Best fights of the week 51, year 2015

Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 51: (Mon-Sun) from December 14, 2015 to December 20, 2015.   Boxing Fight of the Week: Rances Barthelemy vs Denis Shafikov Boxing T-Knockout of the Week: Bryant Jennings vs Luis Ortiz   K-1 Muay Thai … Read more

2015 BOXING fight – Joshua Clottey vs Gabriel Rosado – full fight Video

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-19, good fight between Joshua Clottey and Gabriel Rosado: it gets three stars.

The former IBF Ww champion Joshua Clottey entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 39-4-0 (22 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.24 super welterweight in the world. He suffered two consecutive losses between 2009 and 2010, against Miguel Cotto and Manny Pacquiao, but since then he has won four bouts beating Anthony Mundine (=Mundine vs Clottey) and Jorge Silva in his last two fights.
His opponent, Gabriel Rosado, has an official record of 21-9-0 (13 knockouts) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since December 6, 2014 when he was defeated by David Lemieux (=Lemieux vs Rosado); before this fight he had also lost to Jermell Charlo (=Charlo vs Rosado) and Peter Quillin (=Quillin vs Rosado). Clottey vs Rosado is on the undercard of Bryant Jennings vs Luis Ortiz. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 BOXING fight – Yuriorkis Gamboa vs Hylon Williams Jr – full fight Video

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-19, pretty good fight between Yuriorkis Gamboa and Hylon Williams Jr: it gets three stars.

The 2004 Olympic flyweight gold medalist and former IBF and Wba Fw champion Yuriorkis Gamboa entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 24-1-0 (17 knockouts) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since November 15, 2014 when he defeated Joel Montes de Oca (=Gamboa vs Montes de Oca); before this bout he had lost to Terence Crawford (=Crawford vs Gamboa).
His opponent, Hylon Williams Jr, has a record of 16-1-1 (3 knockouts) and he suffered his only loss in 2012 when he faced Rances Barthelemy. After this bout he has fought just twice winning over John Willoughby and drawing with Jason Litzau. Gamboa vs Williams Jr is on the undercard of Bryant Jennings vs Luis Ortiz. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Artem Levin vs Daniel Alexandru – full fight Video WKN

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-19, Artem Levin vs Daniel Alexandru gets three stars only thanks to a good finish.

The Glory Mw and former WBC muay thai champion Artem Levin entered this fight with a kickboxing record of 88-7-2 (34 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 cruiserweight in the world while his opponent, Daniel Alexandru, has an official record of 20-6-0 (12 knockouts). Levin suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Joe Schilling (final of the Glory 10 Mw tournament), since then he has collected 12 victories (taking revenge on Schilling in 2014 and winning the Glory Mw title, Schilling vs Levin 2) and one draw, against Simon Marcus in 2015 (=Levin vs Marcus 2). Levin vs Alexandru, main event of Muay Thai Moscow, is valid for the WKN World super light heavyweight (-85.5 kg) Muay Thai championship title. . Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 BOXING fight – Vyacheslav Shabranskyy vs Yunieski Gonzalez – full fight Video

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-19, close fight with some tough exchanges: Vyacheslav Shabranskyy vs Yunieski Gonzalez gets three stars.

The undefeated Vyacheslav Shabranskyy entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 14-0-0 (12 KOs=86%) and he is ranked as the No.22 light heavyweight in the world while his opponent, Yunieski Gonzalez, has a record of 16-1-0 (12 KOs=75%) and he entered as the No.39 in the same weight class. Shabranskyy has already fought three times in 2015 defeating Paul Parker in his last bout (=Shabranskyy vs Parker) while Gonzalez has fought twice beating Brad Austin and losing to Jean Pascal (but it was a close fight, Pascal vs Gonzalez). ‘Slava’ Shabranskyy vs Gonzalez is on the undercard of Bryant Jennings vs Luis Ortiz. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 BOXING fight – Bryant Jennings vs Luis Ortiz – full fight Video WBA

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-19, tough fight with a good finish: Bryant Jennings vs Luis Ortiz gets three stars.

