TTR SUPERFIGHTS CHALLENGE #15- FEBRUARY '23 SCHEDULE- Part 2

[KSTAT124]

Saturday, February 18, 2023-

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England-

SUPERFIGHT #49-

Leigh Wood (26-2, 16 KOs)
vs.
Mauricio Lara (25-2-1, 18 KOs)
- for Wood's WBA World featherweight title

Pomona, California, USA-

SUPERFIGHT #50-

Luis Nery (33-1, 25 KOs)
vs.
Azat Hovhannisyan (21-3, 17 KOs)
- WBC World super bantamweight title eliminator

Saturday, February 25, 2023-

Holstebro, Denmark-

SUPERFIGHT #51-

Dina Thorslund (18-0, 7 KOs)
vs.
Debora Anahi Lopez (20-1-1, 1 KO)
- for Ms. Thorslund's WBO World bantamweight title

Calape, Bohol, Philippines-

SUPERFIGHT #52-

Mark Vicelles (17-0-1, 10 KOs)
vs.
Regie Suganob (12-0, 4 KOs)
- IBF eliminator for the #1 spot in the junior flyweight ratings

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA-

SUPERFIGHT #53-

Subriel Matias (18-1, 18 KOs)
vs.
Jeremias Ponce (30-0, 20 KOs)
- for the vacant IBF World junior welterweiht title

Sunday, February 26, 2023-

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-

SUPERFIGHT #54-

Ilunga Makabu (29-2, 25 KOs)
vs.
Badou Jack (27-3-3, 16 KOs)
- for Makabu's WBC World cruiserweight title

[kewlmodee]

#49 - Lara
#50 - Nery
#51 - Thorslund
#52 - Suganob
#53 - Matias
#54 - Jack

[KSTAT124]

#49- Lara
#50- going out on a limb...Hovhannisyan
#51- Thorslund
#52- Vicelles
#53- Matias
#54- Makabu

I'm only confident in #49 and #51- the others, even #53, could prove me wrong! (The others could too but I'll be unpleasantly surprised if they do!)

One of our scratches was re-scheduled and moved to a different site:

Thursday, December 22- now Friday, February 17-

Kinshasha, Democratic Republic Of The Congo- now in Paris, Paris, France-

SUPERFIGHT #30-

Lightweight Bout-
Estelle Yoka Mossely (10-0, 1 KO)
vs.
Anisha Basheel (11-8, 10 KOs)
- for Ms. Yoka Mossely's IBO World lightweight title
- Ms. Basheel's Commonwealth lightweight title will not be on the line.

(Note: Ms. Mossely and heavyweight Tony Yoka are divorced. She no longer uses his last name.)

(Also note: Ms. Basheel relinquished the Commonwealth title to challenge for the IBO World title.)

Our picks on record are:

KSTAT124- Mossely
Troy- Mossely
straycat- Mossely
kewlmodee- Mossely

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RESULT:

Friday, February 17, 2023-

Paris, Paris, France-

SUPERFIGHT #30 (re-scheduled)-

Lightweight Bout-
Estelle Mossely (The Ring #3; 11-0, 1 KO)
Unan. Dec. 10
Anisha Basheel (11-9, 10 KOs)
- Ms. Basheel vacated the Commonwealth lightweight title to challenge for Ms. Mossely's IBO World lightweight championship.
- Ms. Mossely made her fourth defense of the IBO belt a successful one. She unanimously outpointed Ms. Basheel by the scores of 99-91, 100-90, and 99-91.

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RESULTS:

Friday, February 17, 2023-

Paris, Paris, France-

SUPERFIGHT #30 (re-scheduled)-

Lightweight Bout-
Estelle Mossely (The Ring #3; 11-0, 1 KO)
Unan. Dec. 10
Anisha Basheel (11-9, 10 KOs)
- Ms. Basheel vacated the Commonwealth lightweight title to challenge for Ms. Mossely's IBO World lightweight championship.
- Ms. Mossely made her fourth defense of the IBO belt a successful one. She unanimously outpointed Ms. Basheel by the scores of 99-91, 100-90, and 99-91.

