The 13th Round

Friday, August 1-

Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England-

Fight #1- EBU European Welterweight Title-
Champion Leonard Bundu (IBF #3, WBC #4; 30-0-2, 11 KOs)
vs.
Frankie Gavin (WBA #4, WBO #4, IBF #5, WBC #12; 19-0, 12 KOs)
- Gavin's BBBofC British and Commonwealth titles will not be on the line.

Fight #2- WBC Eurasia Pacific Boxing Council and Vacant WBA Inter-Continental Heavyweight Titles-
WBC EPBC champion Lucas Browne (IBF #7, WBC #8, WBA #13; 20-0, 18 KOs)
vs.
Andriy Rudenko (24-0, 16 KOs)
- Browne's Commonwealth title will not be on the line.

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso-

Fight #3- WBC International Super Bantamweight Title-
Champion Alexis Boureima Kabore (WBC #20; 22-1, 6 KOs)
vs.
Silvester Lopez (22-7-2, 16 KOs)

Tampa, Florida, USA-

Fight #4- Vacant WBO Latino Interim Junior Bantamweight Title-
Daniel Lozano (11-1, 8 KOs)
vs.
Antonio "El Tostado" Garcia (13-2, 6KOs)

Fight #5- WBO Inter-Continental Junior Lightweight Title-
Champion Andrey Klimov (WBO #6, IBF #12; 17-1, 8 KOs)
vs.
Guillermo Avila (12-2, 9 KOs)

Shelton, Washington, USA-

Fight #6- IBF Eliminator for the #2 Spot in the Light Heavyweight Ratings-
Thomas Williams, Jr. (WBO #4, IBF #6, TBRBoard #10, WBC #10, WBA #14, TTR #18; 17-0, 12 KOs)
vs.
Gabriel Campillo (IBF #10; 23-6-1, 1 NC, 10 KOs as per BoxRec; also listed as 24-6-1, 10 KOs)

Fight #7- Super Middleweight Bout-
Andre Dirrell (21-1, 14 KOs)
vs.
Vladine Biosse (15-4-2, 7 KOs)

Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina-

Fight #8- Vacant WBA Fedebol Super Featherweight Title-
Israel Hector Enrique Perez (26-2-1, 15 KOs)
vs.
Carlos Ricardo Rodriguez (29-9, 15 KOs)

Fight #9- WBA Fedebol Super Middleweight Title-
Champion Julius Jackson (IBF #5, WBA #11, WBC #14, WBO #15; 17-0, 13 KOs)
vs.
Crisputo Javier Andino (17-6-1, 8 KOs)

Saturday, August 2-

Tokyo, Japan-

Fight #10- Bantamweight Bout-
Ryo Akaho (WBC #6 at 115; WBO #8, IBF #11, WBA #15- all at 118; 23-1-2, 16 KOs)
vs.
Masaaki Serie (25-6, 10 KOs)

Chester, Cheshire, England-

Fight #11- Vacant World Boxing Federation Lightweight Title-
Chris Goodwin (18-2-1, 0 KOs)
vs.
Kakhaber Avetisian (35-23-1, 17 KOs)

Atlantic City, NewJersey, USA-

Fight #12- WBO World Light Heavyweight Title-
Champion Sergey Kovalev (TTR #1, TBRBoard #2, The Ring #2; 24-0-1, 22 KOs)
vs.
Blake Caparello (TTR #8, WBO #10; 19-0-1, 6 KOs)

Fight #13- Light Heavyweight Bout-
Isaac Chilemba (WBC #2, TTR #7, IBF #7, TBRBoard #8, The Ring #8; 22-2-2, 9 KOs)
vs.
Cory Cummings (17-6-1, 13 KOs)

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA-

Fight #14- WBA World Super Lightweight Title-
Champion Jessie Vargas (TTR #6, TBRBoard #8, The Ring #8; 24-0, 9 KOs)
vs.
Anton Novikov (29-0, 1 NC, 10 KOs)

Fight #15- Welterweight Bout-
Brandon Rios (TBRBoard #7 at 140; 31-2-1, 23 KOs)
vs.
Diego Gabriel Chaves (WBA #6, IBF #10; 23-1, 19 KOs)

Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico-

Fight #16- Super Featherweight Bout (WBC Eliminator)-
Sergio Thompson (WBC #2, The Ring #9, TTR #14; 29-3, 26 KOs)
vs.
Adones Aguelo (21-9-2, 13 KOs)

