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Best of KICKBOXING: Ranking of the best k-1 muay thai Fights of the Year 2017 by ATBF

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‘Best of Kickboxing’, is the annual ranking of the best kickboxing, k-1 and muay thai fights of the year 2017, matches rated by AllTheBestFights.

Clicking on the names of the fighters you can watch and rate the video of the fight (if it is available on the web) and read some info about it. However, you do not find a link for all the kickboxing fights because we create a single post just for the 4 and 5 stars bouts or for the most important ones.

Comment this post if you want to suggest your favorite kickboxing, k-1 or muay thai fight and to help us creating the best kickboxing ranking of all the most spectacular fights!

2017 best K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Hiroshi Mizumachi vs Rukiya Anpo – full fight Video

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4 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-02-25, spectacular finish between Hiroshi Mizumachi and Rukiya Anpo: this is one of the best kickboxing fights of 2017 and it gets four stars!

Hiroshi Mizumachi (black trunks) entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 19-12-3 (8 knockouts) while his opponent, the 21-year-old Rukiya Anpo (16 years younger than Mizumachi), has an official record of 8-3-0 (4 knockouts). Hiroshi Mizumachi vs Rukiya Anpo is the reserve fight of the K-1 lightweight championship tournament (won by Wei Rui, who beat Ren Hiramoto in the final) and it is on the undercard of Taiga vs Urabe Hirotaka – K-1 World GP 2017 Japan. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Maurice Greene vs Catalin Morosanu full fight Video – 2017

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-02-24, wild exchanges between Catalin Morosanu and Maurice Greene but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The former SuperKombat champion Catalin Morosanu entered this fight with a kickboxing record of 42-10-0 (25 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.12 heavyweight in the world but he comes off three consecutive losses, against Daniel Sam (=Morosanu vs Sam), Zabit Samedov (=Samedov vs Morosanu) and Ondrej Hutnik.
His opponent, Maurice Greene, has an official record of 4-3-0 (2 knockouts) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. He fought and lost twice in 2016: with Anderson Braddock Silva (=Silva vs Greene) and Chi Lewis Parry. Catalin Morosanu vs Maurice Greene is on the undercard of Artem Vakhitov vs Saulo Cavalari 3 – Glory 38. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2017 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Artem Vakhitov vs Saulo Cavalari 3 – full fight Video Glory 38

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-02-24, pretty good fight between Artem Vakhitov and Saulo Cavalari 3: it gets three stars.

The former WMC muay thai and current Glory light-Hw champion Artem Vakhitov entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 17-5-0 (7 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super cruiserweight in the world. He lost to Saulo Cavalari in their first fight in 2015 (via split decision) but then he has won four bouts taking revenge on Cavalari (=Cavalari vs Vakhitov 2) and beating Zack Mwekassa in 2016 (=Vakhitov vs Mwekassa).
His opponent, Saulo Cavalari, has an official record of 60-4-0 (18 knockouts) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year losing the rematch with Vakhitov but then he defeated Brian Douwes. Artem Vakhitov vs Saulo Cavalari 3, main event of Glory 38, is valid for the Glory light heavyweight title (Vakhitov’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2017 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Thongchai vs Murthel Groenhart – full fight Video Glory 38

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-02-24, tough fight with a good finish: Murthel Groenhart vs Thongchai Sitsongpeenong gets three stars.

The 2012 K-1 World Max champion Murthel Groenhart entered this fight with a professional record of 63-23-3 (35 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.5 super middleweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Nieky Holzken (=Holzken vs Groenhart 3).
His opponent, the 2013 Lumpinee Ww champion Thongchai Sitsongpeenong, has a kickboxing record of 135-33-0 (17 knockouts) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class. He lost to Nurla Mulali last year but then he has won over Casey Greene. Murthel Groenhart vs Thongchai Sitsongpeenong is on the undercard of Artem Vakhitov vs Saulo Cavalari 3 – Glory 38. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2017 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Benjamin Adegbuyi vs Anderson Silva – full fight Video

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-02-24, great fight between Benjamin Adegbuyi and Anderson Braddock Silva: it gets three stars.

