Review: 2014-05-31, fight not particularly exciting between James DeGale and Brandon Gonzales: it gets two stars. The 2008 Olympic middleweight gold medalist James DeGale entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 18-1-0 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.8 super middleweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat in 2011 when he faced then-undefeated George Groves (via majority decision, Groves vs DeGale), since then he has collected eight consecutive victories winning the EBU (European) and Wbc silver titles.
His opponent, the undefeated Brandon Gonzales, has a record of 18-0-1 (10 knockouts) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class, the only man who stopped him in a draw was the undefeated Thomas Oosthuizen in 2013, after that bout he has fought once beating Jonathan Nelson; currently the #1 in this division is Andre Ward. DeGale vs Gonzales is on the undercard of Carl Froch vs George Groves 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-31, pretty good fight between Tom Niinimaki and Niklas Backstrom: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Tom Niinimaki entered this fight with a record of 21-5-1 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.26 featherweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2006 when he faced Tristan Yunker at IHC 11, since then he has collected 12 consecutive wins; he debuted in the Ufc at the end of 2013 beating Rani Yahya.
His opponent, the undefeated Niklas Backstrom, has a record of 7-0-0 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.59 in the same weight class, he is 24 years old, seven years younger than Niinimaki and he makes his Ufc debut in this bout. Niinimaki vs Backstrom is on the undercard of Mark Munoz vs Gegard Mousasi – UFC Berlin Ufn 41. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-31, pretty good finish but it is not enough to get three stars: Anthony Joshua vs Matt Legg gets two. The 2012 Olympic super heavyweight gold medalist Anthony Joshua entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 5-0-0 (5 KOs=100%) and he is ranked as the No.98 heavyweight in the world, he has already fought twice in 2014 beating Dorian Darch (=Joshua vs Darch) and Hector Alfredo Avila (=Joshua vs Avila).
His opponent, Matt Legg, has a record of 7-2-0 (3 knockouts), last year he faced former world champion (in three different weight division) James Toney but he lost by tko in the third round (quarter-final of the Prizefighter Hw tournament), after this bout he has fought and won once in 2014. Joshua vs Legg is on the undercard of Carl Froch vs George Groves 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-31, good finish but the rest of the fight was pretty boring: Nicholas Walters vs Vic Darchinyan gets two stars. The undefeated Nicholas Walters entered this fight with a perfect record of 23-0-0 (19 KOs=82%) and he is ranked as the No.11 featherweight in the world, he fought just once in 2013 defeating Alberto Garza in a fight valid for the WBA Fw belt; Walters is 28 years old, ten years younger than Darchinyan.
His opponent, Vic Darchinyan, has a record of 39-6-1 (28 knockouts) and he entered as the No.20 in the same weight class, he has won world titles in three different weight classes but he comes off three defeats in his last five bouts: he lost to Anselmo Moreno in 2011 (=Moreno vs Darchinyan) Shinsuke Yamanaka in 2012 (=Yamanaka vs Darchinyan) and Nonito Donaire in 2013 (=Donaire vs Darchinyan 2). Walters vs Darchinyan is valid for the WBA World featherweight title; undercard of Nonito Donaire vs Simpiwe Vetyeka. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-31, pretty good fight but disappointing finish, we hope to see a rematch: Nonito Donaire vs Simpiwe Vetyeka gets three stars. Nonito Donaire entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 32-2-0 (21 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 featherweight in the world, he has won world titles in three different weight classes but last year he suffered his second defeat when he faced the undefeated Cuban Guillermo Rigondeaux (Donaire vs Rigondeaux) so he moved up in weight class to the Fw division and he beat Vic Darchinyan in their rematch (=Donaire vs Darchinyan 2) after six years from their first bout (The Ring magazine Knockout of the Year 2007: Donaire vs Darchinyan I).
His opponent, Simpiwe Vetyeka, has an official record of 26-2-0 (16 knockouts) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class, he has won world titles in two different weight classes and in his last bout he managed to beat then-undefeated Chris John winning the WBA Fw belt (=John vs Vetyeka). Donaire vs Vetyeka is valid for the WBA Super World featherweight title (Vetyeka’s first defense), first world title shot in the Fw division for ‘The Filipino Flash’ Donaire. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-30, pretty good fight between Jerome Le Banner and Lucian Danilencu: it gets three stars. Jerome Le Banner entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 77-22-2 (62 KOs=80%) and he is ranked as the No.12 heavyweight in the world, he fought five times in 2013 losing only his last about against Sergei Kharitonov (=Le Banner vs Kharitonov).
