LAST 4 & 5 STARS FIGHTS:
 Jose Ramirez vs Antonio Orozco |
 Golovkin vs Canelo Alvarez 2 |
 Mayweather vs Augustus |
 Shamatava vs Pastushkov |
Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 37: (Mon-Sun) from September 10, 2018 to September 16, 2018.
Boxing Fight of the Week: Jose Carlos Ramirez vs Antonio Orozco
Boxing Knockout of the Week: Roman Gonzalez vs Moises Fuentes
K-1 Muay Thai Fight of the Week: Benjamin Adegbuyi vs Jahfarr Wilnis 2
Mma Fight of the Week: Mark Hunt vs Alexey Oleynik
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-09-15, tough fight with some nice combinations, this is professional boxing at his very very best: Saul Canelo Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin 2 is one of the best boxing fights of 2018 and it gets four stars!The undefeated former Olympian and current Wbc, Wba and Ibo champion Gennady Golovkin entered this fight with a pro record of 38-0-1 (34 KOs=89%) and he is ranked as the No.1 middleweight in the world. In his last three fights he has beat Daniel Jacobs in 2017 (Golovkin vs Jacobs) and Vanes Martirosyan in 2018 (Gennady Golovkin vs Vanes Martirosyan) but between these two bouts he drew with Saul Alvarez in their first fight (controversial decision, Saul Canelo Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin).
His opponent, the former world champion in two different weight classes Saul Canelo Alvarez, has an official boxing record of 49-1-2 (34 knockouts) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class but he comes off the draw with ‘GGG’ Golovkin; they had to face again in May 2018 but the Mexican tested positive for two drug tests after their first clash. Before this bout Canelo suffered his only loss when he faced Floyd Mayweather Jr in 2013 (via majority decision, Mayweather vs Alvarez), since then Alvarez had won seven consecutive fights defeating Amir Khan (4-stars fight, Canelo vs Khan), Liam Smith (Canelo vs Smith) and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr in his last three (Canelo vs Chavez Jr). Their first fight ended in a controversial split draw (110-118 for Alvarez, 115-113 for Golovkin, 114-114) but in the CompuBox Punch Stats Canelo got just 169 punches landed out of 505 thrown (33.5%), while Gennady 218 out of 703 punches thrown (31%). Moreover, some of the most important media scored the first fight in this way: ESPN.com 116-112 for Golovkin, Harold Lederman from HBO 116-112 for Golovkin and the Associated Press 114-114. Canelo vs Golovkin 2 is valid for the IBO, WBA, WBC World middleweight titles. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-09-15 , good finish between David Lemieux and Gary O’Sullivan: it gets three stars.The former Ibf Mw champion David Lemieux entered this fight with a record of 39-4-0 (33 KOs=85%) and he is ranked as the No.11 middleweight in the world. He lost to Billy Joe Saunders last year (Billy Joe Saunders vs David Lemieux) but he came back to win with Karim Achour in 2018.
His opponent, Gary O’Sullivan, has a boxing record of 28-2-0 (20 knockouts) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. He lost to Chris Eubank Jr in 2015 (Chris Eubank Jr vs Gary O’Sullivan) but then he has won six consecutive bouts defeating Nick Quigley, Antoine Douglas and Berlin Abreu in his last three (Gary O’Sullivan vs Berlin Abreu). Lemieux vs O’Sullivan is on the undercard of Gennady Golovkin vs Saul Canelo Alvarez 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-09-15, pretty good fight between Roman Gonzalez and Moises Fuentes: it gets three stars.The former world champion in four different weight classes Roman Gonzalez entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 46-2-0 (38 KOs=83%) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since September 9, 2017 when he lost the rematch with by Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (Srisaket Sor Rungvisai vs Roman Gonzalez 2). Before this bout ‘Chocolatito’ had lost the first fight with Rungvisai in March (controversial decision, boxing Fight of the Year candidate, Roman Gonzalez vs Srisaket Sor Rungvisai I) and he had beat Carlos Cuadras at the end of 2016 (Carlos Cuadras vs Roman Gonzalez).
His opponent, the former world champion in two different weight classes Moises Fuentes, has a record of 25-5-1 (14 knockouts) and he entered as the No.12 flyweight in the world but he won just one out of his last four fights, against Ulises Lara in 2017 (Fuentes vs Lara II); after this bout he lost to Daigo Higa in 2018 (Daigo Higa vs Moises Fuentes). Gonzalez vs Fuentes is on the undercard of Gennady Golovkin vs Saul Canelo Alvarez 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-09-15, pretty good fight between Jaime Munguia and Brandon Cook: it gets three stars.The undefeated current Wbo light-Mw champion Jaime Munguia entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 30-0-0 (25 KOs=83%) and he is ranked as the No.4 super welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jarrett Hurd). He has already fought four times in 2018 winning over Jose Carlos Paz (Jaime Munguia vs Jose Carlos Paz), Johnny Navarrete, Sadam Ali (Sadam Ali vs Jaime Munguia) and Liam Smith (Jaime Munguia vs Liam Smith).
