2018 BOXING fight – Avni Yildirim vs Ryan Ford – full fight Video

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-12, pretty good fight between Avni Yildirim and Ryan Ford: it gets three stars.

Avni Yildirim entered this fight with a boxing record of 18-1-0 (11 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.15 super middleweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Chris Eubank Jr in 2017 (Chris Eubank Jr vs Avni Yildirim), after this bout he has beat Attila Korda and Derek Edwards (Avni Yildirim vs Derek Edwards).
His opponent, the mma fighter Ryan Ford, has an official record of 14-2-0 (9 knockouts) and he entered as the No.59 in the same weight class but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Fedor Chudinov (Fedor Chudinov vs Ryan Ford) and Andrey Sirotkin (Andrey Sirotkin vs Ryan Ford). Yildirim vs Ford is valid for the WBC International super middleweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Best fights of the week 18, year 2018

Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 18: (Mon-Sun) from April 30, 2018 to May 6, 2018.   Boxing Fight of the Week: Tony Bellew vs David Haye 2 Boxing Knockout of the Week: Gennady Golovkin vs Vanes Martirosyan  

2018 BOXING fight – Martin Joseph Ward vs James Tennyson – full fight Video

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-05, good fight between Martin Joseph Ward and James Tennyson: it gets three stars.

The undefeated Martin Joseph Ward entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 19-0-2 (9 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.18 super featherweight in the world. He fought three times last year winning over Maxi Hughes, Anthony Cacace and Juli Giner.
His opponent, James Tennyson, has a record of 21-2-0 (17 KOs=81%) and he entered as the No.43 in the same weight class. He lost to Ryan Walsh in 2016 but then he has won five bouts beating Arnoldo Solano in 2018. Ward vs Tennyson is valid for the Commonwealth (British Empire), EBU European and WBA International super featherweight titles; undercard of Tony Bellew vs David Haye 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 BOXING fight – Paul Butler vs Emmanuel Rodriguez – full fight Video IBF

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-05, fight not so exciting between Paul Butler and Emmanuel Rodriguez: it gets two stars.

The former Ibf Bw champion Paul Butler entered this fight with a record of 26-1-0 (14 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.6 bantamweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced current #1 Bw Zolani Tete in 2015 (Tete vs Butler), since then he has won eight consecutive fights beating Carlos Ruben Dario Ruiz, Stuart Hall (Paul Butler vs Stuart Hall 2) and Jefferson Vargas in his last three.
His opponent, the undefeated former Olympian Emmanuel Rodriguez, has a perfect boxing record of 17-0-0 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year winning over Robinson Lavinanza and Giovanni Delgado. Butler vs Rodriguez is valid for the vacant IBF World bantamweight title; undercard of Tony Bellew vs David Haye 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 BOXING fight – Azizbek Abdugofurov vs Dmitrii Chudinov – full fight Video

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-05, some good exchanges between Azizbek Abdugofurov and Dmitrii Chudinov but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The undefeated Azizbek Abdugofurov entered this fight with a perfect record of 10-0-0 (4 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.32 super middleweight in the world. In his last three fights he has won over Tej Pratap Singh, Yevgenii Makhteienko and Alfonso Tissen.
His opponent, Dmitrii Chudinov, has a boxing record of 21-2-2 (13 knockouts) and he entered as the No.51 in the same weight class. He has already fought twice in 2018 losing to Lolenga Mock and defeating Siarhei Khamitski. Abdugofurov vs Chudinov is valid for the vacant WBC Silver super middleweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 BOXING fight – Gennady Golovkin vs Vanes Martirosyan – full fight Video IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-05, good fight between Gennady Golovkin and Vanes Martirosyan: it gets three stars.

The undefeated Wbc, Wba, Ibf and Ibo champion Gennady Golovkin entered this fight with a professional record of 37-0-1 (33 KOs=89%) and he is ranked as the No.1 middleweight in the world but he comes off the draw with Saul Canelo Alvarez (controversial decision, Saul Canelo Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin). Before this bout GGG had beat Kell Brook in 2016 (4-stars fight, Golovkin vs Brook) and Daniel Jacobs in 2017 (Golovkin vs Jacobs).
His opponent, the former Olympian Vanes Martirosyan (who replaces Saul Alvarez, since the mexican tested positive for clenbuterol receiving a six month suspension), has a boxing record of 36-3-1 (21 knockouts) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since May 21, 2016 when he was defeated by Erislandy Lara (Erislandy Lara vs Vanes Martirosyan 2). Before this bout, in 2015, he had lost to Jermell Charlo (Charlo vs Martirosyan) and beat Ishe Smith (Martirosyan vs Smith). Golovkin vs Martirosyan is valid for the IBF, IBO, WBA and WBC World middleweight titles (all held by GGG). Watch the video and rate this fight!

