Review: 2014-06-07, fight not so good between Juergen Braehmer and Roberto Bolonti: it gets two stars. Juergen Braehmer entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 43-2-0 (32 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.5 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Adonis Stevenson), he suffered his last defeat in 2008 when he faced Hugo Garay, since then he has collected 12 consecutive victories winning the Wba belt against Marcus Oliveira at the end of 2013 (=Braehmer vs Oliveira); Braehmer has already defended the title once in 2014 against Enzo Maccarinelli (=Braehmer vs Maccarinelli).
His opponent, Roberto Feliciano Bolonti, has an official record of 35-2-0 (24 knockouts) and he entered as the No.25 in the same weight class, he suffered his last loss in 2012 facing Tony Bellew in a fight valid for the vacant WBC Silver light-Hw title (=Bellew vs Bolonti); after that bout he has fought and won five times. Braehmer vs Bolonti is valid for the WBA World light heavyweight title (Braehmer’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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2014 BOXING fight – Stuart Hall vs Paul Butler – full fight Video IBF
Review: 2014-06-07, pretty good fight between Stuart Hall and Paul Butler: it gets three stars. Stuart Hall entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 16-2-2 (7 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.15 bantamweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Lee Haskins for the vacant EBU (European) Bw title, since then he has collected four wins and one draw winning the Ibf belt in 2013 against Vusi Malinga (=Hall vs Malinga).
His opponent, the undefeated 25-year-old Paul Butler (9 years younger than Hall), has a perfect record of 15-0-0 (8 knockouts) and he entered as the No.49 in the same weight class, he has already fought in 2014 defeating Oreste Bernabe Nieva in a fight valid for the vacant WBA Inter-Continental Bw title (=Butler vs Nieva). Hall vs Butler is valid for the IBF bantamweight title (Hall’s second defense), first world title shot for Butler; they also faced each other a second time on September 30, 2017 (=Paul Butler vs Stuart Hall 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Jon-Lewis Dickinson vs Ovill McKenzie – full fight Video
Review: 2014-06-07, fight not particularly exciting between Jon-Lewis Dickinson and Ovill McKenzie: it gets two stars. Jon-Lewis Dickinson entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 15-2-0 (4 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.19 cruiserweight in the world, he suffered his two defeats in 2010 against Tyrone Wright and Richard Turba, since then he has won seven consecutive bouts.
His opponent, Ovill McKenzie, has a record of 22-12-0 (11 knockouts) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class, he has already fought once in 2014 defeating Tony Conquest (=Conquest vs McKenzie). Dickinson vs McKenzie is valid for the BBBofC British and Commonwealth cruiserweight titles (the first one held by Dickinson while the second is held by McKenzie); undercard of Stuart Hall vs Paul Butler. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Kenny Garner vs Shamil Abdurahimov – full fight Video M-1 Chall 49
Review: 2014-06-07, something good in the last part of the bout but the first part was pretty boring: Kenny Garner vs Shamil Abdurahimov gets two stars. Kenny Garner entered this fight with a pro mma record of 12-6-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.53 heavyweight in the world, he comes off three consecutive losses: against Konstantin Gluhov (=Garner vs Gluhov), Damian Grabowski (=Garner vs Grabowski) and Gluhov again in their rematch in 2014 (=Garner vs Gluhov 2).
His opponent, Shamil Abdurahimov, has an official record of 14-2-0 (79% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.37 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Tony Lopez, after that bout he has fought and won twice beating Jerry Otto and Neil Grove. Garner vs Abdurahimov is the main event of M-1 Challenge 49. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – James Thompson vs Eric Prindle – full fight Video Bellator 121
Review: 2014-06-06, disappointing fight between James Thompson and Eric Prindle: it gets two stars. James Thompson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 19-14-0 (89% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.62 heavyweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2010 when he faced Yusuke Kawaguchi at Dream 16, since then he has collected four wins and one no-contest.
