Best of BOXING: Ranking of the best boxing Fights of the Year 2017 by ATBF

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‘Best of Boxing’, is the annual ranking of the best boxing fights of the year 2017, matches rated by AllTheBestFights.

Clicking on the names of the boxers you can watch and rate the video of the fight (if it is available on the web) and read some info about it. However, you do not find a link for all the boxing matches because we create a single post just for the 4 and 5 stars fights or for the most important ones.

Comment this post if you want to suggest your favorite boxing fight and to help us creating the best boxing ranking of all the most spectacular fights!

2017 best BOXING fight – David Lemieux vs Curtis Stevens – full fight Video

4 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-03-11, nice and tough exchanges with a fantastic finish: David Lemieux vs Curtis Stevens is one of the best boxing fights of 2017 and it gets four stars!

The former Ibf Mw champion David Lemieux entered this fight with a pro record of 36-3-0 (32 KOs=89%) and he is ranked as the No.4 middleweight in the world. He lost to #1 Gennady Golovkin in 2015 (=Golovkin vs Lemieux) but he came back to win in 2016 defeating Glen Tapia (=Lemieux vs Tapia) and Cristian Fabian Rios (=Lemieux vs Rios).
His opponent, Curtis Stevens, has an official boxing record of 29-5-0 (21 knockouts) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam in 2014 (=Stevens vs N’Dam) but then he has won over Patrick Teixeira (=Teixeira vs Stevens) and James De la Rosa. David Lemieux vs Curtis Stevens is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Edson Barboza vs Beneil Dariush full fight Video UFC FN 106 – 2017

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4 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-03-11, nice exchanges and spectacular finish: Edson Barboza vs Beneil Dariush is one of the best mma fight of 2017 and it gets four stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

The black belt in tae-kwon-do Edson Barboza entered this fight with a mma record of 18-4-0 (61% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Conor McGregor). He lost to Tony Ferguson in 2015 (=Ferguson vs Barboza) but then he has beat Anthony Pettis (=Pettis vs Barboza) and Gilbert Melendez (=Barboza vs Melendez).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj Beneil Dariush, has an official record of 14-2-0 (64% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. He has fought three times in 2016 losing to Michael Chiesa and winning over James Vick and Rashid Magomedov (=Dariush vs Magomedov). Edson Barboza vs Beneil Dariush is on the undercard of Vitor Belfort vs Kelvin Gastelum – UFC Fight Night 106. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2017 best BOXING fight – Rex Tso vs Hirofumi Mukai – full fight Video

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4 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-03-11, exciting fight thanks to an amazing performance by both boxers: Rex Tso vs Hirofumi Mukai could be the “Third Sino-Japanese War”…definitely one of the best boxing fights of 2017, it gets four stars!

The undefeated Rex Tso entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 20-0-0 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.22 super flyweight in the world. He fought twice last year winning over Young Gil Bae (=Tso vs Bae) and Ryuto Maekawa (4-stars fight, Tso vs Maekawa).
His opponent, Hirofumi Mukai, has an official record of 13-4-3 (3 knockouts) and he entered as the No.25 in the same weight class. He lost to Shohei Omori in 2015 but then he has beat Toshikuni Wake, drawn with Ryotaro Kawabata and defeated Tanawat Phonnaku. Rex Tso vs Hirofumi Mukai is valid for the WBO International super flyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2017 best K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Hiroshi Mizumachi vs Rukiya Anpo – full fight Video

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4 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-02-25, spectacular finish between Hiroshi Mizumachi and Rukiya Anpo: this is one of the best kickboxing fights of 2017 and it gets four stars!

Hiroshi Mizumachi (black trunks) entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 19-12-3 (8 knockouts) while his opponent, the 21-year-old Rukiya Anpo (16 years younger than Mizumachi), has an official record of 8-3-0 (4 knockouts). Hiroshi Mizumachi vs Rukiya Anpo is the reserve fight of the K-1 lightweight championship tournament (won by Wei Rui, who beat Ren Hiramoto in the final) and it is on the undercard of Taiga vs Urabe Hirotaka – K-1 World GP 2017 Japan. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2017 best BOXING fight – Ivan Baranchyk vs Abel Ramos – full fight Video

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4 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-02-10, great performance by both boxers with some nice and fast combinations: Ivan Baranchyk vs Abel Ramos is one of the best boxing fights of 2017 and it gets four stars!

