Pictured: Brian Carlos Castano


On Saturday, March 2, three boxers currently ranked by the participating members of TTR as being among the best currently fighting in their respective divisions were in action. Junior middleweights Brian Carlos Castano and Erislandy Lara fought to a 12-round draw and, on the same card, heavyweight Luis Ortiz won his bout by unanimous decision.

Brooklyn, New York, USA-

WBA World Super Welterweight Title-
Champion Brian Carlos Castano (TTR #6, Transnational #6, The Ring #6; 15-0-1, 11 KOs)
Split Dec. Draw 12
Erislandy Lara (The Ring #2, WBA #2, TTR #3, Transnational #4; 25-3-3, 14 KOs)
- The scores were 114-114. 115-113 for Lara, and 115-113 for Castano.

Non-title Heavyweight Bout-
Luis "King Kong" Ortiz (WBC #3, TTR #5, Transnational #5, The Ring #5, IBF #8; 31-1, 2 NCs, 26 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
WBO Europe champion Christian Hammer (WBO #12; 24-6, 14 KOs)
- The scores were 99-91, 100-90, and 99-91.