Pictured: John Riel Casimero



During the three-day period of Thursday, April 18 through Saturday, April 20, seven bouts featuring fighters not currently ranked by TTR which may impact TTR's rankings took place, Those bouts were won by Umar Salamov, Bakhram Murtazaliev, Denys Berinchyk, Jeremiah Nakathila, Shakur Stevenson, Felix Verdejo, and John Riel Casimero.


Thursday, April 18, 2019-

Grozny, Russia-

WBO International Light Heavyweight Title-
Champion Umar Salamov (WBO #4, IBF #6, WBA #7; 24-1, 18 KOs)
KO-9 2:02
Norbert Dabrowski (22-8-2, 9 KOs)
- Salamov's Eurasian Boxing Parliament title was not on the line.

Non-title Super Welterweight Bout-
WBC USNBC champion Bakhram Murtazaliev (WBO #5, IBF #10, WBC #15; 16-0, 13 KOs)
TKO-1 1:50
Bruno Leonardo Romay (21-7, 18 KOs)
- Murtazaliev floored Romay twice.

Saturday, April 20, 2019-

Kiev, Ukraine-

WBO International Lightweight Title-
Champion Denys Berinchyk (WBO #11; 11-0, 7 KOs/14-2, 7 KOs including WSB bouts)
Unan. Dec. 12
Nihito Arakawa (WBO #7; 32-7-2, 18 KOs)
- Berinchyk won by the scores of 120-107, 120-107, and 118-109.

Windhoek, Namibia-

Vacant WBO Global Junior Lightweight Title-
Jeremiah Nakathila (WBO #3; 18-1, 14 KOs)
TKO-8 1:16
Zoltan Kovacs (IBF #15, WBO #15; 23-6-1, 7 KOs

New York, New York, USA-

IBF Intercontinental and Vacant WBO NABO Featherweight Titles-
IBF Intercontinental champion Shakur Stevenson (WBA #3, WBO #6, WBC #7, IBF #8, Transnational #10; 11-0, 6 KOs/13-0, 6 KOs including WSB bouts)
Unan. Dec. 10
Christopher Diaz (WBO #3, IBF #12, WBC #15; 24-2, 16 KOs)
- Stevenson's WBC Continental Americas title was not on the line.
- The scores were 100-90, 99-91, and 98-92.

Vacant WBA Gold Lightweight Title-
Felix Verdejo (WBA #9, WBO #14; 25-1, 16 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Bryan Vasquez (WBA #7, WBC #18; 37-4, 20 KOs)
- The scores were 97-93, 97-93, and 98-92.

Carson, California, USA-

Vacant WBO Interim World Bantamweight Title-
John Riel Casimero (WBO #6, WBC #15; 27-4, 18 KOs)
KO-12 0:44
Ricardo "Hindu" Espinoza (Ricardo Espinoza Franco; WBO #1, IBF #7, WBC #12; 23-3, 20 KOs)
- Casimero floored Espinoza in round 6 and in round 12. Espinoza was stopped standing. Casimero was awarded a KO victory as per California State Athletic Commission rules.