Pictured: Lineal World Junior Bantamweight Champion Juan Francisco Estrada


During the two-day period of Friday, December 2 and Saturday, December 3, one Lineal World Champion and 14 TTR ranked contenders were in action. The champion, Juan Francisco Estrada, and seven contenders, Jono Carroll, Ryan Rozicki, Reiya Abe, Daniel Dubois, Julio Cesar Martinez, Cristofer Rosales, and Austin Williams, registered victories. Six contenders, Troy Williamson, Brandon Glanton, Derek Chisora, Kevin Lerena, Yvan Mendy, and Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez, suffered defeats and one contender, Ryo Akaho, was involved in a No Contest.


Friday, December 2, 2022-

Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England-

Junior Middleweight Bout-
Josh Kelly (13-1-1, 7 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Troy Williamson (TTR #15; 19-1-1, 14 KOs)
- This bout was fought for Williamson's BBBofC British super welterweight title. Kelly's WBO International junior middleweight title was not on the line.
- Kelly won by the scores of 119-111, 118-110, and 119-109.

Tashkent, Uzbekistan-

Junior Lightweight Bout-
Jono Carroll (TTR #12; 23-2-1, 7 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 8
James Chereji (18-3, 7 KOs)
- Carroll unanimously outpointed Chereji by the scores of 80-72, 80-72, and 78-73.

Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada-

Heavyweight Bout-
Ryan Rozicki (TTR #18 at 200; 16-1, 15 KOs)
TKO-1
Mario Aguilar (22-9, 18 KOs)
- Rozicki dropped Aguilar three times.

Plant City, Florida, USA-

Cruiserweight Bout-
David Light (20-0, 12 KOs)
Split Dec. 10
Brandon Glanton (TTR #9, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #9; 17-1, 14 KOs)
- This bout was fought for Light's WBO International junior heavyweight title and Glanton's WBO Global junior heavyweight title.
- Glanton decked Light in round 10.
- The scores were 95-94 and 97-92 for Light and 95-94 for Glanton.

Saturday, December 3, 2022-

Tokyo, Japan-

Featherweight Bout-
Reiya Abe (TTR #19; 24-3-1, 10 KOs)
Maj. Dec. 12
Jinki Maeda (10-1, 5 KOs)
- The scores were 117-111, 116-112, and 114-114.
- Abe retained the Japanese and WBO Asia Pacific featherweight titles.

Incheon, South Korea-

Junior Featherweight Bout-
Ryo Akaho (TTR #18; 39-2-2, 1 NC, 26 KOs)
NC-2 2:25
John Riel Casimero (31-4, 1 NC, 21 KOs)
- Akaho weighed in at 121 3/4; Casimero at 121 1/2.
- Akaho dropped Casimero in round 2.
- Later in the round, Casimero accidentally landed a hard punch to the back of Akaho's head rendering the Japanese veteran unable to continue.

Tottenham, London, England-

Heavyweight Bout-
Tyson Fury (33-0-1, 24 KOs)
TKO-10 2:51
Derek Chisora (TTR #13; 33-13, 23 KOs)
- Fury retained the WBC World heavyweight title.

Heavyweight Bout-
Daniel Dubois (TTR #16; 19-1, 18 KOs)
TKO-3 3:00
Kevin Lerena (TTR #20; 28-2, 14 KOs)
- This bout was fought for Dubois' WBA World heavyweight title.
- Lerena floored Dubois three times in the first round.
- Dubois recovered and decked Lerena twice in round 3.

Lightweight Bout-
Denys Berinchyk (17-0, 9 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Yvan Mendy (TTR #18; 47-6-1, 1 NC, 22 KOs)
- This bout was fought for Berinchyk's WBO International and Mendy's EBU European lightweight titles.
- Berinchyk won by the scores of 117-111, 116-112, and 116-112.

Glendale, Arizona, USA-

Lineal, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, and The Ring World Junior Bantamweight Titles-
Champion Juan Francisco Estrada (44-3, 28 KOs)
Maj. Dec. 12
Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez (TTR #1, TransnationalBoxing Rankings Board #1, The Ring #1; TTR #7 P4P, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #7; 51-4, 41 KOs)
- This bout was also fought for the vacant WBC World super flyweight title.
- The scores were 116-112, 115-113, and 114-114.
- Estrada improved to 2-1 versus Gonzalez.

Flyweight Bout-
Julio Cesar Martinez (TTR #2, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #2, The Ring #2; 19-2, 2 NCs, 14 KOs)
Maj. Dec. 12
Samuel Carmona (8-1, 4 KOs)
- The scores were 117-111, 116-112, and 114-114.
- Martinez retained the WBC World flyweight title.

Flyweight Bout-
Cristofer Rosales (TTR #12; 35-6, 21 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Joselito Velazquez (15-1-1, 10 KOs)
- Former WBC World flyweight champion Rosales unanimously outpointed 2016 Olympian Velazquez by three 97-93 scores.

Middleweight Bout-
Austin "Ammo" Williams (TTR #16; 13-0, 9 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Simon Madsen (13-1, 10 KOs)
- This was a non-title bout. Williams' WBA International middleweight title was not on the line.
- Williams won by three 99-90 scores.