Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-31, some good single shots between Hekkie Budler and Hiroto Kyoguchi but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The world champion in two different weight classes Hekkie Budler entered this fight with a pro record of 32-3-0 (10 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 light flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Ken Shiro). He lost to Milan Melindo last year (via split decision, Milan Melindo vs Hekkie Budler) but he came back to win in 2018 against Ryoichi Taguchi (Ryoichi Taguchi vs Hekkie Budler).
His opponent, the undefeated former Ibf minimumweight champ Hiroto Kyoguchi, has a perfect boxing record of 11-0-0 (8 knockouts) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. In his last three bouts he has won over Carlos Buitrago (Hiroto Kyoguchi vs Carlos Buitrago), Vince Paras (Hiroto Kyoguchi vs Vince Paras) and Tibo Monabesa. Budler vs Kyoguchi is valid for the WBA Super World light flyweight title (Budler’s first defense); undercard of Donnie Nietes vs Kazuto Ioka. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-22, amazing fight thanks to a great performance by both boxers: Josh Warrington vs Carl Frampton is one of the best boxing fights of 2018 and it gets four stars (close to five)!
The world champion in two different weight classes Carl Frampton entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 26-1-0 (15 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 featherweight in the world. Between 2016 and 2017 he faced current #1 Fw Leo Santa Cruz defeating the Mexican in their first bout (Santa Cruz vs Frampton I) and losing the rematch (Frampton vs Santa Cruz II); after this fight he has won three bouts beating Luke Jackson in his last one (Carl Frampton vs Luke Jackson).
His opponent, the undefeated Ibf Fw champ Josh Warrington, has a perfect record of 27-0-0 (6 knockouts) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. In his last three bouts he has won over Kiko Martinez (Josh Warrington vs Kiko Martinez), Dennis Ceylan (Josh Warrington vs Dennis Ceylan) and Lee Selby (Lee Selby vs Josh Warrington). Frampton vs Warrington is valid for the IBF World featherweight title (Warrington’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-15, good exchanges between Saul Alvarez and Rocky Fielding: it gets three stars.
The world champion in two different weight classes Saul Canelo Alvarez entered this fight with a professional record of 50-1-2 (34 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 middleweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Floyd Mayweather Jr in 2013 (via majority decision, Mayweather vs Alvarez), since then Alvarez has collected eight victories and one draw facing twice Gennady Golovkin in his last two bouts: both fights ended with a controversial decision, a split decision draw the first one (Saul Canelo Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin I) and a majority decision win the second one (4-stars fight, Gennady Golovkin vs Saul Canelo Alvarez II).
His opponent, the Wba super-Mw champ Rocky Fielding, has a boxing record of 27-1-0 (15 knockouts) and he entered as the No.6 super middleweight. He suffered his only loss when he faced current #1 super-Mw Callum Smith in 2015 (Smith vs Fielding), since then he has won six bouts beating David Brophy (Rocky Fielding vs David Brophy), Karel Horejsek and Tyron Zeuge in his last three (Tyron Zeuge vs Rocky Fielding). Canelo vs Rocky Fielding is valid for the WBA World super middleweight title (Fielding’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-15, some good exchanges but it was a one-sided fight: Katie Taylor vs Eva Wahlstrom gets two stars.
Both undefeated, the 2012 Olympic gold medalist, current Wba and Ibf champion Katie Taylor entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 11-0-0 (5 knockouts) and she is ranked as the No.2 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Delfine Persoon) while her opponent, the Wbc super-Fw champ Eva Wahlstrom, has an official record of 22-0-1 (3 knockouts) and she entered as the No.2 super featherweight. In their last three bouts Taylor has won over Victoria Noelia Bustos, Kimberly Connor and Cindy Serrano while Wahlstrom has beat Mayra Alejandra Gomez, Irma Balijagic Adler and Melissa St Vil. Taylor vs Wahlstrom is valid for the IBF and WBA World Female lightweight titles; undercard of Saul Canelo Alvarez vs Rocky Fielding. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-14, nice and tough fight between Gilberto Ramirez and Jesse Hart 2: it gets three stars.
The undefeated Wbo super-Mw champion Gilberto Ramirez Sanchez entered this fight with a perfect record of 38-0-0 (25 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 super middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Callum Smith). In his last three fights he has won over Jesse Hart (in their first fight, Ramirez vs Hart), Habib Ahmed (Gilberto Ramirez vs Habib Ahmed) and Roamer Alexis Angulo (Gilberto Ramirez vs Roamer Alexis Angulo).
His opponent, Jesse Hart, has an official boxing record of 25-1-0 (21 KOs=84%) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class. After losing to ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez last year he has beat Thomas Awimbono (Jesse Hart vs Thomas Awimbono), Demond Nicholson and Mike Gavronski (Jesse Hart vs Mike Gavronski). Ramirez vs Hart 2 is valid for the WBO World super middleweight title (Ramirez’s fifth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-08, fight not so exciting between Claressa Shields and Femke Hermans: it gets two stars.
The undefeated 2012, 2016 Olympic gold medalist and world champion in two different weight classes Claressa Shields entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 7-0-0 (2 knockouts) and she is ranked as the No.1 women’s middleweight in the world. She has already fought three times in 2018 winning over Tori Nelson (Claressa Shields vs Tori Nelson), Hanna Gabriels (Claressa Shields vs Hanna Gabriels) and Hannah Rankin (Claressa Shields vs Hannah Rankin).
