Pictured: Masamichi Yabuki


During the three-day period of Friday, September 9 through Sunday, September 11, six boxers ranked by TTR as being among the best currently campaigning in their respective weight classes were in action. Five, Regie Suganob, Brandon Glanton, Christian Mbilli, Masamichi Yabuki, and Zaur Abdullaev, were victorious while one, Marten Arsumanjan, was defeated.


Friday, September 9, 2022-

Dimiao, Bohol, Philippines-

Flyweight Bout-
Regie Suganob (TTR #20 at 108; 12-0, 4 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Andika D'Golden Boy (19-1-1, 10 KOs)
- Suganob won by three 100-89 scores.

Plant City, Florida, USA-

Cruiserweight Bout-
Brandon Glanton (TTR #10, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #10; 17-0, 14 KOs)
KO-2 1:09
Mario Aguilar (22-8, 18 KOs)
- Glanton won the vacant WBO Global junior heavyweight title.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada-

Super Middleweight Bout-
Christian Mbilli (The Ring #5, TTR #9, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #9; 22-0, 20 KOs)
TKO-2 2:20
DeAndre Ware (15-4-2, 9 KOs)
- Mbilli retained the WBC Continental Americas super middleweight title and won the vacant WBA International super middleweight title.

Saturday, September 10, 2022-

Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan-

Flyweight Bout-
Masamichi Yabuki (TTR #4, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #4, The Ring #6- all at 108; 14-4, 13 KOs)
TKO-7 1:19
Thanongsak Simsri (24-1, 22 KOs)
- Yabuki weighed in at 110 1/4; Simsri at 110.

Wuppertal, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany-

Middleweight Bout-
Bjoern Schicke (20-1-1, 10 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Marten Arsumanjan (TTR #17; 12-2-2, 6 KOs)
- This bout was for Arsumanjan's EBU European Union middleweight title.
- Schicke won by three 115-112 scores to improve to 1-1 versus Arsumanjan and to regain the EBU EU title.

Sunday, September 11, 2022-

Chelyabinsk, Russia-

Lightweight Bout-
Zaur Abdullaev (TTR #15; 16-1, 10 KOs)
TKO-6
Jovanni Straffon (25-5-1, 18 KOs)
- This was a non-title bout. Abdullaev's WBC Silver lightweight title was not on the line.
- Abdullaev landed at will resulting in the bout being stopped. His punches caused swelling which prevented former IBO World lightweight champion Straffon from seeing with his right eye.