The black belt in karate Matt Mitrione entered this fight with a professional mma record of 13-6-0 (85% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.16 heavyweight in the world. In his last three bouts he has beat Roy Nelson (Roy Nelson vs Matt Mitrione 2), has lost to Ryan Bader (Ryan Bader vs Matt Mitrione) and in his last one, he has faced Kharitonov, but it has ended in a no contest (accidental groin strike, Matt Mitrione vs Sergei Kharitonov I).
His opponent, Sergei Kharitonov, has an official record of 28-6-0 (93% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.19 in the same weight class. Before the first fight with Mitrione, Sergei had also beat Roy Nelson (Roy Nelson vs Sergei Kharitonov). Mitrione vs Kharitonov 2 is the main event of Bellator 225. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Vitaly Minakov vs Timothy Johnson full fight Video Bellator 225 – 2019
The black belt in judo, former Bellator and world combat sambo champion Vitaly Minakov entered this fight with a pro mma record of 21-1-0 (90% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.25 heavyweight in the world but he comes off his first loss, suffered against Cheick Kongo in their rematch (Vitaly Minakov vs Cheick Kongo 2); before this bout, in 2017, he had beat Tony Johnson (Vitaly Minakov vs Tony Johnson).
His opponent, Timothy Johnson (who replaces Javy Ayala), has a record of 12-5-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.50 in the same weight class but he won just three out of his last seven bouts. He fought twice last year beating Marcelo Golm (Timothy Johnson vs Marcelo Golm) and losing to Cheick Kongo (Cheick Kongo vs Timothy Johnson). Minakov vs Johnson is on the undercard of Matt Mitrione vs Sergei Kharitonov 2 – Bellator 225. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Sergey Kovalev vs Anthony Yarde full fight Video – 2019
The former Ibf, Wba and current WBO light-Hw champion Sergey Kovalev entered this fight with a professional record of 33-3-1 (28 KOs=85%) and he is ranked as the No.1 light heavyweight in the world. In his last two bouts he has faced twice Eleider Alvarez losing the first fight (the Russian was ahead on points but he was knocked out in the seventh round, Sergey Kovalev vs Eleider Alvarez I) and winning the rematch (Eleider Alvarez vs Sergey Kovalev II).
His opponent, the undefeated Anthony Yarde, has a perfect record of 18-0-0 (17 KOs=94%) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class. In his last three bouts he has won over Dariusz Sek (Anthony Yarde vs Dariusz Sek), Walter Gabriel Sequeira (Anthony Yarde vs Walter Gabriel Sequeira) and Travis Reeves (Anthony Yarde vs Travis Reeves). Kovalev vs Yarde is valid for the WBO World light heavyweight title (Kovalev’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2019 BOXING fight – Ilunga Makabu vs Aleksei Papin full fight Video
Ilunga Makabu entered this fight with a pro record of 25-2-0 (24 KOs=96%) and he is ranked as the No.6 cruiserweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Oleksandr Usyk). He was defeated by Tony Bellew in 2016 (Tony Bellew vs Ilunga Makabu) but since then he has won six bouts defeating Giorgi Tevdorashvili and Dmitry Kudryashov in his last two (Dmitry Kudryashov vs Ilunga Makabu).
His opponent, the undefeated former Wako-Pro kickboxing world champion Aleksei Papin, has a perfect boxing record of 11-0-0 (10 KOs=91%) and he entered as the No.25 in the same weight class. In his last three fights he has won over Ismayl Sillah, Willbeforce Shihepo and Alexandru Jur. Makabu vs Papin is valid for the WBC Silver cruiserweight title; undercard of Sergey Kovalev vs Anthony Yarde. Watch the video and rate this fight!
John Riel Casimero vs Cesar Ramirez full fight Video WBO – 2019
The world champion in two different weight classes John Riel Casimero entered this fight with a boxing record of 27-4-0 (18 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.7 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Luis Nery). He lost to Jonas Sultan in 2017 (John Riel Casimero vs Jonas Sultan) but then he has beat Jose Pech, Kenya Yamashita and Ricardo Espinoza Franco (John Riel Casimero vs Ricardo Espinoza Franco).
