Review: 2014-09-11, disappointing finish between Luis Ortiz and Lateef Kayode: we can’t give more than two stars. Both undefeated, the Cuban Luis Ortiz entered this fight with a perfect record of 21-0-0 (18 KOs=85%) and he is ranked as the No.41 heavyweight in the world, he has already fought once in 2014 beating Monte Barrett (=Ortiz vs Barrett).
His opponent, the Nigerian Lateef Kayode, has a professional record of 20-0-0 (16 KOs=80%) and he entered as the No.46 in the same weight class, he has fought once this year as well defeating Jonte Willis (=Kayode vs Willis). Ortiz vs Kayode is valid for the interim WBA World heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Michelle Waterson vs Yasuko Tamada full fight Video Invicta FC 8 – 2014
Review: 2014-09-06, nice and tough shots between Michelle Waterson and Yasuko Tamada: it gets three stars. The black belt in karate Michelle Waterson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 11-3-0 (82% finishing rate) but she is not ranked as she hasn’t fought since April 5, 2013 when she defeated Jessica Penne winning the Invicta FC atomweight belt (=Penne vs Waterson).
Her opponent, Yasuko Tamada, has an official record of 15-8-3 (13 submission victory rate – she has never won by ko/tko) and she entered as the No.7 women’s atomweight in the world, she comes off three consecutive wins. Waterson vs Tamada, main event of Invicta Fc 8, is valid for the Invicta FC atomweight title (Waterson’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Amnat Ruenroeng vs McWilliams Arroyo – full fight Video IBF
Review: 2014-09-10, close and pretty good fight between Amnat Ruenroeng and McWilliams Arroyo: it gets three stars. The undefeated Amnat Ruenroeng entered this fight with a perfect record of 13-0-0 (5 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.7 flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Roman Gonzalez), he has already fought twice in 2014 winning the vacant Ibf Flw belt against Rocky Fuentes (=Fuentes vs Ruenroeng) and then successfully defended the title with Kazuto Ioka (=Ioka vs Ruenroeng).
His opponent, McWilliams Arroyo, has an official record of 15-1-0 (13 KOs=86%) and he entered as the No.23 in the same weight class, he suffered his only defeat in 2010 when he faced Takashi Okada, since then he has collected 12 consecutive wins. Ruenroeng vs Arroyo is valid for the IBF flyweight title (Ruenroeng’s second defense), first world title shot for Arroyo. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Best fights of the week 36, year 2014
Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 36: (Mon-Sun) from September 1, 2014 to September 7, 2014. Boxing Fight of the Week: Akira Yaegashi vs Roman Gonzalez Mma Fight of the Week: Michael Chiesa vs Joe Lauzon Mma Knockout of … Read more
2014 BOXING fight – Juan Diaz vs Carlos Cardenas – fight Video
Review: 2014-09-06, some good exchanges in the second part of the fight but it is not enough to get three stars: Juan Diaz vs Carlos Cardenas gets two. Juan Diaz entered this fight with a boxing record of 39-4-0 (19 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.68 lightweight in the world, he was the Wba, Wbo and Ibf Lw champion between 2004 and 2008 when he lost his first bout, against Nate Campbell, since then he won six out of his last nine fights.
His opponent, Carlos Cardenas, has a record of 21-8-1 (14 knockouts) but he lost three out of his last four bouts. ‘Baby Bull’ Diaz vs Cardenas is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Vyacheslav Vasilevsky vs Ramazan Emeev – full fight Video M-1 Chall 51
Review: 2014-09-07, fight not particularly exciting between Vyacheslav Vasilevsky and Ramazan Emeev: it gets two stars. The black belt in judo and four times Combat Sambo world champion Vyacheslav Vasilevsky entered this fight with a professional mma record of 24-2-0 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.21 middleweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Maiquel Falcao at Bellator 66 (=Falcao vs Vasilevsky), since then he has collected seven consecutive victories and he took revenge on Falcao in his last fight (August 9, 2014).
