2018 BOXING fight – Oleksandr Usyk vs Murat Gassiev – full fight Video IBF, WBA, WBC, WBO

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-07-21, great performance by the winner but the fight was not so exciting: Oleksandr Usyk vs Murat Gassiev gets two stars.

Both undefeated, the 2012 Olympic heavyweight gold medalist and current Wbo, Wbc champion Oleksandr Usyk entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 14-0-0 (11 KOs=79%) and he is ranked as the No.1 cruiserweight in the world while his opponent, the Ibf and Wba Cw champ Murat Gassiev, has an official record of 26-0-0 (19 knockouts) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. In their last three bouts Usyk has beat Michael Hunter (Usyk vs Hunter), Marco Huck (Usyk vs Huck) and Mairis Briedis (Oleksandr Usyk vs Mairis Briedis) while Gassiev has defeated Denis Lebedev (Lebedev vs Gassiev), Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (Gassiev vs Wlodarczyk) and Yunier Dorticos (Murat Gassiev vs Yunier Dorticos). Usyk vs Gassiev is valid for the IBF, WBA, WBC, WBO World cruiserweight titles and it is the final of the World Boxing Super Series Cw tournamet. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 BOXING fight – Manny Pacquiao vs Lucas Matthysse – full fight Video WBA

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-07-15, good fight between Manny Pacquiao and Lucas Matthysse: it gets three stars.

The former world champion in eight different weight division Manny Pacquiao entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 59-7-2 (38 knockouts) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since July 2, 2017 when he was defeated by Jeff Horn (Manny Pacquiao vs Jeff Horn). Before this bout ‘Pac Man’ had beat Timothy Bradley Jr (Pacquiao vs Bradley 3) and Jessie Vargas in 2016 (Pacquiao vs Vargas).
His opponent, the world champion in two different weight classes Lucas Martin Matthysse, has an official record of 39-4-0 (36 KOs=92%) and he entered as the No.13 welterweight in the world. He lost to Viktor Postol in 2015 (Matthysse vs Postol) but then he has beat Emmanuel Taylor (Matthysse vs Taylor) and Tewa Kiram (Lucas Martin Matthysse vs Tewa Kiram). Pacquiao vs Matthysse is valid for the WBA World welterweight title (Matthysse’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 BOXING fight – Josh Taylor vs Viktor Postol – full fight Video

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-06-23, nice and close fight between Josh Taylor and Viktor Postol: it gets three stars.

The undefeated Josh Taylor entered this fight with a perfect record of 12-0-0 (11 KOs=92%) and he is ranked as the No.5 super lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Regis Prograis). In his last three bouts he has beat Ohara Davies (Davies vs Taylor), Miguel Vazquez (Josh Taylor vs Miguel Vazquez) and Winston Campos (Josh Taylor vs Winston Campos).
His opponent, the former Wbc light-Ww champion Viktor Postol, has a boxing record of 29-1-0 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Terence Crawford in 2016 (Crawford vs Postol), after this fight, in 2017, he beat Jamshidbek Najmiddinov (Viktor Postol vs Jamshidbek Najmiddinov). Taylor vs Postol is valid for the WBC Silver super lightweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 BOXING fight – Claressa Shields vs Hanna Gabriels – full fight Video IBF, WBA

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-06-22, great performance by both boxers: Claressa Shields vs Hanna Gabriels is close to get four stars!

The undefeated 2012, 2016 Olympic gold medalist and Wbc, Ibf super-Mw champion Claressa Shields entered this fight with a perfect record of 5-0-0 (2 knockouts) and she is ranked as the No.1 super middleweight in the world. In her last three fights she has won over Sydney LeBlanc, Nikki Adler and Tori Nelson (Claressa Shields vs Tori Nelson).
Her opponent, the former world champion in two different weight classes Hanna Gabriels, has an official boxing record of 18-1-1 (11 knockouts) and she entered as the No.1 super welterweight. She suffered her only loss when she faced Oxandia Castillo in 2013, since then she has won five consecutive bouts beating Natasha Spence and taking revenge on Castillo in 2017. Shields vs Gabriels is valid for the vacant IBF and WBA World Female middleweight titles. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Leo Santa Cruz vs Abner Mares 2 full fight Video – 2018

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-06-09, great performance by both boxers: Leo Santa Cruz vs Abner Mares 2 is close to get four stars!

The world champion in three different weight classes Leo Santa Cruz entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 34-1-1 (19 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 featherweight in the world. ‘El Terremoto’ Santa Cruz suffered his only loss when he faced Carl Frampton in 2016 (Santa Cruz vs Frampton I) but then he took revenge on him in 2017 (Frampton vs Santa Cruz II) and beat also Chris Avalos (Leo Santa Cruz vs Chris Avalos).
His opponent, the former Olympian and world champion in three different weight classes Abner Mares, has an official record of 31-2-1 (15 knockouts) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. He lost to Leo Santa Cruz in 2015 (Santa Cruz vs Mares) but then he defeated Jesus Andres Cuellar in 2016 (Cuellar vs Mares) and Andres Gutierrez in 2017 (Abner Mares vs Andres Gutierrez). Santa Cruz vs Mares 2 is valid for the WBA Super World featherweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Jeff Horn vs Terence Crawford full fight Video – 2018

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-06-09, good fight between Jeff Horn and Terence Crawford: it gets three stars.

