Review: 2014-11-23, pretty good fight Kwanpichit OnesongchaiGym and Zou Shiming: it gets three stars. Both undefeated, the Thai Kwanpichit OnesongchaiGym entered this fight with a pro-boxing record of 27-0-2 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.29 flyweight in the world while his opponent, the 2008 and 2012 Olympic light flyweight gold medalist Zou Shiming, has an official record of 5-0-0 (1 knockout) and he entered as the No.83 in the same weight class. OnesongchaiGym vs Shiming, WBO flyweight title eliminator, is on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao vs Chris Algieri. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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2014 MMA fight – Jared Rosholt vs Alexey Oleinik – fight Video UFC FN 57
Review: 2014-11-22, aggressive start and great finish: Jared Rosholt vs Alexey Oleinik gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Jared Rosholt entered this fight with a professional mma record of 11-1-0 (55% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.22 heavyweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat in 2012 when he faced Derrick Lewis, since then he has won seven consecutive bouts, the last one against Jared Rosholt (=Palelei vs Rosholt).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and 2005 sambo world champion Alexey Oleinik, has an official record of 49-9-1 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.19 in the same weight class, the last time he lost was in 2012, against Jeff Monson (via split decision Monson vs Oleinik); since then he has collected ten consecutive victories (nine via submission and one via tko), the last one against Anthony Hamilton. Rosholt vs Oleinik is on the undercard of Frankie Edgar vs Cub Swanson – UFC FN 57. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Vasyl Lomachenko vs Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo – fight Video WBO
Review: 2014-11-23, disappointing fight between Vasyl Lomachenko and Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo: it gets two stars. The 2012 and 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist Vasyl Lomachenko, is at his fourth professional boxing fight having a record of 2-1-0 (but he has an amazing amateur record of 396-1) and he is ranked as the No.15 featherweight in the world; he has fought twice in 2014 losing to Orlando Salido (via split decision Salido vs Lomachenko) but then he beat Gary Russell Jr in a fight valid for the vacant Wbo Fw title (=Lomachenko vs Russell Jr).
His opponent, Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo, has an official record of 52-1-0 (33 knockouts) and he entered as the No.42 in the same weight class, he suffered his only loss in 2012 when he faced then-undefeated Chris John (4-stars-fight John vs Piriyapinyo), since the he has won eight consecutive bouts. Lomachenko vs Piriyapinyo is valid for the WBO World featherweight title (Lomachenko’s first defense); undercard of Manny Pacquiao vs Chris Algieri. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Joseph Benavidez vs Dustin Ortiz full fight Video UFC FN 57 – 2014
Review: 2014-11-22, good exchanges between Joseph Benavidez and Dustin Ortiz: it gets three stars. Joseph Benavidez entered this fight with a pro mma record of 20-4-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 flyweight in the world, he lost to #1 Ufc Flw champion Demetrious Johnson at the end of 2013 (=Johnson vs Benavidez 2) but he came back to win in 2014 beating Tim Elliott (=Benavidez vs Elliott).
His opponent, Dustin Ortiz, has a record of 14-3-0 (64% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.21 in the same weight class, he has fought three times in 2014 losing the first bout, against John Moraga (via split decision Moraga vs Ortiz), but then he defeated Ray Borg and Justin Scoggins (=Ortiz vs Scoggins). Benavidez vs Ortiz is on the undercard of Frankie Edgar vs Cub Swanson – UFC FN 57. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Jessie Vargas vs Antonio DeMarco – fight Video WBA
Review: 2014-11-23, some good exchanges between Jessie Vargas and Antonio DeMarco but it is not enough to get three stars. The undefeated Jessie Vargas entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 25-0-0 (9 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.4 light welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Danny Garcia); he has fought twice in 2014 beating Khabib Allakhverdiev (=Vargas vs Allakhverdiev) and Anton Novikov (=Vargas vs Novikov).
His opponent, Antonio DeMarco, has a record of 31-3-1 (23 knockouts) and he entered as the No.19 welterweight, he suffered his last loss in 2012 when he faced then-undefeated Adrien Broner losing his Wbc Lw belt (=Broner vs DeMarco); since then he has won three fights, the last one against Lanardo Tyner. Vargas vs DeMarco is valid for the WBA World light welterweight title (Vargas’ second defense); undercard of Manny Pacquiao vs Chris Algieri. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – George Groves vs Denis Douglin – full fight Video
Review: 2014-11-22, pretty good finish but it is not enough to get three stars: George Groves vs Denis Douglin gets two. George Groves entered this fight with a boxing record of 20-2-0 (15 KOs=75%) and he is ranked as the No.7 super middleweight in the world, both his defeats occurred against Carl Froch (Froch vs Groves I and Froch vs Groves II); after the second loss he came back to win beating Christopher Rebrasse (=Groves vs Rebrasse).
