TTR Challenge #21- Standings After Week #4

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RESULTS and POINTS BREAKDOWN:

Fight #1- WBA Interim World Super Lightweight Title-
Interim champion Jose Benavidez, Jr. (WBA #1, Transnational #4, TTR #5, The Ring #10; 23-0, 16 KOs)
TKO-12 0:21
Jorge Paez, Jr. (WBA #10; 38-6-2, 1 NC, 23 KOs)
- Paez took a knee in the third round as a delayed reaction to a wicked Benavidez body shot.
- Benavidez, ahead 108-100 on TTR's card going into the final round, ended matters by hurting Paez with a right and then flooring him with a left hook. Paez beat the count but referee Raul Caiz, Jr. judged him to be unable to continue.
.....9 points for picking Benavidez plus 2 points for picking him by KO/TKO

Fight #2- Super Lightweight Bout-
Antonio Orozco (IBF #10, WBC #21; 22-0, 15 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Emmanuel Taylor (WBC #24; 18-4, 12 KOs)
- The scores were 96-94, 96-94, and 98-92.
- Scoring the bout for TTR, I had Orozco winning 96-95.
.....9 points for picking Orozco plus 2 points for picking him by decision

Fight #3- Vacant WBC International Super Featherweight Title-
Eden Sonsona (34-6-2, 12 KOs)
TKO-2 0:27
Adrian Estrella (WBC #5, TTR #7, Transnational#8, The Ring #9, IBF #9; 22-1, 20 KOs)
- Estrella's WBC FECARBOX title was not on the line.
- Both fighters weighed in at 129 3/4. This was only the third time in his career that Sonsona weighed in above 126.
.....11 points for picking Sonsona plus 2 points for picking him by KO/TKO

Fight #4- WBC World Cruiserweight Title Final Eliminator-
Ilunga "Junior" Makabu (WBC #3, WBA #4, WBO #5, TTR #6, The Ring #7; 19-1, 18 KOs)
KO-11
Thabiso Mchunu (WBC #1, TTR #7, The Ring #8, Transnational #10, WBO #12; 16-2, 10 KOs)
.....10 points for picking Makabu plus 2 points for picking him by KO/TKO

Fight #5- BONUS FIGHT-
WBA World Middleweight Super Championship/IBO World and WBC Interim World Middleweight Titles-
Super Champion/Champion/Interim Champion Gennady Golovkin (TTR #1, Transnational #1, The Ring #1; The Ring #7 P4P, TTR #8 P4P; 33-0, 30 KOs)
TKO-6 0:45
Willie Monroe, Jr. (WBA #2, WBO #3; 19-2, 6 KOs)
- The WBC Interim title was not available to Monroe due to his non-compliance with the WBC's pre-fight regulations. The WBC had ranked Monroe #9 until he was moved to their "Not Available" list.
- Monroe is ranked #15 by the IBO.
- Golovkin floored Monroe twice in round two and once in round six.
.....16 points for picking Golovkin plus 4 points for picking him by KO/TKO

Fight #6- BONUS FIGHT-
Lineal (as recognized by TTR and the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board), WBC, and Ring Magazine World Flyweight Titles-
Champion Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez (Transnational #2 P4P, TTR #3 P4P, The Ring #3 P4P; 43-0, 37 KOs)
TKO-2 2:37
Edgar Sosa (WBC #2, WBO #3, The Ring #4, Transnational #5, TTR #7; 51-9, 30 KOs)
- Gonzalez floored Sosa three times in the second round.
.....16 points for picking Gonzalez plus 4 points for picking him by KO/TKO


Hardcorebee had the weeks high with 74, a slew of other followed with 72.
kewlmodee holds onto the lead, Hardcorebee and Cagiva grab 2nd & 3rd.

Player-Points-Total
1) kewlmodee-72-313
2) hardcorebee24-74-291
3) Cagiva9-70-287
4) marciano1952-72-276
4) J.J.Dillon-72-276
6) RASTA666-52-273
7 ) straycat-72-264
8 ) tainos-70-259
9) WillieB59-72-260
10) DBO-61-246
11) TopNotch86-60-236
12) chef97-70-224
13) KSTAT124-72-222
14) stenchasaurous-DNP-205