Review: 2013-07-27, the fight between Omar Figueroa Jr and Nihito Arakawa was an absolute war from the first bell: a toe-to-toe battle with two knockdowns and a tremendous pace…everything you could want from a candidate for Fight of the Year 2013, it gets five stars! Congratulations to both boxers for the amazing performance, Compubox punching statistics showed that ‘Panterita’ Figueroa landed a total of 480 of 942 punches (51% accuracy rate) compared to 280 of 1170 for Arakawa (24% accuracy rate). The undefeated Omar Figueroa (21-0-1, 17 KOs) entered as the No.23 lightweight in the world while Nihito Arakawa (24-2-1, 16 KOs) entered as the No.14. Figueroa vs Arakawa is valid for the interim WBC lightweight title; undercard of Andre Berto vs Jesus Soto Karass. Watch the video!
Best fights of the week 30, year 2013
Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 30: (Mon-Sun) from July 22, 2013 to July 28, 2013. Boxing Fight of the Week: Omar Figueroa vs Nihito Arakawa Boxing Knockout of the Week: Odlanier Solis vs Yakup Saglam Mma Fight of … Read more