The former Olympian and Wbc Fw champion Gary Russell Jr entered this fight with a record of 29-1-0 (17 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.4 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Leo Santa Cruz). He suffered his only loss when he faced Vasyl Lomachenko in 2014 (via majority decision, Lomachenko vs Russell), after this fight he has won five consecutive bouts beating Oscar Escandon (Gary Russell Jr vs Oscar Escandon) and Joseph Diaz in his last two (Gary Russell Jr vs Joseph Diaz).
His opponent, the former IBF super-Bw champ Kiko Martinez, has a boxing record of 39-8-2 (28 knockouts) and he entered as the No.26 in the same weight class. He lost to Josh Warrington in 2017 (Josh Warrington vs Kiko Martinez) but since then he has collected three victories and one technical draw beating Marc Vidal in his last one. Russell vs Martinez is valid for the WBC World featherweight title; undercard of Deontay Wilder vs Dominic Breazeale. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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2019 MMA fight – Charles Oliveira vs Nik Lentz 3 – fight Video UFC FN 152
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Charles Oliveira entered this fight with a professional mma record of 26-8-0 (92% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Khabib Nurmagomedov). ‘Do Bronx’ Oliveira was defeated by Paul Felder in 2017 (Charles Oliveira vs Paul Felder) but then he has won four bouts beating Jim Miller (Charles Oliveira vs Jim Miller 2) and David Teymur in his last two (Charles Oliveira vs David Teymur).
His opponent, Nik Lentz, has an official record of 30-9-2 (63% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.21 in the same weight class. He lost to David Teymur last year but then he has won over Gray Maynard and Scott Holtzman. Their first bout ended in a no-contest (June 26, 2011) while in their second fight Oliveira defeated Lentz via submission (May 30, 2015 – Nik Lentz vs Charles Oliveira 2); this third fight is on the undercard of Rafael dos Anjos vs Kevin Lee – UFC Fight Night 152 (UFC on ESPN+ 10). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2019 BOXING fight – Billy Joe Saunders vs Shefat Isufi – full fight Video WBO
The undefeated former Wbo Mw champion Billy Joe Saunders entered this fight with a perfect record of 27-0-0 (13 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.4 super middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Callum Smith). In his last three bouts he has won over Willie Monroe Jr (Saunders vs Monroe Jr), David Lemieux (Billy Joe Saunders vs David Lemieux) and Charles Adamu.
His opponent, Shefat Isufi, has an official boxing record of 27-3-2 (20 knockouts) and he entered as the No.48 in the same weight class. He lost to Dariusz Sek in 2015 but since then he has won ten consecutive bouts defeating Rafael Sosa Pintos and Mohamed El Achi in 2018. Saunders vs Isufi is valid for the vacant WBO World super middleweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2019 BOXING fight – Joe Joyce vs Alexander Ustinov – full fight Video
The undefeated former Olympian Joe Joyce entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 8-0-0 (8 KOs=100%) and he is ranked as the No.31 heavyweight in the world. In his last three bouts he has won over Iago Kiladze (Joe Joyce vs Iago Kiladze), Joe Hanks (Joe Joyce vs Joe Hanks) and Bermane Stiverne (Joe Joyce vs Bermane Stiverne).
His opponent, Alexander Ustinov, has a record of 34-3-0 (25 knockouts) and he entered as the No.61 in the same weight class but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Michael Hunter (Michael Hunter vs Alexander Ustinov) and Manuel Charr (Manuel Charr vs Alexander Ustinov); before these two bouts he had defeated Raphael Zumbano. Joyce vs Ustinov is on the undercard of Billy Joe Saunders vs Shefat Isufi. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Michal Materla vs Scott Askham 2 full fight Video KSW 49 – 2019
The former KSW Mw champion Michal Materla entered this fight with a mma record of 27-6-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.32 middleweight in the world. He lost the first fight against Scott Askham in 2018 (Michal Materla vs Scott Askham I) but then he has beat Martin Zawada (Michal Materla vs Martin Zawada) and Damian Janikowski (Michal Materla vs Damian Janikowski).
