Avni Yildirim entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 17-1-0 (11 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.15 super middleweight in the world. He fought four times last year losing once, with Chris Eubank Jr (Chris Eubank Jr vs Avni Yildirim), but then he came back to win in his last bout with Attila Korda.
His opponent, Derek Edwards, has an official record of 27-7-1 (14 knockouts) and he entered as the No.76 in the same weight class but he comes off four consecutive losses, the last one with Lolenga Mock; before the four defeats Edwards had beat Badou Jack in 2014. Yildirim vs Edwards is valid for the WBC International super middleweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
LAST 4 & 5 STARS FIGHTS:
FULL FIGHTS Released this week:
2018 BOXING fight – Josh Taylor vs Winston Campos – full fight Video
The undefeated Josh Taylor entered this fight with a perfect record of 11-0-0 (10 KOs=91%) and he is ranked as the No.9 super lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Terence Crawford). He fought four times in 2017 winning over Alfonso Olvera, Warren Joubert, Ohara Davies (Davies vs Taylor) and Miguel Vazquez (Josh Taylor vs Miguel Vazquez).
His opponent, Winston Campos, has a boxing record of 30-3-5 (18 knockouts) and he entered as the No.73 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Ismael Barroso in 2013, since then he has collected 13 victories and one draw beating Galvis Guerra in his last one. Taylor vs Campos is valid for the WBC Silver super lightweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2018 BOXING fight – Kell Brook vs Sergey Rabchenko – full fight Video
The former Ibf Ww champion Kell Brook entered this fight with a pro record of 36-2-0 (25 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.6 super welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Erislandy Lara) but he comes off two consecutive defeats, against Gennady Golovkin in 2016 (4-stars fight, Golovkin vs Brook) and with Errol Spence Jr in 2017 (Kell Brook vs Errol Spence Jr).
His opponent, Sergey Rabchenko, has an official boxing record of 29-2-0 (22 KOs=76%) and he entered as the No.38 in the same weight class. He lost to Tony Harrison in 2016 (Tony Harrison vs Sergey Rabchenko) but then he has beat Robizoni Omsarashvili and Siarhei Krapshyla. Brook vs Rabchenko is valid for the vacant WBC Silver super welterweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2018 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Badr Hari vs Hesdy Gerges 2 – full fight Video Glory 51
The former K-1 world champion Badr Hari entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 106-13-1 (93 KOs=88%) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since December 10, 2016 when he was defeated by Rico Verhoeven (arm injury, Rico Verhoeven vs Badr Hari); before this bout, in 2015, he had beat Ismael Londt (Hari vs Londt).
His opponent, Hesdy Gerges, has an official record of 50-19-1 (23 knockouts) and he entered as the No.16 in the heavyweight division but he won just one out of his last five bouts, against Tomas Hron in 2017 (Hesdy Gerges vs Tomas Hron); after this fight he lost to Mladen Brestovac. In their first bout Hari lost to Gerges beacause he was disqualified for kicking Hesdy when he was down; this second fight is the main event of Glory 51. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2018 BOXING fight – Gamal Yafai vs Gavin McDonnell – full fight Video
The undefeated Gamal Yafai entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 14-0-0 (7 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.32 super bantamweight in the world. In his last three bouts he has defeated Sean Davis, Ricky Starkey and Jose Hernandez.
His opponent, Gavin McDonnell, has a record of 18-1-2 (5 knockouts) and he entered as the No.23 in the same weight class. He fought three times last year losing to Rey Vargas (Rey Vargas vs Gavin McDonnell) but then he beat Simas Volosinas and Jozsef Ajtai. Yafai vs McDonnell is valid for the WBC International super bantamweight title; undercard of Kell Brook vs Sergey Rabchenko. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2018 BOXING fight – Kevin Lerena vs Dmytro Kucher – full fight Video IBO
Kevin Lerena entered this fight with a boxing record of 19-1-0 (9 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.17 cruiserweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Johnny Muller in 2014, since then he has won eight consecutive bouts beating Vikapita Meroro, Sergio Ramirez and Youri Kayembre Kalenga in 2017 (Kevin Lerena vs Youri Kayembre Kalenga).
