Review: 2011-12-30, low-level fight between Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson and Charles Hackmann: one star (fight ended by unanimous decision). This match is the Kevin Ferguson’s third professional boxing fight (2-0-0). Watch the video!
LAST 4 & 5 STARS FIGHTS:
FULL FIGHTS Released this week:
Review: 2011-12-31, pretty fight between Celestino Caballero and Satoshi Hosono but it is not enough to get our three stars (fight ended by unanimous decision). Celestino Caballero (35-4-0) entered as the No.4 featherweight in the world while Satoshi Hosono (21-1-0) entered as the No.12. Caballero vs Hosono is valid for the WBA featherweight title (Caballero’s first defense); undercard of Takashi Uchiyama vs Jorge Solis. Watch the video!
Review: 2011-12-31, pleasant fight with an outstanding knockout in the eleventh round: three stars. The undefeated Takashi Uchiyama (17-0-0) entered as the No.2 super featherweight in the world while Jorge Solis (40-3-2) entered as the No.11. Uchiyama vs Solis is valid for the WBA super featherweight title (Uchiyama’s fourth defense). Watch the video!
Review: 2011-12-30, even with two knockdowns the fight between Andre Dirrell and Darryl Cunningham was not spectacular: two stars (fight ended by TKO in the second round). Darryl Cunningham, ranked as the No.57 super middleweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 24-2-0 while Andre Dirrell had a record of 19-1-0 (he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since March 27, 2010 when he won against Arthur Abraham). Dirrell vs Cunningham is on the undercard of Jermain Taylor vs Jessie Nicklow. Watch the video!
Review: 2011-12-30, pleasant fight between Jermain Taylor and Jessie Nicklow but the referee stopped the fight too soon (TKO in the eighth round). Jessie Nicklow, ranked as the No.78 middleweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 22-2-3 while Jermain Taylor had a record of 28-4-1 (he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since October 17, 2009 – when he lost against Arthur Abraham). Watch the video!
Review: 2011-12-31, good ground & pound and the fight between Bibiano Fernandes and Antonio Banuelos ends by TKO in the first round. Bibiano Fernandes (10-3-0) entered as the No.4 bantamweight in the world while Antonio Banuelos (20-7-0) entered as the No.8. Fernandes vs Banuelos is the final of the Dream Bantamweight Tournament; undercard of Fedor Emelianenko vs Satoshi Ishii. Watch the video!
Review: 2011-12-31, the fight between Shinya Aoki and Satoru Kitaoka was not exciting: two stars (fight ended by unanimous decision). Shinya Aoki (29-5-0) entered as the No.6 lightweight in the world while Satoru Kitaoka (20-10-9) entered as the No.33. Aoki vs Kitaoka is valid for the DREAM Lightweight Championship, undercard of Emelianenko vs Ishii (Dream – Fight for Japan. How are you! New Year! 2011). Watch the video!
Review: 2011-12-31, even with the KO in the first round the fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Satoshi Ishii isn’t worth our three stars. Fedor Emelianenko (32-4-0) entered as the No.12 heavyweight in the world while Satoshi Ishii (4-1-1) entered as the No.45. Fedor vs Ishii is the main event of “Dream – Fight for Japan. How are you! New Year! 2011”. Watch the video!
Review: 2011-12-31, two stars for Hiroyuki Takaya vs Takeshi Inoue: it was not a particularly pretty fight (match ended by unanimous decision). Hiroyuki Takaya (16-9-1) entered as the No.9 featherweight in the world while Takeshi Inoue (21-5-0) entered as the No.11. Takaya vs Inoue is valid for the DREAM Featherweight Championship, undercard of Fedor Emelianenko vs Satoshi Ishii (Dream – Fight for Japan. How are you! New Year! 2011). Watch the video!
Review: 2011-12-31, good submission in the second round but it is not enough to get our three stars. Tatsuya Kawajiri (29-7-2) entered as the No.2 featherweight in the world while Kazuyuki Miyata (11-8-0) entered as the No.21. Kawajiri vs Miyata is on the undercard of Fedor Emelianenko vs Satoshi Ishii (Dream – Fight for Japan. How are you! New Year! 2011). Watch the video!