His opponent, Cesar Ramirez, has an official record of 18-3-0 (11 knockouts) and he entered as the No.35 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Ryan Burnett in 2016 but then he has won six consecutive fights beating Eddy Valencia in 2019. Casimero vs Ramirez is valid for the interim WBO World bantamweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2019 BOXING fight – Kosei Tanaka vs Jonathan Gonzalez – full fight Video WBO
The undefeated world champion in three different weight classes Kosei Tanaka entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 13-0-0 (7 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 flyweight in the world. In his last three bouts he has won over Ronnie Baldonado (Kosei Tanaka vs Ronnie Baldonado), Sho Kimura (4-stars fight, Sho Kimura vs Kosei Tanaka) and Ryoichi Taguchi (Kosei Tanaka vs Ryoichi Taguchi).
His opponent, Jonathan Gonzalez, has a record of 22-2-1 (13 knockouts) and he entered as the No.21 in the same weight class. He lost to Jobert Alvarez in 2016 but then he has won four bouts defeating Juan Alejo in his last one. Kosei vs Gonzalez is valid for the WBO World flyweight title (Kosei’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Vladimir Shishkin vs DeAndre Ware full fight Video – 2019
The undefeated Vladimir Shishkin entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 8-0-0 (5 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.15 super middleweight in the world. In his last three bouts he has won over Siarhei Khamitski, Gasan Gasanov and Nadjib Mohammedi (Nadjib Mohammedi vs Vladimir Shishkin).
His opponent, DeAndre Ware, has an official record of 13-1-2 (8 knockouts) and he entered as the No.88 in the same weight class. He lost to Cem Kilic last year but he came back to win against Ronald Ellis in 2019. Shishkin vs Ware is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2019 BOXING fight – Vincent Feigenbutz vs Cesar Nunez – full fight Video
The former Wba super-Mw champion Vincent Feigenbutz entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 30-2-0 (27 KOs=90%) and he is ranked as the No.20 super middleweight in the world. He lost the rematch with Giovanni De Carolis in 2016 (Vincent Feigenbutz vs Giovanni De Carolis 2) but then he has won nine consecutive fights defeating Ryno Liebenberg (Vincent Feigenbutz vs Ryno Liebenberg), Yusuf Kanguel and Przemyslaw Opalach in his last three (Vincent Feigenbutz vs Przemyslaw Opalach).
His opponent, the undefeated Cesar Nunez, has an official record of 16-0-1 (8 knockouts) and he entered as the No.69 in the same weight class. He has already fought twice in 2019 beating Michael Mora and drawing with Guillermo Rivero. Feigenbutz vs Nunez is valid for the GBU World and vacant IBO International super middleweight titles. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Best fights of the week 33, year 2019
Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 33: (Mon-Sun) from August 12, 2019 to August 18, 2019. Boxing Fight of the Week: Emanuel Navarrete vs Francisco De Vaca K-1 Muay Thai Fight of the Week: Giorgio Petrosyan vs Jo Nattawut … Read more
2019 BOXING fight – Saul Juarez vs Ganigan Lopez – full fight Video
Saul Juarez entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 25-9-2 (13 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.14 light flyweight in the world. He lost to Ken Shiro last year but he came back to win against Mario Andrade in 2019 (Saul Juarez vs Mario Andrade 2).
His opponent, the former Wbc light-Flw champion Ganigan Lopez, has an official record of 35-9-0 (19 knockouts) and he entered as the No.15 in the same weight class but he lost two out of his last three fights, against ken Shiro (Ken Shiro vs Ganigan Lopez II) and Angel Acosta (Angel Acosta vs Ganigan Lopez); between these two bouts he had beat Ricardo Rodriguez (Ganigan Lopez vs Ricardo Rodriguez). Juarez vs Lopez is valid for the WBC Latino light flyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!