2018 best BOXING fight – Sho Kimura vs Kosei Tanaka – full fight Video WBO

4 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-09-24, epic japanese war thanks to an impressive performance by both boxers: Sho Kimura vs Kosei Tanaka is the best boxing fight of 2018 so far and it gets four stars!

The Wbo Flw champion Sho Kimura entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 17-1-2 (10 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.5 flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Cristofer Rosales). He suffered his only defeat at his pro boxing debut in 2013, against Shosuke Oji, since then he has collected 17 victories and two draws beating Zou Shiming (Shiming vs Kimura), Toshiyuki Igarashi (Sho Kimura vs Toshiyuki Igarashi) and Froilan Saludar in his last three (Sho Kimura vs Froilan Saludar).
His opponent, the undefeated world champion in two different weight classes Kosei Tanaka, has a perfect record of 11-0-0 (7 knockouts) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class. In his last three bouts he has won over Angel Acosta (Tanaka vs Acosta), Palangpol CP Freshmart (Kosei Tanaka vs Palangpol CP Freshmart) and Ronnie Baldonado (Kosei Tanaka vs Ronnie Baldonado). Kosei vs Kimura is valid for the WBO World flyweight title (Kimura’s third defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

Best fights of the week 38, year 2018

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2018 BOXING fight – Jack Culcay vs Rafael Bejaran – full fight Video

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-09-22, pretty good fight between Jack Culcay and Rafael Bejaran: it gets three stars.

The former Olympian and former Wba light-Mw champion Jack Culcay entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 24-3-0 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.14 middleweight in the world. He suffered two consecutive defeats in 2017, with Demetrius Andrade (via split decision, Andrade vs Culcay) and Maciej Sulecki (Maciej Sulecki vs Jack Culcay) but he came back to win in 2018 with Craig Cunningham and Adasat Rodriguez (Jack Culcay vs Adasat Rodriguez).
His opponent, Rafael Bejaran, has a record of 25-2-1 (11 knockouts) and he entered as the No.48 super welterweight. He suffered his last loss when he faced Ante Bilic in 2012, since then he has collected eleven victories and one draw beating Attila Koro in his last one. Culcay vs Bejaran is valid for the IBF International middleweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 BOXING fight – Jonathan Taconing vs Vince Paras – full fight Video

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-09-22, close fight with some nice exchanges: Jonathan Taconing vs Vince Paras gets three stars.

Jonathan Taconing entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 27-3-1 (22 KOs=81%) and he is ranked as the No.15 light flyweight in the world. He lost to Ganigan Lopez in 2016 (Ganigan Lopez vs Jonathan Taconing) but then he has won five bouts beating Robert Onggocan in 2018.
His opponent, Vince Paras, has an official record of 13-1-0 (11 KOs=85%) and he entered as the No.36 in the same weight class but he comes off his first loss, suffered against Hiroto Kyoguchi in May; before this fight, in 2017, he had won over Michael Camelion, Jimboy Haya, Marlou Sandoval and Aldren Moreno. Taconing vs Paras is valid for the WBC International light flyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 BOXING fight – Matty Askin vs Lawrence Okolie – full fight Video

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1 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-09-22, disappointing fight with too many interruptions: Matty Askin vs Lawrence Okolie gets one star!

Matty Askin entered this fight with a pro record of 23-3-1 (15 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.14 cruiserweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Ovill McKenzie in 2015 (Ovill McKenzie vs Matty Askin), since then he has collected one draw and six victories beating Craig Kennedy in 2017 and Stephen Simmons in 2018 (Matty Askin vs Stephen Simmons).
His opponent, the undefeated Lawrence Okolie, has a perfect boxing record of 9-0-0 (7 KOs=78%) and he entered as the No.35 in the same weight class. He debuted in 2017 and he has beat Antonio Sousa, Isaac Chamberlain and Luke Watkins in his last three (Luke Watkins vs Lawrence Okolie). Askin vs Okolie is valid for the BBBofC British cruiserweight title; undercard of Anthony Joshua vs Alexander Povetkin. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 BOXING fight – Anthony Joshua vs Alexander Povetkin – full fight Video IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-09-22, good fight between Anthony Joshua and Alexander Povetkin: it gets three stars.

