Pictured: Kosei Tanaka



The 2018 activity of the ten TTR-ranked contenders for the vacant Lineal World Flyweight title is the focus of Part XV of TTR's "2018 in Review".


1. Kosei Tanaka (12-0, 7 KOs)
- 3/31- Ronnie Baldonado.....W TKO-9
- 9/24- Sho Kimura.....W MD 12
(won WBO World Flyweight title)

2. Artem Dalakian (18-0, 13 KOs)
- 2/24- Brian Viloria.....W UD 12
(won vacant WBA World Flyweight title)
- 6/17- Yodmongkol CP Freshmart (birth name: Sirichai Thaiyen; AKA Yodmongkol Vor Saengthep).....W TKO-8
(retained WBA World Flyweight title)
- 12/15- Gregorio Lebron.....W TKO-5
(retained WBA World Flyweight title)

3. Moruti Mthalane (37-2, 25 KOs)
- 7/15- Muhammad Waseem.....W UD 12
(regained vacant IBF World Flyweight title)
- 12/31- Masahiro Sakamoto.....W TKO-10
(retained IBF World Flyweight title)

4. Charlie Edwards (14-1, 6 KOs)
- 2/3- Ricky Little.....W TKO-1
- 6/16- Anthony Nelson.....W TKO-3
- 12/22- Cristofer Rosales.....W UD 12
(won WBC World Flyweight title)

5. Cristofer Rosales (28-4, 19 KOs)
- 4/15- Daigo Higa.....W TKO-9
(won WBC World Flyweight title)
- 8/18- Paddy Barnes.....W KO-4
(retained WBC World Flyweight title)
- 12/22- Charlie Edwards.....L UD 12
(lost WBC World Flyweight title)

6. Andrew Selby (11-0, 6 KOs)
- 10/27- Adam Yahaya.....W TKO-2

7. Sho Kimura (17-2-2, 10 KOs)
- 7/17- Froilan Saludar.....W KO-6
(retained WBO World Flyweight title)
- 9/24- Kosei Tanaka.....L MD 12
(lost WBO World Flyweight title)

8. Masayuki Kuroda (30-7-3, 16 KOs)
- 3/3- Katsunori Nagamine.....W UD 10
- 7/23- Akinori Hoshino.....W UD 10

9. Juan Carlos Reveco (39-4, 19 KOs)
- 2/24- Donnie Nietes.....L KO-7
(for IBF World Flyweight title)

10. Muhammed Waseem (8-1, 6 KOs)
- 7/15- Moruti Mthalane.....L UD 12
(for vacant IBF World Flyweight title)

Article By: Ken Pollitt