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Best fights of the week 22, year 2014

2014/06/02 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 22: (Mon-Sun) from May 26, 2014 to June 1, 2014. Boxing Fight of the Week: Rene Alvarado vs Rocky Juarez Boxing Knockout of the Week: Carl Froch vs George Groves 2 K-1 Muay … Read more

2014 BOXING fight – Patrick Nielsen vs Dmitry Chudinov – full fight Video WBA

2015/02/142014/06/01 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review: 2014-06-01, some good exchanges between Patrick Nielsen and Dmitry Chudinov but it is not enough to get three stars. Both undefeated, the Danish Patrick Nielsen entered this fight with a perfect record of 22-0-0 (11 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.21 middleweight in the world, he is just 23 years old (4 years younger than Chudinov) and in his last bout, three months ago, he won the vacant WBC silver Mw title defeating Tony Jeter (=Nielsen vs Jeter).
His opponent, Dmitry Chudinov, has an official record of 12-0-2 (8 knockouts) and he entered as the No.33 in the same weight class, he fought five times in 2013 winning four bouts and drawing once against Patrick Mendy who, however, was defeated by Nielsen five months before. Nielsen vs Chudinov is valid for the interim WBA World middleweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 BOXING fight – Javier Fortuna vs Juan Antonio Rodriguez – full fight Video

2015/05/282014/06/01 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review: 2014-05-31, good fight between Javier Fortuna and Juan Rodriguez: it gets three stars. The undefeated Javier Fortuna entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 24-0-1 (18 KOs=75%) and he is ranked as the No.9 super featherweight in the world, the only man who stopped him in a draw was the Cuban Luis Franco in his first bout of 2013; after that fight Fortuna defeat Manuel Castro and Francisco Lorenzo.
His opponent, Juan Antonio Rodriguez, has a record of 26-4-0 (23 KOs=88%) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Billy Dib in Australia (=Dib vs Rodriguez), since then he has fought and won five times; currently the #1 in this division is Mikey Garcia. Fortuna vs Rodriguez is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 BOXING fight – Srisaket Sor Rungvisai vs Carlos Cuadras – full fight Video WBC

2015/05/282014/06/01 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review: 2014-05-31, nice fight but shameful ending, we want to see a rematch: Srisaket Sor Rungvisai vs Carlos Cuadras gets three stars. Srisaket Sor Rungvisai entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 27-3-1 (25 KOs=92%) and he is ranked as the No.3 super flyweight in the world, he suffered his last loss in 2010 when he faced then-undefeated Kenji Oba, since then he has collected 26 consecutive victories and he won the Wbc world title in 2013 against Yota Sato (=Sato vs Rungvisai); then he successfully defended the belt once against Hirofumi Mukai (=Rungvisai vs Mukai),
His opponent, the undefeated Carlos Cuadras, has a perfect record of 29-0-0 (24 KOs=83%) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class, he fought twice in 2013 defeating Victor Zaleta (=Cuadras vs Zaleta) and Songseanglek Phosuwangym; currently the #1 in this division is Omar Andres Narvaez. Rungvisai vs Cuadras is valid for the WBC super flyweight title (Srisaket’s second defense), first world title shot for Cuadras. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 BOXING fight – Felix Sturm vs Sam Soliman 2 – full fight Video IBF

2015/05/282014/05/31 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review: 2014-05-31, dirty boxing with too much clinching: the second fight between Felix Sturm and Sam Soliman gets two stars. Felix Sturm entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 39-3-2 (18 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 middleweight in the world, last year he faced Soliman for the first time and he lost (=Sturm vs Soliman I), but after the bout the BDB (the German boxing federation) suspended the Australian for doping and the result was changed into a “no-contest”. After that fight Sturm has fought and won twice: against Predrag Radosevic (=Sturm vs Radosevic) and Darren Barker (=Barker vs Sturm).
His opponent, the 40-year-old Sam Soliman (five years older than Sturm), has an official record of 43-11-0 (18 knockouts) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2008 when he faced Anthony Mundine for the WBA World super-Mw title, since then he has collected eight wins and one no-contest; currently the #1 in this division is Gennady Golovkin. Sturm vs Soliman 2 is valid for the IBF middleweight title (Sturm’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 BOXING fight – Jamie McDonnell vs Tabtimdaeng Na Rachawat – full fight Video