The 2012 Olympic super heavyweight gold medalist and current IBF, IBO, WBO and WBA world champion Anthony Joshua entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 21-0-0 (20 KOs=95%) and he is ranked as the No.1 heavyweight in the world. In his last three bouts AJ has defeated Wladimir Klitschko (Joshua vs Klitschko), Carlos Takam (Anthony Joshua vs Carlos Takam) and Joseph Parker (Anthony Joshua vs Joseph Parker).
His opponent, the 2004 Olympic super-heavyweight gold medalist and former Wba Hw champion Alexander Povetkin, has an official record of 34-1-0 (24 knockouts) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Wladimir Klitschko in 2013 (Klitschko vs Povetkin), since then he has won eight bouts beating Andriy Rudenko (Povetkin vs Rudenko), Christian Hammer (Alexander Povetkin vs Christian Hammer) and David Price in his last three (Alexander Povetkin vs David Price). Joshua vs Povetkin is valid for the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO World heavyweight titles. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 BOXING fight – Luke Campbell vs Yvan Mendy 2 – full fight Video

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-09-22, some good exchanges between Luke Campbell and Yvan Mendy 2 but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The 2012 Olympic bantamweight gold medalist Luke Campbell entered this fight with a professional record of 18-2-0 (15 KOs=83%) and he is ranked as the No.5 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Vasyl Lomachenko). He lost to Jorge Linares last year (Jorge Linares vs Luke Campbell) but he came back to win in 2018 against Troy James.
His opponent, Yvan Mendy, has a boxing record of 40-4-1 (19 knockouts) and he entered as the No.22 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Edis Tatli in 2015 (Edis Tatli vs Yvan Mendy), since then he has won ten consecutive bouts defeating Jesus Arevalo in his last one (Yvan Mendy vs Jesus Arevalo). In their firs fight Campbell was defeated by Mendy via split decision (Luke Campbell vs Yvan Mendy I); this second bout, WBC lightweight world title final eliminator, is on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs Alexander Povetkin. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Best fights of the week 37, year 2018

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Gennady Golovkin vs Saul Canelo Alvarez 2 full fight Video – 2018

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4 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-09-15, tough fight with some nice combinations, this is professional boxing at his very very best: Saul Canelo Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin 2 is one of the best boxing fights of 2018 and it gets four stars!

The undefeated former Olympian and current Wbc, Wba and Ibo champion Gennady Golovkin entered this fight with a pro record of 38-0-1 (34 KOs=89%) and he is ranked as the No.1 middleweight in the world. In his last three fights he has beat Daniel Jacobs in 2017 (Golovkin vs Jacobs) and Vanes Martirosyan in 2018 (Gennady Golovkin vs Vanes Martirosyan) but between these two bouts he drew with Saul Alvarez in their first fight (controversial decision, Saul Canelo Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin).
His opponent, the former world champion in two different weight classes Saul Canelo Alvarez, has an official boxing record of 49-1-2 (34 knockouts) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class but he comes off the draw with ‘GGG’ Golovkin; they had to face again in May 2018 but the Mexican tested positive for two drug tests after their first clash. Before this bout Canelo suffered his only loss when he faced Floyd Mayweather Jr in 2013 (via majority decision, Mayweather vs Alvarez), since then Alvarez had won seven consecutive fights defeating Amir Khan (4-stars fight, Canelo vs Khan), Liam Smith (Canelo vs Smith) and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr in his last three (Canelo vs Chavez Jr). Their first fight ended in a controversial split draw (110-118 for Alvarez, 115-113 for Golovkin, 114-114) but in the CompuBox Punch Stats Canelo got just 169 punches landed out of 505 thrown (33.5%), while Gennady 218 out of 703 punches thrown (31%). Moreover, some of the most important media scored the first fight in this way: ESPN.com 116-112 for Golovkin, Harold Lederman from HBO 116-112 for Golovkin and the Associated Press 114-114. Canelo vs Golovkin 2 is valid for the IBO, WBA, WBC World middleweight titles; they also faced each other a third time on September 17, 2022 (Saul Canelo Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin 3). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 BOXING fight – David Lemieux vs Gary O’Sullivan – full fight Video

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-09-15 , good finish between David Lemieux and Gary O’Sullivan: it gets three stars.

The former Ibf Mw champion David Lemieux entered this fight with a record of 39-4-0 (33 KOs=85%) and he is ranked as the No.11 middleweight in the world. He lost to Billy Joe Saunders last year (Billy Joe Saunders vs David Lemieux) but he came back to win with Karim Achour in 2018.
His opponent, Gary O’Sullivan, has a boxing record of 28-2-0 (20 knockouts) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. He lost to Chris Eubank Jr in 2015 (Chris Eubank Jr vs Gary O’Sullivan) but then he has won six consecutive bouts defeating Nick Quigley, Antoine Douglas and Berlin Abreu in his last three (Gary O’Sullivan vs Berlin Abreu). Lemieux vs O’Sullivan is on the undercard of Gennady Golovkin vs Saul Canelo Alvarez 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!