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Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 49: (Mon-Sun) from December 2, 2019 to December 8, 2019.
Boxing Fight of the Week: Emanuel Navarrete vs Francisco Horta
Boxing Knockout of the Week: Jermall Charlo vs Dennis Hogan
K-1 Muay Thai Fight of the Week: Marat Grigorian vs Elvis Gashi
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-12-07, some good exchanges between Marlon Tapales and Ryosuke Iwasa but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.The former Wbo Bw champion Marlon Tapales entered this fight with a boxing record of 33-2-0 (16 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.9 super bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Emanuel Navarrete). He suffered his last loss when he faced David Sanchez in 2013, since then he has won 12 consecutive bouts beating Fernando Vargas Parra and Roberto Castaneda in 2019.
His opponent, the former Ibf super-Bw champ Ryosuke Iwasa, has an official record of 26-3-0 (16 knockouts) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class. He was defeated by TJ Doheny last year (Ryosuke Iwasa vs TJ Doheny) but he came back to win against Cesar Juarez in 2019 (Ryosuke Iwasa vs Cesar Juarez). Tapales vs Iwasa is valid for the interim IBF World super bantamweight title; undercard of Jermall Charlo vs Dennis Hogan. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-12-07, we hope to see a rematch between Chris Eubank Jr and Matt Korobov: it gets two stars.The former interim Wba Mw and Ibo super-Mw champion Chris Eubank Jr entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 28-2-0 (21 KOs=75%) and he is ranked as the No.2 super middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Callum Smith). He lost to George Groves last year (Chris Eubank Jr vs George Groves) but then he has beat JJ McDonagh (Chris Eubank Jr vs JJ McDonagh) and James DeGale (James DeGale vs Chris Eubank Jr).
His opponent, the former Olympian Matvey Korobov, has a record of 28-2-1 (14 knockouts) and he entered as the No.31 middleweight. In his last three fights he has beat Jonathan Batista, has lost to Jermall Charlo (Jermall Charlo vs Matt Korobov) and has tied with Immanuwel Aleem (Matt Korobov vs Immanuwel Aleem). Eubank vs Korobov is valid for the interim WBA World middleweight title; undercard of Jermall Charlo vs Dennis Hogan. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-12-07, good finish but the rest of the fight was not so exciting: Alistair Overeem vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik gets two stars.The former K-1, Strikeforce and Dream world champion Alistair Overeem entered this fight with a mma record of 45-17-0 (89% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Stipe Miocic). He lost two consecutive bouts between 2017 and 2018, against Francis Ngannou (Alistair Overeem vs Francis Ngannou) and Curtis Blaydes (Alistair Overeem vs Curtis Blaydes), but then he has won over Sergey Pavlovich (Alistair Overeem vs Sergey Pavlovich) and Alexey Oleynik (Alistair Overeem vs Alexey Oleynik).
His opponent, the undefeated 2016 WLF kickboxing champion Jairzinho Rozenstruik, has a perfect record of 9-0-0 (89% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.30 in the same weight class. In his last three fights he has won over Junior Albini, Allen Crowder and Andrei Arlovski. Overeem vs Rozenstruik is the main event of the UFC on ESPN 7. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-12-07, one sided fight between Tito Ortiz and Alberto Del Rio Rodriguez: it gets two stars.The 44-year-old former Ufc light-Hw champ Tito Ortiz entered this fight with a pro mma record of 20-12-1 (70% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.40 light heavyweight in the world. He lost to Liam McGeary in 2015 (Liam McGeary vs Tito Ortiz) but since then he has beat Chael Sonnen (Tito Ortiz vs Chael Sonnen) and Chuck Liddell (Chuck Liddell vs Tito Ortiz 3).
His opponent, the first WWE Mexico-born world champion Alberto Del Rio Rodriguez, has a record of 9-5-0 (100% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since February 27, 2010 when he was defeated by Mamoru Yamamoto, before this bout he had beat Arthur Bart. Tito vs Alberto El Patron is the main event of Combate Americas. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-12-07, pretty good fight between Jermall Charlo and Dennis Hogan: it gets three stars.The undefeated world champion in two different weight classes Jermall Charlo entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 29-0-0 (21 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Gennady Golovkin). In his last three fights he has won over Hugo Centeno Jr (Jermall Charlo vs Hugo Centeno Jr), Matt Korobov (Jermall Charlo vs Matt Korobov) and Brandon Adams (Jermall Charlo vs Brandon Adams).