His opponent, Ramazan Emeev, has a record of 11-2-0 (64% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since April 9, 2013 when he defeated Mario Miranda in their second fight successfully defending his M1 Global Mw belt (=Miranda vs Emeev 2). Vasilevsky vs Emeev, main event of M-1 Challenge 51, is valid for the M-1 Global middleweight title (Emeev’s second defense); they also faced each other a second time on April 10, 2015 (=Vasilevsky vs Emeev 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Juan Francisco Estrada vs Giovani Segura – full fight Video WBA, WBO
Review: 2014-09-06, nice battle between Juan Francisco Estrada and Giovani Segura: it gets three stars. Juan Francisco Estrada entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 26-2-0 (19 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Akira Yaegashi); he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced the unbeaten Roman Gonzalez for the Wba light-Flw belt (=Gonzalez vs Estrada), after that bout he has won three consecutive fights winning the Wbo and Wba titles in the flyweights.
His opponent, Giovani Segura, has an official record of 32-3-1 (28 KOs=87%) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class, he was the Wba light-Flw champion from 2009 to 2011 when he moved up in weight class to the flyweight; in this division he lost to Brian Viloria in 2011 (=Segura vs Viloria) and to Edgar Sosa last year (=Sosa vs Segura). Estrada vs Segura is valid for the WBA and WBO flyweight titles (both titles held by Estrada). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Adrien Broner vs Emmanuel Taylor – full fight Video
Review: 2014-09-06, nice and close fight between Adrien Broner and Emmanuel Taylor: it gets three stars. Adrien Broner entered this fight with a boxing record of 28-1-0 (22 KOs=78%) and he is ranked as the No.6 light welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Danny Garcia), he suffered his only defeat in 2013 when he faced Marcos Maidana in a bout valid for the WBA Ww title (=Broner vs Maidana); after that fight he came back to win beating Carlos Molina (=Broner vs Molina).
His opponent, Emmanuel Taylor, has a record of 18-2-0 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.27 in the same weight class, he has already fought twice in 2014 losing to the undefeated Chris Algieri in February (=Taylor vs Algieri) but then he beat Karim Mayfield in July (=Mayfield vs Taylor). ‘AB’ Broner vs Taylor is valid for the vacant WBA International light welterweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Lucas Martin Matthysse vs Roberto Ortiz – full fight Video
Review: 2014-09-06, fight not so exciting with a bad referee…Lucas Matthysse vs Roberto Ortiz gets two stars. Lucas Martin Matthysse entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 35-3-0 (33 KOs=94%) and he is ranked as the No.2 light welterweight in the world, he suffered his last loss at the end of 2013 when he faced the undefeated #1 light-Ww Danny Garcia (=Garcia vs Matthysse); he came back to win in 2014 beating John Molina in one of the best boxing fights of the year (4-stars-fight Matthysse vs Molina).
His opponent, the undefeated Roberto Ortiz, has an official record of 31-0-1 (24 KOs=77%) and he entered as the No.39 in the same weight class, he has already fought once in 2014 beating Ramiro Alcaraz in five rounds and successfully defending his WBC Silver light-Ww belt. Matthysse vs Ortiz is valid for the WBC Silver light welterweight title; undercard of Adrien Broner vs Emmanuel Taylor. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Andre Berto vs Steve Upsher Chambers – full fight Video
Review: 2014-09-06, good pace with some nice exchanges: Andre Berto vs Steve Chambers gets three stars. Andre Berto entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 28-3-0 (22 KOs=78%) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since July 27, 2013 when he was defeated by Jesus Soto Karass (=Berto vs Soto Karass); before that fight he had lost against Robert Guerrero in a bout valid for the interim WBC Ww title (=Guerrero vs Berto).
His opponent, Steve Upsher Chambers, has a record of 24-3-1 (6 knockouts) but he is not ranked as well because he hasn’t fought since August 19, 2013 when he was beat by Eddie Gomez; Chambers had lost also is previous fight, against Luis Collazo. Berto vs Chambers is on the undercard of Adrien Broner vs Emmanuel Taylor. Watch the video and rate this fight!