His opponent, Brandon Cook, has an official record of 20-1-0 (13 knockouts) and he entered as the No.40 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Kanat Islam last year (Kanat Islam vs Brandon Cook); after this bout he has won over Hector Carlos Santana and Miguel Angel Suarez. Munguia vs Cook is valid for the WBO World super welterweight title (Munguia’s second defense); undercard of Gennady Golovkin vs Saul Canelo Alvarez 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-09-15, pretty good fight between Mark Hunt and Alexey Oleynik: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).The 44-year-old (3 years older than Oliynyk) former K-1 world champion Mark Hunt entered this fight with a professional mma record of 13-12-1 (77% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.11 heavyweight in the world but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Alistair Overeem (Overeem vs Hunt 2) and Curtis Blaydes (Mark Hunt vs Curtis Blaydes); between these two bouts he beat Derrick Lewis (Derrick Lewis vs Mark Hunt).
His opponent, the black belt in jiu-jitsu and 2005 world combat sambo champion Alexey Oleynik, has an official record of 56-11-1 (93% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.19 in the same weight class. He lost to Curtis Blaydes last year (Alexey Oleynik vs Curtis Blaydes) but he came back to win in 2018 with Junior Albini. Hunt vs Oleynik is the main event of UFC Fight Night 136. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-09-15, pretty good finish between Jan Blachowicz and Nikita Krylov: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).The black belt in Bjj and former Ksw light-Hw champion Jan Blachowicz entered this fight with a pro mma record of 22-7-0 (59% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Daniel Cormier). He suffered two consecutive defeats between 2016 and 2017, against Alexander Gustafsson (Gustafsson vs Blachowicz) and Patrick Cummins, but then he has beat Devin Clark (Jan Blachowicz vs Devin Clark), Jared Cannonier and Jimi Manuwa (Jimi Manuwa vs Jan Blachowicz 2).
His opponent, the black belt in karate and Fight Nights Global champ Nikita Krylov, has a record of 24-5-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Misha Cirkunov in 2016 but then he has beat Stjepan Bekavac (Nikita Krylov vs Stjepan Bekavac), Maro Perak, Emanuel Newton and Fabio Maldonado (Nikita Krylov vs Fabio Maldonado). Blachowicz vs Krylov is on the undercard of Mark Hunt vs Alexey Oleynik – UFC Fight Night 136. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-09-15, fight not so exciting between Andrei Arlovski and Shamil Abdurakhimov: it gets two stars.The former Ufc Hw champion Andrei Arlovski entered this fight with a mma record of 27-16-0 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.20 heavyweight in the world but he won just two out of his last eight bouts: against Junior Albini (Andrei Arlovski vs Junior Albini) and Stefan Struve between 2017 and 2018 (Andrei Arlovski vs Stefan Struve); after this bout he has lost to Tai Tuivasa (Andrei Arlovski vs Tai Tuivasa).
His opponent, Shamil Abdurakhimov, has an official record of 18-4-0 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.40 in the same weight class. He lost to Derrick Lewis in 2016 (Derrick Lewis vs Shamil Abdurakhimov) but he came back to win in 2017 against Chase Sherman. Arlovski vs Abdurakhimov is on the undercard of Mark Hunt vs Alexey Oleynik – UFC Fight Night 136. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-09-15, disappointing fight between Alexey Kunchenko and Thiago Alves: it gets two stars.The undefeated M-1 Global Ww champion Alexey Kunchenko entered this fight with a perfect record of 18-0-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.57 welterweight in the world. In his last three fights he has won over Maxim Grabovich, Sergey Romanov and Alexander Butenko.
His opponent, Thiago Alves, has a mma record of 22-12-0 (64% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.60 in the same weight class but ‘Pitbull’ Alves won just one out of his last four bouts, against Patrick Cote in 2017 (Patrick Cote vs Thiago Alves); after this fight he has been defeated by Curtis Millender in 2018 (Thiago Alves vs Curtis Millender). Kunchenko vs Alves is on the undercard of Mark Hunt vs Alexey Oleynik – UFC Fight Night 136. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-09-15, some good shots between Dmitry Kudryashov and Alexandru Jur but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.Dmitry Kudryashov entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 22-2-0 (22 KOs=100%) and he is ranked as the No.20 cruiserweight in the world. He lost to Yunier Dorticos last year (Yunier Dorticos vs Dmitry Kudryashov) but he came back to win against Mauricio Barragan in 2018.
His opponent, Alexandru Jur, has an official record of 17-1-0 (7 knockouts) and he entered as the No.64 in the same weight class. He also lost once in 2017, against Taylor Mabika, but then he has beat Juho Haapoja and Jean Jacques Olivier. Kudryashov vs Jur is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!
