Pictured: Norbelto "Meneito" Jimenez


On Friday, April 8, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, two fighters ranked by TTR as being among the best currently campaigning in their respective divisions saw action. Both, Norbelto "Meneito" Jimenez and Wilfredo "Bimbito" Mendez, were victorious.

In addition, on the same card, a bout featuring fighters not currently ranked by TTR which may impact TTR's strawweight rankings was won by Yudel Reyes.


TTR RANKED FIGHTERS IN ACTION:

Junior Bantamweight Bout-
Norbelto "Meneito" Jimenez (TTR #14; 31-9-6, 16 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Keyvin Lara (31-5-1, 11 KOs)
- As reported by Robert Coster of FightNews, Jimenez utilized movement and his unique skills to outbox his fellow former world title challenger.
- The scores ere 97-93, 98-92, and 97-93.

Junior Flyweight Bout-
Wilfredo Mendez (The Ring #5, TTR #11- both at 105; 17-2, 6 KOs)
Unan. Tech. Dec. 6
Kenny Cano (14-5, 11 KOs)
- Mendez weighed in at 106 1/4; Cano at 107 1/2.
- Mendez won by three 60-53 scores.

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

Strawweight Bout-
Yudel Reyes (14-1, 4 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Rene Santiago (9-3, 7 KOs)
- The bout was fought for the vacant WBO NABO mini-flyweight title.
- Reyes scored the bout's only knockdown in round 7. He went on to win by the scores of 96-94, 96-92, and 96-94.