2019 BOXING fight – Katie Taylor vs Delfine Persoon – full fight Video IBF, WBA, WBC, WBO

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-06-01, nice and close fight between Katie Taylor and Delfine Persoon: it gets three stars.

The undefeated 2012 Olympic gold medalist, current Ibf, Wba and Wbo champion Katie Taylor entered this fight with a perfect record of 13-0-0 (6 knockouts) and she is ranked as the No.2 women’s lightweight in the world. In her last three bouts she has won over Cindy Serrano, Eva Wahlstrom (Katie Taylor vs Eva Wahlstrom) and Rose Volante (Katie Taylor vs Rose Volante).
Her opponent, the former Ibf and current Wbc Lw champ Delfine Persoon, has an official boxing record of 43-1-0 (18 knockouts) and she entered as the No.1 in the same weight class. She suffered her only loss when she faced Zelda Tekin in 2010, since then she has won 34 consecutive bouts defeating Natalia Vanesa del Valle Aguirre, Judy Waguthii and Melissa St Vil in her last three. Taylor vs Persoon is valid for the IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO World Female lightweight titles (they also faced each other a second time on August 22, 2020 – Katie Taylor vs Delfine Persoon 2); undercard of Anthony Joshua vs Andy Ruiz Jr. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Alexander Gustafsson vs Anthony Smith full fight Video UFC FN 153 – 2019

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-06-01, fight not so exciting between Alexander Gustafsson and Anthony Smith: it gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

Alexander Gustafsson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-5-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 light heavyweight in the world but he comes off the loss against current #1 light-Hw Jon Jones (via tko in December 2018, Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson 2). Before this bout he had beat Glover Teixeira in 2017 (Alexander Gustafsson vs Glover Teixeira) and Jan Blachowicz in 2016 (Gustafsson vs Blachowicz).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Anthony Smith, has an official record of 31-14-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. He also comes off the loss against Jon Jones, (via unanimous decision in March 2019, Jon Jones vs Anthony Smith) but in 2018 he had defeated Rashad Evans, Mauricio Shogun Rua (Mauricio Shogun Rua vs Anthony Smith) and Volkan Oezdemir (Volkan Oezdemir vs Anthony Smith). Gustafsson vs Smith is the main vent of UFC Fight Night 153 (UFC on ESPN+ 11). Watch the video and rate this fight!

Jimi Manuwa vs Aleksandar Rakic full fight Video UFC FN 153 – 2019

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-06-01, spectacular finish between Jimi Manuwa and Aleksandar Rakic: it is close to get four stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

Jimi Manuwa entered this fight with a mma record of 17-5-0 (94% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.21 light heavyweight in the world but he comes off three consecutive losses, against Volkan Oezdemir (Jimi Manuwa vs Volkan Oezdemir), Jan Blachowicz (Jimi Manuwa vs Jan Blachowicz 2) and Thiago Santos (Jimi Manuwa vs Thiago Santos).
His opponent, Aleksandar Rakic, has an official record of 11-1-0 (82% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.29 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss at his pro mma debut against Christian Radke in 2011, since then he has won eleven consecutive bouts defeating Justin Ledet and Devin Clark in 2018. Manuwa vs Rakic is on the undercard of Alexander Gustafsson vs Anthony Smith – UFC Fight Night 153 (UFC on ESPN+ 11). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2019 BOXING fight – Michal Cieslak vs Olanrewaju Durodola – full fight Video

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-05-31, fight not so exciting between Michal Cieslak and Olanrewaju Durodola: it gets two stars.

The undefeated Michal Cieslak entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 18-0-0 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.21 cruiserweight in the world. In his last three bouts he has won over Serhiy Radchenko, Dusan Krstin and Youri Kayembre Kalenga (Michal Cieslak vs Youri Kayembre Kalenga).
His opponent, the former Olympian Olanrewaju Durodola, has an official record of 29-6-0 (27 KOs=93%) and he entered as the No.28 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive fights last year, against Maksim Vlasov (Maksim Vlasov vs Olanrewaju Durodola) and Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (Krzysztof Wlodarczyk vs Olanrewaju Durodola) but then he has beat Jackson Junior and Maroy Sadiki. Cieslak vs Durodola is valid for the vacant Republic of Poland International cruiserweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2019 BOXING fight – Wanheng Menayothin vs Tatsuya Fukuhara 2 – full fight Video WBC

