Review: 2013-11-23, pretty good fight with two knockdowns: Robin van Roosmalen vs Andy Ristie gets three stars. Robin van Roosmalen (42-13-2) entered as the No.3 super welterweight in the world while Andy Ristie (43-3-1) entered as the No.7. Van Roosmalen vs Ristie is the final of Glory lightweight world championship tournament; undercard of Joe Schilling vs Wayne Barrett – Glory 12; they also faced each other a second time on April 3, 2015 (=Roosmalen vs Ristie 2). Watch the video!
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2013 BOXING fight – Manny Pacquiao vs Brandon Rios – full fight Video
Review: 2013-11-23, good pace and some good exchanges: Manny Pacquiao vs Brandon Rios gets three stars. Manny Pacquiao (54-5-2, 38 KOs) entered as the No.4 welterweight in the world while Brandon Rios (31-1-1, 23 KOs) entered as the No.5 light welterweight (currently the #1 in the welterweight division is Timothy Bradley). ‘Pacman’ Pacquiao vs Rios is valid for the vacant WBO International welterweight title. Watch the video!
2013 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Andy Ristie vs Giorgio Petrosyan – full fight Video GLORY 12
Review: 2013-11-23, the fight between Giorgio Petrosyan and Andy Ristie was very technical but not so exciting until the finish…astonishing…it gets three stars! Giorgio Petrosyan (76-1-2) entered as the No.1 super welterweight in the world while Andy Ristie (42-3-1) entered as the No.7. Petrosyan vs Ristie is the semifinal of Glory lightweight world championship tournament; undercard of Joe Schilling vs Wayne Barrett – Glory 12. Watch the video!
2013 BOXING fight – Eduard Gutknecht vs Dmitry Sukhotsky – full fight Video
Review: 2013-11-23, some good exchanges between Eduard Gutknecht and Dmitry Sukhotsky but it is not enough to get three stars. Eduard Gutknecht (25-2-0, 9 KOs) entered as the No.25 light heavyweight in the world while Dmitry Sukhotsky (20-2-0, 15 KOs=75%) entered as the No.20. Gutknecht vs Sukhotsky is on the undercard of Yoan Pablo Hernandez vs Alexander Alekseev. Watch the video!
2013 BOXING fight – Denis Boytsov vs Alex Leapai – full fight Video
Review: 2013-11-23, tough fight with two knockdowns but with too much clinching, we can’t give more than two stars. The undefeated Denis Boytsov (33-0-0, 26 KOs=79%) entered as the No.22 heavyweight in the world while Alex Leapai (29-4-3, 24 KOs=83%) entered as the No.43. Boytsov vs Leapai is valid for the WBO Asia Pacific heavyweight title; undercard of Yoan Pablo Hernandez vs Alexander Alekseev. Watch the video!
2013 BOXING fight – Yoan Pablo Hernandez vs Alexander Alekseev – full fight Video IBF
Review: 2013-11-23, good fight with two knockdowns and a spectacular finish: Yoan Pablo Hernandez vs Alexander Alekseev gets three stars. Alexander Alekseev ranked as the No.5 cruiserweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 24-2-1 (20 KOs=83%) while Yoan Pablo Hernandez had a record of 27-1-0 (13 knockouts; Hernandez is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since September 15, 2012 when he defeated Troy Ross). Hernandez vs Alekseev is valid for the IBF cruiserweight title (Hernandez’s third defense). Watch the video!
2013 BOXING fight – Scott Quigg vs Diego Oscar Silva – full fight Video WBA
Review: 2013-11-23, the fight between Scott Quigg and Diego Silva gets three stars only thanks to a spectacular finish. The undefeated Scott Quigg (26-0-2, 19 KOs) entered as the No.17 super bantamweight in the world while Diego Oscar Silva (29-2-4, 15 KOs) entered as the No.84. Quigg vs Silva is valid for the WBA World super bantamweight title; undercard of Carl Froch vs George Groves. Watch the video!
2013 best BOXING fight – Carl Froch vs George Groves – full fight Video WBA, IBF
Review: 2013-11-23, very exciting fight thanks to an aggressive start, one knockdown and some wild exchanges in which both fighters exchanged shot for shot showing a solid chin and a big heart: Carl Froch vs George Groves is one of the best boxing fights of the year and it gets four stars (but we hope for a rematch in 2014). Carl Froch (31-2-0, 22 KOs) entered as the No.2 super middleweight in the world while the undefeated George Groves (19-0-0, 15 KOs=79%) entered as the No.6 (currently the #1 in this weight division is Andre Ward). Froch vs Groves is valid for the WBA and IBF super middleweight titles; they also faced each other a second time on May 31, 2014 (=Froch vs Groves 2). Watch the video!
2013 MMA fight – Terry Etim vs Patrick Cenoble – full fight Video Bellator 109
Review: 2013-11-22, this fight isn’t worth watching: Terry Etim vs Patrick Cenoble gets two stars. Terry Etim entered the fight with a record of 15-5-0 (93% finishing rate) while Patrick Cenoble had a record of 9-2-1 (89% ko/tko victory rate). Etim vs Cenoble is on the undercard of Alexander Shlemenko vs Doug Marshall – Bellator 109. Watch the video!
2013 MMA fight – Alexander Sarnavskiy vs Will Brooks – full fight Video Bellator 109
Review: 2013-11-22, fight not particularly exciting between Alexander Sarnavskiy and Will Brooks: it gets two stars. Alexander Sarnavskiy (25-1-0, 84% finishing rate) entered as the No.22 lightweight in the world while Will Brooks (12-1-0, 66% finishing rate) entered as the No.27. Sarnavskiy vs Brooks is the final of the Bellator lightweight tournament; undercard of Alexander Shlemenko vs Doug Marshall – Bellator 109. Watch the video!