The former Olympian Joseph Diaz entered this fight with a boxing record of 26-1-0 (14 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.9 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Leo Santa Cruz) but he comes off his first loss, suffered against Gary Russell Jr in May (Gary Russell Jr vs Joseph Diaz). Before this bout, Jo Jo Diaz had beat Victor Terrazas in February (Joseph Diaz vs Victor Terrazas) and Rafael Rivera in September 2017 (Joseph Diaz vs Rafael Rivera).
His opponent, the interim Wba Fw champion Jesus M Rojas, has an official record of 26-1-2 (19 knockouts) and he entered as the No.14 in the same weight class. He lost to Jose Angel Beranza in 2008 but since then he has collected 13 victories, two draws and one no-contest beating Abraham Lopez and Claudio Marrero in 2017 (Claudio Marrero vs Jesus M Rojas). Jo Jo Diaz vs Rojas is valid for the WBA World featherweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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2018 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Artem Vakhitov vs Danyo Ilunga 2 – full fight Video Glory 56
The former WMC muay thai and current Glory light-Hw champion Artem Vakhitov entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 19-5-0 (8 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super cruiserweight in the world. He lost to Saulo Cavalari in their first fight in 2015 (via split decision) but then he has won six bouts taking revenge on Cavalari in 2016 (Cavalari vs Vakhitov 2) and in 2017 (Vakhitov vs Cavalari 3); after this bout he has also beat Ariel Machado (Artem Vakhitov vs Ariel Machado).
His opponent, Danyo Ilunga, has an official record of 60-13-0 (45 KOs=75%) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class. He lost seven consecutive bouts between 2015 and 2017 but then he has defeated Michael Duut (Michael Duut vs Danyo Ilunga 3) and Fraser Weightmant. In their first fight Vakhitov beat Ilunga via unanimous decision (November 6, 2015); this second bout, main event of Glory 56, is valid for the Glory light heavyweight title (Vakhitov’s fourth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2018 BOXING fight – Edward Heno vs Jesse Espinas – full fight Video
The undefeated Edward Heno entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 12-0-5 (5 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.20 light flyweight in the world. He was stopped by Seita Ogido last year in May but then he beat him in the rematch in September and has defeated Merlito Sabillo in 2018.
His opponent, Jesse Espinas, has an official record of 19-2-0 (11 knockouts) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. He lost to Christian Araneta in 2015, but since then he has won eight consecutive bouts beating Elias Joaquino and Lester Abutan in 2018. Heno vs Espinas is valid for the OPBF light flyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2018 BOXING fight – Daniel Lozano vs Ricardo Espinoza Franco – full fight Video
Daniel Lozano entered this fight with a professional record of 15-4-0 (11 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.21 super bantamweight in the world. He lost three consecutive losses in 2015 but then he took revenge in 2017 with two out of the three opponents who had beat him: David Carmona (David Carmona vs Daniel Lozano 2) and Ricardo Rodriguez.
His opponent, Ricardo Espinoza Franco, has a boxing record of 20-2-0 (17 KOs=85%) and he entered as the No.156 in the same weight class. He lost to Christian Nieto Ayala last year (via split decision) but then he has won ten consecutive fights beating German Aaron Cota in his last one. Lozano vs Espinoza is valid for the WBO Latino bantamweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2018 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Simon Marcus vs Jason Wilnis 4 – full fight Video Glory 56
The former Glory Mw and Wbc light-Hw champion Simon Marcus entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 48-4-2 (27 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 cruiserweight in the world. He lost to Alex Pereira last year (Simon Marcus vs Alex Pereira) but he came back to win in 2018 with Zack Wells (Simon Marcus vs Zack Wells).
His opponent, Jason Wilnis, has a record of 30-8-1 (8 knockouts) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Simon Marcus in their third fight (Wilnis vs Marcus III) and with Yousri Belgaroui (Jason Wilnis vs Yousri Belgaroui). In their first bout Marcus had defeated Wilnis (Simon Marcus vs Jason Wilnis I) while in their second fight Jason took revenge on him (4-stars bout, Simon Marcus vs Jason Wilnis II); this fourth fight is on the undercard of Artem Vakhitov vs Danyo Ilunga 2 – Glory 56. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Best fights of the week 31, year 2018
Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 31: (Mon-Sun) from July 30, 2018 to August 5, 2018. Boxing Fight of the Week: Sergey Kovalev vs Eleider Alvarez Mma Fight of the Week: Pedro Munhoz vs Brett Johns Mma Knockout of … Read more
2018 BOXING fight – Marcus Browne vs Lenin Castillo – full fight Video
The undefeated Marcus Browne entered this fight with a perfect record of 21-0-0 (16 KOs=76%) and he is ranked as the No.7 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Adonis Stevenson). In his last three bouts he has won over Thomas Williams Jr (Browne vs Williams Jr), Sean Monaghan (Browne vs Monaghan) and Francy Ntetu (Marcus Browne vs Francy Ntetu).