Benjamin Adegbuyi entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 27-4-0 (16 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 heavyweight in the world. He lost to #1 Hw Rico Verhoeven in 2015 (=Verhoeven vs Adegbuyi 2) but then he has won five consecutive fights beating Hesdy Gerges and Mladen Brestovac in his last two.
His opponent, Anderson Braddock Silva, has a record of 41-15-1 (26 knockouts) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class but he won just two out of his last seven bouts, the last one with Rico Verhoeven (=Verhoeven vs Silva). Benjamin Adegbuyi vs Anderson Braddock Silva is on the undercard of Artem Vakhitov vs Saulo Cavalari 3 – Glory 38. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2017 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Giorgio Petrosyan vs Pashporin – full fight Video W5

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-02-18, pretty good fight between Giorgio Petrosyan and Artem Pashporin: it gets three stars.

The former Glory and K-1 World Max champion Giorgio Petrosyan entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 83-2-2 (38 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.6 in the world. ‘The Doctor’ Petrosyan suffered his second defeat of his career during the semifinal of the Glory lightweight tournament against Andy Ristie in 2013 (=Petrosyan vs Andy Ristie), since then he has won seven bouts beating Jiao Fukai (=Petrosyan vs Fukai), Ravy Brunow (=Petrosyan vs Brunow) and Jordan Watson in 2016 (=Petrosyan vs Watson).
His opponent, Artem Pashporin, has an official record of 17-6-0 (8 knockouts) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. He lost to Buakaw Banchamek in 2015 (=Buakaw vs Pashporin) but then he has won five consecutive bouts. Giorgio Petrosyan vs Artem Pashporin, main event of “W5 Grand Prix Kitek XXXIX”, is valid for the W5 world super welterweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2017 best K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Chingiz Allazov vs Karim Allouss – full fight Video

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4 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-01-28, spectacular finish between Chingiz Allazov and Karim Allouss: this is one of the Hiroshi Mizumachi and Rukiya Anpo: this is one of the best kickboxing fights of 2017 and it gets four stars!

The Wako-Pro world champion Chingiz Allazov entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 45-2-0 (29 knockouts) while his opponent, the former Wkn european champion Karim Allouss (who replaces Masoud Minaei), has an official record of 36-9-0 (13 knockouts). ‘Chinga’ Allazov suffered two consecutive losses between 2013 and 2014, against Marat Grigorian (=Allazov vs Grigorian) and Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong, but then he has won 17 consecutive bouts beating Enriko Kehl (=Kehl vs Allazov) and Bruce Codron in his last two. Chingiz Allazov vs Karim Allouss is on the undercard of Jimmy Vienot vs Sudsakorn Sor Klinmee – Thai Boxe Mania 2017. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2017 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Guto Inocente vs D’Angelo Marshall – full fight Video Glory

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-01-20, some good exchanges between Guto Inocente and D’Angelo Marshall but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The former WAKO world champion Guto Inocente entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 32-7-0 (17 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.10 heavyweight in the world while his opponent, D’Angelo Marshall, has a record of 25-3-1 (14 knockouts). Inocente fought four times last year beating Brian Douwes and Hesdy Gerges in his last two (=Gerges vs Inocente) while Marshall fought twice winning over Zakhar Trofimov and Kirk Krouba. Guto Inocente vs D’Angelo Marshall is on the undercard of Jason Wilnis vs Israel Adesanya – Glory 37. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2017 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Jason Wilnis vs Israel Adesanya – full fight Video Glory 37

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-01-20, close and tough fight between Jason Wilnis and Israel Adesanya: it gets three stars.

The Glory Mw champion Jason Wilnis entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 29-6-1 (8 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 cruiserweight in the world. He lost to Joe Schilling in 2015 (=Schilling vs Wilnis) but then he has won four bouts taking revenge on Schilling (=Schilling vs Wilnis 2) and beating Simon Marcus in his last two (=Marcus vs Wilnis 2).
His opponent, Israel Adesanya, has an official record of 50-3-2 (24 knockouts) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. He fought seven times last year losing the first bout with Alex Pereira but then he has won over Bogdan Stoica, Robert Thomas and Yousri Belgaroui in his last three. Jason Wilnis vs Israel Adesanya, main event of Glory 37, is valid for the Glory middleweight title (Wilnis’ first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!