1.) Bundu TKO
2.) Browne TKO
3.) Kabore UD (Lopez disappoints me)
4.) Lozano UD
5.) Klimov UD
6.) Williams Jr. TKO
7.) Dirrell TKO
8.) Perez UD
9.) Jackson KO
10.) Akaho UD
11.) Goodwin KO (He's got to start somewhere!)
12.) Kovalev KO
13.) Chilemba UD
14.) Vargas UD
15.) Chaves UD
16.) Thompson KO

1. Gavin TKO
2. Browne UD
3. Kabore UD
4. Lozano MD
5. Klimov TKO
6. Williams TKO
7. Dirrell UD
8. Perez UD
9. Jackson KO
10. Akaho UD
11. Goodwin UD
12. Kovalev KO
13. Chilemba TKO
14. Vargas UD
15. Chaves TKO
16. Thompson TKO

1. Gavin TKO (going out on a limb for this one; the only thing Bundu has going against him is his age- maybe Father Time catches up to him)
2. Browne TKO
3. Kabore UD (I was tempted to pick Lopez but as DBO wrote, Lopez disappoints me too.)
4. Garcia TKO
5. Klimov UD
6. Williams TKO
7. Dirrell UD
8. Perez UD
9. Jackson KO
10. Akaho UD
11. Goodwin UD
12. Kovalev KO
13. Chilemba TKO
14. Vargas UD
15. Chaves TKO
16. Thompson TKO

So far, no one has picked Brandon Rios!

Burning question: will the WBA issue ratings that include Novikov before the opening bell for his fight with Vargas?

Shelton, Washington, USA-

Fight #6- IBF Eliminator for the #2 Spot in the Light Heavyweight Ratings-
Thomas Williams, Jr. (WBO #4, IBF #6, TBRBoard #10, WBC #10, WBA #14, TTR #18; 17-0, 12 KOs) TKO
vs.
Gabriel Campillo (IBF #10; 23-6-1, 1 NC, 10 KOs as per BoxRec; also listed as 24-6-1, 10 KOs)

Fight #7- Super Middleweight Bout-
Andre Dirrell (21-1, 14 KOs) UD
vs.
Vladine Biosse (15-4-2, 7 KOs)
Atlantic City, NewJersey, USA-

Fight #12- WBO World Light Heavyweight Title-
Champion Sergey Kovalev (TTR #1, TBRBoard #2, The Ring #2; 24-0-1, 22 KOs) KO
vs.
Blake Caparello (TTR #8, WBO #10; 19-0-1, 6 KOs)

Fight #13- Light Heavyweight Bout-
Isaac Chilemba (WBC #2, TTR #7, IBF #7, TBRBoard #8, The Ring #8; 22-2-2, 9 KOs) TKO
vs.
Cory Cummings (17-6-1, 13 KOs)

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA-

Fight #14- WBA World Super Lightweight Title-
Champion Jessie Vargas (TTR #6, TBRBoard #8, The Ring #8; 24-0, 9 KOs) UD
vs.
Anton Novikov (29-0, 1 NC, 10 KOs)

Fight #15- Welterweight Bout-
Brandon Rios (TBRBoard #7 at 140; 31-2-1, 23 KOs)- I'm bucking the trend- Rios TKO
vs.
Diego Gabriel Chaves (WBA #6, IBF #10; 23-1, 19 KOs)

Burning Question Answered: Yes!
The WBA's new rankings were issued today and Anton Novikov is ranked #7 at 140!

RESULTS:

Fight #1- Leonard Bundu SD 12 Frankie Gavin
Fight #2- Lucas Browne UD 12 Andriy Rudenko
Fight #3- SCRATCH- Alexis Boureima Kabore vs. Silvester Lopez- postponed; re-scheduled for September 5, 2014
Fight #4- Daniel Lozano TKO-8 Antonio "El Tostado" Garcia
Fight #5- Andrey Klimov TKO-8 Guillermo Avila
Fight #6- Gabriel Campillo TKO-5 Thomas Williams, Jr.
Fight #7- Andre Dirrell TKO-5 Vladine Biosse
Fight #8- Israel Hector Enrique "Cachito" Perez TKO-8 Carlos Ricardo Rodriguez
Fight #9- Julius Jackson TKO-2 Crispulo Javier Andino
Fight #10- Ryo Akaho UD 10 Masaaki Serie
Fight #11- SCRATCH- Chris Goodwin SD 12 substitute opponent Mikheil Avakyani
Fight #12- Sergey Kovalev TKO-2 Blake Caparello
Fight #13- Isaac Chilemba TKO-7 Cory Cummings
Fight #14- Jessie Vargas UD 12 Anton Novikov
Fight #15- Brandon Rios DQ-9 Diego Gabriel Chaves
Fight #16- Sergio Thompson UD 10 Adones Aguelo