LAST 4 & 5 STARS FIGHTS:
Review: 2013-12-07, the fight between Kalib Starnes and Dwayne Lewis gets three stars thanks to a spectacular finish. Kalib Starnes (15-8-1, 87% finishing rate) entered as the No.56 light heavyweight in the world while Dwayne Lewis (13-8-0, 77% finishing rate) entered as the No.96 heavyweight. Starnes vs Lewis is on the undercard of Georgi Karakhanyan vs Lance Palmer – WSOF 7. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-12-07, fight not particularly exciting between Susi Kentikian and Simona Galassi: it gets two stars. Susi Kentikian (31-2-0, 16 KOs) entered as the No.4 women’s flyweight in the world while Simona Galassi (19-2-1, 4 KOs) entered as the No.5. Kentikian vs Galassi is valid for the WBA female flyweight title (Kentikian’s second defense); undercard of Darren Barker vs Felix Sturm. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-12-07, nice exchanges from the first bell and two knockdowns: Darren Barker vs Felix Sturm geys three stars (the referee gets one). Darren Barker (26-1-0, 16 KOs) entered as the No.4 middleweight in the world while Felix Sturm (38-3-2, 17 KOs) entered as the No.5 (currently the #1 in this weight division is Sergio ‘Maravilla’ Martinez). Barker vs Sturm is valid for the IBF middleweight title (Barker’s first defense). Watch the video!
Review: 2013-12-07, great start and good finish: the second fight between Mamed Khalidov and Ryuta Sakurai gets three stars. Mamed Khalidov ranked as the No.8 middleweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 27-4-2 (96% finishing rate) while Ryuta Sakurai had a record of 24-17-6 (80% finishing rate). Their first fight ended in a draw (May 7, 2010); Khalidov vs Sakurai 2 is the main event of KSW 25 – Konfrontacja Watch the video!
Review: 2013-12-07, good work on the ground in the first part but it is not enough to gt three stars: Daniel Acacio vs Aslambek Saidov gets two. Daniel Acacio ranked as the No.62 welterweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 30-13-0 (53% finishing rate) while Aslambek Saidov had a record of 14-3-0 (50% finishing rate). Acacio vs Saidov is valid for the KSW welterweight title; undercard of Mamed Khalidov vs Ryuta Sakurai 2 – KSW 25. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-12-07, spectacular finish between Mike Hayes and Virgil Zwicker: it gets three stars. Mike Hayes ranked as the No.39 heavyweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 19-8-1 (74% finishing rate) while Virgil Zwicker had a record of 11-3-0 (91% finishing rate). Hayes vs Zwicker is on the undercard of Mamed Khalidov vs Ryuta Sakurai 2 – KSW 25. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-12-06, exciting fight thanks to a great performance by both fighters and some nice and tough exchanges: Daud Cino Yordan vs Sipho Taliwe is close to get four stars! The Indonesian Daud Cino Yordan (31-3-0, 23 KOs) entered as the No.30 lightweight in the world while Sipho Taliwe (21-3-1, 14 KOs) entered as the No.41. Yordan vs Taliwe is valid for the IBO lightweight title (Yordan’s first defense); undercard of Chris John vs Simpiwe Vetyeka. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-12-06, disappointing fight between Chris John and Simpiwe Vetyeka: it gets two stars. The undefeated Chris John (48-0-3, 22 KOs) entered as the No.4 featherweight in the world while Simpiwe Vetyeka (25-2-0, 15 KOs) entered as the No.11 (currently the #1 in this weight division is Nonito Donaire). John vs Vetyeka is valid for the IBO and WBA Super World featherweight titles. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-12-06, fight not particularly exciting between Krzysztof Wlodarczyk and Giacobbe Fragomeni: it gets two stars. Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (48-2-1, 34 KOs) entered as the No.5 cruiserweight in the world while the 44-year-old Giacobbe Fragomeni (31-3-2, 12 KOs) entered as the No.30. Their first fight ended in a draw (May 16, 2009) while in the second match ‘Diablo’ Wlodarczyk defeated Fragomeni by tko (May 15, 2010 – four-stars-fight); this third fight is valid for the WBC cruiserweight title (Wlodarczyk’s sixth defense). Watch the video!
Review: 2013-12-06, the fight between Andrzej Fonfara and Samuel Miller gets three stars thanks to a spectacular finish. Andrzej Fonfara (24-2-0, 14 KOs) entered as the No.6 light heavyweight in the world while Samuel Miller (26-7-0, 23 KOs=88%) entered as the No.75 super middleweight. Fonfara vs Miller is on the undercard of Krzysztof Wlodarczyk vs Giacobbe Fragomeni 3. Watch the video!
