Both undefeated, the 27-year-old Liam Smith (four years more than Kelly) entered this fight with a boxing record of 21-0-1 (11 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.19 super welterweight in the world while his opponent, ‘Jimmy’ Kilrain Kelly, has a perfect record of 16-0-0 (7 knockouts) and he entered as the No.82 in the same weight class. Smith has already fought three times in 2015 defeating Robert Talarek, David Ezequiel Romero and John Thompson (bout valid for the vacant Wbo belt, Smith vs Thompson) while Kelly has fought four times beating Martin Fidel Rios in his last one. Smith vs Kelly is valid for the WBO World super welterweight title (Smith’s first defense); undercard of Andy Lee vs Billy Joe Saunders. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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FULL FIGHTS Released this week:
2015 MMA fight – Lance Palmer vs Alexandre de Almeida – full fight Video WSOF 26
Lance Palmer entered this fight with a professional mma record of 10-1-0 (60% submission victory rate – he has never won by ko/tko) and he is ranked as the No.24 featherweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Georgi Karakhanyan in 2013 (=Karakhanyan vs Palmer), since then he has won three consecutive fights beating Chris Horodecki in his last one (=Palmer vs Horodecki).
His opponent, Marcos Alexandre Campos de Almeida, has an official record of 17-5-0 (88% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.88 in the same weight class. Alexandre ‘Capitao’ de Almeida lost to Fabiano Silva da Conceicao in 2013 but then he has won four bouts defeating Saul Almeida in 2015. Palmer vs Almeida, main event of Wsof 26, is valid for the WSOF featherweight title (Palmer’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2015 BOXING fight – Joseph Diaz vs Hugo Partida – full fight Video
The undefeated Joseph Diaz Jr entered this fight with a perfect record of 18-0-0 (10 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.19 featherweight in the world. He has already fought four times in 2015 beating Ruben Tamayo in his last one (=Diaz vs Tamayo).
His opponent, Hugo Partida, has a boxing record of 21-6-2 (16 KOs=76%) but he comes off two consecutive losses: against Albert Pagara and Julian Ramirez. ‘JoJo’ Diaz vs Partida is valid for the vacant NABF featherweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2015 BOXING fight – Murat Gassiev vs Isiah Thomas – full fight Video
Both undefeated, the Russian Murat Gassiev entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 22-0-0 (16 KOs=73%) and he is ranked as the No.19 cruiserweight in the world while his opponent, the American Isiah Thomas, has an official record of 15-0-0 (6 knockouts) and he entered as the No.46 in the same weight class. Gassiev has already fought three times in 2015 beating Rodney Moore in his last bout while Thomas has fought twice winning over Brad Austin and Jordan Shimmell. Gassiev vs Thomas is on the undercard of Rances Barthelemy vs Denis Shafikov. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2015 BOXING fight – Rances Barthelemy vs Denis Shafikov – full fight Video IBF
The former Ibf super-Fw champion Rances Barthelemy entered this fight with a perfect record of 23-0-0 (13 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.5 super lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Terence Crawford). He has fought twice in 2015 winning over Angino Perez (=Barthelemy vs Perez) and Antonio DeMarco (=Barthelemy vs DeMarco).
His opponent, Denis Shafikov, has an official boxing record of 36-1-1 (19 knockouts) and he entered as the No.3 lightweight. He suffered his only loss last year when he faced Miguel Vazquez, after this bout he has won three consecutive fights beating Roy Mukhlis in his last one (=Shafikov vs Mukhlis). Barthelemy vs Shafikov is valid for the vacant IBF World lightweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2015 BOXING fight – Jezreel Corrales vs Juan Antonio Rodriguez – full fight Video WBA
Jezreel Corrales entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 18-1-0 (6 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.26 super featherweight in the world. He suffered his only loss in 2009 at this second professional fight, against Jhonatan Arenas, since then he has collected 17 victories and one no-contest.
His opponent, Juan Antonio Rodriguez, has a record of 28-5-0 (25 KOs=89%) and he entered as the No.54 in the same weight class. He lost to Javier Fortuna in 2014 (=Fortuna vs Rodriguez) but he came back to win in 2015 defeating Omar Lina and Dunis Linan. ‘El Invisible’ Corrales vs Rodriguez is valid for the interim WBA World super featherweight title; undercard of Luis Concepcion vs Hernan Marquez 3. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2015 BOXING fight – Shane Mosley vs Patrick Lopez – full fight Video
The 44-year-old former world champion in three different weight classes Shane Mosley entered this fight with a boxing record of 48-9-1 (40 KOs=83%) and he is ranked as the No.48 super welterweight in the world. He lost to Anthony Mundine in 2013 (=Mosley vs Mundine) but he came back to win in 2015 beating Ricardo Mayorga (=Mosley vs Mayorga 2).
His opponent, Patrick Lopez, has an official record of 23-5-0 (14 knockouts) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since November 14, 2014 when he defeated by Luis Martinez. Mosley vs Lopez is on the undercard of Luis Concepcion vs Hernan Marquez 3. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2015 best K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Raphael Bohic vs Navi EagleMuayThai – full fight Video
The 2013 Wmc muay thai champion Raphael Bohic entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 51-8-1 (22 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 welterweight in the Siam Boxing Stadium ranking while his opponent, Navi EagleMuayThai, entered as the No.7 in the same weight class but unfortunately we don’t know his record. Before this bout Bohic, also known as Rafi Singpatong, had lost against Jom Kitti. Bohic vs Navi was held at the Siam Omnoi Boxing Stadium (Thailand). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2015 BOXING fight – Shohei Omori vs Marlon Tapales – full fight Video
The undefeated Shohei Omori entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 15-0-0 (10 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.4 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Shinsuke Yamanaka). He has already fought twice in 2015 beating Kentaro Masuda and Hirofumi Mukai.
His opponent, Marlon Tapales, has an official record of 28-2-0 (11 knockouts) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss in 2013 when he faced David Sanchez, since then he has won six consecutive bouts. Omori vs Tapales, WBO bantamweight title eliminator, is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Best fights of the week 50, year 2015
Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 50: (Mon-Sun) from December 7, 2015 to December 13, 2015. Boxing Fights of the Week: Joshua vs Whyte and Donaire vs Juarez Boxing Knockout of the Week: Juan Dominguez vs Yenifel Vicente K-1 … Read more