Scorecard: Stage set for a Leo Santa Cruz-Carl Frampton rubber match

ByDAN RAFAEL
January 30, 2017, 11:41 AM

— -- A roundup of the past week's notable boxing results from around the world:

Sunday in Macau, China

Jerwin Ancajas TKO7 Jose Alfredo Rodriguez
Retains a junior bantamweight title
Records: Ancajas (26-1-1, 17 KOs); Rodriguez (32-5, 19 KOs)

Rafael's remarks: Ancajas, a 24-year-old southpaw from the Philippines, won a 115-pound title belt by dominant unanimous decision from then-undefeated Puerto Rican McJoe Arroyo in Sept. 3 in Manila. The victory made Ancajas the first Manny Pacquiao-promoted fighter to win a world title. He made his first defense against Rodriguez, 27, of Mexico, and cruised to the victory. Ancajas dominated from the opening bell, and before the eighth round, time was called so the ringside doctor could examine Rodriguez, who was having trouble with an apparent dislocated right shoulder. He was unable to continue and the fight was called off.

Also on the card, fringe heavyweight contender Carlos Takam (34-3-1, 26 KOs), 36, knocked out Marcin Rekowski (17-5, 14 KOs) in the fourth round. Takam, a Cameroon native based in France, was coming off a decision loss in May to Joseph Parker (who went on to win a world title). Rekowski, 39, of Poland, lost his third fight in a row and his fourth in his past five bouts.

Wednesday in Phitsanulok, Thailand

Wanheng Menayothin W12 Melvin Jerusalem
Retains a strawweight title
Scores: 115-113, 114-113 (twice)
Records: Menayothin (45-0, 17 KOs); Jerusalem (11-1, 7 KOs)

Rafael's remarks: Menayothin, 31, of Thailand, made the sixth title defense of his 105-pound belt, but it was not easy, as Jerusalem, 22, of the Philippines, was in it all the way. Referee Celestino Ruiz docked a point from Jerusalem in the eighth round for a low blow, which cost him a draw.