Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-02-27, fast and furious start, high pace and spectacular exchanges: Leo Santa Cruz vs Kiko Martinez was an authentic war and it gets five stars; this is the first candidate for the boxing Fight of the Year 2016!
The undefeated world champion in three different weight classes Leo Santa Cruz entered this fight with a professional record of 31-0-1 (17 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 featherweight in the world. He fought three times last year beating Jesus Ruiz (=Santa Cruz vs Ruiz), Jose Cayetano (=Santa Cruz vs Cayetano) and Abner Mares (=Santa Cruz vs Mares).
His opponent, the former Ibf super-Bw champion Kiko Martinez, has a boxing record of 35-6-0 (26 knockouts) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. He fought four times in 2015 losing to Scott Quigg (=Quigg vs Martinez) but then he won three consecutive bouts. Santa Cruz vs Martinez is valid for the WBA Super World featherweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-02-27, good fight between Terence Crawford and Henry Lundy: it gets three stars.
The undefeated Wbo light-Ww and former Wbo Lw champion Terence Crawford entered this fight with a perfect record of 27-0-0 (19 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super lightweight in the world. He fought twice in 2015 winning over Thomas Dulorme (=Crawford vs Dulorme) and Dierry Jean (=Crawford vs Jean).
His opponent, Henry Lundy, has an official boxing record of 26-5-1 (13 knockouts) and he entered as the No.15 lightweight. He suffered two consecutive defeats between 2014 and 2015, against Thomas Dulorme (=Dulorme vs Lundy) and Mauricio Herrera (=Lundy vs Herrera), but then he came back to win against Carlos Winston Velasquez. Crawford vs Lundy is valid for the WBO World super lightweight title (Crawford’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-02-27, good exchanges in the last part of the fight but it is not enough to get three stars: Carl Frampton vs Scott Quigg gets two.
Both undefeated, the Ibf super-Bw champion Carl Frampton entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 21-0-0 (14 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super bantamweight in the world while his opponent, the Wba super-Bw champion Scott Quigg, has a record of 31-0-2 (23 knockouts) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. Frampton fought twice last year beating Chris Avalos (=Frampton vs Avalos) and Alejandro Gonzalez Jr (=Frampton vs Gonzalez Jr) while Quigg fought just once winning over Kiko Martinez (=Quigg vs Martinez). Frampton vs Quigg is valid for the IBF and WBA Super World super bantamweight titles. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-02-27, disappointing fight between Marco Huck and Ola Afolabi: it gets two stars.
Ola Afolabi entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 22-4-4 (11 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.7 cruiserweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Grigory Drozd). He fought twice last year losing to Victor Emilio Ramirez (=Afolabi vs Ramirez) but then he beat Rakhim Chakhkiev in one of the best boxing fights of the year 2015 (=Chakhkiev vs Afolabi).
His opponent, the former Wbo Cw champion Marco Huck, has an official record of 38-3-1 (26 knockouts) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class but he comes off the loss against Krzysztof Glowacki (=Huck vs Glowacki). In their first and third previous bouts Huck defeted Afolabi (=Huck vs Afolabi 3) while their second fight ended in a draw (=Huck vs Afolabi 2). Afolabi vs Huck 4 is valid for the IBO World cruiserweight title (Afolabi’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-02-20, close fight with some good exchanges: Felix Sturm vs Fedor Chudinov 2 gets three stars.
The former world champion in two different weight classes Felix Sturm entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 39-5-3 (18 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.8 super middleweight in the world but his last victory occurred in 2013, against Darren Barker (=Barker vs Sturm). After this bout he lost to Sam Soliman (=Sturm vs Soliman 2), he drew with Robert Stieglitz (=Sturm vs Stieglitz) and he was defeated by Chudinov in their first fight (=Sturm vs Chudinov I).
His opponent, the undefeated Fedor Chudinov, has a perfect record of 14-0-0 (10 knockouts) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class (currently the #1 in this division is Arthur Abraham). He fought twice last year beating Sturm and Frank Buglioni (=Chudinov vs Buglioni). Sturm vs Chudinov 2 is valid for the WBA Super World super middleweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-01-30, good pace with some good shots: Sergey Kovalev vs Jean Pascal 2 gets three stars.
