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2022-11-08
TTR RANKED FIGHTERS IN ACTION- November 4 & 5- Bivol Outpointed Ramirez; Mendez, Rakhimov, and Morrell Won
Pictured: Dmitry Bivol


During the two-day period of Friday, November 4 and Saturday, November 5, eight boxers ranked by TTR as being among the best currently fighting in their respective weight classes were in action. Four, Wifredo Mendez, Dmitry Bivol, Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov, and David Morrell, won while four, Gilberto Ramirez, Zelfa Barrett, Gohan Rodriguez, and Jeison Rosario, were defeated.


Friday, November 4, 2022-

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic-

Strawweight Bout-
Wilfredo Mendez (The Ring #5, TTR #15; 18-2, 6 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Moises Caro (Moises Caro Gutierrez; 10-2-3, 1 NC, 5 KOs)
- Mendez floored Caro i round 1 and in round 9.

Saturday, November 5, 2022-

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates-

Light Heavyweight Bout-
Dmitry Bivol (TTR #1, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #1, The Ring #1; TTR #7 P4P, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #7 P4P, The Ring #7 P4P; 21-0, 11 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Gilberto Ramirez (TTR #2, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #2, The Ring #3; 44-1, 30 KOs)
- The scores were 117-111, 117-111, and 118-110.
- Bivol retained the WBA Super World light heavyweight title.

Junior Lightweight Bout-
Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov (The Ring #3, TTR #4, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #4; 17-0-1, 14 KOs)
KO-9 2:35
Zelfa Barrett (TTR #10; 28-2, 16 KOs)
- This bout was fought for the vacant IBF World junior lightweight title.
- Barrett decked Rakhimov in round 3.
- Rakhimov floored Barrett twice in round 9.

Flyweight Bout-
Galal Yafai (3-0, 2 KOs)
Split Dec. 10
Gohan Rodriguez (TTR #19; 12-2-1, 1 KO)
- The scores were 96-94 and 96-95 for Yafai and 96-95 for Rodriguez.
- 2020 Olympic Gold Medalist Yafai retained the WBC International flyweight title.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA-

Super Middleweight Bout-
David Morrell (TTR #3, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #3, The Ring #6; 8-0, 7 KOs)
KO-12 2:34
Aidos Yerbossynuly (16-1, 11 KOs)
- This bout was fought for Morrell's WBA World super middleweight title.
- The judges had Morrell ahead by the scores of 108-101, 110-99, and 110-99 going into the 12th round. International Boxing Hall Of Fame inductee Steve Farhood, scoring the bout for Showtime, had Morrell ahead, 109-100, after 11 rounds.
- The southpaw Morrell floored Yerbossynuly with a straight left in round 12. Yerbossynuly beat the referee's count but, soon after, was penalized one point for excesive holding.
- Morrell, landing two lefts followed by a terrific right hook, floored Yerbossynuly a second time bringing the fight to an end.
- After the referee stopped the bout without issuing a count, Morrell helped an obviously unsteady Yerbossynuly to his corner.
- Yerbossynuly was carried from the arena on a stretcher and taken by ambulance to Hennepin County Medical Center for evaluation. There it was discovered he had suffered a subdural hematoma and was placed in a medically induced coma.

Middleweight Bout-
Brian Mendoza (21-2, 15 KOs)
KO-5 0:35
Jeison Rosario (TTR #13; 23-4-1, 17 KOs)
- Mendoza dropped Rosario with a body shot in round 2 and knocked Rosario out with an uppercut to the jaw in round 5.
- After the bout, Rosario, who held the IBF and WBA World titles at 154 in 2020, announced his retirement from boxing.
 
Article By: Ken Pollitt