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Review: 2014-04-04, fight not particularly good between Vitaly Minakov and Cheick Kongo: it gets two stars. The undefeated Vitaly Minakov entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 13-0-0 (92% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 heavyweight in the world, he is a black belt in judo and four times Sambo world champion, last year he fought three times and in his last bout he won the Bellator Hw title beating Alexander Volkov (by tko in the first round: Volkov vs Minakov).
His opponent, Cheick Kongo, has an official record of 20-8-2 (70% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class (currently the #1 in this division is Cain Velasquez). Kongo fought in the Ufc from 2006 to 2013 when he lost to Roy Nelson and he was released from the Ultimate Fighting Championship (=Nelson vs Kongo); after that bout he fought and won twice for the Bellator promotion. Minakov vs Kongo, main event of Bellator 115, is valid for the Bellator heavyweight title (Minakov’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 BOXING fight – Curtis Stevens vs Tureano Johnson – full fight Video

2015/02/152014/04/05 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review: 2014-04-04, toe-to-toe fight with a controversial finish: Curtis Stevens vs Tureano Johnson gets three stars but we want to see the rematch. Curtis Stevens entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 26-4-0 (19 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.16 middleweight in the world, last year he fought four times losing only his last bout against #2 Gennady Golovkin (=Golovkin vs Stevens); Stevens has already fought and won in 2014 against Patrick Majewski (=Stevens vs Majewski).
His opponent, the undefeated Tureano Johnson, has a record of 14-0-0 (10 knockouts) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since February 22, 2013 when he defeated Willie Fortune. Stevens vs Johnson is on the undercard of Amir Mansour vs Steve Cunningham. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 best BOXING fight – Amir Mansour vs Steve Cunningham – full fight Video

2015/02/152014/04/05 by ATBF Editorial Board

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Review: 2014-04-04, back and forth battle with some wild exchanges and three knockdowns: Amir Mansour vs Steve Cunningham is one of the best boxing fight of the year and it gets four stars. The undefeated Amir Mansour entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 20-0-0 (15 KOs=75%) and he is ranked as the No.21 heavyweight in the world, he started his professional career in 1997 but after four years he went to prison and served eight years for trafficking cocaine; now he is 41 years old (four years older than Cunningham).
His opponent, Steve Cunningham, has an official record of 26-6-0 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.26 in the same weight class, he was the the IBF cruiserweight world champion from May 2007 to December 2008 and from June 2010 to October 2011; since 2012 he has moved up in weight class to the heavyweight division but he lost two out of his last four fights. Mansour vs Cunningham is valid for the USBA heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Jeff Monson vs Chaban Ka 2 – full fight Video M-1 Challenge 47

2015/02/152014/04/04 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review: 2014-04-04, one sided fight between Jeff Monson and Chaban Ka: it gets two stars. Jeff Monson entered this fight with a pro mma record of 50-18-1 (65% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.79 heavyweight in the world, he is a black belt in bjj but he is 43 years old and he lost five out of his last six fights.
His opponent, Chaban Ka, has an official record of 6-3-1 (83% submission victory rate – he has never won by ko/tko), last year he fought four times losing his last two bouts. The first fight between Monson and Chaban Ka ended in a draw (May 11, 2012). Monson vs Ka 2 is on the undercard of Marat Gafurov vs Lee Morrison – M-1 Challenge 47. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 BOXING fight – Carl Frampton vs Hugo Fidel Cazares – full fight Video

2015/05/282014/04/04 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review: 2014-04-04, good fight between Carl Frampton and Hugo Cazares: it gets three stars. The undefeated Carl Frampton entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 17-0-0 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.4 super bantamweight in the world: last year he fought twice winning the EBU (European) super-Bw belt title against Kiko Martinez (=Frampton vs Martinez) and then he successfully defended the belt against Jeremy Parodi (=Frampton vs Parodi).
His opponent, Hugo Fidel Cazares, has an official record of 40-7-2 (27 knockouts) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class (currently the #1 in this division is Guillermo Rigondeaux). Cazares is 36 years old (nine years older than Frampton) but he has won world titles in two different weight classes and he comes off five consecutive wins since he lost to Tomonobu Shimizu in 2011 via split decision (bout held in Japan: Cazares vs Shimizu). Frampton vs Cazares, WBC super-bantamweight title final eliminator. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 best BOXING fight – Kohei Oba vs Randy Caballero – full fight Video

