Review: 2014-08-09, Danny Garcia vs Rod Salka gets three stars thanks to a spectacular finish. The undefeated Danny Garcia entered this fight with a perfect record of 28-0-0 (16 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 light welterweight in the world, in his last three bouts he managed to win over Zab Judah (=Garcia vs Judah), Lucas Matthysse (=Garcia vs Matthysse) and Mauricio Herrera (=Garcia vs Herrera).
His opponent, Rod Salka, has an official record of 19-3-0 (3 knockouts) and he entered as the No.71 lightweight, he suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Ricardo Alvarez for the WBC Continental Americas light welterweight title; after that bout he managed to beat then-undefeated Alexei Collado (=Collado vs Salka). Garcia vs Salka is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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2014 BOXING fight – Robert Berridge vs Vasily Lepikhin – full fight Video
Review: 2014-08-09, pretty good finish between Robert Berridge and Vasily Lepikhin but it is not enough to get three stars. Robert Berridge entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 24-1-1 (20 KOs=83%) and he is ranked as the No.15 light heavyweight in the world, he suffered his only loss in 2012 when he faced then-undefeated Blake Caparello, since then he has collected nine consecutive wins.
His opponent, the undefeated Vasily Lepikhin, has a perfect record of 15-0-0 (8 knockouts), he fought three times in 2013 winning all bouts in the first round! Berridge vs Lepikhin is on the undercard of Vyacheslav Glazkov vs Derric Rossy. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Vyacheslav Glazkov vs Derric Rossy – full fight Video
Review: 2014-08-09, disappointing fight between Vyacheslav Glazkov and Derric Rossy: it gets two stars. The undefeated Vyacheslav Glazkov entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 17-0-1 (11 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.4 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Wladimir Klitschko), the only man who stopped him in a draw was Malik Scott in 2013 (=Glazkov vs Scott), after that bout he beat Byron Polley, Garrett Wilson (=Glazkov vs Wilson) and Tomasz Adamek (=Adamek vs Glazkov).
His opponent, Derric Rossy, has a record of 29-8-0 (14 knockouts) and he entered as the No.85 in the same weight class, he suffered two consecutive defeats between 2013 and 2014 (against Fres Oquendo and Joey Dawejko) but he came back to victory in his last bout beating Joe Hanks. Glazkov vs Rossy is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Dmitry Chudinov vs Mehdi Bouadla – full fight Video WBA
Review: 2014-08-09, aggressive start and some tough exchanges between Dmitry Chudinov and Mehdi Bouadla: it gets three stars. The undefeated Dmitry Chudinov entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 13-0-2 (8 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.15 middleweight in the world, he has already fought once in 2014 beating Patrick Nielsen in June (=Nielsen vs Chudinov).
His opponent, Mehdi Bouadla, has an official record of 30-5-0 (11 knockouts) and he entered as the No.60 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Arthur Abraham for the WBO super-Mw title (=Abraham vs Bouadla); since then he has fought and won four consecutive bouts. Chudinov vs Bouadla is valid for the interim WBA World middleweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Willie Nelson vs Luis Grajeda – full fight Video
Review: 2014-08-08, fight not particularly exciting between Willie Nelson and Luis Grajeda: it gets two stars. Willie Nelson entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 22-1-1 (13 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.13 light middleweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat in 2011 when he faced Vincent Arroyo (via majority decision), since then he has collected six consecutive victories.
His opponent, Luis Grajeda, has a record of 17-2-2 (13 KOs=76%) and he entered as the No.75 in the same weight class, he has already fought twice in 2014 but he lost the first bout, against Pablo Munguia, and he drew the second one, against Said El Harrak. Nelson vs Grajeda is the main event of the night. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Jerry Belmontes vs Abner Cotto – full fight Video
Review: 2014-08-07, good fight between Jerry Belmontes and Abner Cotto: it gets three stars. Jerry Belmontes entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 19-4-0 (5 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.18 super featherweight in the world, he has already fought twice in 2014 beating Will Tomlinson in March but then he was defeated by Omar Figueroa in a fight valid for the WBC lightweight title (via split decision Figueroa vs Belmontes).
His opponent, Abner Cotto (cousin of Miguel Angel Cotto), has an official record of 17-2-0 (8 knockouts) and he entered as the No.46 in the same weight class, he has already fought once in 2014 but he lost to Francisco Vargas. Belmontes vs Cotto is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Isaac Chilemba vs Cory Cummings – full fight Video
Review: 2014-08-02, pretty good fight between Isaac Chilemba and Cory Cummings: it gets three stars. Isaac Chilemba entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 22-2-2 (9 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.6 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Adonis Stevenson), he suffered his second defeat in 2013 when he faced Tony Bellew in their rematch (=Bellew vs Chilemba 2), after that bout he defeated Michael Gbenga and Denis Grachev (=Chilemba vs Grachev).
His opponent, Cory Cummings, has a record of 17-6-1 (13 knockouts) and he entered as the No.67 super middleweights, he fought just once in the last three years losing to Azea Augustama two months ago. Chilemba vs Cummings is on the undercard of Sergey Kovalev vs Blake Caparello. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Jerome Le Banner vs Colin George – full fight Video
Review: 2014-08-04, pretty good finish but it is not enough to get three stars: Jerome Le Banner vs Colin George gets two. The 41-year-old Jerome Le Banner entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 78-22-2 (63 KOs=80%) and he is ranked as the No.12 heavyweight in the world, he lost his last bout in 2013, against Sergei Kharitonov (=Le Banner vs Kharitonov) but he came back to victory in 2014 defeating Lucian Danilencu (=Le Banner vs Danilencu).
On the original fight card Le Banner was expected to face Daniel Sam but he was replaced by Colin George (unfortunately we don’t know his record). Le Banner vs George is the main event of Fight Night Saint Tropez II. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Best fights of the week 31, year 2014
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 28, 2014 to August 3, 2014. Boxing Fight of the Week: Jessie Vargas vs Anton Novikov Boxing T-Knockout of the Week: Sergey Kovalev vs Blake Caparello K-1 Muay Thai … Read more
2014 best K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Alex Filip vs Roman Palamar – full fight Video SuperKombat
Review: 2014-08-02, some good shots and a spectacular finish: Roman Palamar vs Alex Filip gets four stars thanks to one of the best kickboxing knockouts of the year! The 20-year-old Roman Palamar (nine years younger than Filip) entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 18-2-0 (6 knockouts) while his opponent, Alex Filip, has an official record of 1-0-0 (1 knockout). Palamar vs Filip is on the undercard of Catalin Morosanu vs Giannis Stoforidis – SuperKombat WGP II. Watch the video and rate this fight!