His opponent, Eric Prindle, has an official record of 8-5-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.88 in the same weight class, he lost four out of his last five bouts. Thompson vs Prindle is the co-main event of Bellator 121, undercard of Philipe Lins vs Austin Heidlage. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Buakaw Banchamek vs Adailton Freitas – full fight Video
Review: 2014-06-06, nice exchanges and spectacular finish: Buakaw Banchamek vs Adailton Freitas is very close to get four stars! Buakaw Banchamek, formerly known as Buakaw Por Pramuk entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 215-21-12 (55 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super welterweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2009 when he faced Andy Souwer in the semifinal of the K-1 World MAX, since then he has collected 28 consecutive wins!! Buakaw has already fought twice in 2014 beating Sung-Hyun Lee in February (semifinal of the K-1 Max, Buakaw vs Lee) and the young prospect Victor Nagbe in April (=Buakaw vs Nagbe).
His opponent, Adailton Parreira de Freitas (also known as Adaylton Freitas) should have a record of 54-17-2 and he comes off two consecutive losses in 2014: against Saenchai in January (=Saenchai vs Freitas) and Seyedisa Alamdarnezam in March. Buakaw vs Freitas, 70 kg fight of “Muay Thai Macau”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Eddie Gomez vs Francisco Santana – full fight Video
Review: 2014-06-06, nice and tough fight between Eddie Gomez and Francisco Santana: it gets three stars. The undefeated Eddie Gomez entered this fight with a perfect record of 16-0-0 (10 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.45 light middleweight in the world, he has already fought in 2014 beating then-undefeated Daquan Arnett.
His opponent, Francisco Santana, has a record of 19-3-1 (9 knockouts) and he entered as the No.47 in the same weight class, all his three defeats occurred against undefeated boxers such as: Karim Mayfield (in 2008 and 2009) and Jermell Charlo in 2011, after this bout he has collected seven consecutive wins. Gomez vs Santana is on the undercard of Hugo Centeno Jr vs Gerardo Ibarra. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Yudel Jhonson vs Norberto Gonzalez – full fight Video
Review: 2014-06-06, good fight between Yudel Jhonson and Norberto Gonzalez: it gets three stars. The 2004 Olympic light welterweight silver medalist Yudel Jhonson entered this fight with a boxing record of 15-1-0 (9 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.80 light middleweight in the world, he suffered his only loss in 2012 when he faced Willie Nelson (Nelson vs Jhonson), after that bout he has fought and won three times.
His opponent, Norberto Gonzalez, has a record of 20-3-0 (13 knockouts) and he entered as the No.101 middleweight, in his first and only bout of 2014 he lost to Roberto Garcia via split decision (=Garcia vs Gonzalez). Jhonson vs Gonzalez is valid for the vacant WBC FECARBOX and NABA light middleweight titles. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 best BOXING fight – Juan Carlos Reveco vs Felix Alvarado – full fight Video WBA
Review: 2014-06-06, exciting battle where the action never stopped thanks to an outstanding performance by both fighters and an awesome finish: Juan Carlos Reveco vs Felix Alvarado is one of the best boxing fights of the year and it gets four stars! Juan Carlos Reveco entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 33-1-0 (18 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.5 flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Akira Yaegashi), he suffered his last defeat in 2007 when he faced Brahim Asloum, since then he has won 16 consecutive fights.
His opponent, Felix Alvarado, has a record of 18-1-0 (15 KOs=83%) and he entered as the No.25 light flyweight, he suffered his only loss in his last bout against then-undefeated Kazuto Ioka (Alvarado’s first world title shot, Ioka vs Alvarado). Reveco vs Alvarado is valid for the WBA World flyweight title (held by Reveco). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Carlos Takam vs Tony Thompson – full fight Video
Review: 2014-06-06, some good combinations between Carlos Takam and Tony Thompson but it is not enough to get three stars. Carlos Takam entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 29-1-1 (23 KOs=79%) and he is ranked as the No.19 heavyweight in the world, he suffered his last loss in 2009 when he faced then-undefeated Gregory Tony, since then he has collected 11 wins and one draw in his last bout against Mike Perez (=Perez vs Takam).
His opponent, the 42-year-old Tony Thompson (9 years older than Takam), has an official record of 39-4-0 (26 knockouts) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class, he faced twice #1 Wladimir Klitschko but he lost in both fights (in 2008 and in 2012, Klitschko vs Thompson 2); Thompson has already fought in 2014 beating 2004 Olympic heavyweight gold medalist Odlanier Solis (via split decision Solis vs Thompson). Takam vs Thompson is valid for the vacant WBC Silver heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!