Pictured: Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez


In men's professional boxing, during the two-day period of Saturday, June 29 and Sunday, June 30, 2 lineal champions and 5 TTR-ranked contenders were in action. TTR #1 ranked junior bantamweight contender Jesse Rodriguez dethroned World junior bantamweight champion Juan Francisco Estrada, World junior welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez retained his title by unanimous decision, and contenders Yves Ngabu, Robeisy Ramirez, Sunny Edwards, and Hector Andres Sosa emerged victorious.


Saturday, June 29, 2024-

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of The Congo-

Cruiserweight Bout-
Yves Ngabu (TTR #16; 23-2, 1 NC, 17 KOs)
TKO-7 (or RTD-6 3:00)
Kevin Martinez (13-1, 9 KOs)
- Ngabu was leading by three 60-53 scores going into the seventh round. Martinez did not answer the bell for the seventh round.
- This was Ngabu's first successful defense of the IBO World cruiserweight title.

Miami, Florida, USA-

Lineal, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, and The Ring World Junior Welterweight Titles-
Champion Teofimo Lopez (TTR #8 P4P, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #8 P4P; 21-1, 13 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Steve Claggett (38-8-2, 26 KOs)
- This bout was also for Lopez' WBO World junior welterweight title.
- Lopez won by the scores of 120-108, 120-108, and 119-109.

Featherweight Bout-
Robeisy Ramirez (TTR #7, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #7, The Ring #8; 14-2, 9 KOs)
KO-7 2:46
Brandon Leon Benitez (21-3, 9 KOs)
- Ramirez took the WBO NABO featherweight title from defending champion Benitez.

Phoenix, Arizona, USA-

Lineal, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, and The Ring World Junior Bantamweight Titles-
Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez (TTR #1 at 115; Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #1, The Ring #1- both at 112; The Ring #9 P4P; 20-0, 13 KOs)
KO-7 3:00
Champion Juan Francisco Estrada (44-4, 28 KOs)
- This bout was also fought for Estrada's WBC World super flyweight title.
- Rodriguez dropped Estrada in round 4 and hurt Estrada badly in round 5.
- Estrada had Rodriguez down in round 6.
- Rodriguez finished Estrada with a wicked body shot in round 7.

Flyweight Bout-
Sunny Edwards (The Ring #2, TTR #3, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #3; 21-1, 4 KOs)
Unan. Tech. Dec. 9
Adrian Curiel (The Ring #3, TTR #4, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #5- all at 108; 24-6-1, 5 KOs)
- Both fighters weighed in at 112.
- Edwards was cut by an accidental clash of heads in round 6. As the fight went on, the cut worsened, causing the bout to be stopped.
- The scores were 90-82, 88-84, and 87-85.

Sunday, June 30, 2024-

Phoenix, Arizona, USA-

Featherweight Bout-
Hector Andres Sosa (TTR #13; 17-2, 9 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Keenan Carbajal (25-4-1, 17 KOs)
- The scores were 118-109, 119-108, and 120-107.
- Sosa retained the IBO World featherweight title.