Pictured: Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez


During the two-day period of Friday, June 24 and Saturday, June 25, eight boxers ranked by TTR as being among the best currently fighting in their respective weight classes were in action. Six, Michal Cieslak, Jonathan "Bomba" Gonzalez, Murodjon Akhmadaliev, Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez, Hekkie Budler, and Cristofer Rosales, were victorious while two, Srisaket Sor Rungvisai and Elwin Soto, were defeated (by Rodriguez and Budler respectively).


Friday, June 24, 2022-

Kielce, Poland-

Cruiserweight Bout-
Michal Cieslak (TTR #12; 22-2, 16 KOs)
TKO-1 2:00
Enrico Koelling (28-5, 9 KOs)

Kissimmee, Florida, USA-

Junior Flyweight Bout-
Jonathan "Bomba" Gonzalez (The Ring #2, TTR #3, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #3; 26-3-1, 14 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Mark Anthony Barriga (11-2, 2 KOs)
- Gonzalez retained the WBO World junior flyweight title.

Saturday, June 25, 2022-

San Antonio, Texas, USA-

Junior Featherweight Bout-
Murodjon Akhmadaliev (TTR #2, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #2, The Ring #2; 11-0, 8 KOs)
TKO-12 2:06
Ronny Rios (The Ring #8; 33-4, 16 KOs)
- Akhmadaliev floored Rios in round 12. Rios beat the referee's count but Akhmadaliev's follow-up attack forced the ref to stop the bout.
- Akhmadaliev retained the WBA Super World super bantamweight and IBF World junior featherweight titles.

Junior Bantamweight Bout-
Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez (The Ring #6, TTR #9, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #9- all at 115; The Ring #3 at 108; 16-0, 11 KOs)
TKO-8 1:50
Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (birth name: Wisaksil Wangek; The Ring #1, TTR #2, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #2; 50-6-1, 43 KOs)
- Rodriguez, who dropped Sor Rungvisai in round 7, retained the WBC World super flyweight title.

Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico-

Junior Flyweight Bout-
Hekkie Budler (The Ring #5, TTR #15; 34-4, 10 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Elwin Soto (The Ring #4, TTR #5, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #5; 19-3, 13 KOs)
- This bout was a WBC World light flyweight title eliminator.
- Budler floored Soto in round 12 and went on to win by three 114-113 scores.

Managua, Nicaragua-

Flyweight Bout-
Cristofer Rosales (TTR #15; 33-6, 21 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Ernesto Irias (15-5-1, 9 KOs)