Pictured: Dmitry Bivol


On Saturday, May 7, five fighters ranked by TTR as being among the best currently competing in their respective divisions were in action. Three won- Ryan Rozicki by an extremely controversial split decision, Dmitry Bivol by a closer-than-it-should-have-been unanimous decision, and Montana Love by a rightfully close unanimous decision; and two lost- Kongfah CP Freshmart (birth name: Jakrawut Majungoen) by TKO and Saul "Canelo" Alvarez to Bivol.


Ratchadaphisek, Bangkok, Thailand-

Flyweight Bout-
Tanes Ongjunta (10-1, 5 KOs)
TKO-6
Kongfah CP Freshmart (birth name: Jakrawut Majungoen; TTR #18 at 115; 41-2-1, 20 KOs)
- This bout was fought for Ongjunta's WBA Asia flyweight title. CP Freshmart/Majungoen's WBC Asian Boxing Council Silver super flyweight title was not on the line.
- Ongjunta has now registered six consecutive wins since his March 1, 2020 TKO-8 loss to current WBC Asian Boxing Council super flyweight champion Adrian Lerasan in a bout contested for the then vacant WBA Asia super flyweight title.

Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada-

Cruiserweight Bout-
Ryan Rozicki (TTR #16; 15-1, 14 KOs)
Split Dec. 10
Yamil Alberto Peralta (13-1, 6 KOs)
- This bout was for the vacant WBC International cruiserweight title. Peralta's WBC Continental Latino American and FAB Argentine cruiserweight titles were not on the line.
- Peralta was penalized one point for holding in round 10.
- The point deduction proved to be the difference between a split decision draw and a split decision victory for Rozicki.
- The scores were 97-93 and 95-94 for Rozicki and 95-94 for Peralta.
- After reviewing the bout, the WBC has ordered that the International title remain vacant, that Rozicki and Peralta fight an immediate rematch, and that the rematch be officiated by a neutral panel of judges to include no one from either Canada or Argentina.

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA-

Light Heavyweight Bout-
Dmitry Bivol (TTR #1, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #1, The Ring #2; 20-0, 11 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (TTR #1 P4P, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #1 P4P, The Ring #1 P4P; 57-2-2, 39 KOs)
- This bout was fought for Bivol's WBA Super World light heavyweight title. Alvarez' Lineal, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, The Ring, WBA Super, WBO, WBC, and IBF World super middleweight titles were not on the line.
- Alvarez was the aggressor but Bivol masterfully outboxed him, frequently frustrated him, and landed many more punches than he did.
- Bivol won by three 115-113 scores.
- BoxingScene.com scored the bout 118-110 for Bivol as did Mike Coppinger of ESPN.com.

Junior Welterweight Bout-
Montana Love (TTR #8, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #8; 18-0-1, 9 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Gabriel Valenzuela (Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela; 25-3-1, 15 KOs)
- The bout was fought for Valenzuela's IBF North American junior welterweight title.
- Love dropped Valenzuela in the first round only to be decked by Valenzuela in round 2.
- Love won by three 114-112 scores.