His opponent, the 28-year-old Lucian Danilencu (13 years younger than Le Banner), has a record of 30-10-2 (16 knockouts), he lost three out of three bouts last year but he came back to victory in 2014 defeating Ryou Todaka (in a fight valid for the ISKA World Hw title) and Luca Pantò. Le Banner vs Danilencu is the main event of “Final Fight: Retour aux Sources”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-30, Alexander Povetkin vs Manuel Charr gets three stars thanks to a good finish. The 2004 Olympic heavyweight gold medalist Alexander Povetkin entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 26-1-0 (18 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.9 heavyweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat in his last bout losing to #1 Wladimir Klitschko (=Klitschko vs Povetkin), in this fight he lost also the WBA World Hw title.
His opponent, Manuel Charr, has the same record, 26-1-0 (15 knockouts) and he entered as the No.21 in the same weight class, he suffered his only defeat in 2012 when he faced Vitali Klitschko for the Wbc Hw belt (=Klitschko vs Charr), since then he has collected five consecutive wins. Povetkin vs Charr is valid for the vacant WBC International heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-30, fight not particularly exciting between Rakhim Chakhkiev and Santander Silgado: it gets two stars. The 2008 Olympic heavyweight gold medalist Rakhim Chakhkiev entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 18-1-0 (14 KOs=77%) and he is ranked as the No.13 cruiserweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat in his first fight of 2013 when he faced the Wbc Cw champion Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (=Wlodarczyk vs Chakhkiev), after that bout he has fought and won two times.
His opponent, Santander Silgado, has a record of 25-1-0 (20 KOs=80%) and he entered as the No.30 in the same weight class, the only man who defeated Silgado was Denis Lebedev at the end of 2012 in a bout valid for the Wba Cw title (=Lebedev vs Silgado); last year the Colombian fought and won two times. Chakhkiev vs Silgado is valid for the WBC Silver cruiserweight title; undercard of Alexander Povetkin vs Manuel Charr. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-29, aggressive start and nice exchanges between Badr Hari and Peter Graham: it gets three stars. Badr Hari entered this fight with a kickboxing record of 103-12-0 (89 Kos=86%) while Peter Graham has a record of 59-12-1 (32 knockouts). In their first bout the Australian defeated Hari (March 5, 2006) while in the rematch the winner was the Moroccan (August 5, 2007). Hari vs Graham 3 is the final of Global Fc heavyweight tournament; in the semifinals Hari defeated Stefan Leko while Graham won over Arnold Oborotov. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-29, pretty good fight between Badr Hari and Stefan Leko: it gets three stars. Badr Hari entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 102-12-0 (88 KOs=86%), last year he fought three times defeating Zabit Samedov (=Hari vs Samedov) and Alexey Ignashov (=Hari vs Ignashov) but between these two bouts he lost the rematch against Samedov by tko (=Hari vs Samedov).
His opponent, the 39-year-old Stefan Leko (10 years older than Hari), has an official record of 69-33-1 (38 knockouts), he lost 11 out of his last 13 fights. In their first bout Leko was defeated by Hari (June 12, 2005) but in the rematch the German fighter took revenge on the Moroccan (November 19, 2005). Hari vs Leko 3 is the semifinal of Global Fc heavyweight tournament; undercard of Peter Aerts vs Dewey Cooper – GFC 3. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review: 2014-05-31, fight not particularly exciting between James DeGale and Brandon Gonzales: it gets two stars. The 2008 Olympic middleweight gold medalist James DeGale entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 18-1-0 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.8 super middleweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat in 2011 when he faced then-undefeated George Groves (via majority decision, Groves vs DeGale), since then he has collected eight consecutive victories winning the EBU (European) and Wbc silver titles.
Review: 2014-05-31, pretty good fight between Tom Niinimaki and Niklas Backstrom: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Tom Niinimaki entered this fight with a record of 21-5-1 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.26 featherweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2006 when he faced Tristan Yunker at IHC 11, since then he has collected 12 consecutive wins; he debuted in the Ufc at the end of 2013 beating Rani Yahya.
