Pictured: David Light


During the three-day period of Saturday, May 7 through Monday, May 9, four bouts featuring fighters not currently ranked by TTR which may impact TTR's rankings took place. Those bouts resulted in wins for David Light, Shakhram Giyasov, and Joselito Velazguez and a draw between former WBO champion Sho Kimura and highly regarded prospect Ryu Horikawa.


Saturday, May 7, 2022-

Hialeah, Florida, USA-

Cruiserweight Bout-
David Light (18-0, 11 KOs)
TKO-1 2:57
Anthony Martinez (12-2, 11 KOs)
- This bout, Light's first since his UD 10 win over Mose Auimatagi Jnr on December 19, 2020, was for the vacant WBO International junior heavyweight (cruiserweight) title.

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA-

Welterweight Bout-
Shakhram Giyasov (13-0, 9 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Christian Gomez (22-3-1, 20 KOs)
- This bout was fought for the vacant IBF North American welterweight title.
- Giyasov floored Gomez in rounds 4, 7, and 10 and went on to win by the one-sided scores of 99-88, 98-88,and 99-88.

Junior Bantamweight Bout-
Joselito Velazquez (15-0-1, 10 KOs)
TKO-6 1:06
Jose Soto (15-2, 6 KOs)
- Velazquez weighed in at 112 1/4; Soto at 113 3/4.
- Velazquez dropped Soto in round 6.

Monday, May 9, 2022-

Tokyo, Japan-

Flyweight Bout-
Sho Kimura (19-3-3, 12 KOs)
Maj. Dec. Draw 8
Ryu Horikawa (3-1-2, 1 KO)
- This was former WBO World flyweight champion Kimura's first bout since his TKO-2 win over former WBO World mini-flyweight champion Merlito Sabillo on February 15, 2020.
- The scores were 76-76, 77-75 for Horikawa, and 76-76.