Saturday, February 18, 2023-

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England-

SUPERFIGHT #49-

Featherweight Bout-
Mauricio Lara (TTR #1, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #1, The Ring #3; 26-2-1, 19 KOs)
TKO-7 2:54
Leigh Wood (TTR #4, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #4, The Ring #5; 26-3, 16 KOs)
- This bout was fought for Wood's WBA World featherweight title.
- In round 7, Lara, trailing on points, landed a huge left hook which dropped Wood. Wood was able to beat referee Michael Alexander's count but his corner mercifully threw in the towel.

Pomona, California, USA-

SUPERFIGHT #50-

Junior Featherweight Bout-
Luis "Pantera" Nery (TTR #6, The Ring #6, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #7; 34-1, 26 KOs)
KO-11 1:51
Azat "Crazy A" Hovhannisyan (TTR #3, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #3, The Ring #4; 21-4, 17 KOs)
- This bout, a candidate for Fight Of The Year, was a WBC World super bantamweight title eliminator.
- Nery dropped Hovhannisyan in round 10.
- Hovhannisyan was stopped while still on his feet in round 11. Nery was awarded a KO victory under California State Athletic Commission rules.

[straycat]

Guess I'm taking a hit this week. I remember looking at the schedule, thought I posted

[straycat]

Torshland
Vicelles
Matias
Jack

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RESULTS:

Friday, February 17, 2023-

Paris, Paris, France-

SUPERFIGHT #30 (re-scheduled)-

Lightweight Bout-
Estelle Mossely (The Ring #3; 11-0, 1 KO)
Unan. Dec. 10
Anisha Basheel (11-9, 10 KOs)
- Ms. Basheel vacated the Commonwealth lightweight title to challenge for Ms. Mossely's IBO World lightweight championship.
- Ms. Mossely made her fourth defense of the IBO belt a successful one. She unanimously outpointed Ms. Basheel by the scores of 99-91, 100-90, and 99-91.

Saturday, February 18, 2023-

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England-

SUPERFIGHT #49-

Featherweight Bout-
Mauricio Lara (TTR #1, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #1, The Ring #3; 26-2-1, 19 KOs)
TKO-7 2:54
Leigh Wood (TTR #4, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #4, The Ring #5; 26-3, 16 KOs)
- This bout was fought for Wood's WBA World featherweight title.
- In round 7, Lara, trailing on points, landed a huge left hook which dropped Wood. Wood was able to beat referee Michael Alexander's count but his corner mercifully threw in the towel.

Pomona, California, USA-

SUPERFIGHT #50-

Junior Featherweight Bout-
Luis "Pantera" Nery (TTR #6, The Ring #6, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #7; 34-1, 26 KOs)
KO-11 1:51
Azat "Crazy A" Hovhannisyan (TTR #3, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #3, The Ring #4; 21-4, 17 KOs)
- This bout, a candidate for Fight Of The Year, was a WBC World super bantamweight title eliminator.
- Nery dropped Hovhannisyan in round 10.
- Hovhannisyan was stopped while still on his feet in round 11. Nery was awarded a KO victory under California State Athletic Commission rules.

Saturday, February 25, 2023-

Holstebro, Denmark-

SUPERFIGHT #51-

Bantamweight Bout-
Dina Thorslund (The Ring #1; 19-0, 8 KOs)
TKO-8 1:12
Debora Anahi Lopez (20-2-1, 1 KO)
- Ms. Thorslund was leading by three 70-63 scores going into the 8th round.
- This was Ms. Thorslund's third successful defense of the WBO World bantamweight title. She is now 8-0 in world title contests.
- Ms. Lopez, a former WBO World flyweight champion, slips to 2-2 in world title bouts.

Calape, Bohol, Philippines-

SUPERFIGHT #52-

Junior Flyweight Bout-
Regie Suganob (TTR #16; 13-0, 4 KOs)
Unan. Tech. Dec. 8
Mark Vicelles (TTR #8, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #8; 17-1-1, 10 KOs)
- This bout was an eliminator for the #1 spot in the IBF's junior flyweight ratings.
- Suganob floored Vicelles in round 4.
- Vicelles was cut by an accidental clash of heads in round 6. The cut worsened causing the bout to be stopped two rounds later.
- Suganob won by the scores of 80-71, 78-73, and 77-74.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA-

SUPERFIGHT #53-

Junior Welterweight Bout-
Subriel Matias (The Ring #4, TTR #7, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #7; 19-1, 19 KOs)
TKO-5 3:00
Jeremias Ponce (TTR #19; 30-1, 20 KOs)
- This bout was fought for the vacant IBF World junior welterweight title.
- Matias dropped Ponce in round 5.
- At the end of round 5, Ponce's corner asked referee Mark Nelson to stop the bout.
- All three judges and Hall of Famer Steve Farhood, who scored the bout for Showtime, had Matias ahead, 48-46, after the fifth round.

