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Best fights of the week 17, year 2014

2015/02/152014/04/28 by ATBF Editorial Board

Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 17: (Mon-Sun) from April 21, 2014 to April 27, 2014. Boxing Fights of the Week: (1st choice) Kiko Martinez vs Hozumi Hasegawa and (2nd choice) Lucas Matthysse vs John Molina Mma Fight of … Read more

2014 BOXING fight – Juan Francisco Estrada vs Richie Mepranum – full fight Video WBA

2015/02/152014/04/27 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review: 2014-04-26, great fight between Juan Francisco Estrada and Richie Mepranum: it gets three stars. Juan Francisco Estrada entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 25-2-0 (18 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 flyweight in the world while Richie Mepranum has an official record of 27-3-1 (6 knockouts) and he entered as the No.47 super flyweight. Both boxers suffered their last defeat in 2012: Estrada lost to Roman Gonzalez (=Gonzalez vs Estrada) while Mepranum was defeated by Hernan Marquez (=Marquez vs Mepranum); after losing these bouts both fighters fought and won twice. ‘El Gallo’ Estrada vs Mepranum is valid for the WBA and WBO flyweight titles (both held by Estrada). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 BOXING fight – Keith Thurman vs Julio Diaz – full fight Video WBA

2015/02/152014/04/27 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review: 2014-04-26, pretty good fight between Keith Thurman and Julio Diaz: it gets three stars. The undefeated Keith Thurman entered this fight with a perfect record of 22-0-0 (20 KOs=87%) and he is ranked as the No.9 welterweight in the world, he fought three times in 2013 defeating Jan Zaveck (=Thurman vs Zaveck), Diego Gabriel Chaves (=Thurman vs Chaves) and Jesus Soto Karass (=Thurman vs Karass).
His opponent, Julio Diaz, has an official record of 40-9-1 (29 knockouts) and he entered as the No.41 in the same weight class, he is 34 years old (nine years older than Thurman) and his last world title bout was in 2007 against Juan Diaz (Julio lost by tko); he fought twice in 2013 losing both fights: against Amir Khan (=Khan vs Diaz) and the rematch against Shawn Porter (=Porter vs Diaz 2). Thurman vs Diaz is valid for the interim WBA World welterweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 best BOXING fight – Lucas Matthysse vs John Molina – full fight Video

2020/02/092014/04/27 by ATBF Editorial Board

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Review: 2014-04-26, exciting back and forth battle with four knockdowns thanks to an astonishing performance by two warriors: Lucas Matthysse vs John Molina is one of the best boxing fights of 2014, four stars! Lucas Martin Matthysse entered this fight with a record of 34-3-0 (32 KOs=94%) and he is ranked as the No.2 light welterweight in the world, he fought three times in 2013 defeating Mike Dallas Jr (=Matthysse vs Dallas) and Lamont Peterson (=Peterson vs Matthysse) but then he lost to #1 Danny Garcia (=Garcia vs Matthysse).
His opponent, John Molina, has a record of 27-3-0 (22 KOs=81%) and he entered as the No.20 lightweight, he fought four times in 2013 losing once, against then-undefeated Andrey Klimov (= Molina vs Klimov). Matthysse vs Molina is valid for the vacant WBC Continental Americas light welterweight title; undercard of Keith Thurman vs Julio Diaz. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 BOXING fight – Omar Figueroa vs Jerry Belmontes – full fight Video WBC

2015/11/092014/04/27 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review: 2014-04-26, close fight but not so exciting: Omar Figueroa vs Jerry Belmontes gets two stars. The undefeated Omar Figueroa entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 22-0-1 (17 KOs=77% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 lightweight in the world, he fought and won three times in 2013 winning the interim Wbc Lw belt in his last bout, against Nihito Arakawa (5 stars-fight Figueroa vs Arakawa).
His opponent, Jerry Belmontes, has a record of 19-3-0 (5 knockouts) and he entered as the No.15 super featherweight, he lost three out of his last five bouts but in 2014 he managed to defeat former IBO super-Fw champion Will Tomlinson. Figueroa vs Belmontes is valid for the WBC lightweight title (Figueroa’s first defense while it is the first world title shot for Belmontes); undercard of Keith Thurman vs Julio Diaz. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 BOXING fight – Wladimir Klitschko vs Alex Leapai – full fight Video WBO, WBA, IBF

