2016 best BOXING fight – Murat Gassiev vs Jordan Shimmell – full fight Video

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4 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-17, spectacular finish between Murat Gassiev and Jordan Shimmell: this is one of the best boxing fights of 2016 and it gets four stars!

The undefeated Murat Gassiev entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 22-0-0 (16 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.16 cruiserweight in the world. He fought four times last year beating Terrance Smith, Felix Cora Jr (=Gassiev vs Cora) and Rodney Moore but his last bout, against Isiah Thomas, ended in a no-contest (=Gassiev vs Thomas).
His opponent, Jordan Shimmell, has an official record of 20-1-0 (16 KOs=80%) and he entered as the No.50 in the same weight class. He lost to Isiah Thomas in 2015 but he came back to win in 2016 defeating Willis Lockett. Gassiev vs Shimmell is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 BOXING fight – Michael Hunter vs Isiah Thomas – full fight Video

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-13, some good exchanges between Michael Hunter and Isiah Thomas but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

Both undefeated, Michael Hunter entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 11-0-0 (8 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.21 cruiserweight in the world while his opponent, Isiah Thomas, has a record of 15-0-0 (6 knockouts) and he entered as the No.46 in the same weight class. Hunter has already fought once in 2016 beating Phil Williams while Thomas fought three times last year winning over Brad Austin and Jordan Shimmell but his last bout, against Murat Gassiev, ended in a no-contest (=Gassiev vs Thomas). Hunter vs Thomas is on the undercard of Keith Tapia vs Andrew Tabiti. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 BOXING fight – Keith Tapia vs Andrew Tabiti – full fight Video

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-13, pretty good fight between Keith Tapia and Andrew Tabiti: it gets three stars.

Both undefeated, the Puerto Rican Keith Tapia entered this fight with a perfect record of 17-0-0 (11 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.41 cruiserweight in the world while his opponent, Andrew Tabiti, has a boxing record of 12-0-0 (11 KOs=92%) and he entered as the No.68 in the same weight class. Tapia fought five times last year beating Garrett Wilson in his last one while Tabiti won three fights defeating Tamas Lodi in his last. Tapia vs Tabiti is valid for the vacant NABF cruiserweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 BOXING fight – Lee Haskins vs Ivan Morales – full fight Video IBF

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-14, pretty boring fight between Lee Haskins and Ivan Morales: it gets two stars.

The Ibf Bw champion Lee Haskins entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 32-3-0 (14 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Shinsuke Yamanaka). He fought twice last year defeating Omar Lamiri (=Haskins vs Lamiri) and Ryosuke Iwasa (=Iwasa vs Haskins).
His opponent, Ivan Morales, has an official record of 29-1-0 (17 knockouts) and he entered as the No.75 in the same weight class. He fought three times in 2015 winning over Danny Flores and Manuel Jimenez but between these two bouts he lost to Edgar Jimenez (by majority decision). Haskins vs Morales is valid for the IBF World bantamweight title (Haskins’ first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 BOXING fight – Ryota Murata vs Felipe Santos Pedroso – fight Video

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-14, disappointing fight between Ryota Murata and Felipe Santos Pedroso: it gets two stars.

The undefeated 2012 Olympic Mw gold medalist Ryota Murata entered this fight with a perfect record of 9-0-0 (6 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.18 middleweight in the world while his opponent, Felipe Santos Pedroso, has a boxing record of 13-1-0 (11 KOs=85%). Both boxers have already fought once in 2016: Murata has beat Gaston Alejandro Vega (=Murata vs Vega) while Pedroso has defeated Antonuce Conceicao. Murata vs Pedroso is on the undercard of Rex Tso vs Young Gil Bae. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 BOXING fight – Mairis Briedis vs Olanrewaju Durodola – full fight Video

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-14, fight not particularly exciting between Mairis Briedis and Olanrewaju Durodola: it gets two stars.

The undefeated Mairis Briedis entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 19-0-0 (16 KOs=84%) and he is ranked as the No.4 cruiserweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Krzysztof Glowacki). He has already fought once in 2016 winning over Danie Venter (=Briedis vs Venter).
His opponent, Olanrewaju Durodola, has an official boxing record of 22-2-0 (20 KOs=91%) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Thabiso Mchunu in 2014 (=Mchunu vs Durodola), since then he has won five consecutive fights beating Dmitry Kudryashov in his last one (=Kudryashov vs Durodola). Briedis vs Durodola is valid for the WBC Silver cruiserweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 BOXING fight – Rex Tso vs Young Gil Bae – fight Video

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-14, pretty good fight between Rex Tso and Young Gil Bae: it gets three stars.

The undefeated Rex Tso entered this fight with a perfect record of 18-0-0 (11 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.31 super flyweight in the world. He fought three times last year winning over Michael Enriquez (=Tso vs Enriquez), Khunkhiri Wor Wisaruth and Brad Hore.
His opponent, Young Gil Bae, has an official record of 27-5-1 (21 KOs=78%) and he entered as the No.62 in the same weight class. He lost to Wanheng Menayothin in 2015 (=Menayothin vs Gil Bae) but he came back to win in 2016 against Ricky Seniego. Tso vs Bae is valid for the WBO Asia Pacific and WBC Asian super flyweight titles. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 BOXING fight – Jack Catterall vs Joe Hughes – full fight Video

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-13, some good exchanges in the first part, but there was too much clinching in the second one: Jack Catterall vs Joe Hughes gets two stars.

The undefeated Jack Catterall entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 14-0-0 (9 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.16 super lightweight in the world while his opponent, Joe Hughes, has an official record of 14-1-0 (6 knockouts) and he entered as the No.89 in the same weight class. Both boxers have fought and won four times in 2015. Catterall vs Hughes is valid for the WBO Inter-Continental super lightweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 BOXING fight – Akira Yaegashi vs Martin Tecuapetla – full fight Video IBF

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-08, close fight with some tough exchanges: Akira Yaegashi vs Martin Tecuapetla gets three stars.

The Ibf champion Akira Yaegashi entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 23-5-0 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.5 light flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Donnie Nietes). He lost two consecutive bouts in 2014, against Roman Gonzalez (=Yaegashi vs Gonzalez) and Pedro Guevara (=Yaegashi vs Guevara), but then he has won three fights defeating Songseanglek Phosuwangym, Said M Said and Javier Mendoza (=Mendoza vs Yaegashi).
His opponent, Martin Tecuapetla, has a record of 13-6-3 (10 KOs=77%) and he entered as the No.15 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Milan Melindo in 2014 (=Melindo vs Tecuapetla), and then he has collected one draw and two wins. Yaegashi vs Tecuapetla is valid for the IBF World light flyweight title (Yaegashi’s first defense); undercard of Naoya Inoue vs David Carmona. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 BOXING fight – Naoya Inoue vs David Carmona – full fight Video WBO

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-08, good fight between Naoya Inoue and David Carmona: it gets three stars.

The undefeated world champion in two weight divisions Naoya Inoue entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 9-0-0 (8 KOs=89%) and he is ranked as the No.1 super flyweight in the world. He fought just once last year beating Warlito Parrenas (=Inoue vs Parrenas).
His opponent, David Carmona, has an official record of 20-2-5 (8 knockouts) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Omar Andres Narvaez in 2013 (=Narvaez vs Carmona, while Inoue beat Narvaez in 2014 in just two rounds, Narvaez vs Inoue), since then he has collected four victories and one draw. Inoue vs Carmona is valid for the WBO World super flyweight title (held by Inoue). Watch the video and rate this fight!