Bryant Jennings entered this fight with a professional record of 19-1-0 (10 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.11 heavyweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Wladimir Klitschko (=Klitschko vs Jennings).
His opponent, the undefeated Luis Ortiz, has a perfect boxing record of 23-0-0 (20 KOs=87%) and he entered as the No.20 in the same weight class. He has fought twice in 2015 beating Byron Polley (=Ortiz vs Polley) and Matias Ariel Vidondo (=Ortiz vs Vidondo). Jennings vs Ortiz is valid for the interim WBA World heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 BOXING fight – Nicholas Walters vs Jason Sosa – fight Video

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-19, some good exchanges between Nicholas Walters and Jason Sosa but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The undefeated Nicholas Walters entered this fight with a perfect record of 26-0-0 (21 KOs=81%) and he is ranked as the No.1 featherweight in the world. He beat Nonito Donaire (=Donaire vs Walters) and Miguel Marriaga in his last two bouts (=Walters vs Marriaga).
His opponent, Jason Sosa, has an official boxing record of 18-1-3 (14 KOs=78%) and he entered as the No.29 super featherweight. He suffered his only loss in 2010 when he faced Treysean Wiggins, since then he has collected 15 consecutive victories and two draws. Walters vs Sosa is on the undercard of Bryant Jennings vs Luis Ortiz. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 MMA fight – Rafael dos Anjos vs Donald Cerrone 2 – full fight Video UFC on Fox 17

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-19, great start between Rafael dos Anjos and Donald Cerrone: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Rafael dos Anjos entered this fight with a professional mma record of 24-7-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 lightweight in the world. He suffered his last loss last year when he faced Khabib Nurmagomedov (=dos Anjos vs Nurmagomedov), then he has won four bouts winning the Ufc Lw belt in his last fight, against Anthony Pettis (=Pettis vs dos Anjos).
His opponent, Donald Cerrone, has an official record of 28-6-0 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class. ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone lost to dos Anjos in 2013 (=Cerrone vs dos Anjos I) but since then he has collected eight consecutive victories beating John Makdessi in his last one (=Cerrone vs Makdessi). Dos Anjos vs Cerrone 2, main event of UFC on Fox 17, is valid for the Ufc lightweight title (dos Anjos’ first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 MMA fight – Junior dos Santos vs Alistair Overeem – fight Video UFC on Fox 17

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-19, Junior dos Santos vs Alistair Overeem gets three stars only thanks to a good finish.

The black belt in Bjj and former Ufc Hw champion Junior dos Santos entered this fight with a pro mma record of 17-3-0 (82% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Fabricio Werdum). JDS suffered his last loss in 2013 when he faced Cain Velasquez in their third battle (=Velasquez vs dos Santos 3), after this bout ‘Cigano’ fought just once beating Stipe Miocic in 2014 (=dos Santos vs Miocic).
His opponent, the former K-1 and Strikeforce champion Alistair Overeem, has a record of 39-14-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. ‘The Reem’ lost to Ben Rothwell last year (=Overeem vs Rothwell) but then he has won over Stefan Struve (=Overeem vs Struve) and Roy Nelson (=Overeem vs Nelson). ‘Cigano’ dos Santos vs Overeem is on the undercard of Rafael dos Anjos vs Donald Cerrone 2 – UFC on Fox 17. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Michael Johnson vs Nate Diaz full fight Video UFC on Fox 17 – 2015

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-19, good fight between Michael Johnson and Nate Diaz: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).

Michael Johnson entered this fight with a mma record of 16-9-0 (56% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Rafael dos Anjos). He has fought twice in 2015 defeating Edson Barboza (=Barboza vs Johnson) but then he has lost to Beneil Dariush (=Johnson vs Dariush).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Tuf 5 tournament winner Nate Diaz, has an official record of 17-10-0 (88% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.21 in the same weight class but he won just one out of his last four fights, against Gray Maynard in 2013 (=Maynard vs Diaz 2); after this bout he was defeated by dos Anjos (=dos Anjos vs Diaz). Johnson vs Diaz is on the undercard of Rafael dos Anjos vs Donald Cerrone 2 – UFC on Fox 17. Watch the video and rate this fight!