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!

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!

2018 BOXING fight – Roman Gonzalez vs Moises Fuentes – full fight Video

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-09-15, pretty good fight between Roman Gonzalez and Moises Fuentes: it gets three stars.

The former world champion in four different weight classes Roman Gonzalez entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 46-2-0 (38 KOs=83%) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since September 9, 2017 when he lost the rematch with by Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (Srisaket Sor Rungvisai vs Roman Gonzalez 2). Before this bout ‘Chocolatito’ had lost the first fight with Rungvisai in March (controversial decision, boxing Fight of the Year candidate, Roman Gonzalez vs Srisaket Sor Rungvisai I) and he had beat Carlos Cuadras at the end of 2016 (Carlos Cuadras vs Roman Gonzalez).
His opponent, the former world champion in two different weight classes Moises Fuentes, has a record of 25-5-1 (14 knockouts) and he entered as the No.12 flyweight in the world but he won just one out of his last four fights, against Ulises Lara in 2017 (Fuentes vs Lara II); after this bout he lost to Daigo Higa in 2018 (Daigo Higa vs Moises Fuentes). Gonzalez vs Fuentes is on the undercard of Gennady Golovkin vs Saul Canelo Alvarez 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 BOXING fight – Jaime Munguia vs Brandon Cook – full fight Video WBO

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-09-15, pretty good fight between Jaime Munguia and Brandon Cook: it gets three stars.

The undefeated current Wbo light-Mw champion Jaime Munguia entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 30-0-0 (25 KOs=83%) and he is ranked as the No.4 super welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jarrett Hurd). He has already fought four times in 2018 winning over Jose Carlos Paz (Jaime Munguia vs Jose Carlos Paz), Johnny Navarrete, Sadam Ali (Sadam Ali vs Jaime Munguia) and Liam Smith (Jaime Munguia vs Liam Smith).
His opponent, Brandon Cook, has an official record of 20-1-0 (13 knockouts) and he entered as the No.40 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Kanat Islam last year (Kanat Islam vs Brandon Cook); after this bout he has won over Hector Carlos Santana and Miguel Angel Suarez. Munguia vs Cook is valid for the WBO World super welterweight title (Munguia’s second defense); undercard of Gennady Golovkin vs Saul Canelo Alvarez 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 BOXING fight – Dmitry Kudryashov vs Alexandru Jur – full fight Video

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-09-15, some good shots between Dmitry Kudryashov and Alexandru Jur but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

Dmitry Kudryashov entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 22-2-0 (22 KOs=100%) and he is ranked as the No.20 cruiserweight in the world. He lost to Yunier Dorticos last year (Yunier Dorticos vs Dmitry Kudryashov) but he came back to win against Mauricio Barragan in 2018.
His opponent, Alexandru Jur, has an official record of 17-1-0 (7 knockouts) and he entered as the No.64 in the same weight class. He also lost once in 2017, against Taylor Mabika, but then he has beat Juho Haapoja and Jean Jacques Olivier. Kudryashov vs Jur is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Jose Ramirez vs Antonio Orozco full fight Video WBC – 2018

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4 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-09-14, tremendous battle thanks to an amazing performance by both boxers: Jose Carlos Ramirez vs Antonio Orozco is one of the best boxing fights of 2018 and it gets four stars!

Both undefeated, the former Olympian and current Wbc light-Ww champion Jose Carlos Ramirez entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 22-0-0 (16 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.18 super lightweight in the world while his opponent, Antonio Orozco, has an official record of 27-0-0 (17 knockouts) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class. In their last three bouts Ramirez has won over Jake Giuriceo, Mike Reed (Jose Carlos Ramirez vs Mike Reed) and Amir Imam (Jose Carlos Ramirez vs Amir Imam) while Orozco has beat Abner Lopez (Antonio Orozco vs Abner Lopez), Keandre Gibson (Antonio Orozco vs Keandre Gibson) and Martin Honorio. Ramirez vs Orozco is valid for the WBC World super lightweight title (Ramirez’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 BOXING fight – Mark John Yap vs Takuma Inoue – full fight Video

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-09-11, fight not so exciting between Mark John Yap and Takuma Inoue: it gets two stars.

Mark John Yap entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 29-12-0 (14 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.7 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Naoya Inoue). He suffered three consecutive defeats between 2013 and 2014, against Naoto Uebayashi, Hirofumi Mukai and Yuta Uetani, but since then he has won ten bouts beating Takafumi Nakajima in 2018.
His opponent, the undefeated Takuma Inoue (younger brother of Naoya Inoue), has a perfect record of 11-0-0 (3 knockouts) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. In his last three fights he has won over Hiroyuki Kudaka, Kentaro Masuda and Waldo Sabu. Yap vs Inoue is valid for the WBC bantamweight title eliminator. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Emanuel Augustus Burton full fight Video – 2000

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4 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2000-10-21, entertaining fight thanks to some nice exchanges and a high pace: Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Emanuel Augustus Burton is one of the best boxing fights of 2000 and it gets four stars (thanks to “Mattsnow” who recommended this bout to us).

The undefeated former Olympian Floyd Mayweather Jr entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 23-0-0 (17 knockouts) and at that time, in 2000, he was the Wbc super-Fw champion; in his previous three bouts he had won over Justin Juuko, Carlos Gerena and Gregorio Vargas.
His opponent, Emanuel Augustus Burton, had an official record of 22-16-4 (10 knockouts) and he had already fought three times in 2000 before facing Floyd: losing to Teddy Reid (4-stars fight, Emanuel Augustus Burton vs Teddy Reid) and John John Molina but then he had beat Gerald Gray. Mayweather vs Augustus was the main event of the evening; after twelve years, in 2012, Mayweather said Augustus was the toughest fighter he had faced:”I’m going to rate Emanuel Augustus first compared to all the guys that I’ve faced…He didn’t have the best record in the sport of boxing, he has never won a world title, but he came to fight.” Watch the video and rate this fight!