The undefeated Sergey Kovalev entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 28-0-1 (25 KOs=89%) and he is ranked as the No.1 light heavyweight in the world while his opponent, the former Wbc light-Hw champion Jean Pascal, has a record of 30-3-1 (17 knockouts) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class. In their first fight the ‘Krusher’ Kovalev beat Pascal in one of the best boxing fights of the year (held on March 14, 2015 Kovalev vs Pascal I), after this bout the Russian defeated Nadjib Mohammedi (=Kovalev vs Mohammedi) while the Canadian won over Yunieski Gonzalez (=Pascal vs Gonzalez). Kovalev vs Pascal 2 is valid for the IBF, WBA and WBO World light heavyweight titles (all held by Kovalev). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-31, good pace and a nice finish: Kazuto Ioka vs Juan Reveco 2 gets three stars.
Kazuto Ioka entered this fight with a professional record of 18-1-0 (10 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.4 flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Roman Gonzalez). He has won world titles in three different weight classes but he suffered his first loss last year when he faced Amnat Ruenroeng (via split decision, Ioka vs Ruenroeng), after this bout he has won four consecutive fights beating Roberto Domingo Sosa in his last one (=Ioka vs Sosa).
His opponent, the former Wba flyweight and light-Flw champion Juan Carlos Reveco, has a boxing record of 36-2-0 (19 knockouts) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. He has fought twice in 2015 losing the first bout with Ioka (by majority decision, Reveco vs Ioka I) and winning over Breilor Teran. Ioka vs Reveco 2 is valid for the WBA World flyweight title (held by Ioka). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-18, great performance by both boxers: Rances Barthelemy vs Denis Shafikov gets three stars.
The former Ibf super-Fw champion Rances Barthelemy entered this fight with a perfect record of 23-0-0 (13 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.5 super lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Terence Crawford). He has fought twice in 2015 winning over Angino Perez (=Barthelemy vs Perez) and Antonio DeMarco (=Barthelemy vs DeMarco).
His opponent, Denis Shafikov, has an official boxing record of 36-1-1 (19 knockouts) and he entered as the No.3 lightweight. He suffered his only loss last year when he faced Miguel Vazquez, after this bout he has won three consecutive fights beating Roy Mukhlis in his last one (=Shafikov vs Mukhlis). Barthelemy vs Shafikov is valid for the vacant IBF World lightweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-08, awesome fight with both fighters exchanged shot for shot from the first round and with a spectacular finish: Juan Dominguez vs Yenifel Vicente is one of the best boxing fights of the year 2015 and it gets four stars!
The undefeated Juan Dominguez entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 19-0-0 (13 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.67 super bantamweight in the world while his opponent, Yenifel Vicente, has a record of 27-3-2 (19 knockouts). Dominguez has fought twice in 2015 beating Carlos Rodriguez and Mario Macias while Vicente suffered two consecutive defeats last year, against Juan Antonio Rodriguez (=Rodriguez vs Vicente) and Eric Hunter, but then he has won two bouts. ‘Baby Tito’ Dominguez vs Vicente is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-05, great start between Peter Quillin and Daniel Jacobs: it gets three stars.
Daniel Jacobs entered this fight with a record of 30-1-0 (27 KOs=90%) and he is ranked as the No.5 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez). He suffered his only loss when he faced Dmitry Pirog in 2010, since then he has won ten consecutive bouts beating Sergio Mora in his last one (=Daniel Jacobs vs Sergio Mora).
His opponent, the former Wbo Mw champion Peter Quillin, has a boxing record of 32-0-1 (23 knockouts) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. He has fought twice in 2015 drawing with Andy Lee (=Lee vs Quillin) and winning over Michael Zerafa (=Quillin vs Zerafa). Jacobs vs Quillin is valid for the WBA World middleweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-02-27, fast and furious start, high pace and spectacular exchanges: Leo Santa Cruz vs Kiko Martinez was an authentic war and it gets five stars; this is the first candidate for the boxing Fight of the Year 2016!
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