Pictured: new WBO World Light Heavyweight Champion Joe Smith, Jr. of Mastic, Long Island, New York


During the three-day period of Thursday, April 8 through Saturday, April 10, six boxers ranked by TTR as being among the best fighting in their respective weight classes were in action. Three, Aslambek Idigov, Joe Smith, Jr., and Jerwin Ancajas, were victorious and three, Maxim Vlasov (who was edged by Smith), Sergey Lipinets, and Thomas Dulorme, lost.

Thursday, April 8, 2021-

Grozny, Russia-

WBO Europe and IBF European Super Middleweight Titles-
Champion Aslambek Idigov (WBO #6, TTR #13, IBF #13; 20-0, 7 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Sherzod Khusanov (22-2-1, 10 KOs)
- Idigov won by three 100-90 scores.

Saturday, April 10, 2021-

Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA-

Vacant WBO World Light Heavyweight Title-
Joe Smith, Jr. (WBO #1, TTR #2, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #2, The Ring #4; 27-3, 21 KOs)
Maj. Dec. 12
Maxim Vlasov (WBO #2, TTR #9; 45-4, 26 KOs)
- The scores were 114-114, 115-113, and 115-112.

Uncasville, Connecticut, USA-

Welterweight Bout-
Jaron "Boots" Ennis (WBO #7, IBF #9, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #10, WBC #12; 27-0, 1 ND, 25 KOs)
KO-6 2:11
Sergey Lipinets (IBF #3, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #9, The Ring #9, WBO #9, TTR #12, WBC #19; 16-2-1, 12 KOs)

WBA Welterweight Eliminator-
Eimantas Stanionis (WBA #10, WBC #24; 13-0, 9 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Thomas Dulorme (TTR #14, WBA #14; 25-5-1, 16 KOs)
- Stanionis won by the scores of 115-113, 116-112, and 117-111.

IBF World Junior Bantamweight Title-
Champion Jerwin Ancajas (TTR #4, The Ring #4, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #5; 33-1-2, 22 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Jonathan Javier Rodriguez (IBF #3; 22-2, 16 KOs)
- Ancajas decked his Rodriguez, the IBF's highest ranked junior bantamweight contender (the #1 and #2 spots are listed as "NOT RATED"), in round 8 and went on to win by the scores of 115-112, 116-111, and 117-110.