His opponent, Scott Askham, has an official record of 17-4-0 (76% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.25 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive fights between 2016 and 2017, against Jack Hermansson and Bradley Scott, but then he has won over Luke Barnatt, Materla and Marcin Wojcik. Materla vs Askham 2, main event of KSW 49, is valid for the vacant KSW middleweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2019 BOXING fight – Josh Taylor vs Ivan Baranchyk – full fight Video IBF
Both undefeated, the former Olympian Josh Taylor entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 14-0-0 (12 KOs=86%) and he is ranked as the No.3 super lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Regis Prograis) while his opponent, the 2009 world amateur junior and current IBF super-Lw champion Ivan Baranchyk, has an official record of 19-0-0 (12 knockout) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. In their last three bouts Taylor has beat Winston Campos (Josh Taylor vs Winston Campos), Viktor Postol (Josh Taylor vs Viktor Postol) and Ryan Martin (Josh Taylor vs Ryan Martin) while Baranchyk has won over Keenan Smith, Petr Petrov (Ivan Baranchyk vs Petr Petrov) and Anthony Yigit (Ivan Baranchyk vs Anthony Yigit). Taylor vs Baranchyk is the semi-final of the World Boxing Super Series super-lightweight tournament (WBSS – Muhammad Ali Trophy) and it is valid for the WBC Silver and IBF world super lightweight titles. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2019 BOXING fight – Naoya Inoue vs Emmanuel Rodriguez – full fight Video IBF, WBA
Both undefeated, the world champion in three different weight classes Naoya Inoue entered this fight with a perfect record of 17-0-0 (15 KOs=88%) and he is ranked as the No.2 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Luis Nery) while his opponent, the Ibf Bw champ Emmanuel Rodriguez, has a boxing record of 19-0-0 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class. In their last three bouts ‘Monster’ Inoue has won over Yoan Boyeaux (Naoya Inoue vs Yoan Boyeaux), Jamie McDonnell (Jamie McDonnell vs Naoya Inoue) and Juan Carlos Payano (Naoya Inoue vs Juan Carlos Payano) while ‘Manny’ Rodriguez has beat Giovanni Delgado, Paul Butler (Paul Butler vs Emmanuel Rodriguez) and Jason Moloney (Emmanuel Rodriguez vs Jason Moloney). Inoue vs Rodriguez is the semi-final of the World Boxing Super Series bantamweight tournament (WBSS – Muhammad Ali Trophy) and it is valid for the IBF and WBA World bantamweight titles; undercard of Josh Taylor vs Ivan Baranchyk. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2019 BOXING fight – Ryan Burnett vs Jelbirt Gomera – full fight Video
The former Ibf and Wba Bw champion Ryan Burnett entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 19-1-0 (9 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.7 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Luis Nery). He comes off his only “defeat” (he had a back injury and he had to retire) suffered against Nonito Donaire in November 2018 (Ryan Burnett vs Nonito Donaire); before this bout, in March, he had beat Yonfrez Parejo (Ryan Burnett vs Yonfrez Parejo).
His opponent, Jelbirt Gomera, has a record of 14-5-0 (7 knockouts) and he entered as the No.175 featherweight. He also fought twice last year, losing against Can Xu and defeating Lloyd Jardeliza. Burnett vs Gomera is valid for the vacant WBC International super bantamweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2019 BOXING fight – Fedor Chudinov vs Rafael Bejaran – full fight Video
The former Wba super-Mw champion Fedor Chudinov entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 19-2-0 (13 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.8 super middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Callum Smith). He suffered two consecutive losses between 2016 and 2017, against Felix Sturm (via majority decision, Sturm vs Chudinov 2) and George Groves (Groves vs Chudinov), but then he has won five fights defeating Wuzhati Nuerlang in 2019 (Fedor Chudinov vs Wuzhati Nuerlang).
His opponent, Rafael Bejaran, has an official record of 26-3-1 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.87 in the same weight class. He lost to Jack Culcay last year (Jack Culcay vs Rafael Bejaran) but he came back to win with Istvan Zeller in 2019. Chudinov vs Bejaran is valid for the vacant WBA Continental super middleweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2019 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong vs Marat Grigorian 5 – full fight Video Glory 65
The 2014 Lumpinee Ww, Kunlun and current Glory Lw champion Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong entered this fight with a record of 139-17-2 (32 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super welterweight in the world. He lost to Superbon Banchamek in 2016 (Sitthichai vs Superbon 2) but then he has won ten bouts beating Tyjani Beztati (Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong vs Tyjani Beztati), Marat Grigorian (Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong vs Marat Grigorian 4) and Josh Jauncey in his last three (Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong vs Josh Jauncey 2).
His opponent, the former K-1 and Kunlun champ Marat Grigorian, has an official record of 60-11-1 (35 knockouts) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. After losing to Sittichai last year, he defeated Christian Baya in December. In their previous fights Sitthichai beat Grigorian once in 2015 (Sitthichai vs Grigorian) and twice in 2016 (Sitthichai vs Grigorian 2 and Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong vs Marat Grigorian 3). Sitthichai vs Grigorian 5 is valid for the Glory lightweight title; undercard of Alex Pereira vs Jason Wilnis 3 – Glory 65. Watch the video and rate this fight!