His opponent, the former Olympian Lenin Castillo, has a boxing record of 18-1-1 (13 knockouts) and he entered as the No.61 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Joseph Williams last year but then he has beat Eduardo Mercedes, Andy Perez and Aaron Mitchell. Browne vs Castillo is on the undercard of Andre Berto vs Devon Alexander. Watch the video and rate this fight!
TJ Dillashaw vs Cody Garbrandt 2 full fight Video UFC 227 – 2018
The current Ufc Bw champion TJ Dillashaw entered this fight with a professional mma record of 15-3-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 bantamweight in the world. He lost to Dominick Cruz in 2016 (via split decision, Dillashaw vs Cruz), but then he has beat Raphael Assuncao (Dillashaw vs Assuncao 2), John Lineker (Dillashaw vs Lineker) and Garbrandt in their first fight (Cody Garbrandt vs TJ Dillashaw I).
His opponent, the former Ufc Bw champ Cody Garbrandt, has an official record of 11-1-0 (82% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. Before losing to Dillashaw in 2017, he had fought four times in 2016 winning over Augusto Mendes (Garbrandt vs Mendes), Thomas Almeida (Almeida vs Garbrandt), Takeya Mizugaki (Garbrandt vs Mizugaki) and Dominick Cruz (Cruz vs Garbrandt). Dillashaw vs Garbrandt 2, main event of UFC 227, is valid for the Ufc bantamweight title (Dillashaw’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2018 MMA fight – Demetrious Johnson vs Henry Cejudo 2 – full fight Video UFC 227
The Ufc Flw champion Demetrious Johnson entered this fight with a pro mma record of 27-2-1 (59% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 flyweight in the world. ‘Mighty Mouse’ suffered his last loss when he faced Dominick Cruz in 2011 (Cruz vs Johnson), since then he has collected one draw and 13 consecutive victories beating Wilson Reis (Johnson vs Reis) and Ray Borg in 2017 (Demetrious Johnson vs Ray Borg).
His opponent, the 2008 Olympic freestyle wrestling gold medalist Henry Cejudo, has a record of 12-2-0 (42% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive bouts in 2016, against Demetrious Johnson in their first bout (Johnson vs Cejudo I) and with Joseph Benavidez (via split decision, Benavidez vs Cejudo) but then he has won over Wilson Reis (Cejudo vs Reis) and Sergio Pettis (Henry Cejudo vs Sergio Pettis). Johnson vs Cejudo 2 is valid for the Ufc flyweight title; undercard of TJ Dillashaw vs Cody Garbrandt 2 – UFC 227. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2018 BOXING fight – Dmitry Bivol vs Isaac Chilemba – full fight Video WBA
The undefeated Wba light-Hw champion Dmitry Bivol entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 13-0-0 (11 KOs=85%) and he is ranked as the No.4 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Adonis Stevenson). In his last three fights he has won over Cedric Agnew (Bivol vs Agnew), Trent Broadhurst (Dmitry Bivol vs Trent Broadhurst) and Sullivan Barrera (Dmitry Bivol vs Sullivan Barrera).
His opponent, the former Ibo super-Mw champion Isaac Chilemba, has an official record of 25-5-2 (10 knockouts) and he entered as the No.14 in the same weight class. He lost three consecutive fights between 2015 and 2016, against Eleider Alvarez (Alvarez vs Chilemba), Sergey Kovalev (Kovalev vs Chilemba) and Oleksandr Gvozdyk (Oleksandr Gvozdyk vs Isaac Chilemba) but he came back to win in 2018 beating Blake Caparello. Bivol vs Chilemba is valid for the WBA World light heavyweight title (Bivol’s second defense); undercard of Sergey Kovalev vs Eleider Alvarez. Watch the video and rate this fight!