Both undefeated, the former Olympian and current Wbo Ww champion Jeff Horn entered this fight with a boxing record of 18-0-1 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 welterweight in the world while his opponent, the former world champion in two different weight classes Terence Crawford, has a perfect record of 32-0-0 (23 knockouts) and he entered as the No.1 super lightweight. In their last three fights Jeff ‘The Hornet’ has won over Ali Funeka, Manny Pacquiao (Pacquiao vs Horn) and Gary Corcoran (Jeff Horn vs Gary Corcoran) while Crawford has beat John Molina Jr (Crawford vs Molina Jr), Felix Diaz (Crawford vs Diaz) and Julius Indongo (Terence Crawford vs Julius Indongo). The only man who stopped Horn in a draw was Rivan Cesaire in 2013 but it was a technical draw since Cesaire suffered a cut, after one year Horn beat him via tko. Horn vs Crawford is valid for the WBO World welterweight title (Horn’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 BOXING fight – Jerwin Ancajas vs Jonas Sultan – fight Video IBF

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-26, disappointing fight between Jerwin Ancajas and Jonas Sultan: it gets two stars.

The Ibf super-Flw champion Jerwin Ancajas entered this fight with a record of 29-1-1 (20 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.6 super flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Srisaket Sor Rungvisai). He suffered his only loss when he faced Mark Anthony Geraldo in 2012 (via majority decision), since then he has collected 16 consecutive victories beating Teiru Kinoshita (Ancajas vs Kinoshita), Jamie Conlan (Ancajas vs Conlan) and Israel Gonzalez in his last three (Jerwin Ancajas vs Israel Gonzalez).
His opponent, Jonas Sultan, has a boxing record of 14-3-0 (9 knockouts) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Go Onaga in 2015, since then he has won four bouts defeating Sonny Boy Jaro and John Riel Casimero in 2017 (John Riel Casimero vs Jonas Sultan). Ancajas vs Sultan is valid for the IBF World super flyweight title (Ancajas’ fifth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 BOXING fight – Jamie McDonnell vs Naoya Inoue – full fight Video WBA

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-25, good start between Jamie McDonnell and Naoya Inoue: it gets three stars.

The former Ibf and current Wba Bw champion Jamie McDonnell entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 29-2-1 (13 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.6 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Zolani Tete). He suffered his last loss when he faced Lee Haskins in 2008, after this bout he has collected 21 consecutive fights and one no-contest in his last bout with Liborio Solis (Jamie McDonnell vs Liborio Solis II). Before this fight, in 2016, he had beat Fernando Vargas (McDonnell vs Vargas) and Liborio Solis in their first clash (controversial decision, McDonnell vs Solis I).
His opponent, the undefeated world champion in two different weight classes Naoya Inoue, has a perfect record of 15-0-0 (13 KOs=87%) and he entered as the No.2 super flyweight. He fought three times last year winning over Ricardo Rodriguez (Inoue vs Rodriguez), Antonio Nieves (Inoue vs Nieves) and Yoan Boyeaux (Naoya Inoue vs Yoan Boyeaux). McDonnell vs Inoue is valid for the WBA World bantamweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 BOXING fight – Ken Shiro vs Ganigan Lopez 2 – full fight Video WBC

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-25, pretty good finish between Ken Shiro and Ganigan Lopez 2 but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The undefeated Wbc light-Flw champion Ken Shiro entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 12-0-0 (6 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 light flyweight in the world. He fought three times last year winning over Ganigan Lopez (Lopez vs Shiro I), Pedro Guevara (Shiro vs Guevara) and Gilberto Pedroza (Ken Shiro vs Gilberto Pedroza).
His opponent, the former Wbc light-Flw champion Ganigan Lopez, has a record of 34-7-0 (19 knockouts) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class. He fought twice in 2017 losing the first bout with Ken Shiro via majority decision, Ganigan Lopez vs Ken Shiro I) and beating Efren Bautista. Shiro vs Lopez 2 is valid for the WBC World light flyweight title (Shiro’s third defense); undercard of Jamie McDonnell vs Naoya Inoue. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 BOXING fight – Ryoichi Taguchi vs Hekkie Budler – full fight Video IBF, WBA

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-20, nice and tough fight between Ryoichi Taguchi and Hekkie Budler: it gets three stars.

The Wba and Ibf light-Flw champion Ryoichi Taguchi entered this fight with a pro record of 27-2-2 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 light flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Ken Shiro). He suffered his last defeat when he faced Naoya Inoue in 2013, since then he has collected nine victories and one draw, against Carlos Canizales at the end of 2016 (Taguchi vs Canizales); after this fight he has beat Robert Barrera (Taguchi vs Barrera) and Milan Melindo (Milan Melindo vs Ryoichi Taguchi).
His opponent, the former world champion in two different weight classes Hekkie Budler, has an official boxing record of 31-3-0 (10 knockouts) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year defeating Joey Canoy and losing to Milan Melindo (via split decision, Milan Melindo vs Hekkie Budler). Taguchi vs Budler is valid for the IBF and WBA Super World light flyweight titles. Watch the video and rate this fight!