Review: 2011-09-23, pleasant fight between Marcos Rene Maidana and Petr Petrov but it is not enough for our three stars. “El Chino” Maidana defeated Petrov by TKO in the fourth round defending his WBA World light welterweight title. Marcos Maidana (30-2-0) entered as the No.3 light welterweight in the world while Petr Petrov (29-2-2) entered as the No.57. Watch the video!
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2011 BOXING fight – Vicente Escobedo vs Rocky Juarez – full fight Video
Review: 2011-09-23, nice fight between Vicente Escobedo and Rocky Juarez (it is very close to our 4 stars thanks to a high pace). In the third round Escobedo knocked down Juarez but the fight ends by unanimous decision after ten beautiful rounds. Important victory for Vicente Escobedo (23-3-0) entered as the No.9 lightweight in the world while Rocky Juarez (28-8-1) entered as the No.41 super featherweight. Watch the video!
2010 best BOXING fight – Humberto Soto vs Urbano Antillon – fight Video
Review: 2010-12-04, spectacular fight between Humberto Soto and Urbano Antillon: 5 stars! In 2010 Soto (52-7-2) had won the WBC lightweight title (against David Diaz) and had already defended it twice but in his third defense he faced the pressure fighter Urbano Antillon (28-1-0). In fact Antillon pushed forward for twelve rounds but Soto returned every blow. In the fifth round the referee deducted one point to Antillon and this was crucial for the result of the fight since Humberto Soto defeated Antillon by close decision: 115-112, 114-113, 114-113. Watch the video!
2010 best BOXING fight – Robert Stieglitz vs Eduard Gutknecht – full fight Video
Review: 2010-04-17, very high pace and tough fight between Robert Stieglitz (37-2-0) and Eduard Gutknecht (18-0-0). Stieglitz had won the his WBO super middleweight title in 2009 (against Karoly Balzsay) and after beating Ruben Eduardo Acosta in the first defense he faced the undefeated Eduard Gutknecht. Even if the fight ended on points (Stieglitz defeated Gutknecht by unanimous decision) the match was very exciting: one of the best boxing fights of 2010. Watch the video!
2010 best BOXING fight – Wlodarczyk vs Fragomeni 2 – full fight Video
Review: 2010-05-15, high pace fight, balanced and valid for a world title (vacant WBC cruiserweight), the second fight between Krzysztof Wlodarczyk and Giacobbe Fragomeni was one of the best boxing fights of 2010. In the first fight (fought in Italy in 2009) Fragomeni was the defending champion and the match ended in a draw but in the rematch Wlodarczyk was fighting in front of his fans and so he was absolutely determined to win the belt. Giacobbe Fragomeni (26-2-1) pushed forward almost every round but at the end of the sixth Wlodarczyk (42-2-1) knocked down him, the Italian boxer recovered but in the eighth went to the canvas another time and the fight ended by TKO (‘Diablo’ Wlodarczy and Fragomeni also faced each other a third time on December 6, 2013 = Wlodarczyk vs Fragomeni 3). Watch the video!
2011 BOXING fight – Jessie Vargas vs Josesito Lopez – full fight Video
Review: 2011-09-17, good and balanced fight between Jessie Vargas and Josesito Lopez (undercard of Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Victor Ortiz). Jessie Vargas defeated Lopez by split decision. Jessie Vargas (16-0-0) entered as the No.12 light welterweight in the world while Josesito Lopez (29-3-0) entered as the No.11. Watch the video!