2015/02/152014/04/04 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review: 2014-04-04, very exciting and tough fight thanks to the high pace and some tremendous toe-to-toe exchanges: Kohei Oba vs Randy Caballero is one of the best boxing fights of 2014 and it gets four stars. Kohei Oba entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 35-2-1 (14 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.15 bantamweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Rolly Lunas for the OPBF bantamweight title, since then he has collected six consecutive wins.
His opponent, the undefeated Randy Caballero, has a perfect record of 20-0-0 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.51 in the same weight class, he is 23 years old (six years younger than Oba) and in 2013 he fought four times winning all the bouts before the limit. Oba vs Caballero, IBF bantamweight title eliminator. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Marcin Tybura vs Maro Perak – full fight Video M-1 Challenge 47

2015/02/222014/04/04 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review: 2014-04-04, pretty good finish between Marcin Tybura and Maro Perak but it is not enough to get three stars. The undefeated Marcin Tybura entered this fight with a perfect record of 9-0-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.26 heavyweight in the world, he is the winner of the M-1 heavyweight Grand Prix 2013 (he won all the bouts of the tournament in the first round) defeating Konstantin Gluhov in the final (=Gluhov vs Tybura).
His opponent, Maro Perak, has a record of 23-3-1 (83% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.40 in the same weight class, last year he fought just once defeating Tibor Joni by tko in the first round, he comes off three consecutive wins. Tybura vs Perak is on the undercard of Marat Gafurov vs Lee Morrison – M-1 Challenge 47. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Marat Gafurov vs Lee Morrison – full fight Video M-1 Challenge 47

2015/02/152014/04/04 by ATBF Editorial Board

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Review: 2014-04-04, pretty good work on the ground but it is not enough to get three stars: Marat Gafurov vs Lee Morrison gets two. The undefeated Marat Gafurov entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 8-0-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.34 featherweight in the world, last year he fought just once winning against Yuri Ivlev (=Gafurov vs Ivlev).
His opponent, Lee Morrison, has a record of 13-3-0 (62% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.69 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Thomas Leisman, since then he has collected eight consecutive wins. Gafurov vs Morrison, main event of M-1 Challenge 47, is valid for the M-1 Challenge featherweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 BOXING fight – Gerald Washington vs Skipp Scott – full fight Video

2015/02/152014/04/04 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review: 2014-04-03, fight not particoularly good between Gerald Washington and Skipp Scott: it gets two stars. The undefeated Gerald Washington entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 12-0-0 (9 KOs=75%) and he is ranked as the No.53 heavyweight in the world, he is a former NFL player and he has already fought this year beating Arron Lyons in January.
His opponent, Skipp Scott, has a record of 16-1-0 (10 knockouts) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since January 10, 2013 when he defeated Kertson Manswell; he suffered his only defeat at his pro boxing debut against Arron Lyons. Washington vs Scott is on the undercard of Luis Ortiz vs Monte Barrett. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 BOXING fight – Luis Ortiz vs Monte Barrett – full fight Video

2015/02/152014/04/04 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review: 2014-04-03, pretty good finish but it is not enough to get three stars: Luis Ortiz vs Monte Barrett gets two. The undefeated Luis Ortiz entered this fight with a perfect record of 20-0-0 (17 KOs=85%) and he is ranked as the No.67 heavyweight in the world, he has also an outstanding amateur record of 349 victories and 19 losses but he has never succeeded in winning at the top international level with the Cuban national team.
His opponent, Monte Barrett, has an official record of 35-10-2 (20 knockouts) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since July 5, 2012 when he was defeated by Shane Cameron (=Cameron vs Barrett); he is 42 years old, 7 years older than the Cuban. Ortiz vs Barrett is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!