Pictured: Jovanni Straffon


On Saturday, May 1, three bouts featuring fighters not currently ranked by TTR which may impact TTR's rankings took place. The winners of those bouts, Jovanni Straffon, Sebastian "The Towering Inferno" Fundora, and Abel Ramos, each defeated a very credible adversary.


Manchester, Lancashire, England-

Vacant IBO World Lightweight Title-
Jovanni Straffon (24-3-1, 17 KOs)
TKO-1 2:10
James Tennyson (WBA #5, WBO #6, WBA #7, IBO #10, IBF #13; 28-4, 24 KOs)
- The heavy underdog Straffon, a 27-year-old southpaw ranked #56 by the IBO, decked Tennyson, also 27, with a jarring right hook.

Carson, California, USA-

WBA World Super Welterweight Final Eliminator-
Sebastian Fundora (WBA #2, WBC #9, The Ring #10, IBO #15; 17-0-1, 12 KOs)
KO-4 2:35
Jorge Cota (30-5, 27 KOs)
- Note: Cota had been ranked #12 by the WBA until their April 2021 ratings were published on April 30.
- Fundora cut, hurt, and punished the very game veteran.
- Referee Ray Corona stopped the bout with Cota still on his feet.
- Fundora was awarded a KO victory as per California State Athletic Commission rules.

WBA World Welterweight Title Eliminator-
Abel Ramos (WBA #9, IBO #11; 27-4-2, 21 KOs)
TKO-6 3:00
Omar Figueroa, Jr. (WBA #5; 28-2-1, 19 KOs)
- Ramos repeatedly pounded the former WBC World lightweight champion until Figueroa's trainer, Joel Diaz, decided he didn't want his fighter to absorb any more punishment.