by Cliff Rold
Lightweight: WBA titlist returned to action after a year and a half out of the ring, successfully defending his title. He returns to the top ten here as well. Paulus Moses slips out of the top ten.
Jr. Lightweight: Orlando Salido’s win over Terdsak Kokietgym was one of the best fights of the year and earned him an interim belt in the class. Given recent success at Featherweight along with this win, it’s enough to crack the top ten. Bryan Vazquez exits.
Featherweight: Jesus Cuellar enters the top ten for the exiting Salido.
Jr. Bantamweight: Omar Narvaez didn’t leave room for debate in winning a decision over Felipe Orucuta for the second time. Orucuta slips in the top ten.
Jr. Flyweight: Javier Mendoza used three knockdowns to win a vacant title and defeat #5 Ramon Garcia. He enters the ratings in that spot, Garcia slips, and Paipahrob Kokietgym slips out of the top ten.
The full results of note and the total impact on the ratings are a click away.
Cliff Rold is the Managing Editor of BoxingScene, a founding member of the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, and a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America. He can be reached at roldboxing@hotmail.com