Tony Bellew vs David Haye 2 full fight Video – 2018

3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-05, good exchanges between Tony Bellew and David Haye 2: it gets three stars.

The former Wbc Cw champion Tony Bellew entered this fight with a pro record of 29-2-1 (19 knockouts) while his opponent, the former world champion in two different weight classes David Haye, has an official boxing record of 28-3-0 (26 KOs=93%). Both boxers are not ranked as they haven’t fought since March 4, 2017 when ‘Bomber’ Bellew defeated ‘Hayemaker’ in their first bout, via tko in eleven round (Haye suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon in the sixth period while Bellew broke is hand – David Haye vs Tony Bellew I). Before their first fight Tony suffered his last loss against Adonis Stevenson in 2013 (Stevenson vs Bellew) but then he had won eight consecutive fights while David was defeated by Wladimir Klitschko in 2011 (Klitschko vs Haye) and then collected three victories. Bellew vs Haye 2 is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 MMA fight – Ivan Shtyrkov vs Geronimo dos Santos – full fight Video RCC 2

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-05, disappointing fight between Ivan Shtyrkov and Geronimo dos Santos: it gets two stars.

The undefeated Ivan Shtyrkov entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 13-0-0 (69% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.22 light heavyweight in the world. In his last three fights ‘Ural Hulk’ Shtyrkov has won over Satoshi Ishii (Shtyrkov vs Ishii), Christian M’Pumbu (Ivan Shtyrkov vs Christian M’Pumbu) and Marcin Lazarz (Ivan Shtyrkov vs Marcin Lazarz).
His opponent, Geronimo dos Santos, has an official record of 40-20-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.59 heavyweight but he lost three consecutive bouts in 2017, the last one with Aleksander Emelianenko; after this fight ‘Mondragon’ dos Santos came back to win in 2018 with Kleber Souza Silva. Shtyrkov vs dos Santos is on the undercard of Aleksander Emelianenko vs Gabriel Gonzaga – RCC 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 MMA fight – Aleksander Emelianenko vs Gabriel Gonzaga – full fight Video RCC 2

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-05, pretty good finish between Alexander Emelianenko and Gabriel Gonzaga but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The three-time world Combat Sambo champion Aleksander Emelianenko entered this fight with a pro mma record of 26-7-0 (88% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.33 heavyweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Dmitriy Sosnovskiy in 2014 (Aleksander Emelianenko vs Dmitriy Sosnovskiy), since then he has beat Geronimo Dos Santos, Virgil Zwicker and Szymon Bajor.
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Gabriel Gonzaga, has a record of 17-11-0 (94% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since April 10, 2016 when he was defeated by Derrick Lewis (Derrick Lewis vs Gabriel Gonzaga); before this bout ‘Napao’ Gonzaga had won over Konstantin Erokhin (Gonzaga vs Erokhin). Alexander Emelianenko vs Gonzaga is the main event of Russian Cagefighting Championship 2 – RCC 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 BOXING fight – John Ryder vs Jamie Cox – full fight Video

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-05, disappointing fight between John Ryder and Jamie Cox: it gets two stars.

John Ryder entered this fight with a boxing record of 25-4-0 (13 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.22 super middleweight in the world. He fought three times in 2017 beating Adam Etches and Patrick Nielsen (Patrick Nielsen vs John Ryder) but between these two bouts he lost to Rocky Fielding.
His opponent, Jamie Cox, has an official record of 25-1-0 (14 knockouts) and he entered as the No.43 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced current #1 super-Mw George Groves in 2017 (George Groves vs Jamie Cox); after this bout he came back to win in 2018 with Harry Matthews. Ryder vs Cox is on the undercard of Tony Bellew vs David Haye 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!