Pictured: Yordenis Ugas


On Saturday, February 1, three boxers ranked by TTR as being among the best currently fighting in their respective divisions were in action. Yordenis Ugas was a dominant winner while Pedro Taduran and Daniel Valladares fought four action-packed rounds before their bout ended as a technical draw.

Biloxi, Mississippi, USA-

Welterweight Bout-
Yordenis Ugas (WBA #1, TTR #6, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #6, WBC #6, The Ring #7; 25-4, 12 KOs)
TKO-7 3:00
Mike Dallas, Jr. (23-4-2, 11 KOs)
- Ugas dominated from start to finish, punishing Dallas throughout the match.

Guadalupe, Nuevo Leon, Mexico-

IBF World Mini-Flyweight Title-
Champion Pedro Taduran (The Ring #8, TTR #10; 14-2-1, 11 KOs)
Maj. Dec. Tech. Draw 4 3:00
Daniel Valladares (IBF #1, WBC #2, TTR #6, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #6, The Ring #9- all at 108; 22-1-1, 13 KOs)
- Taduran weighed in at 104 1/2; Valladares at 103 3/4.
- Valladares was cut badly by an accidental clash of heads in round one. As the exciting fight went on, the cut worsened. At the end of the fourth round, the ringside physician advised the referee to stop the bout because of the cut.
- The scores were 39-37 for Valladares, 38-38, and 38-38.