Her opponent, Femke Hermans, has an official record of 9-1-0 (3 knockouts) and she entered as the No.5 super middleweight. She lost to Alicia Napoleon at the beginning of 2018, but then she has beat Nikki Adler, Florence Muthoni and Ester Konecna. Shields vs Hermans is valid for the IBF, WBA and WBC World Female middleweight titles; undercard of Cecilia Braekhus vs Aleksandra Magdziak Lopes. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-08, nice technical bout between Vasiliy Lomachenko and Jose Pedraza: it gets three stars.
The 2012 and 2008 Olympic gold medalist and world champion in three different weight classes Vasyl Lomachenko entered this fight with a boxing record of 11-1-0 (9 KOs=82%) and he is ranked as the No.1 lightweight in the world. He lost to Orlando Salido at his second professional bout in 2014 (controversial split decision, Salido vs Lomachenko) but since then he has won ten consecutive fights beating Guillermo Rigondeaux (Vasyl Lomachenko vs Guillermo Rigondeaux) and Jorge Linares in his last two (4-stars fight Jorge Linares vs Vasyl Lomachenko).
His opponent, the former Olympian, former Ibf, Ibo super-Fw and current Wbo Lw champion Jose Pedraza, has an official record of 25-1-0 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Gervonta Davis last year (Jose Pedraza vs Gervonta Davis), after this bout he has won three fights beating Raymundo Beltran in his last one (Raymundo Beltran vs Jose Pedraza). Lomachenko vs Pedraza is valid for the WBA and WBO World lightweight titles. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-08, good fight between Isaac Dogboe and Emanuel Navarrete: it gets three stars.
The former Olympian and current undefeated Wbo super-Bw champion Isaac Dogboe entered this fight with a professional record of 20-0-0 (14 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super bantamweight in the world. He has already fought three times in 2018 winning over Cesar Juarez (Isaac Dogboe vs Cesar Juarez), Jessie Magdaleno (Jessie Magdaleno vs Isaac Dogboe) and Hidenori Otake (Isaac Dogboe vs Hidenori Otake).
His opponent, Emanuel Navarrete, has a boxing record of 25-1-0 (22 KOs=88%) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Daniel Argueta in 2012, since then he has won twenty consecutive bouts defeating Glenn Porras, Breilor Teran and Jose Sanmartin in 2018 (Emanuel Navarrete vs Jose Sanmartin). Dogboe vs Navarrete is valid for the WBO World super bantamweight title; undercard of Vasyl Lomachenko vs Jose Pedraza. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-01, entertaining fight thanks to a good performance by both boxers and some tremendous shots: Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury is one of the best boxing fights of 2018 and it gets four stars!
Both undefeated, the former Olympian and Wbc Hw champion Deontay Wilder entered this fight with a perfect record of 40-0-0 (39 KOs=98%) and he is ranked as the No.2 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Anthony Joshua) while his opponent, the former IBF, IBO, WBA and WBO Hw champ Tyson Fury, has an official boxing record of 27-0-0 (19 knockouts) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. In their last three bouts Wilder has won over Gerald Washington (Wilder vs Washington), Bermane Stiverne (Deontay Wilder vs Bermane Stiverne 2) and Luis Ortiz (Deontay Wilder vs Luis Ortiz) while Fury has beat Wladimir Klitschko (in 2015, Wladimir Klitschko vs Tyson Fury), Sefer Seferi (Tyson Fury vs Sefer Seferi) and Francesco Pianeta in 2018 (Tyson Fury vs Francesco Pianeta). Wilder vs Fury is valid for the WBC World heavyweight title (Wilder’s seventh defense); they also faced each other a second time on Februrary 22, 2020 (Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury 2) and a third time on October 9, 2021 (Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder 3). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-01, good fight between Adonis Stevenson and Oleksandr Gvozdyk: it gets three stars.
The 41 years-old Wbc light-Hw champion Adonis Stevenson (10 years older than Gvozdyk) entered this fight with a boxing record of 29-1-1 (24 KOs=83%) and he is ranked as the No.2 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Eleider Alvarez). He suffered his only defeat when he faced Darnell Boone in 2010 (but Adonis took revenge on him in 2013 Stevenson vs Boone 2), since then ‘Superman’ Stevenson has collected 16 victories and one draw, against Badou Jack in 2018 (Adonis Stevenson vs Badou Jack); before this bout he had defeated Andrzej Fonfara in 2017 (Adonis Stevenson vs Andrzej Fonfara 2).
His opponent, the undefeated Olympian Oleksandr Gvozdyk, has a perfect record of 15-0-0 (12 KOs=80%) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. In his last three fights he has won over Yunieski Gonzalez (Oleksandr Gvozdyk vs Yunieski Gonzalez), Craig Baker (Oleksandr Gvozdyk vs Craig Baker) and Mehdi Amar (Oleksandr Gvozdyk vs Mehdi Amar). Stevenson vs Gvozdyk is valid for the WBC World light heavyweight title (Stevenson’s tenth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-31, some good single shots between Hekkie Budler and Hiroto Kyoguchi but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
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