Review: 2014-09-05, two true champions in a very nice fight with an exciting finish: Akira Yaegashi vs Roman Gonzalez is close to get four stars. Akira Yaegashi entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 20-3-0 (10 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 flyweight in the world, he suffered his last loss in 2012 when he faced then-undefeated Kazuto Ioka in a bout valid for the WBC and WBA minimumweight titles (=Ioka vs Yaegashi), after that bout Yaegashi moved up in weight class to the flyweight division winning the Wbc Flw belt against Toshiyuki Igarashi (=Igarashi vs Yaegashi) and successfully defended it three times.
His opponent, the undefeated Roman Gonzalez, has a perfect record of 39-0-0 (33 KOs=84%) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class, he was the Wba minimum and light-flyweight champion from 2008 to 2012 when he moved up in weight class to the flyweight. ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez vs Yaegashi is valid for the WBC flyweight title (Yaegashi’s fourth defense), first world title shot in the flyweight division for Gonzalez. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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2014 BOXING fight – Ryota Murata vs Adrian Luna Flores – full fight Video
Review: 2014-09-05, pretty good fight between Ryota Murata and Adrian Flores: it gets three stars. The 2012 Olympic middleweight gold medalist Ryota Murata entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 4-0-0 (4 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.23 middleweight in the world, he has already fought twice in 2014 beating Carlos Nascimento and Jesus Angel Nerio (=Murata vs Nerio).
His opponent, Adrian Luna Flores, has an official record of 17-2-1 (11 knockouts) and he entered as the No.49 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Luis Felipe Reyes, since then he has collected six consecutive wins. Murata vs Flores is on the undercard of Akira Yaegashi vs Roman Gonzalez. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Best fights of the week 35, year 2014
Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 35: (Mon-Sun) from August 25, 2014 to August 31, 2014. Boxing Fight of the Week: Badou Jack vs Jason Escalera Boxing Knockout of the Week: J’Leon Love vs Rogelio Medina Mma Fight of … Read more
2014 BOXING fight – Badou Jack vs Jason Escalera – full fight Video
Review: 2014-08-30, good fight between Badou Jack and Jason Escalera: it gets three stars. Badou Jack entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 16-1-1 (11 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.41 super middleweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat in his last bout when he faced Derek Edwards.
His opponent, Jason Escalera, has an record of 15-2-1 (12 KOs=80%) and he entered as the No.95 in the same weight class, he has already fought three times in 2014 losing the first bout, against Lekan Byfield, but then he beat two undefeated boxers: Naim Terbunja and Norbert Nemesapati. Jack vs Escalera is on the undercard of J’Leon Love vs Rogelio Medina. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – David Sanchez vs Anuar Salas – full fight Video
Review: 2014-08-30, some good exchanges between David Sanchez and Anuar Salas but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two. David Sanchez entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 25-2-2 (19 KOs=76%) and he is ranked as the No.9 super flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Omar Andres Narvaez), he suffered his last defeat in 2010 when he faced Mario Macias (via split decision), since then he has collected 15 consecutive victories and he won the interim Wba super-Flw title in his last bout, against Breilor Teran (=Sanchez vs Teran).
His opponent, Anuar Salas, has an official record of 14-2-0 (10 knockouts), both his two defeats occurred in world “Silver” title fights: against Wilbert Uicab in 2011 and Luis Concepcion in 2013. ‘Tornado’ Sanchez vs Salas is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Danny Castillo vs Tony Ferguson full fight Video UFC 177 – 2014
Review: 2014-08-30, close fight with some tough exchanges: Danny Castillo vs Tony Ferguson gets three stars. Danny Castillo entered this fight with a pro mma record of 17-6-0 (59% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.27 lightweight in the world, he lost his last bout at the end of 2013 when he faced Edson Barboza (=Castillo vs Barboza) but he came back to win in 2014 beating Charlie Brenneman.
His opponent, Tony Ferguson, has a record of 15-3-0 (87% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.40 in the same weight class, he comes off two consecutive wins after his last defeat, occurred in 2012 against Michael Johnson. Castillo vs Ferguson is on the undercard of TJ Dillashaw vs Joe Soto – UFC 177. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – J’Leon Love vs Rogelio Medina – full fight Video
Review: 2014-08-30, pretty good fight between J’Leon Love and Rogelio Medina: it gets three stars. The undefeated J’Leon Love entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 18-0-0 (10 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.11 super middleweight in the world, he has already fought twice in 2014 beating Vladine Biosse and Marco Antonio Periban.
His opponent, Rogelio Medina, has a record of 32-6-0 (26 KOs=81%) and he entered as the No.77 middleweight but he won just two out of his last six fights. Love vs Medina is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!
TJ Dillashaw vs Joe Soto full fight Video UFC 177 – 2014
Review: 2014-08-30, some good exchanges and a nice finish: TJ Dillashaw vs Joe Soto gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). TJ Dillashaw entered this fight with a professional mma record of 10-2-0 (70% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 bantamweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat at the end of 2013 when he faced Raphael Assuncao (=Assuncao vs Dillashaw), but he came back to win in 2014 defeating Mike Easton in January (=Dillashaw vs Easton) and he managed to beat the former Ufc Bw champion Renan Barao in May (=Barao vs Dillashaw I).
His opponent, the former Bellator Fw champion Joe Soto, has an official record of 15-2-0 (86% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.33 in the same weight class, he replaces Renan ‘Barao’ Pegado who has forced to withdraw from the bout the day of the weigh-ins since he went to the hospital as a result of his attempts to cut weight; Soto comes off six consecutive wins and he makes hid Ufc debut in this bout. Dillashaw vs Soto, main event of Ufc 177, is valid for the UFC bantamweight title (Dillashaw’s fisrt defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Damon Jackson vs Yancy Medeiros full fight Video UFC 177 – 2014
Review: 2014-08-30, Damon Jackson vs Yancy Medeiros gets three stars thnaks to a nice finish (UFC Performance of the Night). The undefeated Damon Jackson entered this fight with a perfect record of 9-0-0 (100% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.50 featherweight in the world, he makes his Ufc debut in this fight.
His opponent, Yancy Medeiros, has an official record of 9-2-0 (78% finishing rate) but the last bout he won was in 2010 when he faced Gareth Joseph, since then he collected two defeats and one no-contest. Jackson vs Medeiros is on the undercard of TJ Dillashaw vs Joe Soto – UFC 177. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Bethe Correia vs Shayna Baszler full fight Video UFC 177 – 2014
Review: 2014-08-30, Bethe Correia vs Shayna Baszler gets three stars thanks to a great finish. The undefeated Bethe Correia entered this fight with a mma record of 8-0-0 (13% ko/tko victory rate – she has never won by submission) and she is ranked as the No.16 women’s bantamweight in the world while her opponent, Shayna Baszler, has an official record of 15-8-0 (93% submission victory rate – she has never won by ko/tko) and she entered as the No.19 in the same weight class. Correia vs Baszler is on the undercard of TJ Dillashaw vs Joe Soto – UFC 177. Watch the video and rate this fight!