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RESULTS:

Friday, February 17, 2023-

Paris, Paris, France-

SUPERFIGHT #30 (re-scheduled)-

Lightweight Bout-
Estelle Mossely (The Ring #3; 11-0, 1 KO)
Unan. Dec. 10
Anisha Basheel (11-9, 10 KOs)
- Ms. Basheel vacated the Commonwealth lightweight title to challenge for Ms. Mossely's IBO World lightweight championship.
- Ms. Mossely made her fourth defense of the IBO belt a successful one. She unanimously outpointed Ms. Basheel by the scores of 99-91, 100-90, and 99-91.

Saturday, February 18, 2023-

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England-

SUPERFIGHT #49-

Featherweight Bout-
Mauricio Lara (TTR #1, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #1, The Ring #3; 26-2-1, 19 KOs)
TKO-7 2:54
Leigh Wood (TTR #4, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #4, The Ring #5; 26-3, 16 KOs)
- This bout was fought for Wood's WBA World featherweight title.
- In round 7, Lara, trailing on points, landed a huge left hook which dropped Wood. Wood was able to beat referee Michael Alexander's count but his corner mercifully threw in the towel.

Pomona, California, USA-

SUPERFIGHT #50-

Junior Featherweight Bout-
Luis "Pantera" Nery (TTR #6, The Ring #6, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #7; 34-1, 26 KOs)
KO-11 1:51
Azat "Crazy A" Hovhannisyan (TTR #3, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #3, The Ring #4; 21-4, 17 KOs)
- This bout, a candidate for Fight Of The Year, was a WBC World super bantamweight title eliminator.
- Nery dropped Hovhannisyan in round 10.
- Hovhannisyan was stopped while still on his feet in round 11. Nery was awarded a KO victory under California State Athletic Commission rules.

Saturday, February 25, 2023-

Holstebro, Denmark-

SUPERFIGHT #51-

Bantamweight Bout-
Dina Thorslund (The Ring #1; 19-0, 8 KOs)
TKO-8 1:12
Debora Anahi Lopez (20-2-1, 1 KO)
- Ms. Thorslund was leading by three 70-63 scores going into the 8th round.
- This was Ms. Thorslund's third successful defense of the WBO World bantamweight title. She is now 8-0 in world title contests.
- Ms. Lopez, a former WBO World flyweight champion, slips to 2-2 in world title bouts.

Calape, Bohol, Philippines-

SUPERFIGHT #52-

Junior Flyweight Bout-
Regie Suganob (TTR #16; 13-0, 4 KOs)
Unan. Tech. Dec. 8
Mark Vicelles (TTR #8, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #8; 17-1-1, 10 KOs)
- This bout was an eliminator for the #1 spot in the IBF's junior flyweight ratings.
- Suganob floored Vicelles in round 4.
- Vicelles was cut by an accidental clash of heads in round 6. The cut worsened causing the bout to be stopped two rounds later.
- Suganob won by the scores of 80-71, 78-73, and 77-74.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA-

SUPERFIGHT #53-

Junior Welterweight Bout-
Subriel Matias (The Ring #4, TTR #7, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #7; 19-1, 19 KOs)
TKO-5 3:00
Jeremias Ponce (TTR #19; 30-1, 20 KOs)
- This bout was fought for the vacant IBF World junior welterweight title.
- Matias dropped Ponce in round 5.
- At the end of round 5, Ponce's corner asked referee Mark Nelson to stop the bout.
- All three judges and Hall of Famer Steve Farhood, who scored the bout for Showtime, had Matias ahead, 48-46, after the fifth round.

Sunday, February 26, 2023-

Diriyah, Saudi Arabia-

SUPERFIGHT #54-

Cruiserweight Bout-
Badou Jack (TTR #12; 28-3-3, 17 KOs)
TKO-12 0:54
Ilunga Makabu (TTR #3, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #3, The Ring #4; 29-3, 25 KOs)
- The bout was fought for the WBC World cruiserweight title.
- Jack dropped Makabu in round 4 and in round 11.

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I had good reason not be confident in my picks!