Week 20: (Mon-Sun) from May 14, 2012 to May 20, 2012. Boxing Fight of the Week: Melissa McMorrow vs Susi Kentikian Boxing Knockout of the Week: Mikkel Kessler vs Allan Green
Review: 2012-05-19, not very exciting fight between Odlanier Solis and Konstantin Airich: two stars (fight ended by unanimous decision). Konstantin Airich ranked as the No.24 heavyweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 23-5-2 while Odlanier Solis had a record of 17-1-0. Solis vs Airich is valid for the vacant IBF Inter-Continental heavyweight title. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-05-19, great knockout in the fourth round: the fight between David Price and Sam Sexton gets three stars. The undefeated David Price (12-0-0) entered as the No.31 heavyweight in the world while Sam Sexton (15-2-0) entered as the No.47. Price vs Sexton is valid for the vacant BBBofC British heavyweight title. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-05-19, nice and balanced fight thanks to the great performance by both fighters and the high pace: Gilbert Melendez vs Josh Thomson 3 gets three stars. Gilbert Melendez (20-2-0) entered as the No.3 lightweight in the world while Josh Thomson (19-4-0) entered as the No.24. Melendez vs Thomson 3, undercard of Barnett vs Cormier, is valid for the Strikeforce Lightweight Championship title; in their first fight Thomson defeated Melendez (June 27, 2008) while in the rematch the winner was “El Nino” Melendez (December 19, 2009). Watch the video!
Review: 2012-05-19, great fight with some heavy exchanges and a fantastic slam in the third round, if it were finished with a good submission or ko, the fight between Josh Barnett and Daniel Cormier could get four stars. Josh Barnett (31-5-0) entered as the No.7 heavyweight in the world while the undefeated Daniel Cormier (9-0-0) entered as the No.6. Barnett vs Cormier is the Final of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-05-19, aggressive starts and nice submission in the first round: Rafael Cavalcante vs Mike Kyle 2 gets three stars. Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante (11-3-0) entered as the No.15 light heavyweight in the world while Mike Kyle (19-8-1) entered as the No.22. In their first fight Kyle defeated Cavalcante by TKO (June 6, 2009); Feijao vs Kyle 2 is on the undercard of Josh Barnett vs Daniel Cormier. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-05-19, even with the TKO in the first round, the fight between Christopher Spang and Nah-Shon Burrell doesn’t get three stars. Christopher Spang entered the fight with a record of 4-1-0 while Nah-Shon Burrell had a record of 8-1-0. Spang vs Burrell is on the undercard of Josh Barnett vs Daniel Cormier. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-05-19, with both fighters went to the canvas and thanks to one of the best Knockouts of 2012, the fight between Mikkel Kessler and Allan Green gets four stars. Mikkel Kessler (44-2-0) entered as the No.6 light heavyweight in the world while Allan Green (31-3-0) entered as the No.19. Kessler vs Green is valid for the vacant WBC Silver light heavyweight title. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-05-18, three stars only for the impressive knockdown at the end of the fourth round, Karim Mayfield vs Raymond Serrano ended by TKO in the fifth period. Both undefeated, Karim Mayfield ranked as the No.28 light welterweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 15-0-1 while Raymond Serrano had a record of 18-0-0. Mayfield vs Serrano is valid for the WBO NABO light welterweight title. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-05-16, good performance by Susi Kentikian and Melissa McMorrow: three stars (fight ended by majority decision). The undefeated Susi Kentikian (29-0-0) entered as the No.2 women’s flyweight in the world while Melissa McMorrow (6-3-3) entered as the No.7. Kentikian vs McMorrow is valid for the WBO & WIBF female flyweight titles. Watch the video!
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