Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-10-03, crazy back and forth battle with some brutal exchanges and a breathtaking finish: Jose Zepeda vs Ivan Baranchyk is a candidate for Fight of the Year 2020 and it gets five stars! Moreover this fight took second place in the ‘Top 10 Boxing Fights of the Year 2020‘ (ranking generated by our users).
Jose Zepeda entered this fight with a boxing record of 32-2-0 (25 knockouts) and he is ranked as the
No.4 super lightweight in the world. He lost to Jose Carlos Ramirez last year (via majority decision,
Jose Carlos Ramirez vs Jose Zepeda) but then ‘Chon’ Zepeda has beat Jose Pedraza (
Jose Pedraza vs Jose Zepeda) and Kendo Castaneda (
Jose Zepeda vs Kendo Castaneda).
His opponent, the 2009 world amateur junior and former IBF super-Lw champion
Ivan Baranchyk, has an official record of 20-1-0 (13 knockouts) and he entered as the
No.5 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced current #1 super-Lw Josh Taylor in May 2019 (
Josh Taylor vs Ivan Baranchyk), after this bout he came back to win against Gabriel Bracero (
Ivan Baranchyk vs Gabriel Bracero). Baranchyk vs Zepeda is valid for the vacant WBC Silver super-lightweight title. Watch the video and
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-10-05, one sided fight between
Ivan Baranchyk and Gabriel Bracero: it gets two stars.
The 2009 world amateur junior and former IBF super-Lw champion Ivan Baranchyk entered this fight with a pro record of 19-1-0 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.14 super lightweight in the world but he comes off his first loss, suffered against Josh Taylor in May 2019 (Josh Taylor vs Ivan Baranchyk); before this bout, in 2018, he had beat Petr Petrov (Ivan Baranchyk vs Petr Petrov) and Anthony Yigit (Ivan Baranchyk vs Anthony Yigit).
His opponent, Gabriel Bracero, has an official boxing record of 25-3-1 (6 knockouts) and he entered as the No.104 welterweight. He was defeated by Paul Malignaggi in 2016 then he tied with Thomas LaManna and beat Artemio Reyes. Baranchyk vs Bracero is valid for the vacant WBA Inter-Continental super lightweight title; undercard of Gennady Golovkin vs Sergiy Derevyanchenko. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-05-18, good fight between
Josh Taylor and Ivan Baranchyk: it gets three stars.
Both undefeated, the former Olympian Josh Taylor entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 14-0-0 (12 KOs=86%) and he is ranked as the No.3 super lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Regis Prograis) while his opponent, the 2009 world amateur junior and current IBF super-Lw champion Ivan Baranchyk, has an official record of 19-0-0 (12 knockout) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. In their last three bouts Taylor has beat Winston Campos (Josh Taylor vs Winston Campos), Viktor Postol (Josh Taylor vs Viktor Postol) and Ryan Martin (Josh Taylor vs Ryan Martin) while Baranchyk has won over Keenan Smith, Petr Petrov (Ivan Baranchyk vs Petr Petrov) and Anthony Yigit (Ivan Baranchyk vs Anthony Yigit). Taylor vs Baranchyk is the semi-final of the World Boxing Super Series super-lightweight tournament (WBSS – Muhammad Ali Trophy) and it is valid for the WBC Silver and IBF world super lightweight titles. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-10-27, good exchanges between
Ivan Baranchyk and Anthony Yigit: it gets three stars.
Both undefeated, the 2009 world amateur junior champion Ivan Baranchyk entered this fight with a perfect record of 18-0-0 (11 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.15 super lightweight in the world while his opponent, the former Olympian Anthony Yigit, has a boxing record of 21-0-1 (7 knockouts) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class. In their last three bouts Baranchyk has won over Abel Ramos (4-stars fight Ivan Baranchyk vs Abel Ramos), Keenan Smith and Petr Petrov (Ivan Baranchyk vs Petr Petrov) while Yigit has beat Lenny Daws (Daws vs Yigit), Sandor Martin (Yigit vs Martin) and Joe Hughes (Anthony Yigit vs Joe Hughes). Baranchyk vs Yigit is the quarter-final of the World Boxing Super Series super-lightweight tournament (WBSS – Muhammad Ali Trophy) and it valid for the vacant IBF World super lightweight title; undercard of Regis Prograis vs Terry Flanagan. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-03-09, pretty good fight with some tough exchanges:
Ivan Baranchyk vs Petr Petrov gets three stars.
The undefeated Ivan Baranchyk entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 17-0-0 (10 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.38 super lightweight in the world. He fought twice last year winning over Abel Ramos (4-stars fight Ivan Baranchyk vs Abel Ramos) and Keenan Smith.
His opponent, Petr Petrov (who replaces Anthony Yigit), has a record of 38-5-2 (19 knockouts) and he entered as the No.21 in the same weight class but he comes off the loss against Terry Flanagan (Terry Flanagan vs Petr Petrov). Before this bout, in 2016, he had beat Marvin Quintero (Marvin Quintero vs Petr Petrov) and Michael Perez (Petr Petrov vs Michael Perez). Baranchyk vs Petrov, Ibf light welterweight eliminator, is on the undercard of Julius Indongo vs Regis Prograis. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-02-10, great performance by both boxers with some nice and fast combinations:
Ivan Baranchyk vs Abel Ramos is one of the
best boxing fights of 2017 and it gets four stars!
The undefeated Ivan Baranchyk entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 13-0-0 (10 KOs=77%) and he is ranked as the No.46 super lightweight in the world while his opponent, Abel Ramos, has an official record of 17-1-2 (12 knockouts). Baranchyk fought four times last year beating Wilberth Lopez in his last one while Ramos, who had lost to Regis Prograis in 2015, came back to win in 2016 defeating Javier Mercado, Dario Ferman and Juan Jesus Rivera. Ivan Baranchyk vs Abel Ramos is valid for the USBA super lightweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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