Review: 2013-12-07, bout with too much clinching: Devon Alexander vs Shawn Porter gets two stars. Devon Alexander (25-1-0, 14 KOs) entered as the No.4 welterweight in the world while the undefeated Shawn Porter (22-0-1, 14 KOs) entered as the No.18. Alexander vs Porter is valid for the IBF welterweight title (Alexander’s first defense); undercard of Zab Judah vs Paul Malignaggi. Watch the video!
LAST 4 & 5 STARS FIGHTS:
FULL FIGHTS Released this week:
2013 BOXING fight – Erislandy Lara vs Austin Trout – full fight Video WBA
Review: 2013-12-07, disappointing fight, we expected much more from Erislandy Lara and Austin Trout: it gets two stars. Erislandy Lara (18-1-2, 12 KOs) entered as the No.6 light middleweight in the world while Austin Trout (26-1-0, 14 KOs) entered as the No.4 (currently the #1 in this weight division is Floyd Mayweather Jr). Lara vs Trout is valid for the vacant WBA World light middleweight title; undercard of Zab Judah vs Paul Malignaggi. Watch the video!
2013 BOXING fight – Guillermo Rigondeaux vs Joseph Agbeko – fight Video WBA, WBO
Review: 2013-12-07, pretty boring fight between Guillermo Rigondeaux and Joseph Agbeko: it gets two stars. The undefeated Guillermo Rigondeaux (12-0-0, 8 KOs) entered as the No.1 super bantamweight in the world while Joseph Agbeko (29-4-0, 22 KOs) entered as the No.32. Rigondeaux vs Agbeko is valid for the WBA and WBO super bantamweight titles. Watch the video!
2013 BOXING fight – Matthew Macklin vs Lamar Russ – fight Video
Review: 2013-12-07, some good exchanges between Matthew Macklin and Lamar Russ but it is not enough to get three stars. Matthew Macklin (29-5-0, 20 KOs) entered as the No.12 middleweight in the world while the undefeated Lamar Russ (14-0-0, 7 KOs) entered as the No.55. Macklin vs Russ is on the undercard of Guillermo Rigondeaux vs Joseph Agbeko. Watch the video!
2013 MMA fight – Georgi Karakhanyan vs Lance Palmer – full fight Video WSOF 7
Review: 2013-12-07, pretty good fight and good finish between Georgi Karakhanyan and Lance Palmer: it gets three stars. Georgi Karakhanyan (22-3-1, 73% finishing rate) entered as the No.17 featherweight in the world while the undefeated Lance Palmer (7-0-0, 43% submission rate – he has never won by ko/tko) entered as the No.54. Karakhanyan vs Palmer, main event of WSOF 7, is valid for the WSOF featherweight title. Watch the video!
2013 MMA fight – Jesse Taylor vs Elvis Mutapcic – full fight Video WSOF 7
Review: 2013-12-07, pretty boring fight between Jesse Taylor and Elvis Mutapcic: it gets two stars. Jesse Taylor (26-9-0, 73% finishing rate) entered as the No.22 middleweight in the world while Elvis Mutapcic (13-2-0, 84% finishing rate) entered as the No.37. Taylor vs Mutapcic is the semifinal of the WSOF middleweight tournament; undercard of Georgi Karakhanyan vs Lance Palmer – WSOF 7. Watch the video!
2013 MMA fight – Nick Newell vs Sabah Fadai – full fight Video WSOF 7
Review: 2013-12-07, the fight between Nick Newell and Sabah Fadai gets three stars thanks to a good finish. The undefeated one-armed fighter Nick Newell entered the fight with a record of 10-0-0 (90% finishing rate) while Sabah Fadai had a record of 7-2-0 (100% finishing rate). Newell vs Fadai is on the undercard of Georgi Karakhanyan vs Lance Palmer – WSOF 7. Watch the video!
2013 MMA fight – Kalib Starnes vs Dwayne Lewis – fight Video WSOF 7
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!
2013 BOXING fight – Susi Kentikian vs Simona Galassi – full fight Video WBA
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!
2013 BOXING fight – Darren Barker vs Felix Sturm – full fight Video IBF
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!