Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2000-03-19, exciting fight thanks to a great performance by both boxers and some tough exchanges from the first bell: Emanuel Augustus Burton vs Teddy Reid is one of the best boxing fights of 2000 and it gets four stars (thanks to “Mattsnow” who recommended this bout to us).
Emanuel Augustus Burton entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 21-14-4 (10 knockouts) and before this bout, in 1999, he had fought four times beating Jamar Carter and Terrell Finger but losing also to Allan Vester and Antonio Diaz.
His opponent, Teddy Reid, has an official record of 15-3-1 (11 knockouts) and before this fight he had lost with Andrew Lewis in 1998 but then he had won four consecutive bouts. Augustus vs Reid was valid for the interim NABF super lightweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-06-30, tough fight with some tremendous exchanges and one of the best rounds of the year: Alex Saucedo vs Leonardo Zappavigna is one of the best boxing fights of 2018 and it gets four stars!
The undefeated Alex Saucedo entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 27-0-0 (17 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.22 super lightweight in the world. In his last three fights he has won over Wilberth Lopez, Gustavo David Vittori and Abner Lopez.
His opponent, the former Ibo Lw champion Leonardo Zappavigna, has an official record of 37-3-0 (27 knockouts) and he entered as the No.58 welterweight. He lost to Sergey Lipinets in 2016 (Sergey Lipinets vs Leonardo Zappavigna) but then he has beat Fidel Monterrosa Munoz and Nestor Faccio. Saucedo vs Zappavigna is on the undercard of Gilberto Ramirez vs Roamer Angulo. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-03-17, awesome finish between Siam Petchnapachai and Rungsanchai Chor Rattanachai: this is one of the best muay thai fights of 2018 and it gets four stars!
Siam Petchnapachai (also known as Siam Petcrnpachai) entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 40-20-1 while his opponent, Rungsanchai Chor Rattanachai (red trunks), has an official record of 47-19-7. Siam Petchnapachai vs Rungsanchai was held at MAX Muay Thai Stadium, Pattaya, Thailand – The Champion Muay Thai. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-06-05, close fight with some tremendous exchanges and nice elbows: Kulabdum Sor Jor Piek-Uthai vs Muangthai Sor Boonyiam 2 is one of the best muay thai fights of 2018 and it gets four stars!
Kulabdum Sor Jor Piek-Uthai (also known as Kulabdam or Kularbdam) entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 58-2-0 (15 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 lightweight in the world while his opponent, the former Lumpinee light-Flw champion Muangthai Sor Boonyiam (now Muangthai PKSaenchaimuaythaigym), has an official record of 72-37-1 (17 knockouts) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. Muangthai (blue trunks) has already fought twice in 2018 losing to Rambo PetchPTT and winning over Mongkoldetlek Kesagym. In their first bout Muangthai beat Kulabdum via decision (November 7, 2017); this second fight is the main event of the evening at the Lumpinee Stadium. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-26, spectacular finish between Singdam Kiatmuu9 and Tie Yinghua: this is one of the best muay thai fights of 2018 and it gets four stars!
The former Lumpinee champion in two different weight classes Singdam Kiatmuu9 (also known as Singdam YokkaoSaenchayGym) entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 272-66-2 while his opponent, the former WLF champion Tie Yinghua, has an official record of 38-8-0 (12 knockouts). Singdam lost twice last year, with Kazbek Kabulov (4-stars fight, Singdam Kiatmuu9 vs Kazbek Kabulov) and Yang Zhuo, but then he beat Xie Lei and Jack Kennedy in 2018. Singdam vs Yinghua is on the undercard of Kaew Fairtex vs Qiu Jianliang – Glory of Heroes 31. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-12, spectacular finish between Vitor Belfort and Lyoto Machida: this is one of the best mma fights of 2018 and it gets four stars!
The black belt in Bjj, judo and former Ufc Hw and light-Hw champion Vitor Belfort entered this fight with a pro record of 26-13-0 (81% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 middleweight in the world. ‘The Phenom’ Belfort lost three consecutive fights between 2016 and 2017: with Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza (Belfort vs Jacare), Gegard Mousasi (Mousasi vs Belfort) and Kelvin Gastelum (then overturned in a no-contest because the American tested positive for marijuana, Belfort vs Gastelum), but then he has beat Nate Marquardt (Vitor Belfort vs Nate Marquardt).
