Review: 2014-08-16, close fight but it was not very exciting: Shawn Porter vs Kell Brook gets two stars. Both undefeated, the American Shawn Porter entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 24-0-1 (15 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.6 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Floyd Mayweather Jr), the only man who stopped him in a draw was Julio Diaz in 2012 but he managed to beat him one year later (=Porter vs Diaz 2); after this bout he won over Devon Alexander (=Alexander vs Porter) and Paul Malignaggi (=Porter vs Malignaggi).
His opponent, Kell Brook, has a perfect record of 32-0-0 (22 knockouts) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class, he has already fought in 2014 beating Alvaro Robles (=Brook vs Robles). Porter vs Brook is valid for the IBF welterweight title (Porter’s second defense), first world title-shot for Brook. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-08-09, epic and very exciting battle thanks to an amazing performance by two of the best boxers in the world (we would like to know how many punches they threw and landed): Katsunari Takayama vs Francisco Rodriguez Jr is a candidate for Fight of the Year 2014 and it gets five stars! Katsunari Takayama entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 27-6-0 (10 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 minimumweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Mateo Handig (via split decision), but after that bout he won the Ibf belt against Mario Rodriguez (=Rodriguez vs Takayama) and defended the title twice: against Vergilio Silvano (=Takayama vs Silvano) and Shin Ono (=Takayama vs Ono).
His opponent, the 21-year-old Francisco Rodriguez Jr (ten years younger than Takayama), has an official record of 14-2-0 (10 knockouts) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class, he lost his last bout in 2013 when he faced Roman Gonzalez (=Gonzalez vs Rodriguez Jr); after that bout he won three times and in his last fight he won the Wbo belt against Merlito Sabillo (=Sabillo vs Rodriguez Jr). Takayama vs Rodriguez Jr is valid for the IBF and WBO minimumweight titles. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-07-26, good fight between Gennady Golovkin and Daniel Geale: it gets three stars. The undefeated Gennady Golovkin entered this fight with a perfect record of 29-0-0 (26 KOs=90%) and he is ranked as the No.1 middleweight in the world, he has already fought in 2014 beating Osumanu Adama in February (=Golovkin vs Adama).
His opponent, Daniel Geale, has an official record of 30-2-0 (16 knockouts) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class, the only two fights he lost were world title bouts and he was defeated via split decision: against Anthony Mundine in 2009 (4-stars-figt Mundine vs Geale) and against Darren Barker in 2013 (=Geale vs Barker); he came back to victory in 2014 beating Garth Wood (=Geale vs Wood). ‘GGG’ Golovkin vs Geale is valid for the IBO and WBA Super World middleweight titles (both belts held by Golovkin). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-07-19, disappointing and controversial fight between Guillermo Rigondeaux and Sod Kokietgym: it gets two stars. The undefeated 2000 and 2004 Olympic bantamweight gold medalist Guillermo Rigondeaux entered this fight with a perfect record of 13-0-0 (8 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super bantamweight in the world, he fought twice last year defeating Nonito Donaire (=Donaire vs Rigondeaux and Joseph Agbeko (=Rigondeaux vs Agbeko).
His opponent, Sod Kokietgym, has an official record of 63-2-1 (28 knockouts) and he entered as the No.63 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2006 when he faced Daniel Ponce De Leon in their rematch (The Mexican had already won the first fight in 2005), since then he has collected 36 wins and one draw (against Jack Asis in 2009). Rigondeaux vs Kokietgym is valid for the WBA and WBO super bantamweight titles (both belts held by Rigondeaux); undercard of Zou Shiming vs Luis De la Rosa. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-07-12, two very different style of boxing and two of the best boxers in the world do not always produce a good fight: Saul Alvarez vs Erislandy Lara gets two stars. Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez entered this fight with a professional Boxing record of 43-1-1 (31 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 light middleweight in the world, he is just 23 years old (8 years younger than Lara) and last year he suffered his only loss when he faced the undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr in a fight valid for the WBC and WBA light-Mw belts (=Mayweather vs Alvarez). ‘Canelo’ came back to victory in 2014 beating Alfredo Angulo (=Alvarez vs Angulo).
His opponent, Erislandy Lara, has an official record of 19-1-2 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class, he suffered his only defeat in 2011 when he faced Paul Williams (via majority decision Williams vs Lara), since then he has collected four victories and one draw, against Vanes Martirosyan (=Martirosyan vs Lara). Canelo vs Lara is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-06-28, exciting back and forth battle between Terence Crawford and Yuriorkis Gamboa: it is very close to get four stars! Both undefeated, the American Terence Crawford entered this fight with a perfect record of 23-0-0 (16 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Miguel Vazquez), he has already fought in 2014 winning the Wbo belt against Ricky Burns (=Burns vs Crawford).