2015/02/142014/05/31 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review: 2014-05-31, high pace and good finish between Jamie McDonnell and Tabtimdaeng Na Rachawat: it gets three stars. Jamie McDonnell entered this fight with a boxing record of 23-2-1 (10 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.21 super bantamweight in the world, he suffered his two defeats between 2007 and 2008 (when he was just 21 years old), since then he has collected 15 consecutive victories winning the vacant IBF Bw title in 2013 against then-undefeated Julio Ceja (=McDonnell vs Ceja).
His opponent, Tabtimdaeng Na Rachawat, has an official record of 52-2-0 (34 knockouts) and he entered as the No.53 bantamweight, he suffered his second and last defeat in 2010 when he faced Roli Gasca, since then he has won 18 consecutive bouts. McDonnell vs Rachawat is valid for the vacant WBA World bantamweight title, first world title shot and first fight outside Thailand for Tabtimdaeng; undercard of Carl Froch vs George Groves 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 BOXING fight – Carl Froch vs George Groves 2 – full fight Video IBF, WBA

2026/06/012014/05/31 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review: 2014-05-31, the second fight between Carl Froch and George Groves was not as exciting as their first bout but it is close to get four stars thanks to a spectacular finish! Carl Froch entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 32-2-0 (23 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 super middleweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced #1 Andre Ward (in the final of the Super Six World Boxing Classic tournament, Ward vs Froch), since then he has fought and won four times winning the IBF super-Mw title against then-undefeated Lucian Bute in 2012 (=Froch vs Bute) and successfully defended it against Yusaf Mack (=Froch vs Mack); then he beat Mikkel Kessler (=Froch vs Kessler 2) and George Groves (four-stars-fight, Froch vs Groves I).
His opponent, the 26-year-old George Groves (10 years younger than Froch), has an official record of 19-1-0 (15 KOs=79%) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class, he has never won a world title but he was ahead on points during the first bout against Froch till the referee ended the contest prematurely… Froch vs Groves 2 is valid for the IBF and WBA Super World super middleweight titles. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 BOXING fight – Kevin Mitchell vs Ghislain Maduma – full fight Video

2015/02/142014/05/31 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review: 2014-05-31, disappointing and pretty boring fight between Kevin Mitchell and Ghislain Maduma: it gets one star. Kevin Mitchell entered this fight with a boxing record of 37-2-0 (27 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.29 lightweight in the world, he had two world title-shots in his professional career but he lost both fights: against Michael Katsidis in 2010 (five-stars-fight Katsidis vs Mitchell) and Ricky Burns in 2012 (=Burns vs Mitchell); after this fight he has fought and won four times.
His opponent, the undefeated Ghislain Maduma, has a perfect record of 16-0-0 (10 knockouts) and he entered as the No.27 in the same weight class, he has already fought in 2014 successfully defending the NABF Lw title against John Carlo Aparicio, title that he had won in his last bout of 2013 against Fermin De los Santos (=Maduma vs De los Santos). Mitchell vs Maduma is on the undercard of Carl Froch vs George Groves 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 BOXING fight – James DeGale vs Brandon Gonzales – full fight Video

2015/05/282014/05/31 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review: 2014-05-31, fight not particularly exciting between James DeGale and Brandon Gonzales: it gets two stars. The 2008 Olympic middleweight gold medalist James DeGale entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 18-1-0 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.8 super middleweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat in 2011 when he faced then-undefeated George Groves (via majority decision, Groves vs DeGale), since then he has collected eight consecutive victories winning the EBU (European) and Wbc silver titles.
His opponent, the undefeated Brandon Gonzales, has a record of 18-0-1 (10 knockouts) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class, the only man who stopped him in a draw was the undefeated Thomas Oosthuizen in 2013, after that bout he has fought once beating Jonathan Nelson; currently the #1 in this division is Andre Ward. DeGale vs Gonzales is on the undercard of Carl Froch vs George Groves 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 BOXING fight – Anthony Joshua vs Matt Legg – full fight Video

2015/02/142014/05/31 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review: 2014-05-31, pretty good finish but it is not enough to get three stars: Anthony Joshua vs Matt Legg gets two. The 2012 Olympic super heavyweight gold medalist Anthony Joshua entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 5-0-0 (5 KOs=100%) and he is ranked as the No.98 heavyweight in the world, he has already fought twice in 2014 beating Dorian Darch (=Joshua vs Darch) and Hector Alfredo Avila (=Joshua vs Avila).
His opponent, Matt Legg, has a record of 7-2-0 (3 knockouts), last year he faced former world champion (in three different weight division) James Toney but he lost by tko in the third round (quarter-final of the Prizefighter Hw tournament), after this bout he has fought and won once in 2014. Joshua vs Legg is on the undercard of Carl Froch vs George Groves 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!