Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-21, pretty good fight between Joseph Parker and Carlos Takam: it gets three stars.
The undefeated Joseph Parker entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 18-0-0 (16 KOs=89%) and he is ranked as the No.12 heavyweight in the world. He has already fought once in 2016 beating Jason Bergman (=Parker vs Bergman).
His opponent, Carlos Takam, has a record of 33-2-1 (25 KOs=76%) and he entered as the No.26 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Alexander Povetkin in 2014 (=Povetkin vs Takam), since then he has won three bouts defeating George Arias in his last one. Parker vs Takam, IBF World title eliminator, is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-21, close fight but not so exciting: Umar Salamov vs Bob Ajisafe gets two stars.
The undefeated 21-year-old Umar Salamov (ten years younger than Ajisafe) entered this fight with a perfect record of 15-0-0 (12 KOs=80%) and he is ranked as the No.28 light heavyweight in the world. He has already fought once in 2016 beating Joey Vegas.
His opponent, Bob Ajisafe, has a boxing record of 16-2-0 (7 knockouts) and he entered as the No.26 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Tony Bellew in 2010, since then he has won eight consecutive bouts defeating Daniel Wanyonyi in his last one (=Ajisafe vs Wanyonyi). Salamov vs Ajisafe is valid for the vacant IBO World light heavyweight title; undercard of Denis Lebedev vs Victor Ramirez. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-21, pretty good fight between Dmitry Bivol and Felix Valera: it gets three stars.
Both undefeated, the Russian Dmitry Bivol entered this fight with a pro record of 6-0-0 (6 KOs=100%) and he is ranked as the No.41 light heavyweight in the world while his opponent, Felix Valera, has a perfect boxing record of 13-0-0 (12 KOs=92%) and he entered as the No.99 in the same weight class. Bivol has already fought once in 2016 beating Cleiton Conceicao while Valera fought once in 2015 winning over Stanislav Kashtanov (=Kashtanov vs Valera). Bivol vs Valera is valid for the interim WBA World light heavyweight title; undercard of Denis Lebedev vs Victor Ramirez. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-21, one sided fight between David Haye and Arnold Gjergjaj: it gets two stars.
The former Hw and Cw world champion David Haye entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 27-2-0 (25 KOs=93%) and he is ranked as the No.50 heavyweight in the world. ‘Hayemaker’ suffered his last loss when he faced Wladimir Klitschko in 2011 (=Klitschko vs Haye), since then he has fought just twice beating Dereck Chisora in 2012 (=Haye vs Chisora) and Mark de Mori in 2016 (=Haye vs de Mori).
His opponent, the undefeated Arnold Gjergjaj, has a perfect record of 29-0-0 (21 knockouts) and he entered as the No.23 in the same weight class. ‘The Cobra’ Gjergjaj fought three times in 2015 winning over Zoltan Csala, Denis Bakhtov and Marino Goles. Haye vs Gjergjaj is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-21, fight not particularly good between Rakhim Chakhkiev and Tamas Lodi: it gets two stars.
The 2008 Olympic heavyweight gold medalist Rakhim Chakhkiev entered this fight with a record of 24-2-0 (18 KOs=75%) and he is ranked as the No.20 cruiserweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Ola Afolabi suffered in 2015 (4-stars-fight Chakhkiev vs Afolabi).
His opponent, Tamas Lodi, has a boxing record of 18-6-2 (15 KOs=83%) and he entered as the No.57 in the same weight class. He lost to Andrew Tabiti in 2015 but he came back to win in 2016 beating Istvan Kun and Juho Haapoja. Chakhkiev vs Lodi is on the undercard of Denis Lebedev vs Victor Ramirez. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-21, fight not so exciting between Denis Lebedev and Victor Ramirez: it gets two stars.
Denis Lebedev entered this fight with a boxing record of 28-2-0 (21 KOs=75%) and he is ranked as the No.3 cruiserweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Krzysztof Glowacki). He lost to Guillermo Jones in 2013 (=Lebedev vs Jones) but then he has won three fights beating Youri Kayembre Kalenga (=Lebedev vs Kalenga) and Lateef Kayode in 2015 (=Lebedev vs Kayode).
His opponent, the former Wbo Cw champion Victor Emilio Ramirez, has an official record of 22-2-1 (17 KOs=77%) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. He suffered his last defeat when he faced Marco Huck in 2009, since then he has collected 7 victories and one draw, against Ovill McKenzie in his last bout (=McKenzie vs Ramirez). Lebedev vs Ramirez is valid for the IBF and WBA Super World cruiserweight titles (on the original fight card the main event was Deontay Wilder vs Alexander Povetkin but the Russian failed a drugs test and the fight would be postponed). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-20, very nice and tough fight between Youri Kalenga and Yunier Dorticos: it gets three stars.
Youri Kayembre Kalenga entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 22-2-0 (15 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.14 cruiserweight in the world. He fought twice last year losing to Denis Lebedev (=Lebedev vs Kalenga) and winning over Roberto Feliciano Bolonti (=Kalenga vs Bolonti).
His opponent, the undefeated Yunier Dorticos, has a perfect record of 20-0-0 (19 KOs=95%) and he entered as the No.18 in the same weight class. He also fought twice in 2015 beating Galen Brown and Fulgencio Zuniga. Kalenga vs Dorticos is valid for the vacant WBA World cruiserweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review 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!
Review 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!
Review 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!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-21, pretty good fight between Joseph Parker and Carlos Takam: it gets three stars.
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