Pictured: "The Gypsy King" Tyson Fury


During the two-day period of Friday, February 21 and Saturday, February 22, six boxers ranked by TTR as being among the best currently fighting in their respective weight classes were in action. Four, Panya Pradabsri (AKA Petchmanee Kokietgym), Carlos Castro, Emanuel Navarrete, and now two-time lineal world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, won while two, Subriel Matias and Deontay Wilder, who lost to Fury, suffered defeats.


Friday, February 21, 2020-

Wangnoi, Ayutthaya, Thailand-

Non-title Flyweight Bout-
OPBF Silver light flyweight champion Panya Pradabsri (AKA Petchmanee Kokietgym; WBO #2, WBA #5, WBC #11, TTR #14- all at 108; 32-1, 21 KOs)
TKO-3 1:40
Mehrdad Kalvandi (0-1)

Phoenix, Arizona, USA-

WBC Continental Americas Super Bantamweight Title-
Champion Carlos Castro (WBC #3, IBF #8, WBO #10, TTR #13; 25-0, 10 KOs)
Maj. Dec. 10
Jesus Ruiz (41-9-5, 29 KOs)
- The scores were 97-93, 96-94, and 95-95.

Saturday, February 22, 2020-

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA-

Welterweight Bout-
Petros Ananyan (15-2-2, 7 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Subriel Matias (IBF #2, WBC #3, The Ring #7, WBO #10, TTR #12- all at 140; 15-1, 15 KOs)
- Both fighters weighed in at 142.
- Ananyan floored Matias in round 7 and went on to win by the scores of 95-94, 96-93, and 95-94.

WBO World Junior Featherweight Title-
Champion Emanuel Navarrete (TTR #2, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #2, The Ring #2; 31-1, 27 KOs)
TKO-11 2:20
Jeo Santisima (WBO #4; 19-3, 16 KOs)
- Navarrete outworked and outslugged Santisima and finally forced the stoppage in round 11.

Vacant Lineal (as recognized by TTR and the International Boxing Research Organization-affiliated Cyber Boxing Zone), Vacant Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, Vacant Ring Magazine, and WBC World Heavyweight Titles-
Tyson Fury (The Ring #1, WBC #1, TTR #2, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #2; 30-0-1, 21 KOs)
TKO-7 1:39
WBC Champion Deontay Wilder (TTR #1, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #1, The Ring #2; 42-1-1, 41 KOs)
- Fury floored Wilder in rounds 3 and 5.