His opponent, the black belt in karate, Bjj and former Ufc light-hw champion Lyoto Machida, has an official mma record of 23-8-0 (48% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.24 in the same weight class. He also lost three consecutive bouts between 2015 and 2017, with Luke Rockhold (Machida vs Rockhold), Yoel Romero (Machida vs Romero) and Derek Brunson (Brunson vs Machida) but he came back to win in 2018 against Eryk Anders (Lyoto Machida vs Eryk Anders). Machida vs Belfort is on the undercard of Amanda Nunes vs Raquel Pennington – UFC 224. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-12, good pace, some exciting exchanges but above all, one of the best technical (but not boring) fights in the last years, this is boxing at his very best: Vasyl Lomachenko vs Jorge Linares is one of the best boxing fights of 2018 and it gets four stars!
The world champion in three different weight classes Jorge Linares entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 44-3-0 (27 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 lightweight in the world. He suffered two consecutive defeats between 2011 and 2012, against Antonio DeMarco (DeMarco vs Linares) and Sergio Thompson (Linares vs Thompson), but then he has won 13 fights beating Luke Campbell (Linares vs Campbell) and Mercito Gesta in his last two (Jorge Linares vs Mercito Gesta).
His opponent, the 2012 and 2008 Olympic gold medalist and world champion in two different weight classes Vasyl Lomachenko, has an official record of 10-1-0 (8 KOs=80%) and he entered as the No.1 super featherweight. He lost to Orlando Salido at his second professional bout in 2014 (controversial split decision, Salido vs Lomachenko) but since then he has won nine consecutive fights defending the Wbo super-Fw belt three times in 2017: with Jason Sosa (Lomachenko vs Sosa), Miguel Marriaga (Lomachenko vs Marriaga) and Guillermo Rigondeaux (Vasyl Lomachenko vs Guillermo Rigondeaux). Linares vs Lomachenko is valid for the WBA Super World lightweight title (Linares’ fourth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-04-12, epic finish between Rocky Balboa and Apollo Creed, sorry, between Keita Obara and Alvin Lagumbay: a Rocky 2 finish deserves four stars as one of the best boxing fights of 2018!
Keita Obara entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 19-2-1 (17 KOs=89%) and he is ranked as the No.33 welterweight in the world. He lost to Eduard Troyanovsky in 2016 (Eduard Troyanovsky vs Keita Obara) but then he has won over Larry Siwu, Narong Bunchan and Shusaku Fujinaka.
His opponent, Alvin Lagumbay, has an official record of 9-2-0 (8 KOs=89%) and he entered as the No.67 in the same weight class. He lost to Kazuki Saito last year but he came back to win in 2018 with Jeson Berwela. Obara vs Lagumbay is valid for the WBO Asia Pacific welterweight title; undercard of Richard Pumicpic vs Yoshimitsu Kimura. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-04-14, exciting and tough fight thanks to a great performance by both fighters: Dustin Poirier vs Justin Gaethje is one of the best mma fights of 2018 and it gets four stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Dustin Poirier entered this fight with a pro mma record of 22-5-0 (77% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 lightweight in the world. He was defeated by Michael Johnson in 2016 (Poirier vs Johnson) but then he beat Jim Miller (Miller vs Poirier) and Anthony Pettis in 2017 (Dustin Poirier vs Anthony Pettis); between these two bouts he faced also current #1 Lw Eddie Alvarez but the bout ended in a no-contest since Alvarez landed illegal knees (Alvarez vs Poirier).
His opponent, the former Wsof Lw champion Justin Gaethje, has a record of 18-1-0 (89% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class but he comes off his first loss, suffered against Eddie Alvarez (Eddie Alvarez vs Justin Gaethje); before this bout, in 2017, he had won over Michael Johnson (Mma Fight of the year 2017 candidate, Johnson vs Gaethje). Poirier vs Gaethje is the main event of UFC on Fox 29. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2000-03-19, exciting fight thanks to a great performance by both boxers and some tough exchanges from the first bell: Emanuel Augustus Burton vs Teddy Reid is one of the best boxing fights of 2000 and it gets four stars (thanks to “Mattsnow” who recommended this bout to us).