The undefeated Ivan Baranchyk entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 13-0-0 (10 KOs=77%) and he is ranked as the No.46 super lightweight in the world while his opponent, Abel Ramos, has an official record of 17-1-2 (12 knockouts). Baranchyk fought four times last year beating Wilberth Lopez in his last one while Ramos, who had lost to Regis Prograis in 2015, came back to win in 2016 defeating Javier Mercado, Dario Ferman and Juan Jesus Rivera. Ivan Baranchyk vs Abel Ramos is valid for the USBA super lightweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Jessica Andrade vs Angela Hill fight Video UFC FN 104 – 2017

4 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-02-04, tough fight, high pace and some wild exchanges: Jessica Andrade vs Angela Hill is one of the best mma fight of 2017 and it gets four stars (UFC Fight of the Night).

Jessica Andrade entered this fight with a pro record of 15-5-0 (80% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.3 women’s strawweight in the world while her opponent, the current Invicta Fc champion Angela Hill, has an official mma record of 6-2-0 (50% ko/tko victory rate – she has never won via submission) and she entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. Both fighters suffered their last defeat in 2015: ‘Bate Estaca’ Andrade lost to Raquel Pennington but then she has won over Jessica Penne and Joanne Calderwood (=Calderwood vs Andrade) while Hill was defeated by Rose Namajunas but then she has won four bouts beating Kaline Medeiros in her last one. Jessica Andrade vs Angela Hill is on the undercard of Dennis Bermudez vs Chan Sung Jung – UFC Fight Night 104. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2017 best K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Chingiz Allazov vs Karim Allouss – full fight Video

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4 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-01-28, spectacular finish between Chingiz Allazov and Karim Allouss: this is one of the Hiroshi Mizumachi and Rukiya Anpo: this is one of the best kickboxing fights of 2017 and it gets four stars!

The Wako-Pro world champion Chingiz Allazov entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 45-2-0 (29 knockouts) while his opponent, the former Wkn european champion Karim Allouss (who replaces Masoud Minaei), has an official record of 36-9-0 (13 knockouts). ‘Chinga’ Allazov suffered two consecutive losses between 2013 and 2014, against Marat Grigorian (=Allazov vs Grigorian) and Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong, but then he has won 17 consecutive bouts beating Enriko Kehl (=Kehl vs Allazov) and Bruce Codron in his last two. Chingiz Allazov vs Karim Allouss is on the undercard of Jimmy Vienot vs Sudsakorn Sor Klinmee – Thai Boxe Mania 2017. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2017 best BOXING fight – Miguel Roman vs Takashi Miura – full fight Video

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4 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-01-28, amazing four-stars fight with a very exciting finish: with a better start Takashi Miura vs Miguel Roman could be a candidate for the boxing Fight of the Year 2017 and could get five stars.

Miguel Roman entered this fight with a professional record of 56-11-0 (43 KOs=77%) and he is ranked as the No.6 lightweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced for the second time Dante Jardon in 2012, since then he has won 18 consecutive fights beating Jerope Mercado in his last one (=Roman vs Mercado).
His opponent, the former Wbc super-Fw champion Takashi Miura, has a boxing record of 30-3-2 (23 knockouts) and he entered as the No.10 super featherweight. He lost to Francisco Vargas in 2015 (The Ring magazine Fight of the Year 2015, Miura vs Vargas) but he came back to win in 2016 against Jimmy Borbon. Mickey Roman vs Takashi Miura is on the undercard of Francisco Vargas vs Miguel Berchelt. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Francisco Vargas vs Miguel Berchelt full fight Video WBC – 2017

4 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-01-28, very tough fight with some wild exchanges and a tremendous pace: Francisco Vargas vs Miguel Berchelt is one of the best boxing fights of 2017 and it gets four stars!

The undefeated Francisco Vargas entered this fight with a boxing record of 23-0-2 (17 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 super featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Vasyl Lomachenko). He won the Wbc super-Fw belt in 2015, against Takashi Miura (The Ring magazine Fight of the Year 2015, Miura vs Vargas) but then he drew with Orlando Salido in 2016 (5-stars fight, Vargas vs Salido).
His opponent, Miguel Berchelt, has an official record of 30-1-0 (27 KOs=90%) and he entered as the No.15 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Luis Eduardo Florez in 2014, since then he has won nine consecutive bouts beating George Jupp (=Berchelt vs Jupp) and Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo in 2016 (=Berchelt vs Piriyapinyo). ‘El Bandido’ Francisco Vargas vs Miguel Berchelt is valid for the WBC World super featherweight title (Vargas’ second defense); they also faced each other a second time on May 11, 2019 (Miguel Berchelt vs Francisco Vargas 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!