His opponent, Denis Douglin, has a record of 17-3-0 (10 knockouts) and he entered as the No.44 in the same weight class, he lost two consecutive fights between 2012 and 2013, against Jermell Charlo and Jose Angel Rodriguez, but then he won three bouts, the last one against Charles Whittaker. Groves vs Douglin is valid for the WBC Silver super middleweight title; undercard of Nathan Cleverly vs Tony Bellew 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Anthony Joshua vs Michael Sprott – full fight Video
Review: 2014-11-22, tough punches but the fight was too short: Anthony Joshua vs Michael Sprott gets two stars. The undefeated 2012 Olympic super heavyweight gold medalist Anthony Joshua entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 9-0-0 (9 KOs=100%) and he is ranked as the No.24 heavyweight in the world, he has already fought six times in 2014 beating Denis Bakhtov in his last bout (=Joshua vs Bakhtov).
His opponent, Michael Sprott, has a record of 42-22-0 (17 knockouts) and he entered as the No.61 in the same weight class, he has fought three times in 2014 beating Martin Rogan and Anthony Nansen but then he lost to Kali Meehan. Joshua vs Sprott is valid for the WBC International heavyweight title; undercard of Nathan Cleverly vs Tony Bellew 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Jamie McDonnell vs Javier Nicolas Chacon – full fight Video WBA
Review: 2014-11-22, fight not particularly good between Jamie McDonnell and Javier Chacon: it gets two stars. Jamie McDonnell entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 24-2-1 (11 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.13 bantamweight in the world, he suffered two consecutive defeats between 2007 and 2008, against Chris Edwards and Lee Haskins, but since then he has collected 16 consecutive victories, the last one against Tabtimdaeng Na Rachawat (bout valid for the vacant Wba belt McDonnell vs Rachawat).
His opponent, Javier Nicolas Chacon, has an official record of 20-2-0 (5 knockouts) and he entered as the No.53 in the same weight class, he has fought twice in 2014 losing to Anselmo Moreno (=Moreno vs Chacon) but then he came back to win against Carlos Ruben Dario Ruiz. McDonnell vs Chacon is valid for the WBA World bantamweight title (held by McDonnell); undercard of Nathan Cleverly vs Tony Bellew 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – James DeGale vs Marco Antonio Periban – full fight Video
Review: 2014-11-22, pretty good finish between James DeGale and Marco Periban but it is not enough to get three stars. James DeGale entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 19-1-0 (13 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.6 super middleweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat in 2011 when he faced George Groves (via majority decision Groves vs DeGale); since then he has won nine consecutive bouts, the last one against Brandon Gonzales (=DeGale vs Gonzales).
His opponent, Marco Antonio Periban, has a record of 20-2-1 (13 knockouts) and he entered as the No.20 in the same weight class but he comes off two losses, against Sakio Bika (=Bika vs Periban) and J’Leon Love, and one draw, against Badou Jack (=Jack vs Periban). DeGale vs Periban is on the undercard of Nathan Cleverly vs Tony Bellew 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Scott Quigg vs Hidenori Otake – full fight Video WBA
Review: 2014-11-22, pretty good fight between Scott Quigg and Hidenori Otake: it gets three stars. The undefeated Scott Quigg entered this fight with a boxing record of 29-0-2 (22 KOs=76%) and he is ranked as the No.5 super bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Carl Frampton), the last time he was stopped in a draw was against Yoandris Salinas in 2013 (=Quigg vs Salinas); after this bout he won three consecutive fights, the last one against Stephane Jamoye (=Quigg vs Jamoye).
His opponent, Hidenori Otake, has an official record of 22-1-3 (9 knockouts) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class, he suffered his only defeat in 2007, against Manabu Koguchi, since then he has collected 16 victories and one draw. Quigg vs Otake is valid for the WBA World super bantamweight title (held by Quigg); undercard of Nathan Cleverly vs Tony Bellew 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!