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Best fights of the week 34, year 2019

2019/08/272019/08/26 by ATBF Editorial Board

Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 34: (Mon-Sun) from August 19, 2019 to August 25, 2019. Boxing Fight of the Week: Sergey Kovalev vs Anthony Yarde Kickboxing Fight of the Week: Kouzi vs Tatsuya Oiwa Mma Fight of … Read more

Liam Smith vs Mario Alberto Lozano full fight Video – 2019

2023/02/192019/08/25 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-08-24, nice and tough exchanges between Liam Smith and Mario Lozano: it gets three stars.

The former Wbo light-Mw champion Liam Smith entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 27-2-1 (15 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.11 super welterweight in the world. He lost to Jaime Munguia last year (Jaime Munguia vs Liam Smith) but he came back to win against Sam Eggington in March 2019 (Liam Smith vs Sam Eggington).
His opponent, Mario Alberto Lozano, has a record of 33-9-0 (24 knockouts) and he entered as the No.55 in the same weight class but he comes off the loss against Patrick Teixeira; before this bout, in 2018, he had beat Luis Jesus Vidales and Saul Roman. Smith vs Lozano is on the undercard of Juan Francisco Estrada vs Dewayne Beamon. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2019 BOXING fight – Juan Francisco Estrada vs Dewayne Beamon – full fight Video WBC

2020/10/242019/08/25 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-08-24, good fight between Juan Francisco Estrada and Dewayne Beamon: it gets three stars.

The world champion in two different weight classes Juan Francisco Estrada entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 39-3-0 (26 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super flyweight in the world. He lost to Srisaket Sor Rungvisai last year (Srisaket Sor Rungvisai vs Juan Francisco Estrada I) but then he has beat Felipe Orucuta (Juan Francisco Estrada vs Felipe Orucuta), Victor Mendez (Juan Francisco Estrada vs Victor Mendez) and he has taken revenge on Rungvisai in 2019 (Srisaket Sor Rungvisai vs Juan Francisco Estrada II).
His opponent, Dewayne Beamon, has an official record of 16-1-1 (11 knockouts) and he entered as the No.21 in the same weight class. In his last two bouts he has faced twice Martin Tecuapetla losing the first bout and winning the rematch. Estrada vs Beamon is valid for the WBC World super flyweight title (Estrada’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2019 BOXING fight – Filip Hrgovic vs Mario Heredia – full fight Video

2020/08/312019/08/25 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-08-24, fight not particularly good between Filip Hrgovic and Mario Heredia: it gets two stars.

The undefeated former Olympian Filip Hrgovic entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 8-0-0 (6 KOs=75%) and he is ranked as the No.17 heavyweight in the world. In his last three bouts he has won over Amir Mansour (Filip Hrgovic vs Amir Mansour), Kevin Johnson (Filip Hrgovic vs Kevin Johnson) and Gregory Corbin (Filip Hrgovic vs Gregory Corbin).
His opponent, Mario Heredia, has an official record of 16-6-1 (13 KOs=81%) and he entered as the No.48 in the same weight class. He was defeated by George Arias in 2017 but then he has collected one draw and two victories beating Samuel Peter in his last one. Hrgovic vs Heredia is on the undercard of Juan Francisco Estrada vs Dewayne Beamon. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2019 BOXING fight – Vic Saludar vs Wilfredo Mendez – full fight Video WBO

2019/10/312019/08/25 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-08-24, disappointing fight between Vic Saludar and Wilfredo Mendez: it gets two stars.

The Wbo champion Vic Saludar entered this fight with a professional record of 19-3-0 (10 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 minimumweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Wanheng Menayothin). He was defeated by Toto Landero in 2017 (via split decision) but then he has won five bouts beating Ryuya Yamanaka (Ryuya Yamanaka vs Vic Saludar) and Masataka Taniguchi in his last two (Vic Saludar vs Masataka Taniguchi).
His opponent, Wilfredo Mendez, has a boxing record of 13-1-0 (5 knockouts) and he entered as the No.42 in the same weight class. He lost to Leyman Benavides last year but then he has won four fights defeating Armando Vazquez and Janiel Rivera in 2019. Saludar vs Mendez is valid for the WBO World minimumweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2019 BOXING fight – Brandon Figueroa vs Javier Nicolas Chacon – full fight Video WBA

2019/11/242019/08/25 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-08-24, some good exchanges between Brandon Figueroa and Javier Chacon but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The undefeated Brandon Figueroa entered this fight with a perfect record of 19-0-0 (14 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.17 super bantamweight in the world. In his last three fights he has won over Oscar Escandon (Oscar Escandon vs Brandon Figueroa), Moises Flores (Brandon Figueroa vs Moises Flores) and Yonfrez Parejo (Brandon Figueroa vs Yonfrez Parejo).
His opponent, Javier Nicolas Chacon, has an official boxing record of 29-4-1 (9 knockouts) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. He lost to Isaac Dogboe in 2017 but then he has won four bouts defeating Luis Emanuel Cusolito and Diego Herminio Alejandro Sananco in 2019. Figueroa vs Chacon is valid for the interim WBA World super bantamweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2019 MMA fight – Matt Mitrione vs Sergei Kharitonov 2 – full fight Video Bellator 225

2020/08/092019/08/25 by ATBF Editorial Board

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-08-24, pretty good fight between Matt Mitrione and Sergei Kharitonov 2: it gets three stars.

