Pictured: Kiko Martinez


On Saturday, October 29, thirteen boxers ranked by TTR as being among the best currently fighting in their respective weight classes were in action. Eleven, Reymart Gaballo, Kiko Martinez, Gary Cully, Mateuesz Masternak, Krzysztof Wlodarczyk, Aleksei Papin, Vasiliy Lomachenko, Robeisy Ramirez, Alexandro Santiago, William Zepeda, and Alexis Rocha, were victorious while two, Jamaine Ortiz and Joseph Diaz, Jr., lost to Lomachenko and Zepeda respectively.


General Santos City, Cotabato del Sur, Philippines-

Bantamweight Bout-
Reymart Gaballo (TTR #18; 25-1, 21 KOs)
TKO-2 2:44
Ricardo Sueno (11-7-4, 4 KOs)
- Gaballo won the vacant WBC Asian Boxing Council Continental and vacant WBO Oriental bantamweight titles.

Wembley, London, England-

Featherweight Bout-
Kiko Martinez (The Ring #8, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #9, TTR #11; 44-11-2, 31 KOs)
TKO-4 2:44
Jordan Gill (27-2-1, 8 KOs)
- This bout was fought for Gill's EBU European featherweight title. It was also an IBF World featherweight title eliminator
- The 36-year-old Martinez floored Gill four times- twice in round 3 and twice in round 4.

Lightweight Bout-
Gary Cully (TTR #19; 15-0, 9 KOs)
TKO-1 0:35
Jaouad Belmehdi (16-1-3, 7 KOs)

Zakopane, Poland-

Cruiserweight Bout-
Mateusz Masternak (TTR #8, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #8, The Ring #8; 47-5, 31 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Jason Whateley (10-1, 9 KOs)
- This bout was an IBF World cruiserweight title eliminator.
- Masternak won by the scores of 119-108, 117-110, and 118-109.

Cruiserweight Bout-
Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (TTR #16; 61-4-1, 41 KOs)
TKO-6 1:40
Cesar Hernan Reynoso (17-18-4, 8 KOs)

Moscow, Russia-

Cruiserweight Bout-
Aleksei Papin (TTR #6, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #6, The Ring #6; 15-1, 14 KOs)
TKO-2
Damir Beljo (26-1, 21 KOs)
- In round 2, Papin shook Beljo with a solid right and followed it up with a series of accurate shots. The referee stopped the fight with Beljo still standing. Beljo protested but to no avail.

New York, New York, USA-

Lightweight Bout-
Vasiliy Lomachenko (TTR #1, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #1, The Ring #1; The Ring #6 P4P; 17-2, 11 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Jamaine "The Technician" Ortiz (TTR #9, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #9; 16-1-1, 8 KOs)
- The scores were 115-113, 116-112, and 117-111.

Featherweight Bout-
Robeisy Ramirez (The Ring #9, TTR #15; 11-1, 7 KOs)
TKO-9 2:20
Jose Matias Romero (26-3, 9 KOs)
- Romero was a substitute opponent. Ramirez was originally scheduled to fight Jessie Magdaleno (29-1, 18 KOs).

Glendale, Arizona, USA-

Bantamweight Bout-
Alexandro Santiago (TTR #7, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #7, The Ring #8; 27-3-5, 14 KOs)
TKO-7 3:00
Antonio Nieves (20-4-2, 11 KOs)
- Nieves did not answer the bell for the 8th round.
- Santiago is now 1-0-1 versus Nieves.

San Diego, California, USA-

Lightweight Bout-
William Zepeda (The Ring #7, TTR #10, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #10; 27-0, 23 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Joseph "JoJo" Diaz, Jr. (The Ring #6, TTR #8, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #8; 32-3-1, 15 KOs)
- This bout was a WBA World lightweight title eliminator.
- The scores were 119-109, 119-109, and 118-110.

Welterweight Bout-
Alexis Rocha (TTR #17; 21-1, 13 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Jesus "Ricky" Perez (Jesus Antonio Perez Campos; 24-4, 18 KOs)
- The scores were 100-89, 100-90, and 99-91.
- Rocha retained the WBO NABO welterweight title.