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-05-31, some good exchanges between Wanheng Menayothin and Tatsuya Fukuhara 2 but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The undefeated Wbc champion Wanheng Menayothin (also known as Chayaphon Moonsri) entered this fight with a perfect record of 52-0-0 (18 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 minimumweight in the world. In his last three bouts he has won over Leroy Estrada (Wanheng Menayothin vs Leroy Estrada), Pedro Taduran (Wanheng Menayothin vs Pedro Taduran) and Mektison Marganti.
His opponent, the former Wbo champ Tatsuya Fukuhara, has a boxing record of 21-6-6 (7 knockouts) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive bouts in 2017, against Ryuya Yamanaka (Fukuhara vs Yamanaka) and Wanheng Menayothin in their first fight (Wanheng Menayothin vs Tatsuya Fukuhara I) but then he has beat Yuto Takahashi and Naoya Haruguchi. Menayothin vs Fukuhara 2 is valid for the WBC World minimumweight title (Menayothin’s eleventh defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

Best fights of the week 21, year 2019

Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 21: (Mon-Sun) from May 20, 2019 to May 26, 2019.   Boxing Fight of the Week: Sho Kimura vs Carlos Canizales Boxing Knockout of the Week: Devin Haney vs Antonio Moran   Mma Fight of … Read more

2019 BOXING fight – Michael Hunter vs Fabio Maldonado – full fight Video

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-05-25, one sided fight between Michael Hunter and Fabio Maldonado: it gets two stars.

The former Olympian Michael Hunter entered this fight with a boxing record of 16-1-0 (11 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.37 heavyweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Oleksandr Usyk in 2017 (Oleksandr Usyk vs Michael Hunter), after this bout he has won over Terrell Jamal Woods, Iago Kiladze, Martin Bakole Ilunga and Alexander Ustinov (Michael Hunter vs Alexander Ustinov).
His opponent, the former Ufc and mma fighter Fabio Maldonado, has an official record of 26-2-0 (25 KOs=96%) and he entered as the No.351 in the same weight class but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Oleksandr Teslenko and Oscar Rivas. Hunter vs Maldonado is valid for the WBA International heavyweight title; undercard of Devin Haney vs Antonio Moran. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2019 BOXING fight – Devin Haney vs Antonio Moran – full fight Video

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-05-25, good finish between Devin Haney and Antonio Moran: it gets three stars.

The undefeated Devin Haney entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 21-0-0 (13 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.19 lightweight in the world. In his last three bouts he has won over Mason Menard, Juan Carlos Burgos and Xolisani Ndongeni (Devin Haney vs Xolisani Ndongeni).
His opponent, Antonio Moran, has a record of 24-3-0 (17 knockouts) and he entered as the No.38 super lightweight. He fought twice last year losing to Jose Pedraza (Jose Pedraza vs Antonio Moran) and defeating Victor Alejandro Zuniga. Haney vs Moran is valid for the WBC International lightweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2019 BOXING fight – Can Xu vs Shun Kubo – full fight Video WBA

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-05-26, pretty good fight between Can Xu and Shun Kubo: it gets three stars.

The Wba Fw champion Can Xu entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 16-2-0 (2 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.8 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Leo Santa Cruz). He was defeated by Bao Dong in 2014 but since then he has won 13 consecutive fights beating Jelbirt Gomera, Enrique Bernache and Jesus M Rojas in his last three (Jesus M Rojas vs Can Xu).
His opponent, the former Wba super-Bw chmp Shun Kubo, has a record of 13-1-0 (9 knockouts) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since April 28, 2018 when he defeated by Hiroshige Osawa; before this bout he had lost to Daniel Roman in 2017 (Shun Kubo vs Daniel Roman). Can Xu vs Kubo is valid for the WBA World featherweight title (Xu Can’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2019 BOXING fight – Sho Kimura vs Carlos Canizales – full fight Video WBA

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-05-26, good performance by both boxers: Sho Kimura vs Carlos Canizales gets three stars.

The former Wbo Flw champion Sho Kimura entered this fight with a boxing record of 18-2-2 (11 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.8 flyweight in the world. He lost to current #1 Flw Kosei Tanaka in 2018 (via majority decision, Sho Kimura vs Kosei Tanaka) but he came back to win in 2019 against Pigmy Kokietgym (also known as Wicha Phulaikhao).
His opponent, the undefeated Wba light-Flw champ Carlos Canizales, has an official record of 21-0-1 (17 KOs=81%) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class. The only man who stopped ‘CCC’ Canizales in a draw was Ryoichi Taguchi in 2016 (Ryoichi Taguchi vs Carlos Canizales), after this fight he has won five bouts defeating Reiya Konishi (Reiya Konishi vs Carlos Canizales) and Bin Lu in 2018 (Carlos Canizales vs Bin Lu). Kimura vs Canizales is valid for the WBA World light flyweight title (Canizales’ second defense); undercard of Can Xu vs Shun Kubo. Watch the video and rate this fight!