Videos of the best Fights of the Year candidates: Mma, Boxing, K-1

2015 best BOXING fight – Rakhim Chakhkiev vs Ola Afolabi – full fight Video IBO

2016/05/212015/11/04 by ATBF Editorial Board

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-11-04, crazy fight with some wild and tough exchanges and a spectacular finish: Rakhim Chakhkiev vs Ola Afolabi is one of the best boxing fights of the year 2015 and it gets four stars!

The 2008 Olympic heavyweight gold medalist Rakhim Chakhkiev entered this fight with a boxing record of 24-1-0 (18 KOs=75%) and he is ranked as the No.7 cruiserweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Grigory Drozd). He suffered his only loss in 2013, against Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (=Wlodarczyk vs Chakhkiev) but then he has won eight consecutive bouts beating Hamilton Ventura in his last one (=Chakhkiev vs Ventura).
His opponent, Ola Afolabi, has an official record of 21-4-4 (10 knockouts) and he entered as the No.24 in the same weight class but he comes off the loss against Victor Emilio Ramirez (=Afolabi vs Ramirez). Chakhkiev vs Afolabi is valid for the IBO World cruiserweight title (Chakhkiev’s first defense); undercard of Alexander Povetkin vs Mariusz Wach. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2005 best BOXING fight – Emanuel Augustus Burton vs Ray Oliveira – full fight Video

2015/10/28 by ATBF Editorial Board

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2005-07-08, here it is another very nice and entertaining fight recommended by “mattsnow81”: Emanuel Augustus vs Ray Oliveira, it was definitely one of the best boxing fights of 2005 and it gets four stars!

Emanuel Augustus Burton entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 29-25-6 (15 knockouts) while his opponent, Ray Oliveira, had a record of 47-10-2 (22 knockouts). Before this bout Augustus had lost twice in 2004, against Tomas Barrientes and Courtney Burton (4-stars-fight Courtney Burton vs Emanuel Augustus Burton), but then he had come back to win in 2005 beating Dillon Carew while Oliveira was defeated by Ricky Hatton in his previous fight. Augustus Burton vs Oliveira was the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2004 best BOXING fight – Courtney Burton vs Emanuel Augustus Burton – full fight Video

2015/10/20 by ATBF Editorial Board

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2004-07-06, very entertaining fight between Courtney Burton and Emanuel Burton: this fight gets four stars and we want to thank “mattsnow81” who recommended this bout to us in the 2004 boxing ranking.

Courtney Burton entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 20-2-0 (11 knockouts) while his opponent, Emanuel Augustus Burton, had an official record of 28-24-6 (14 knockouts). Both boxers had lost their previous bout: Courtney Burton was defeated by Julio Diaz (fight valid for the Ibf lightweight title eliminator) while Augustus lost to Tomas Barrientes by disqualification for cursing at the referee! Burton vs Augustus was the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 best K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Maxim Vorovski vs Igor Lyapin – full fight Video KOK

2015/10/19 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-10-17, exciting back and forth fight with some wild exchanges: Maxim Vorovski vs Igor Lyapin is one of the best kickboxing fights of the year 2015 and it gets four stars!

Maxim Vorovski entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 29-2-0 (12 knockouts) while his opponent, Igor Lyapin, has an official record of 19-4-0 (15 Kos=79%). Vorovski vs Lyapin is the main event of KOK World GP 2015 Tallinn – King of Kings. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 best BOXING fight – Andrzej Fonfara vs Nathan Cleverly – full fight Video

2016/10/012015/10/17 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-10-16, non-stop action packed fight thanks to an outstanding performance by both boxers and with some very nice toe-to-toe exchanges: Andrzej Fonfara vs Nathan Cleverly is one of the best boxing fights of the year 2015 and it gets four stars!

The former Ibo light-Hw champion Andrzej Fonfara entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 27-3-0 (16 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Sergey Kovalev). He suffered his last loss in 2014 when he faced Adonis Stevenson (=Stevenson vs Fonfara), after this bout he has won over Doudou Ngumbu (=Fonfara vs Ngumbu) and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr (=Chavez Jr vs Fonfara).
His opponent, the former Wbo light-Hw champion Nathan Cleverly, has a record of 29-2-0 (15 knockouts) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class. He also lost in 2014, against Tony Bellew in their rematch (=Cleverly vs Bellew 2), but he came back to win in 2015 beating Tomas Man (=Cleverly vs Man). Fonfara vs Cleverly is valid for the WBC International light heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

John Lineker vs Francisco Rivera full fight Video UFC 191 – 2015

2021/07/132015/09/06 by ATBF Editorial Board

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-05, amazing and tough fight thanks to some tremendous exchanges and a good finish: John Lineker vs Francisco Rivera is a candidate for the mma fight of the year 2015 and it gets five stars (UFC Fight of the Night)!

