Review: 2013-09-28, close fight but not so exciting: Alberto Rossel vs Jose Alfredo Zuniga gets two stars. Alberto Rossel (30-8-0, 13 KOs) entered as the No.17 light flyweight in the world while Jose Alfredo Zuniga (11-4-1, 5 KOs) entered as the No.19 (currently the #1 in this weight division is Roman Gonzalez). Rossel vs Zuniga is valid for the interim WBA World light flyweight title. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-09-28, good second part of the fight with one knockdown: Eleider Alvarez vs Edison Miranda gets three stars. The undefeated Eleider Alvarez ranked as the No.11 light heavyweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 12-0-0 (8 knockouts) while Edison Miranda had a record of 35-8-0 (30 knockouts=85% – ‘Pantera’ Miranda is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since September 8, 2012 when he was defeated by Tony Bellew). Alvarez vs Miranda is on the undercard of Adonis Stevenson vs Tavoris Cloud. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-09-28, fight not particularly exciting between Humberto Soto and Mahonri Montes: it gets two stars. Humberto Soto (61-8-2, 35 KOs) entered as the No.11 light welterweight in the world while Mahonri Montes (28-2-1, 21 KOs=75%) entered as the No.69. Soto vs Montes is valid for the WBC International Silver light welterweight title. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-09-28, pretty good fight between Adonis Stevenson and Tavoris Cloud: it gets three stars. Adonis Stevenson (21-1-0 , 18 KOs=85%) entered as the No.2 light heavyweight in the world while Tavoris Cloud (24-1-0, 19 KOs=79%) entered as the No.6 (currently the #1 in this weight division is the 48-year-old Bernard Hopkins). Stevenson vs Cloud is valid for the WBC light heavyweight title (Stevenson’s first defense). Watch the video!
Review: 2013-09-28, very close fight between Julio Cesar Chavez Jr and Brian Vera: it gets three stars. Brian Vera ranked as the No.12 middleweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 23-6-0 (14 knockouts) while Julio Cesar Chavez Jr had a record of 46-1-1 (32 knockouts – Chavez Jr is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since September 15, 2012 when he was defeated by Sergio ‘Maravilla’ Martinez). Chavez Jr vs Vera had been signed at the super middleweight limit of 168 pounds but this week the weight was increased to 173 pounds because Chavez had some problems making 168; moreover the fight has been reduced from a scheduled 12-round bout to a 10-round and Vera got extra money for changing the weight (approximate $400,000).. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-09-28, one sided fight with four knockdowns: Andrei Stoica vs Dzenan Poturak gets two stars. Andrei Stoica ranked as the No.16 super cruiserweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 30-4-0 while Dzenan Poturak had a record of 20-4-0. Stoica vs Poturak is on the undercard of Benjamin Adegbuyi vs Reamon Welboren – SuperKombat. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-09-28, fight not particularly exciting between Benjamin Adegbuyi and Reamon Welboren: it gets two stars. Benjamin Adegbuyi entered the fight with a record of 17-2-1 while Reamon Welboren had a record of 16-4-1. Adegbuyi vs Welboren is the main event of SuperKombat World Grand Prix – Botosani. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-09-28, pretty good fight with a good finish: the second fight between Michal Materla and Jay Silva gets three stars. Michal Materla (19-3-0, 74% finishing rate) entered as the No.21 middleweight in the world while Jay Silva (8-8-0, 88% finishing rate) entered as the No.83. In their first fight Materla defeated Silva by majority decision (May 12, 2012); this second fight is on the undercard of Mariusz Pudzianowski vs Sean McCorkle 2 – KSW 24. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-09-28, fight not particularly good between Pawel Nastula and Karol Bedorf: it gets two stars. Karol Bedorf ranked as the No.79 heavyweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 9-2-0 (44% finishing rate) while Pawel Nastula had a record of 5-4-0 (100% finishing rate). Nastula vs Bedorf is valid for the KSW heavyweight title; undercard of Mariusz Pudzianowski vs Sean McCorkle 2 – KSW 24. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-09-28, something good in the second part of the fight but it is not enough to get three stars. Mariusz Pudzianowski, five time World’s Strongest Man, entered the fight with a record of 5-3-0 (80% finishing rate) while Sean McCorkle had a record of 17-5-0 (95% finishing rate). In their first fight McCorkle defeated Pudzian by submission (June 8, 2013); this second fight is the main event “KSW 24: The Clash of the Giants”. Watch the video!