His opponent, Dmytro Kucher, has an official record of 24-2-1 (18 KOs=75%) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since November 19, 2016 when he was defeated by Maro Huck (Marco Huck vs Dmytro Kucher); before this bout he had beat Enzo Maccarinelli (Enzo Maccarinelli vs Dmytro Kucher). Lerena vs Kucher is valid for the IBO World cruiserweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2018 MMA fight – Joe Warren vs Joe Taimanglo – full fight Video Bellator 195
The former Bellator Fw and Bw champion Joe Warren entered this fight with a pro mma record of 15-6-0 (33% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 bantamweight in the world. He lost to Eduardo Dantas in 2016 (Dantas vs Warren 2) but he came back to win in 2017 with Steve Garcia (Joe Warren vs Steve Garcia).
His opponent, Joe Taimanglo, has a record of 23-8-1 (74% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.32 in the same weight class but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Darrion Caldwell (Joe Taimanglo vs Darrion Caldwell 2) and Leandro Higo. Taimanglo vs Warren is on the undercard of Darrion Caldwell vs Leandro Higo – Bellator 195. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Darrion Caldwell vs Leandro Higo full fight Video Bellator 195 – 2018
The Bellator Bw champion Darrion Caldwell entered this fight with a professional mma record of 11-1-0 (45% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is TJ Dillashaw). He lost to Joe Taimanglo in 2016 (Caldwell vs Taimanglo I) but then he took revenge on him (Taimanglo vs Caldwell II) and defeated Eduardo Dantas (Eduardo Dantas vs Darrion Caldwell).
His opponent, Leandro Higo, has an official record of 18-3-0 (72% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class. ‘Pitbull’ Higo fought three times last year beating Steven Peterson and Joe Taimanglo but between these two bouts he lost to Eduardo Dantas (Eduardo Dantas vs Leandro Higo). Caldwell vs Higo, main event of Bellator 195, is valid for the Bellator bantamweight title (Caldwell’s first defense); they also faced each other a second time on May 21, 2021 (Darrion Caldwell vs Leandro Higo 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2018 BOXING fight – Luis Nery vs Shinsuke Yamanaka 2 – full fight Video WBC
The undefeated Wbc Bw champion Luis Nery entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 25-0-0 (19 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 bantamweight in the world. ‘Pantera’ Nery fought three times last year winning over Jesus Martinez (Nery vs Martinez), Shinsuke Yamanaka (Yamanaka vs Nery) and Arthur Villanueva (Luis Nery vs Arthur Villanueva).
His opponent, the former Wbc Bw champion Shinsuke Yamanaka, has a record of 27-1-2 (19 knockouts) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class. Before losing to Nery he had beat Carlos Carlson in 2017 (Yamanaka vs Carlson) while in 2016 he had defeated Liborio Solis (Yamanaka vs Solis) and Anselmo Moreno (4-stars fight, Yamanaka vs Moreno 2). Nery vs Yamanaka 2 is valid for the vacant WBC World bantamweight title (just for Yamanaka because Nery failed to make the 118 lb weight limit’s). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2018 BOXING fight – Ryosuke Iwasa vs Ernesto Saulong – full fight Video IBF
The Ibf super-Bw champion Ryosuke Iwasa entered this fight with a boxing record of 24-2-0 (16 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.4 super bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jessie Magdaleno). He lost to Lee Haskins in 2015 (Iwasa vs Haskins) but then he has won five bouts defeating Glenn Medura and Yukinori Oguni in 2017 (Yukinori Oguni vs Ryosuke Iwasa).
His opponent, Ernesto Saulong, has an official record of 21-2-1 (8 knockouts) and he entered as the No.51 in the same weight class. He also lost in 2015, against Lwandile Sityatha, and then he has beat Arnel Baconaje, Jestoni Autida and Michael Escobia. Iwasa vs Saulong is valid for the IBF World super bantamweight title (Iwasa’s first defense); undercard of Luis Nery vs Shinsuke Yamanaka 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!