The black belt in karate Matt Mitrione entered this fight with a professional mma record of 13-6-0 (85% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.16 heavyweight in the world. In his last three bouts he has beat Roy Nelson (Roy Nelson vs Matt Mitrione 2), has lost to Ryan Bader (Ryan Bader vs Matt Mitrione) and in his last one, he has faced Kharitonov, but it has ended in a no contest (accidental groin strike, Matt Mitrione vs Sergei Kharitonov I).
His opponent, Sergei Kharitonov, has an official record of 28-6-0 (93% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.19 in the same weight class. Before the first fight with Mitrione, Sergei had also beat Roy Nelson (Roy Nelson vs Sergei Kharitonov). Mitrione vs Kharitonov 2 is the main event of Bellator 225. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Vitaly Minakov vs Timothy Johnson full fight Video Bellator 225 – 2019

2021/10/232019/08/25 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-08-24, one sided fight between Vitaly Minakov and Timothy Johnson: it gets two stars.

The black belt in judo, former Bellator and world combat sambo champion Vitaly Minakov entered this fight with a pro mma record of 21-1-0 (90% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.25 heavyweight in the world but he comes off his first loss, suffered against Cheick Kongo in their rematch (Vitaly Minakov vs Cheick Kongo 2); before this bout, in 2017, he had beat Tony Johnson (Vitaly Minakov vs Tony Johnson).
His opponent, Timothy Johnson (who replaces Javy Ayala), has a record of 12-5-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.50 in the same weight class but he won just three out of his last seven bouts. He fought twice last year beating Marcelo Golm (Timothy Johnson vs Marcelo Golm) and losing to Cheick Kongo (Cheick Kongo vs Timothy Johnson). Minakov vs Johnson is on the undercard of Matt Mitrione vs Sergei Kharitonov 2 – Bellator 225. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Sergey Kovalev vs Anthony Yarde full fight Video – 2019

2022/12/232019/08/24 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-08-24, great fight between Sergey Kovalev and Anthony Yarde: it gets three stars.

The former Ibf, Wba and current WBO light-Hw champion Sergey Kovalev entered this fight with a professional record of 33-3-1 (28 KOs=85%) and he is ranked as the No.1 light heavyweight in the world. In his last two bouts he has faced twice Eleider Alvarez losing the first fight (the Russian was ahead on points but he was knocked out in the seventh round, Sergey Kovalev vs Eleider Alvarez I) and winning the rematch (Eleider Alvarez vs Sergey Kovalev II).
His opponent, the undefeated Anthony Yarde, has a perfect record of 18-0-0 (17 KOs=94%) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class. In his last three bouts he has won over Dariusz Sek (Anthony Yarde vs Dariusz Sek), Walter Gabriel Sequeira (Anthony Yarde vs Walter Gabriel Sequeira) and Travis Reeves (Anthony Yarde vs Travis Reeves). Kovalev vs Yarde is valid for the WBO World light heavyweight title (Kovalev’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2019 BOXING fight – Ilunga Makabu vs Aleksei Papin full fight Video

2021/01/162019/08/24 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-08-24, close and tough fight between Ilunga Makabu and Aleksei Papin: it gets three stars.

Ilunga Makabu entered this fight with a pro record of 25-2-0 (24 KOs=96%) and he is ranked as the No.6 cruiserweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Oleksandr Usyk). He was defeated by Tony Bellew in 2016 (Tony Bellew vs Ilunga Makabu) but since then he has won six bouts defeating Giorgi Tevdorashvili and Dmitry Kudryashov in his last two (Dmitry Kudryashov vs Ilunga Makabu).
His opponent, the undefeated former Wako-Pro kickboxing world champion Aleksei Papin, has a perfect boxing record of 11-0-0 (10 KOs=91%) and he entered as the No.25 in the same weight class. In his last three fights he has won over Ismayl Sillah, Willbeforce Shihepo and Alexandru Jur. Makabu vs Papin is valid for the WBC Silver cruiserweight title; undercard of Sergey Kovalev vs Anthony Yarde. Watch the video and rate this fight!