Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-02-10, close fight with an exciting start: Rau’shee Warren vs Zhanat Zhakiyanov gets three stars.The Wba and Ibo Bw champion Rau’shee Warren entered this fight with a professional record of 14-1-0 (4 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.11 bantamweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Juan Carlos Payano in 2015 (=Payano vs Warren) but he took revenge on Payano in 2016 (=Payano vs Warren 2).
His opponent, Zhanat Zhakiyanov, has a boxing record of 26-1-0 (18 knockouts) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since November 7, 2015 when he defeated Yonfrez Parejo (=Parejo vs Zhakiyanov). Zhanat Zhakiyanov vs Rau’shee Warren is valid for the WBA and IBO World bantamweight titles; undercard of Robert Easter Jr vs Luis Cruz. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Date: 2017-02-10
Where: Huntington Center, Toledo, Ohio, USA
Division: bantamweight (118 lbs, 53.5 kg)
Title: WBA and IBO World bantamweight titles
Warren’s previous fight: Juan Carlos Payano vs Rau’shee Warren 2
Zhakiyanov’s previous fight: Yonfrez Parejo vs Zhanat Zhakiyanov
Zhakiyanov’s next fight: Ryan Burnett vs Zhanat Zhakiyanov
Warren vs Zhakiyanov Fight Video:
(Free embeddable video hosted on Youtube and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights)
Official video
Good fight! (But not as good as Shobox my event yesterday! ATBF you absolutely have to post Ramos vs The Beast!)
For this one, I had it 114-112 for Zhaki. Warren took easily the first round with a 10-7, then the 2nd round, 10-9. But after that, it was very tough to score I thought from the 6th and on. I haven’t look at the stats, but to me it seems as if Warren was not throwing enough punches, he was simply overwhelmed by Zhaki’s output, clinched a lot. Zhaki makes me think of a small Provodnikov.
Good job by referee Rosato I thought. When Warren was sent down in round 3, it was a push/slip, though Warren was taking a beating at that moment and heading for a real knockdown if Zhaki could land one more clean punch.
The only thing I really didnt like about this fight is the ref shoving Zhaki half way across the ring on breaks. That alone must have taken it’s toll.
2nd time Warrren lost a fight he should not have lost.
Like I think of Easter – Warren needs to vacate his current surroundings. Learn you will not an can not KO everyone.
To be able to throw punches constantly for 36 minutes without stopping. Go train with Lomachenko!
Beyond that – I dont think Warren will recover mentally from this loss.
Any fighter he knocks down and they get up to fight will probably break him again.