The 42-year-old K-1 legend Jerome Le Banner (23 years older than Istrate) entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 79-22-2 (64 KOs=81%) and he is ranked as the No.10 heavyweight in the world. He suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Sergei Kharitonov (=Le Banner vs Kharitonov), since then he has won twice beating Lucian Danilencu (=Le Banner vs Danilencu) and Colin George (=Le Banner vs George).
His opponent, Claudiu Istrate (who replaces Lukasz Krupadziorow), has an official record of 21-9-4 (5 knockouts) and he comes off the loss against Mikhail Tyuterev at the Tatneft Cup 2015 tournament. Le Banner vs Istrate, main event of Final Fight 2, is valid for the ISKA K-1 rules World Super Heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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BOXING News – Inside Mayweather vs Pacquiao – Episode 2 Video 24/7
Video: Inside Mayweather vs Pacquiao – Episode 2
Seven days to one of the biggest boxing event of all-time, the fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao, and it’s time to watch the second episode of “Inside Mayweather vs Pacquiao”, a Showtime documentary series chronicling the life of the two boxers (similar to the Hbo 24/7 Tv reality show).
This second episode starts with Floyd Mayweather Jr who explains why he fight:”I fight for many different things, I fight for myself, I fight for the money, I fight for legacy, I fight because I want to be the best, I fight because I want to go down in history as one of the best, that’s the reason why I fight”. Then you can see Floyd and Pac-Man training in their gyms: the Mayweather Boxing Club in south Las Vegas and the Wild Card gym in Hollywod or an interview to Don Hale, Mayweather’s former boxing manager.
If you miss the previous episode of “Inside Mayweather vs Pacquiao” here is the link: Inside Mayweather vs Pacquiao – Episode 1.
2015 BOXING fight – Artur Szpilka vs Ty Cobb – full fight Video
Artur Szpilka entered this fight with a boxing record of 17-1-0 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.16 heavyweight in the world while his opponent, Ty Cobb, has an official record of 18-6-0 (10 knockouts). Szpilka fought twice last year losing to Bryant Jennings (=Jennings vs Szpilka) but then he came back to win beating Tomasz Adamek (=Adamek vs Szpilka). Szpilka vs Cobb is on the undercard of Anthony Dirrell vs Badou Jack. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2015 BOXING fight – Anthony Dirrell vs Badou Jack – full fight Video WBC
The undefeated Anthony Dirrell entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 27-0-1 (22 KOs=81%) and he is ranked as the No.7 super middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Carl Froch). The only man who stopped him in a draw was Sakio Bika in 2013 (=Bika vs Dirrell I) but in their second bout Dirrel won clearly via unanimous decision (=Bika vs Dirrell II).
His opponent, Badou Jack, has a record of 18-1-1 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class. He fought three times last year losing to Derek Edwards but then he came back to win beating Jason Escalera (=Jack vs Escalera) and Francisco Sierra (=Jack vs Sierra). Dirrell vs Jack is valid for the WBC World super middleweight title (Dirrell’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2015 BOXING fight – Daniel Jacobs vs Caleb Truax – full fight Video WBA
Daniel Jacobs entered this fight with a boxing record of 28-1-0 (25 KOs=89%) and he is ranked as the No.12 middleweight in the world. He suffered his only loss in 2010 when he faced Dmitry Pirog, since then he has won eight consecutive bouts beating Jarrod Fletcher in his last fight (=Jacobs vs Fletcher).
His opponent, Caleb Truax, has an official record of 25-1-2 (15 knockouts) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class. He lost in 2012 against Jermain Taylor (=Taylor vs Truax) but after this bout he has collected seven victories and one draw. Jacobs vs Truax is valid for the WBA World middleweight title; undercard of Anthony Dirrell vs Badou Jack. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2015 BOXING fight – Romain Jacob vs Ermano Fegatilli – full fight Video
The undefeated Romain Jacob entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 22-0-0 (7 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.13 super featherweight in the world; he fought twice last year beating Devis Boschiero in both bouts (=Boschiero vs Jacob I and Jacob vs Boschiero II).