His opponent, the 2004 Olympic flyweight gold medalist Yuriorkis Gamboa, has the same record of 23-0-0 (16 KOs) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since June 8, 2013 when he beat Darleys Perez in a bout valid for the interim WBA World lightweight title (=Gamboa vs Perez); Gamboa has won world titles in three different weight classes, Crawford ‘just’ in one but he is 26 years old while the Cuban is 32. Crawford vs Gamboa is valid for the WBO lightweight title (Crawford’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-06-07, great fight between Sergio Martinez and Miguel Cotto: it gets three stars. The 39-year-old Sergio Gabriel Martinez (six years older than Cotto) entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 51-2-2 (28 knockouts), he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since April 27, 2013 when he defeated Martin Murray (=Martinez vs Murray) but he was the No.1 middleweight in the world. ‘Maravilla’ Martinez suffered his last defeat (by majority decision) in 2009 when he faced Paul Williams for the first time, but he took revenge on the American in their secon bout (The Ring magazine Knockout of the Year 2010: Martinez vs Williams 2); the Argentinian comes off seven consecutive wins.
His opponent, Miguel Angel Cotto, has an official record of 38-4-0 (31 KOs=81%) and he entered as the No.4 light middleweight, he has won world titles in three different weight classes and in this fight he moved up to the Mw division. Cotto suffered two consecutive defeats in 2012, against Floyd Mayweather Jr (=Mayweather vs Cotto) and Austin Trout (=Cotto vs Trout) but he came back to victory in 2013 beating Delvin Rodriguez (=Cotto vs Rodriguez). ‘Maravilla’ Martinez vs Cotto is valid for the WBC middleweight title (first fight and world title shot for Cotto in the Mw division). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-31, the second fight between Carl Froch and George Groves was not as exciting as their first bout but it is close to get four stars thanks to a spectacular finish! Carl Froch entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 32-2-0 (23 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 super middleweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced #1 Andre Ward (in the final of the Super Six World Boxing Classic tournament, Ward vs Froch), since then he has fought and won four times winning the IBF super-Mw title against then-undefeated Lucian Bute in 2012 (=Froch vs Bute) and successfully defended it against Yusaf Mack (=Froch vs Mack); then he beat Mikkel Kessler (=Froch vs Kessler 2) and George Groves (four-stars-fight, Froch vs Groves I).
His opponent, the 26-year-old George Groves (10 years younger than Froch), has an official record of 19-1-0 (15 KOs=79%) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class, he has never won a world title but he was ahead on points during the first bout against Froch till the referee ended the contest prematurely… Froch vs Groves 2 is valid for the IBF and WBA Super World super middleweight titles. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-31, pretty good fight but disappointing finish, we hope to see a rematch: Nonito Donaire vs Simpiwe Vetyeka gets three stars. Nonito Donaire entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 32-2-0 (21 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 featherweight in the world, he has won world titles in three different weight classes but last year he suffered his second defeat when he faced the undefeated Cuban Guillermo Rigondeaux (Donaire vs Rigondeaux) so he moved up in weight class to the Fw division and he beat Vic Darchinyan in their rematch (=Donaire vs Darchinyan 2) after six years from their first bout (The Ring magazine Knockout of the Year 2007: Donaire vs Darchinyan I).
His opponent, Simpiwe Vetyeka, has an official record of 26-2-0 (16 knockouts) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class, he has won world titles in two different weight classes and in his last bout he managed to beat then-undefeated Chris John winning the WBA Fw belt (=John vs Vetyeka). Donaire vs Vetyeka is valid for the WBA Super World featherweight title (Vetyeka’s first defense), first world title shot in the Fw division for ‘The Filipino Flash’ Donaire. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-02-15, a fight in which almost every period could be a candidate for Round of the Year, it is definitely a Fight of the Year! Daniel Rosas vs Rodrigo Guerrero gets five stars because it was a brutal war with nonstop pace and both fighters exchanged shot for shot in a very exciting and epic fight: a bout to watch and rewatch! The undefeated Daniel Rosas entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 17-0-1 (11 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.19 super bantamweight in the world, the only man who stopped him was Jose Cabrera in 2011 (fight ended in a draw and valid for the interim WBO super flyweight title).
His opponent, Rodrigo Guerrero, has an official record of 19-5-1 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.19 super flyweight, he won the IBF super-Flw title in 2011 beating Raul Martinez but then he lost the belt at his first defense when he faced Juan Carlos Sanchez Jr (=Sanchez Jr vs Guerrero); ‘Gatito’ Guerrero fought again for the same title in his last bout but he was defeated again, this time the winner was Daiki Kameda (=Kameda vs Guerrero). ‘Bad boy’ Rosas vs Guerrero is on the undercard of Roman Gonzalez vs Juan Kantun. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review: 2014-08-16, close fight but it was not very exciting: Shawn Porter vs Kell Brook gets two stars. Both undefeated, the American Shawn Porter entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 24-0-1 (15 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.6 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Floyd Mayweather Jr), the only man who stopped him in a draw was Julio Diaz in 2012 but he managed to beat him one year later (=Porter vs Diaz 2); after this bout he won over Devon Alexander (=Alexander vs Porter) and Paul Malignaggi (=Porter vs Malignaggi).
Review: 2014-08-09, epic and very exciting battle thanks to an amazing performance by two of the best boxers in the world (we would like to know how many punches they threw and landed): Katsunari Takayama vs Francisco Rodriguez Jr is a candidate for 
Review: 2014-07-26, good fight between Gennady Golovkin and Daniel Geale: it gets three stars. The undefeated Gennady Golovkin entered this fight with a perfect record of 29-0-0 (26 KOs=90%) and he is ranked as the No.1 middleweight in the world, he has already fought in 2014 beating Osumanu Adama in February (=