John Lineker entered this fight with a professional mma record of 25-7-0 (60% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.21 bantamweight in the world while his opponent, Francisco Rivera, has an official record of 11-4-0 (73% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.23 in the same weight class. Both fighters lost in 2014: Lineker was defeated by Ali Bagautinov (=Lineker vs Bagautinov) but then he has won over Alptekin Ozkilic (=Lineker vs Ozkilic) and Ian McCall while Rivera lost to Takeya Mizugaki (=Mizugaki vs Rivera) and Urijah Faber (=Faber vs Rivera) but then he came back to win against Alex Caceres (=Rivera vs Caceres). Lineker vs Rivera is on the undercard of Demetrious Johnson vs John Dodson 2 – UFC 191. Watch the video and rate this fight! Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 best BOXING fight – Daiki Kaneko vs Masao Nakamura – full fight Video

2016/01/042015/08/23 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-08-21, very close and exciting bout thanks to an outstanding performance by both boxers that exchanged shot for shot in one of the best boxing fights of the year: Daiki Kaneko vs Masao Nakamura gets four stars!

Daiki Kaneko entered this fight with a profesional boxing record of 21-4-3 (14 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.18 super featherweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Jomthong Chuwattana (=Kaneko vs Chuwattana).
His opponent, Masao Nakamura, has an official record of 19-3-0 (19 KOs=100%) and he entered as the No.95 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive defeats last year, against Masayuki Ito and Rey Labao, but he comes back to win in 2015 beating Patomsak Sithsaithong. Kaneko vs Nakamura is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 best K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Buakaw vs Khayal Dzhaniev – full fight Video TopKing TK4

2015/10/282015/07/28 by ATBF Editorial Board

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-07-28, exciting and tough fight thanks to some brutal exchanges and spectacular elbows: Buakaw Banchamek vs Khayal Dzhaniev is one of the best muay thai fights of 2015 and it gets four stars!

The two time K-1 World MAX champion Buakaw Banchamek, formerly known as Buakaw Por Pramuk, entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 264-42-12 (68 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.5 super welterweight in the world while his opponent, Khayal Dzhaniev, has an official record of 10-2-0 and he entered as the No.12 welterweight. Buakaw suffered his last defeat in 2014 when he faced Enriko Kehl in the final of the K-1 World MAX (controversial ending, Buakaw vs Kehl 2) but after this bout he has won five consecutive fights beating Artem Pashporin in his last one (=Buakaw vs Pashporin). Buakaw vs Dzhaniev is the semifinal of the TopKing World Series 70kg tournament. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 best BOXING fight – Erkan Teper vs David Price – full fight Video

2016/07/042015/07/17 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-07-17, Erkan Teper vs David Price gets four stars thanks to a spectacular finish!

The undefeated Erkan Teper entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 14-0-0 (9 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.18 heavyweight in the world while his opponent, David Price, has an official record of 19-2-0 (16 KOs=84%) and he entered as the No.27 in the same weight class. Both boxers have already fought once in 2015: Teper has won over Johann Duhaupas (=Teper vs Duhaupas) while Price has beat Irineu Beato Costa Junior (=Price vs Costa Junior). Teper vs Price is valid for the vacant EBU (European) heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 best MMA fight – Frank Mir vs Todd Duffee – full fight Video UFC FN 71

2019/09/152015/07/16 by ATBF Editorial Board

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-07-15, brutal exchanges from the first bell and spectacular finish: Frank Mir vs Todd Duffee is one of the best mma fights of the year 2015 and it gets four stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

The black belt in karate and Bjj and former Ufc Hw champion Frank Mir entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-9-0 (76% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Fabricio Werdum). He suffered four consecutive defeats between 2012 and 2014, the last one against Alistair Overeem (=Overeem vs Mir), but after this bout he came back to win beating Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (=Silva vs Mir).
His opponent, Todd Duffee, has an official record of 9-2-0 (100% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.32 in the same weight class. He lost twice in 2010, against Mike Russow and Alistair Overeem, but since then he has won three bouts winning over Anthony Hamilton in his last one (=Duffee vs Hamilton). Mir vs Duffee is the main event of the UFC Fight Night 71. Watch the video and rate this fight!