs)

Pembroke Pines, Florida, USA-

Featherweight Bout-
Rafael "El Divino" Espinoza (24-0, 20 KOs)
Maj. Dec. 12
Robeisy "El Tren" Ramirez (TTR #4, The Ring #4, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #5; 13-2, 8 KOs)
- This bout was fought for Ramirez' WBO World featherweight title.
- Ramirez floored Espinoza in round 5.
- Espinoza dropped Ramirez in round 12.
- The scores were 113-113, 114-112, and 115-111.

San Francisco, California, USA-

Junior Welterweight Bout-
Devin Haney (The Ring #7 P4P; 31-0, 15 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Regis Prograis (TTR #1, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #1, The Ring #2; 29-2, 24 KOs)
- This bout was fought for Prograis' WBC World super lightweight title. Haney's Transnational Boxing Rankings Board and The Ring World lightweight titles were not on the line.
- Haney decked Prograis in round 3 and went on to win by three 120-107 scores.

Sunday, December 10-

Osaka, Osaka, Japan-

Bantamweight Bout-
Sho Ishida (TTR #12; 34-3, 17 KOs)
TKO-3 1:51
James Pagaling (8-2, 5 KOs)

Bournemouth, Dorset, England-

Welterweight Bout-
Michael McKinson (TTR #14; 26-1, 4 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Musah Lawson (12-1, 10 KOs)
- This bout was fought for the vacant WBC International Silver welterweight title.
- McKinson weighed in at 146; Lawson at 143, the lightest of his career.
- McKinson won by the scores of 100-90, 100-90, and 99-91.
- BoxRec lists Lawson's record as 11-1, 9 KOs. It is missing his October 17, 2021 TKO-2 win over Bernard Ayittey Tagoe in a bout fought for the vacant Ghanaian super welterweight title. It erroneously lists Lawson's December 24, 2021 TKO-1 win over Victus Kemavor as being for the vacant Ghanaian title. That bout was actually Lawson's first title defense.

Cruiserweight Bout-
Chris Billam-Smith (TTR #1, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #1, The Ring #5; 19-1, 13 KOs)
TKO-8 0:02
Mateusz Masternak (TTR #8, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #8, The Ring #9; 47-6, 31 KOs)
- Fighting in front of his hometown fans, Billam-Smith, 33, survived a grueling, bloody battle to record his first successful defense of the WBO World junior heavyweight title.
- In the seventh round, Billam-Smith's attack to Masternak's body caused a painful injury to the 36-year-old Polish challenger's ribs.
- However, going into the eighth round, Masternak had a three-point lead on two of the judges' cards. He answered the bell for the eighth round but his corner immediately recognized he was in no condition to continue. The referee concurred.

Almaty, Kazakhstan-

Junior Welterweight Bout-
Zhankosh Turarov (TTR #13; 28-0, 20 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Akihiro Kondo (37-12-2, 21 KOs)
- Turarov retained the IBO World super lightweight title and won the vacant WBA Gold super lightweight title.

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BOUTS FEATURING FIGHTERS NOT CURRENTLY RANKED BY TTR WHICH MAY IMPACT TTR'S RANKINGS:

Saturday, December 9, 2023-

San Francisco, California, USA-

Junior Welterweight Bout-
Liam Paro (24-0, 15 KOs)
KO-6 1:49
Montana Love (18-2-1, 9 KOs)
- This bout was fought for Paro's WBO Global junior welterweight title.
- Paro floored Love twice in round 6.

Lightweight Bout-
Andy Cruz (2-0, 1 KO)
KO-3
Jovanni Straffon (26-6-1, 19 KOs)
- Cruz retained the IBF International lightweight title.

Long Beach, California, USA-

Featherweight Bout-
Brandon Leon Benitez (21-2, 9 KOs)
KO-6 1:41
Rigoberto Hermosillo (14-5-1, 1 NC, 9 KOs)
- Benitez dropped Hermosillo four times- twice in round 4, once in round 5, and once in round 6.
- Benitez retained the WBO NABO featherweight title.

Junior Lightweight Bout-
Mark Magsayo (Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #6, The Ring #7- both at 126; 25-2, 17 KOs)
KO-3 1:13
Isaac Avelar (17-7, 10 KOs)

Thursday, December 14, 2023-

Costa Mesa, California, USA-

Heavyweight Bout-
Kubrat Pulev (30-3, 14 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Andrzej Wawrzyk (34-3, 20 KOs)
- Pulev dropped Wawrzyk in rounds 6 and 8 and went on to win by the scores of 100-88, 99-89, and 100-88.

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Latest update: Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 2:59 PM (New York time)