Review: 2013-11-23, good fight with two knockdowns and a spectacular finish: Yoan Pablo Hernandez vs Alexander Alekseev gets three stars. Alexander Alekseev ranked as the No.5 cruiserweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 24-2-1 (20 KOs=83%) while Yoan Pablo Hernandez had a record of 27-1-0 (13 knockouts; Hernandez is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since September 15, 2012 when he defeated Troy Ross). Hernandez vs Alekseev is valid for the IBF cruiserweight title (Hernandez’s third defense). Watch the video!
LAST 4 & 5 STARS FIGHTS:
FULL FIGHTS Released this week:
2013 BOXING fight – Scott Quigg vs Diego Oscar Silva – full fight Video WBA
Review: 2013-11-23, the fight between Scott Quigg and Diego Silva gets three stars only thanks to a spectacular finish. The undefeated Scott Quigg (26-0-2, 19 KOs) entered as the No.17 super bantamweight in the world while Diego Oscar Silva (29-2-4, 15 KOs) entered as the No.84. Quigg vs Silva is valid for the WBA World super bantamweight title; undercard of Carl Froch vs George Groves. Watch the video!
2013 best BOXING fight – Carl Froch vs George Groves – full fight Video WBA, IBF
Review: 2013-11-23, very exciting fight thanks to an aggressive start, one knockdown and some wild exchanges in which both fighters exchanged shot for shot showing a solid chin and a big heart: Carl Froch vs George Groves is one of the best boxing fights of the year and it gets four stars (but we hope for a rematch in 2014). Carl Froch (31-2-0, 22 KOs) entered as the No.2 super middleweight in the world while the undefeated George Groves (19-0-0, 15 KOs=79%) entered as the No.6 (currently the #1 in this weight division is Andre Ward). Froch vs Groves is valid for the WBA and IBF super middleweight titles; they also faced each other a second time on May 31, 2014 (=Froch vs Groves 2). Watch the video!
2013 MMA fight – Terry Etim vs Patrick Cenoble – full fight Video Bellator 109
Review: 2013-11-22, this fight isn’t worth watching: Terry Etim vs Patrick Cenoble gets two stars. Terry Etim entered the fight with a record of 15-5-0 (93% finishing rate) while Patrick Cenoble had a record of 9-2-1 (89% ko/tko victory rate). Etim vs Cenoble is on the undercard of Alexander Shlemenko vs Doug Marshall – Bellator 109. Watch the video!
2013 MMA fight – Alexander Sarnavskiy vs Will Brooks – full fight Video Bellator 109
Review: 2013-11-22, fight not particularly exciting between Alexander Sarnavskiy and Will Brooks: it gets two stars. Alexander Sarnavskiy (25-1-0, 84% finishing rate) entered as the No.22 lightweight in the world while Will Brooks (12-1-0, 66% finishing rate) entered as the No.27. Sarnavskiy vs Brooks is the final of the Bellator lightweight tournament; undercard of Alexander Shlemenko vs Doug Marshall – Bellator 109. Watch the video!
2013 MMA fight – Rick Hawn vs Ron Keslar – full fight Video Bellator 109
Review: 2013-11-22, the fight between Rick Hawn and Ron Keslar gets three stars only thanks to a good finish. Rick Hawn (17-2-0, 59% ko/tko victory rate) entered as the No.22 welterweight in the world while Ron Keslar (11-3-0, 54% finishing rate) entered as the No.82. Hawn vs Keslar is the final of the Bellator welterweight tournament; undercard of Alexander Shlemenko vs Doug Marshall – Bellator 109. Watch the video!
2013 MMA fight – Alexander Shlemenko vs Doug Marshall – full fight Video Bellator 109
Review: 2013-11-22, pretty good fight with a good finish: Alexander Shlemenko vs Doug Marshall gets three stars. Alexander Shlemenko (48-7-0, 73% finishing rate) entered as the No.13 middleweight in the world while Doug Marshall (18-6-0, 89% finishing rate) entered as the No.27. Shlemenko vs Marshall, main event of Bellator 109, is valid for the Bellator middleweight title (Shlemenko’s second defense). Watch the video!
2013 BOXING fight – Mairis Briedis vs Lubos Suda – full fight Video
Review: 2013-11-22, fight not particularly good between Mairis Briedis and Lubos Suda: it gets two stars. The undefeated Mairis Briedis (10-0-0, 8 KOs= 80%) entered as the No.34 cruiserweight in the world while Lubos Suda (30-7-1, 22 KOs) entered as the No.50. Briedis vs Suda is valid for the vacant IBA cruiserweight title. Watch the video!
2013 BOXING fight – Koki Kameda vs Jung-Oh Son – full fight Video WBA
Review: 2013-11-19, great fight with one knockdown and some nice toe-to-toe exchanges: Koki Kameda vs Jung-Oh Son gets three stars. Koki Kameda ranked as the No.9 bantamweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 31-1-0 (17 knockouts) while Jung-Oh Son had a record of 20-4-2 (6 knockouts). Kameda vs Son is valid for the WBA World bantamweight title. Watch the video!
2013 MMA fight – Viktor Nemkov vs Vasiliy Babich – full fight Video M-1 Challenge 43
Review: 2013-11-16, pretty good fight between Viktor Nemkov and Vasiliy Babich: it gets three stars. Viktor Nemkov ranked as the No.36 light heavyweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 18-4-0 (61% finishing rate) while the undefeated Vasiliy Babich had a record of 7-0-0 (86% finishing rate). Nemkov vs Babich is valid for the vacant M-1 light-heavyweight title; undercard of Sergei Kharitonov vs Alexei Kudin – M-1 Challenge 43. Watch the video!