Pictured: Ilunga Makabu


On Friday, January 31, two TTR ranked boxers fought for the vacant WBC World cruiserweight title. Ilunga Makabu won a well-earned unanimous decision over Michal Cieslak after twelve hard-fought rounds to become the new WBC champion.

In addition, in a bout featuring two fighters not currently ranked TTR which may impact TTR's featherweight rankings, Ruben Villa unanimously outpointed Alexei Collado over ten rounds.


TTR RANKED FIGHTERS IN ACTION-

Friday, January 31, 2020-

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic Of The Congo-

Vacant WBC World Cruiserweight Title-
Junior Ilunga Makabu (WBC #1, TTR #4, The Ring #4, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #5; 27-2, 24 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Michal Cieslak (WBC #2, TTR #7, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #7, The Ring #9; 19-1, 1 NC, 13 KOs)
- Makabu floored Cieslak in round 4.
- Cieslak was given credit for scoring a knockdown in round 5 when Makabu's glove touched the canvas.
- Makabu won by the scores of 114-112, 115-111, and 116-111.


BOUT FEATURING FIGHTERS NOT CURRENTLY RANKED BY TTR WHICH MAY IMPACT TTR'S RANKINGS:

Friday, January 31, 2020-

Shreveport, Louisiana, USA-

WBO International Featherweight Title-
Champion Ruben Villa (WBO #5, The Ring #10, WBC #13; 18-0, 5 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Alexei Collado (26-3, 23 KOs)
- The scores were 99-91, 98-92, and 98-92.