Review: 2012-07-21, two stars for the fight between Hector Lombard and Tim Boetsch: disappointment. Hector Lombard (31-2-1) entered as the No.6 middleweight in the world while Tim Boetsch (15-4-0) entered as the No.9. Lombard vs Boetsch is on the undercard of Faber vs Barao (UFC 149). Watch the video!
Review: 2012-07-21, pretty boring fight with only some good shots: Urijah Faber vs Renan Barao Pegado gets two stars. Urijah Faber (26-5-0) entered as the No.3 bantamweight in the world while Renan “Barao” Pegado (28-1-0) entered as the No.5. Faber vs Barao is valid for the Interim UFC Bantamweight title, main event of UFC 149; they also faced each other a second time on February 1st, 2014 (=Renan Barao vs Urijah Faber 2). Watch the video!
Review: 2012-07-21, pretty good fight between Adrien Broner and Vicente Escobedo: three stars. The undefeated Adrien Broner (23-0-0) entered as the No.1 super featherweight in the world while Vicente Escobedo (26-3-0) entered as the No.3. Broner vs Escobedo is valid for the WBO super featherweight title (title at stake for Escobedo only since Broner failed to make the weigh-in). Watch the video!
Review: 2012-07-21, good fight between Andy Souwer and Zeben Diaz: three stars. Andy Souwer ranked as the No.10 super welterweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 144-12-1 while Zeben Diaz had a record of 52-28-3. Souwer vs Diaz is the main event of It’s Showtime 59. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-07-21, high pace and high level of technique by both fighters: Javier Hernandez vs Masahiro Yamamoto gets three stars. Javier Hernandez (25-4-0) entered as the No.13 lightweight in the world while Masahiro Yamamoto entered as the No.20. Hernandez vs Yamamoto is valid for the It’s Showtime World Title 61kg; undercard of Andy Souwer vs Zeben Diaz (It’s Showtime 59). Watch the video!
Review: 2012-07-21, some nice heavy exchanges between Sergei Lascenko and Damian Garcia but the difference in experience and skill between the two is too large: two stars. Sergei Lascenko, or Serhiy Lashchenko, ranked as the No.12 heavyweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 31-10-0; on the original fight card Lascenko was expected to face Loren Javier Jorge. Lascenko vs Garcia is on the undercard of Andy Souwer vs Zeben Diaz (It’s Showtime 59). Watch the video!
Review: 2012-07-21, even with the ko, the fight between Andy Ristie and David Calvo isn’t worth our three stars. On the original fight card Andy Ristie was expected to face Abraham Roqueni. Ristie vs Calvo is on the undercard of Andy Souwer vs Zeben Diaz (It’s Showtime 59). Watch the video!
Review: 2012-07-20, good first part of the fight but then both boxers initiate clinches and the bout becomes pretty boring: Mateo Veron vs Javier Maciel gets two stars. Mateo Damian Veron (13-6-2) entered as the No.25 light middleweight in the world while Javier Francisco Maciel (22-2-0) entered as the No.44. Veron vs Maciel is valid for the Argentina (FAB) light middleweight title. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-07-20, pretty good fight with two knockdowns (1st and 5th rounds): Miguel Acosta vs Art Hovhannisyan gets three stars. Miguel Acosta (29-5-2) entered as the No.14 lightweight in the world while the undefeated Art Hovhannisyan (14-0-2) entered as the No.41 super featherweight. Acosta vs Hovhannisyan is the main event of the evening. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-07-20, nice fight with some great exchanges between Juan Carlos Burgos and Cesar Vazquez: three stars. Juan Carlos Burgos (29-1-0) entered as the No.5 super featherweight in the world while the undefeated Cesar Vazquez (25-0-0) entered as the No.87. Burgos vs Vazquez is the main event of the evening. Watch the video!