2015/02/152014/04/26 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review: 2014-04-26, fight not particularly exciting between Wladimir Klitschko and Alex Leapai: it gets two stars. Wladimir Klitschko entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 61-3-0 (51 KOs=83%) and he is ranked as the No.1 heavyweight in the world, curiously he lost three out of three fights via ko/tko: against Ross Puritty in 1998, Corrie Sanders in 2003 (4 stars fight Sanders vs Klitschko) and Lamon Brewster in 2004; since then he has collected 19 consecutive wins.
His opponent, Alex Leapai, has an official record of 30-4-3 (24 KOs=80%) and he entered as the No.27 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Kevin Johnson, after that bout he fought and won five times. Klitschko vs Leapai is valid for the WBO, WBA, IBF, IBO heavyweight titles (all held by Klitschko). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 BOXING fight – Lucas Browne vs Eric Martel Bahoeli – full fight Video

2015/02/152014/04/26 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review: 2014-04-26, some wild exchanges in the last part of the fight but it is not enough to get three stars: Lucas Browne vs Eric Martel Bahoeli gets two. The undefeated Lucas Browne entered this fight with a perfect record of 19-0-0 (17 KOs=89%) and he is ranked as the No.22 heavyweight in the world, he fought five times in 2013 winning the vacant Wbf Hw title against James Toney.
His opponent, Eric Martel Bahoeli, has an official record of 10-3-0 (7 knockouts) and he entered as the No.48 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced the undefeated Bogdan Dinu, since then he has fought and won three times. Browne vs Bahoeli is valid for the vacant Commonwealth heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 BOXING fight – Thomas Williams Jr vs Enrique Ornelas – full fight Video

2016/01/132014/04/25 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review: 2014-04-24, pretty good finish but it is not enough to get three stars: Thomas Williams Jr vs Enrique Ornelas gets two stars. The undefeated Thomas Williams Jr entered this fight with a perfect record of 16-0-0 (11 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.12 light heavyweight in the world, he has already fought in 2014 defeating Cornelius White in one round (four-stars fight: Williams Jr vs White).
His opponent, Enrique Ornelas, has a record of 34-8-0 (22 knockouts) and he entered as the No.93 in the same weight class, he suffered his last two defeats in world title fights: against Robert Stieglitz in 2010 and Beibut Shumenov in 2012; after this bout he fought and won just once, against Isaac Mendez in 2013. Williams Jr vs Ornelas is on the undercard of Josesito Lopez vs Aaron Martinez. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 BOXING fight – Josesito Lopez vs Aaron Martinez – full fight Video

2015/06/072014/04/25 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review: 2014-04-24, fight not particularly exciting between Josesito Lopez and Aaron Martinez: it gets two stars. Josesito Lopez entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 31-6-0 (18 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.23 welterweight in the world, he had a world title shot in 2012 when he faced Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez but he was defeated by tko in the sixth round (=Alvarez vs Lopez) and he also lost the following bout against Marcos Maidana (=Maidana vs Lopez); after these two losses he came back to victory against Mike Arnaoutis (=Lopez vs Arnaoutis).
His opponent, Aaron Martinez, has an official record of 19-2-1 (4 knockouts), his only two defeats came against two undefeated boxers: Abdon Lozano in 2008 and Jessie Vargas in 2012; after this bout he fought and won against Alberto Herrera (his only fight of 2013). Lopez vs Martinez is the main event of the night. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Kiko Martinez vs Hozumi Hasegawa full fight Video – 2014

2021/11/142014/04/23 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review: 2014-04-23, tremendous exchanges, very high pace, three knockdowns: this toe-to-toe battle between Kiko Martinez and Hozumi Hasegawa is definitely one of the best boxing fights of 2014 and it gets four stars. Kiko Martinez entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 30-4-0 (22 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 super bantamweight in the world, he fought four times in 2013 losing only his first bout against Carl Frampton in February (=Frampton vs Martinez) but in August he managed to defeat Jhonatan Romero winning the Ibf super-Bw belt (=Romero vs Martinez), after this fight he successfully defended the title once against Jeffrey Mathebula (=Martinez vs Mathebula).
His opponent, Hozumi Hasegawa, has a record of 33-4-0 (15 knockouts) and he entered as the No.24 in the same weight class (currently the #1 in this division is Guillermo Rigondeaux). Hasegawa has won world titles in two different weight classes but his last world title fight was in 2011 and he lost to Jhonny Gonzalez (=Gonzalez vs Hasegawa), since then he has collected four consecutive wins. Martinez vs Hasegawa is valid for the IBF super bantamweight title (Martinez’s second defense); undercard of Shinsuke Yamanaka vs Stephane Jamoye. Watch the video and rate this fight!