His opponent, Ermano Fegatilli, has an official record of 30-5-0 (6 knockouts) and he entered as the No.87 in the same weight class. The last time he lost was in 2012 when he faced Devis Boschiero, since then he has won five consecutive fights. Jacob vs Fegatilli is valid for the EBU (European) super featherweight title (Jacob’s third defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2015 MMA fight – Ben Askren vs Luis Santos – full fight Video ONE FC 26
The undefeated former Bellator Ww champion Ben Askren entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 14-0-0 (57% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 welterweight in the world; he fought twice last year beating Bakhtiyar Abbasov (=Askren vs Abbasov) and Nobutatsu Suzuki (fight in which he won the One Fc title, Askren vs Suzuki).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Luis ‘Sapo’ Santos, has an official record of 61-9-1 (77% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.54 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive losses between 2011 and 2012, against Ben Saunders (=Saunders vs Santos) and Ryan Ford (=Ford vs Santos), but since then he has won seven times beating Bakhtiyar Abbasov in his last bout. Askren vs Santos, main event of One FC 26, is valid for the ONE FC welterweight title (Askren’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
BOXING News – Mayweather vs Pacquiao: 5 common opponents CompuBox Stats comparison
Yesterday we analyzed some numbers, records and statistics about Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao, but in the sweet science the most important things are punches. So today, as we promised in the previous post, we want to compare Floyd and Pac-Man through the Compubox Stats. We start to examine their last fight in which both boxers got an unanimous decision win in twelve rounds and then we analyze five opponents they had in common: Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Juan Manuel Marquez, Shane Mosley and Miguel Cotto.
Link to the fight: Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Manny Pacquiao
Mayweather and Pacquiao’s last fight
| Floyd Mayweather Jr | Manny Pacquiao | |
| CompuBox Statistics | Mayweather vs Maidana 2 UD12 | Pacquiao vs Algieri UD12 |
| punches thrown | 326 | 669 |
| punches landed | 166 (51%) | 229 (34%) |
| jabs thrown | 149 | 259 |
| jabs landed | 64 (43%) | 42 (16%) |
| power punches thrown | 177 | 410 |
| power punches landed | 102 (58%) | 187 (46%) |
| punches thrown x round | 27,16 | 55,75 |
| punches landed x round | 13,83 | 19,08 |
| punches “eaten” x round | 10,66 | 9 |
As you can see, Pacquiao performed better than Mayweather in their last fight (except for the accuracy): Manny threw more punches and he even ate less shots than Floyd. The problem is that Maidana and Algieri are obviously two different boxers, so in the next tables you can compare Mayweather and Pacquiao with the same opponents.
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BOXING News – Mayweather vs Pacquiao: Statistics, info, numbers

After watching the Mayweather vs Pacquiao preview and At Last produced by Hbo, today we want to compare the two boxers. We like numbers, statistics, data, and since this mega-fight will go down in history of boxing, we want to collect all the stats before the bout happen. So we start to analyze both Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao through two tables. Here’s the first one in which you can see the most common info about the two fighters:
| Floyd Mayweather Jr | Manny Pacquiao | |
| record | 47-0-0 | 57-5-2 |
| KOs (%) | 26 (55%) | 38 (66%) |
| last win by ko/tko | 2011 Mayweather vs Ortiz | 2009 Pacquiao vs Cotto |
| last loss | / | 2012 Pacquiao vs Marquez 4 |
| rounds boxed | 363 | 407 |
| average round x fight | 7.72 | 6.36 |
| age | 38 | 36 |
| height | 5’8″ / 173 cm | 5’6,5″ / 169 cm |
| reach | 72″ / 183 cm | 67″ /170 cm |
| weight division ranking | No.1 Ww | No.2 Ww |
| P4p ranking | No.1 | No.3 |
Probably a lot of boxing fans know the info above, so in the second table we have examined in depth the two boxers. For example do you know that Mayweather suffered a knockdown in his professional career? Or do you know they are both in the Guinness World Records? Discover this info and other statistics after the jump!
2015 BOXING fight – Katsunari Takayama vs Fahlan Sakkreerin Jr – full fight Video IBF
Katsunari Takayama entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 28-7-0 (11 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 minimumweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Wanheng Menayothin). He fought three times last year beating Shin Ono (=Takayama vs Ono) and Go Odaira (bout valid for the vacant Ibf and Wbo minimumweight titles, Takayama vs Odaira) but between these two fights he lost to Francisco Rodriguez Jr (Fight of the Year 2014 candidate, Takayama vs Rodriguez Jr).
His opponent, Fahlan Sakkreerin Jr, has a record of 27-3-1 (15 knockouts) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class; he also lost once in 2014, against Takuma Inoue, but then he has collected four victories and one draw. Takayama vs Sakkreerin is valid for the IBF World minimumweight title (held by Takayama), first world title shot for Sakkreerin; undercard of Juan Carlos Reveco vs Kazuto Ioka. Watch the video and rate this fight!