LAST 4 & 5 STARS FIGHTS:
Review: 2013-09-07, aggressive start and two knockdowns: Moises Fuentes vs Luis De la Rosa gets three stars. Moises Fuentes (17-1-1, 8 KOs) entered as the No.10 light flyweight in the world while Luis De la Rosa (22-2-1, 12 KOs) entered as the No.65. Fuentes vs De la Rosa is valid for the interim WBO light flyweight title. Watch the video!
Seven days to the biggest boxing event of 2013, the fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr and Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, and it’s time to watch the new episode of “All Access: Mayweather vs Canelo”. This third epidsode starts with the bad relationship between Mayweather and Oscar De La Hoya and here are some Floyd’s words: “He is jealous of me. The Golden Boy is extremely fake”. Then the attention shifts on ‘Canelo’ Alvarez’s training and on some advice by his trainer Eddie Reynoso but in the video it is also emphasized that the Mexican boxer still refuses to disclose his weight…
On the other hand, Floyd Mayweather Jr shows his collection of cars (Bugatti Veyron, two Ferrari and Rolls Royce, Lamborghini, Bentley, Mercedes) and describes his lifestyle: dinner with friends, massages and he introduces some of the women working for “The Money Team – TMT”.
Both boxers are confident to win this fight and Saul Alvarez, after watching the fight Mayweather vs Cotto, says: “Cotto lost to Austin Trout [Cotto vs Trout], and I beat Austin Trout [Canelo vs Trout]. That’s why I’m so confident. On September 14th, I’m going to shock the world”!!!
What are you waiting for…check out this third episode of “All Access: Mayweather vs Canelo”!
Link to the fight: Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez
Review: 2013-09-07, close fight with some tough exchanges: the second fight between Alexander Shlemenko and Brett Cooper gets three stars. Alexander Shlemenko (47-7-0, 75% finishing rate) entered as the No.13 middleweight in the world while Brett Cooper (19-8-0, 74% finishing rate) entered as the No.46. In their first fight Shlemenko defeated Cooper by unanimous decision (May 14, 2011); this second fight, main event of Bellator 98, is valid for the Bellator middleweight title (Shlemenko’s first defense). Watch the video!
Review: 2013-09-07, good exchanges and spectacular finish between Brian Rogers and Mikkel Parlo: it gets three stars. Brian Rogers ranked as the No.84 midleweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 10-5-0 (90% finishing rate) while Mikkel Parlo had a record of 9-1-0 (89% finishing rate) . Rogers vs Parlo is the quarterfinal of the Bellator middleweight tournament; undercard of Alexander Shlemenko vs Brett Cooper 2 – Bellator 98. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-09-07, pretty good fight with one knockodown but it is not enough to get three stars. Seth Mitchell (26-1-1, 19 KOs) entered as the No.9 heavyweight in the world while Chris Arreola (35-3-0, 30 KOs=86%) entered as the No.34. Mitchell vs Arreola is valid for the WBC International and WBO NABO heavyweight titles. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-09-07, pretty good finish between Jason Butcher and Giva Santana but it is not enough to get three stars. The undefeated Jason Butcher (6-0-0, 100% finishing rate) entered as the No.79 middleweight in the world while the 41-year-old Giva Santana (18-2-0, 95% finishing rate) entered as the No.49. Butcher vs Santana is the quarterfinal of the Bellator middleweight tournament; undercard of Alexander Shlemenko vs Brett Cooper 2 – Bellator 98. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-09-07, good pace and good fight between Justin Torrey and Brennan Ward: it gets three stars. The undefeated Justin Torrey entered the fight with a record of 7-0-0 (86% finishing rate) while Brennan Ward had a record of 6-1-0 (Ward replaces Andreas Spang, who was declared unfit to fight by the Mohegan Tribe Department of Athletic Regulation). Torrey vs Ward is the quarterfinal of the Bellator middleweight tournament; undercard of Alexander Shlemenko vs Brett Cooper 2 – Bellator 98. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-09-07, pretty good fight with some nice kicks and a good finish: Jeremy Kimball vs Perry Filkins gets three stars. Jeremy Kimball ranked as the No.51 middleweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 10-3-0 (80% finishing rate) while Perry Filkins had a record of 7-1-0 (86% finishing rate) . Kimball vs Filkins is the quarterfinal of the Bellator middleweight tournament; undercard of Alexander Shlemenko vs Brett Cooper 2 – Bellator 98. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-09-07, great start and good first part of the fight but the rest of the bout was not so exciting: Patricky Freire vs Derek Anderson gets two stars. Patricky ‘Pitbull’ Freire ranked as the No.74 lightweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 10-4-0 (80% finishing rate) while the undefeated Derek Anderson had a record of 9-0-0 (100% finishing rate). Pitbull vs Anderson is on the undercard of Alexander Shlemenko vs Brett Cooper 2 – Bellator 98. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-09-07, some good exchanges between Cecilia Braekhus and Oxandia Castillo but it is not enough to get three stars. Both undefeated, the Norwegian Cecilia Braekhus (22-0-0, 6 KOs) entered as the No.1 women’s welterweight in the world while Oxandia Castillo (12-0-2, 9 KOs) entered as the No.3. Braekhus vs Castillo is valid for the WBC, WBA, WBO female welterweight titles; undercard of Patrick Nielsen vs Patrick Majewski. Watch the video!