His opponent, Dennis Hogan, has an official record of 28-2-1 (7 knockouts) and he entered as the No.17 super welterweight but he comes off the loss against Jaime Munguia (via majority decision, Jaime Munguia vs Dennis Hogan); before this bout, in 2018, he had beat ‘Jimmy’ Kilrain Kelly in April (Dennis Hogan vs Jimmy Kilrain Kelly) and Jamie Weetch in December. Charlo vs Hogan is valid for the WBC World middleweight title (Charlo’s third defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-12-07, pretty good fight between Jerwin Ancajas and Miguel Gonzalez: it gets three stars.The Ibf super-Flw champion Jerwin Ancajas entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 31-1-2 (21 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.6 super flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Juan Francisco Estrada). He suffered his only loss when he faced Mark Anthony Geraldo in 2012 (via majority decision), since then he has collected 18 victories and one draw, against Alejandro Santiago Barrios (Jerwin Ancajas vs Alejandro Santiago Barrios); after this bout, in his last one, he has beat Ryuichi Funai (Jerwin Ancajas vs Ryuichi Funai).
His opponent, Miguel Gonzalez, has an official record of 31-2-0 (8 knockouts) and he entered as the No.37 in the same weight class. He has already fought three times in 2019, losing to Andrew Moloney (Andrew Moloney vs Miguel Gonzalez) and beating Hector Rolando Gusman and Jimson Garcia. Ancajas vs Gonzalez is valid for the IBF World super flyweight title (Ancajas’ eighth defense); undercard of Emanuel Navarrete vs Francisco Horta. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-12-07, pretty good fight between Emanuel Navarrete and Francisco Horta: it gets three stars.Emanuel Navarrete entered this fight with a record of 29-1-0 (25 KOs=86%) and he is ranked as the No.1 super bantamweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Daniel Argueta in 2012, since then he has won 24 consecutive bouts defeating Francisco De Vaca (Emanuel Navarrete vs Francisco De Vaca) and Juan Miguel Elorde in his last two (Emanuel Navarrete vs Juan Miguel Elorde).
His opponent, Francisco Horta, has a boxing record of 20-3-1 (10 knockouts) and he entered as the No.49 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Guillermo Rodriguez in 2014 but since then he has collected one draw and 12 victories beating Francisco Alarcon in his last one. Navarrete vs Horta is valid for the WBO World super bantamweight title (Navarrete’s fourth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-12-07, pretty good fight between Marat Grigorian and Elvis Gashi: it gets three stars.The former K-1, Kunlun and current Glory Lw champion Marat Grigorian entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 62-11-1 (35 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super welterweight in the world. He lost to Sittichai Sitsongpeenong last year (Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong vs Marat Grigorian 4) but then he has beat Christian Baya, took revenge on Sittichai in their fifth bout (Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong vs Marat Grigorian 5) and has defeated Tyjani Beztati (Marat Grigorian vs Tyjani Beztati).
His opponent, the undefeated Elvis Gashi, has a perfect record of 23-0-0 (11 knockouts) and in his last three bouts he has won over William Goldie-Galloway, Nick Chasteen and Justin Houghton. Grigorian vs Gashi, main event of Glory 73, is valid for the Glory lightweight title (Grigorian’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-12-07, disappointing fight between Scott Askham and Mamed Khalidov: it gets two stars.The black belt in Bjj and current KSW Mw champion Scott Askham entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-4-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.15 middleweight in the world. He lost two consecutive fights between 2016 and 2017, against Jack Hermansson and Bradley Scott, but then he has won four bouts defeating Marcin Wojcik and Michal Materla in his last two (Michal Materla vs Scott Askham 2).
His opponent, the black belt in karate, tae-kwon-do and former KSW champion in two weight classes Mamed Khalidov, has an official record of 34-6-2 (88% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.26 in the same weight class but he comes off two consecutive losses, both against Tomasz Narkun (Mamed Khalidov vs Tomasz Narkun I and Tomasz Narkun vs Mamed Khalidov 2); before these fights he had beat Borys Mankowski in 2017 (Mamed Khalidov vs Borys Mankowski). Askham vs Khalidov is the main event of KSW 52. Watch the video and rate this fight!
