Weekend Afterthoughts: Fight Of The Year Candidate(s); Defending Garcia-Salka; More

0 comments by Tim Starks on 8/11/2014

The above fight is one of two to get Fight of the Year buzz from this past weekend, buzz that was overshadowed by the absolute disgrace that was the Showtime tripleheader headlined by Danny Garcia vs. Rod Salka. For my money, the video of Francisco Rodriguez, Jr. vs. Katsunari Takayama doesn’t really start taking off […]

Sammy Vasquez, Jr. Readies Himself For Another Undefeated Opponent

0 comments by Matthew Paras on 8/8/2014

The decision to become a professional was never in doubt for welterweight Sammy Vasquez, Jr. Despite having an offer to be a reserve for the 2012 Olympics, Vasquez forewent the London Games. He viewed the offer as being nothing more than a sparring partner rather than getting a chance to compete for his country. Instead, […]

The Transnational Boxing Rankings Board champions are the true lineal champions of each division, like in earlier years of boxing when there was only one champion per division. For more on lineal champions vs. titleholders, click the "boxing basics tutorial" tab at the top of the page.

Heavyweight (201+ lbs.): Tyson Fury

Cruiserweight (200): Mairis Briedis

Light Heavyweight (175): Artur Beterbiev

Super Middleweight (168): Saul Alvarez

Middleweight (160): Jermell Charlo

Junior Middleweight (154): Vacant

Welterweight (147): Vacant

Junior Welterweight (140): Josh Taylor

Lightweight (135): Devin Haney

Junior Lightweight (130): Shakur Stevenson

Featherweight (126): Vacant

Junior Featherweight (122): Guillermo Rigondeaux

Bantamweight (118): Naoya Inoue

Junior Bantamweight (115): Juan Francisco Estrada

Flyweight (112): Vacant

Junior Flyweight (108): Vacant

Strawweight (105): Vacant

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