Pictured: Oleksandr Usyk


During the three-day period of Thursday, December 19 through Saturday, December 21, one Lineal World champion and eight TTR-ranked contenders were in action. The champion, Oleksandr Usyk, and five of the contenders, Erick Rosa, Regie Suganob, Jake Amparo, Serhii Bohachuk, and Rodrigo Fabian Ruiz, were victorious; one contender, Tyson Fury, lost by unanimous decision to Usyk; and two contenders, Wallibaldo Garcia and Rene Calixto, fought to a draw.


Thursday, December 19, 2024-

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic-

Junior Flyweight Bout-
Erick Rosa (TTR #13; 8-0, 2 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Neider Valdez (Neider Valdez Aguilar; 14-2-2, 11 KOs)
- The scores were 116-112, 117-111, and 117-111.
- Rosa won the vacant WBA World light flyweight title.

Saturday, December 21, 2024-

Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan-

Junior Bantamweight Bout-
Willibaldo 'Sullo' Garcia (Willibaldo Garcia Perez; TTR #20; 22-5-2, 13 KOs)
Split Dec. Draw 12
Rene 'El Indio' Calixto (Rene Calixto Bibiano; TTR #15; 23-0-1, 9 KOs)
- This bout was fought for the vacant IBF World junior bantamweight title.
- The scores were 118-110 for Garcia, 114-114, and 116-112 for Calixto.

Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines-

Junior Flyweight Bout-
Regie Suganob (TTR #5, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #6; 16-1, 6 KOs)
TKO-3
Nanthanon Thongchai (13-3-2, 11 KOs)

Strawweight Bout-
Jake Amparo (TTR #17; 16-6-1, 4 KOs)
KO-1 0:17
Jayson Francisco (5-8, 1 KO)

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-

Lineal, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, and The Ring World Heavyweight Titles-
Champion Oleksandr Usyk (TTR #1 P4P, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #1 P4P; 23-0, 14 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
Tyson Fury (TTR #1, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #1; 34-2-1, 24 KOs)
- This bout was also fought for Usyk's IBO, WBA Super, WBC, and WBO World heavyweight titles.
- Usyk won by three 116-112 scores.

Junior Middleweight Bout-
Serhii Bohachuk (TTR #6, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board #6; 25-2, 24 KOs)
TKO-6 3:00
Ishmael Davis (13-2, 6 KOs)

Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Argentina-

Junior Featherweight Bout-
Rodrigo Fabian Ruiz (TTR #19; 21-0, 15 KOs)
TKO-4
Alexis Maximiliano Sicilia (7-10-1, 3 KOs)
- Ruiz floored Sicilia three times; once in round 1 and twice in round 4.
- Ruiz retained the South American super bantamweight title.