Both undefeated, the Wbo champion Krzysztof Glowacki entered this fight with a perfect record of 26-0-0 (16 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 cruiserweight in the world while his opponent, the 2012 Olympic heavyweight gold medalist Oleksandr Usyk, has an official boxing record of 9-0-0 (9 KOs=100%) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class. In their last two bouts Glowacki has beat Marco Huck (=Huck vs Glowacki) and Steve Cunningham (=Glowacki vs Cunningham) while Usyk has won over Johnny Muller (=Usyk vs Muller) and Pedro Rodriguez (=Usyk vs Rodriguez). Glowacki vs Usyk is valid for the WBO World cruiserweight title (Glowacki’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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2016 MMA fight – Joe Warren vs Sirwan Kakai – full fight Video Bellator 161
The former Bellator Fw and Bw champion Joe Warren entered this fight with a pro mma record of 13-5-0 (31% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 bantamweight in the world but he lost two out of his last three fights: against Marcos Galvao (=Warren vs Galvao 2) and Darrion Caldwell (=Warren vs Caldwell). Between these two bouts he beat LC Davis (=Warren vs LC Davis).
His opponent, Sirwan Kakai, has a record of 12-4-0 (83% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.78 in the same weight class but he comes off two consecutive losses: against Frankie Saenz and Joe Taimanglo (=Taimanglo vs Kakai). Warren vs Kakai is on the undercard of Cheick Kongo vs Tony Johnson – Bellator 161. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2016 MMA fight – Cheick Kongo vs Tony Johnson – full fight Video Bellator 161
The black belt in karate, kendo and Bellator Hw tournament winner (season 9) Cheick Kongo entered this fight with a professional mma record of 24-10-2 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 heavyweight in the world. He lost to Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal last year (=Lawal vs Kongo) but then he has won over Alexander Volkov (=Kongo vs Volkov) and Vinicius Queiroz (=Kongo vs Queiroz).
His opponent, Tony Johnson, has an official record of 10-2-0 (50% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.24 in the same weight class. He suffered his last defeat when he faced Chris Lokteff in 2013, since then he has won three bouts beating Raphael Butler in 2016 (=Johnson vs Butler). Kongo vs Johnson is the main event of Bellator 161. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2016 BOXING fight – Hugo Ruiz vs Hozumi Hasegawa – full fight Video WBC
The Wbc champion Hugo Ruiz entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 36-3-0 (32 KOs=89%) and he is ranked as the No.7 super bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Scott Quigg). He lost to Julio Ceja last year (=Ceja vs Ruiz) bu then he has won the rematch in 2016 (=Ceja vs Ruiz 2).
His opponent, the former Wbc Bw and Fw champion Hozumi Hasegawa, has a record of 35-5-0 (15 knockouts) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. He suffered his last defeat when he faced Kiko Martinez in 2014 (45-stars fight, Martinez vs Hasegawa), after this bout he has won over Horacio Garcia (=Hasegawa vs Garcia) and Carlos Andres Ruiz Machuca (=Hasegawa vs Ruiz). Ruiz vs Hasegawa is valid for the WBC World super bantamweight title (Ruiz’s first defense); undercard of Shinsuke Yamanaka vs Anselmo Moreno 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2016 best BOXING fight – Shinsuke Yamanaka vs Anselmo Moreno 2 – full fight Video WBC
The undefeated Wbc champion Shinsuke Yamanaka entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 25-0-2 (17 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 bantamweight in the world. He won the Wbc belt in 2011 against Christian Esquivel (=Yamanaka vs Esquivel) and since then he has successfully defended it ten times beating Liborio Solis in 2016 (=Yamanaka vs Solis).
His opponent, the former Wba Bw champion Anselmo Moreno, has an official record of 36-4-1 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Juan Carlos Payano (=Moreno vs Payano) and Yamanaka in their first bout (=Yamanaka vs Moreno). After this fight he has beat Suriyan Sor Rungvisai (=Moreno vs Suriyan). Yamanaka vs Moreno 2 is valid for the WBC World bantamweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2016 BOXING fight – Andy Ruiz Jr vs Franklin Lawrence – fight Video
The undefeated Andy Ruiz Jr entered this fight with a perfect record of 28-0-0 (19 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.29 heavyweight in the world. He has fought twice in 2016 winning over Ray Austin and Josh Gormley.
His opponent, the 40-year-old Franklin Lawrence (13 years older than Ruiz), has an official record of 21-2-2 (16 KOs=76%) and he entered as the No.54 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Oliver McCall in 2009, since then he has collected nine consecutive victories beating Grover Young in his last one. Ruiz vs Lawrence is valid for the NABF heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Best fights of the week 36, year 2016
Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 36: (Mon-Sun) from September 5, 2016 to September 11, 2016. Boxing Fight of the Week: Carlos Cuadras vs Roman Gonzalez K-1 Muay Thai Fight of the Week: Simon Marcus vs Jason Wilnis 2 … Read more
2016 best K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Simon Marcus vs Jason Wilnis 2 – full fight Video
The Glory Mw and former Wbc muay thai light-Hw champion Simon Marcus entered this fight with a kickboxing record of 44-2-2 (24 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 cruiserweight in the world. He lost to Fang Bian last year but then he has collected four victories and one draw winning the Glory Mw title in 2016, against Artem Levin (=Levin vs Marcus 3), and defended it once with Dustin Jacoby (=Marcus vs Jacoby).
His opponent, Jason Wilnis, has an official record of 28-6-1 (13 knockouts) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. He lost to Joe Schilling last year (=Schilling vs Wilnis I), but he came back to win in 2016 beating Wang Chongyang, Filip Verlinden and taking revenge on Schilling (=Schilling vs Wilnis II). In their first bout Marcus defeated Wilnis via split decision (April 3, 2015, Marcus vs Wilnis I ); this second fight is valid for the Glory middleweight title and it is on the undercard of Rico Verhoeven vs Anderson Braddock Silva – Glory 33 (they also faced each other a third time on April 29, 2017, Jason Wilnis vs Simon Marcus 3). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2016 BOXING fight – Jesus Soto Karass vs Yoshihiro Kamegai 2 – full fight Video
Jesus Soto Karass entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 28-10-4 (18 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.60 super welterweight in the world while his opponent, Yoshihiro Kamegai, has an official record of 26-3-2 (23 KOs=88%) and he entered as the No.56 in the same weight class. Their first and previous bout ended in a draw (April 15, 2016, Soto Karass vs Kamegai I ); this second fight is on the undercard of Carlos Cuadras vs Roman Gonzalez. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Carlos Cuadras vs Roman Gonzalez full fight Video WBC – 2016
Both undefeated, the Wbc super-Flw championCarlos Cuadras entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 35-0-1 (27 KOs=77%) and he is ranked as the No.1 super flyweight in the world while his opponent, the world champion in three different weight classes Roman Gonzalez, has a perfect record of 45-0-0 (38 KOs=84%) and he entered as the No.1 flyweight. The only man who stopped Cuadras in a draw was Jose Salgado in 2014 (=Cuadras vs Salgado), after this fight he has collected five victories beating Richie Mepranum in 2016 (=Cuadras vs Mepranum) while ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez has won over Edgar Sosa (=Gonzalez vs Sosa), Brian Viloria (=Gonzalez vs Viloria) and McWilliams Arroyo in his last three fights (=Gonzalez vs Arroyo). Principe’ Cuadras vs Gonzalez is valid for the WBC World super flyweight title (Cuadras’ seventh defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!