Review: 2014-04-05, Marco Antonio Rubio vs Domenico Spada gets three stars thanks to a good finish. Marco Antonio Rubio entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 58-6-1 (50 KOs=86%) and he is ranked as the No.8 middleweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced then-undefeated Julio Cesar Chavez Jr (=Chavez Jr vs Rubio), since then he has fought and won five times.
His opponent, Domenico Spada, has a record of 38-4-0 (19 knockouts) and he entered as the No.83 in the same weight class, he suffered his last loss in 2011 against Darren Barker in a fight valid for the EBU (European) middleweight title, since then he has collected six consecutive victories winning the WBC Silver Mw title in 2012 beating Mariusz Cendrowski. The Italian Spada has never fought in the American continent and he has never been knocked out. Rubio vs Spada is valid for the interim WBC middleweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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2014 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Andy Souwer vs Yury Bessmertny – full fight Video LEGEND 3
Review: 2014-04-05, the fight between Andy Souwer and Yury Bessmertny gets three stars thanks to a good second part of the bout. Andy Souwer entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 150-15-1 (88 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.10 super welterweight in the world, last year he fought four times losing only his first bout against Dzhabar Askerov (by split decision: Souwer vs Askerov); curiously he lost also his first fight of 2014, against Tsukuru Midorikawa in Japan (via split decision again).
His opponent, Yury Bessmertny, has an official record of 35-13-1 (17 knockouts), last year he fought seven times but he won just once (against Aleksandr Zakharov) but in 2014 he has fought and won already twice (against Warren Stevelmans and Abdallah Mabel). Souwer vs Bessmertny is on the undercard of Dzhabar Askerov vs Murthel Groenhart – LEGEND 3. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Dzhabar Askerov vs Murthel Groenhart – full fight Video
Review: 2014-04-05, explosive exchanges and great finish: Dzhabar Askerov vs Murthel Groenhart is close to get four stars. Dzhabar Askerov entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 83-30-1 (41 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.8 super welterweight in the world, last year he fought eight times losing only to Steve Moxon by split decision (in Australia).
His opponent, Murthel Groenhart, has an official record of 55-16-3 (30 knockouts) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class, he lost two out of his last four bouts: first against Robin van Roosmalen (=Groenhart vs van Roosmalen) and then to Davit Kiria; in 2014 he has fought once defeating Teo Mikelic. Askerov vs Groenhart is the main event of “LEGEND 3: Pour Homme”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Satoshi Ishii vs Philip De Fries – full fight Video IGF 1 Inoki 2014
Review: 2014-04-05, pretty boring fight between Satoshi Ishii and Philip De Fries: it gets two stars. Satoshi Ishii entered this fight with a professional mma record of 11-2-1 (45% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.30 heavyweight in the world, he is a black belt in judo (6th dan) and he won the gold medal at the 2008 Olympic games of Beijing (+100kg division). He suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Fedor Emelianenko (=Fedor vs Ishii), since then he has collected seven consecutive wins and in his last bout he won the IGF Hw title defeating Kazuyuki Fujita (=Ishii vs Fujita).
His opponent, Philip De Fries, has an official record of 10-3-0 (90% submission victory rate – he has never won by ko/tko) and he entered as the No.43 in the same weight class, he fought in the Ufc from 2011 to 2013 but he lost three out of his five bouts and he was released, after his last Ufc fight he fought just once defeating Brett Rogers at IGF Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2013 (=Rogers vs De Fries). Ishii vs De Fries is the main event of Inoki Genome Fight 1. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Juergen Braehmer vs Enzo Maccarinelli – full fight Video WBA
Review: 2014-04-05, pretty good fight between Juergen Braehmer and Enzo Maccarinelli: it gets three stars. Juergen Braehmer entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 42-2-0 (31 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.9 light heavyweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2008 when he faced Hugo Garay for the WBA light-Hw belt (title that he won in his last fight against Marcus Oliveira: Braehmer vs Oliveira), since then he has collected eleven consecutive wins winning the WBO title in 2009.
His opponent, Enzo Maccarinelli, has an official record of 38-6-0 (30 KOs=79%) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class (currently the #1 in this division is Bernard Hopkins). Maccarinelli was the WBO cruiserweight champion from September 2006 to March 2008 when he lost to David Haye; in his last bouts he moved down in weight class to the light heavyweight division losing one out of six fights (he lost the first bout against Ovill McKenzie McKenzie vs Maccarinelli, but then he won the rematch McKenzie vs Maccarinelli 2). Braehmer vs Maccarinelli is valid for the WBA light heavyweight title (Braehmer’s first defense and first light-Hw world title shot for Maccarinelli). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Holly Holm vs Juliana Werner – full fight Video LFC 30
Review: 2014-04-04, the fight between Holly Holm and Juliana Werner gets three stars thanks to a good finish. The undefeated Holly Holm entered this fight with a professional mma record of 6-0-0 (83% ko/tko victory rate – she has never won by submission) and she is ranked as the No.14 women’s bantamweight in the world, she has won boxing world titles in three different weight classes.
Her opponent, Juliana Werner, has an official record of 7-3-0 (57% ko/tko victory rate) and she entered as the No.11 women’s flyweight, she suffered all her three defeats against #2 Vanessa Porto; Wemer comes off five consecutive wins. Holm vs Werner is the main event of Legacy Fc 30. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Vitaly Minakov vs Cheick Kongo – full fight Video Bellator 115
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
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
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
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!