Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2002-05-17, great performance by both boxers with some tough exchanges and an amazing second part of the fight: we want to thank “Dustin Camp” who recommended this bout to us in the 2002 boxing ranking because Oscar Larios vs Israel Vazquez 2 gets four stars!
Israel Vazquez entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 32-2-0 (23 knockouts) while his opponent, Oscar Larios, had an official record of 43-3-1 (31 knockouts). Vazquez had lost to Marcos Licona in 1999 but since then he had collected 12 consecutive victories while Larios was defeated by Willie Jorrin in 2001 and then he had won four bouts. In their first fight Vazquez had beat Larios in just one round (April 12, 1997); this second fight was valid for the interim WBC World super bantamweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-17, spectacular finish between Murat Gassiev and Jordan Shimmell: this is one of the best boxing fights of 2016 and it gets four stars!
The undefeated Murat Gassiev entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 22-0-0 (16 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.16 cruiserweight in the world. He fought four times last year beating Terrance Smith, Felix Cora Jr (=Gassiev vs Cora) and Rodney Moore but his last bout, against Isiah Thomas, ended in a no-contest (=Gassiev vs Thomas).
His opponent, Jordan Shimmell, has an official record of 20-1-0 (16 KOs=80%) and he entered as the No.50 in the same weight class. He lost to Isiah Thomas in 2015 but he came back to win in 2016 defeating Willis Lockett. Gassiev vs Shimmell is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-04-24, amazing fight with some tremendous exchanges in which both fighters exchanged shot for shot: Alexis Barateau vs Montien Sitmonchai gets four stars but with a better finish it could be a candidate for the Muay Thai Fight of the Year 2016 and get five!
Alexis Barateau entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 23-5-0 and he is ranked as the No.16 super bantamweight in the world while his opponent, Montien Sitmonchai, has an official record of 36-26-2. Both fighters have already fought in 2016, Montien has beat Nuengsiam Kiatnakornchon while Barateau has lost to Chakasuek Chor Sungprapai; before this bout Alexis was defeated also by Carlos Coello Canales and Andaman SudsakornMuaythaigym. Barateau vs Sitmonchai was on the undercard of Fahsura Sor Sor Nawat vs Jay Tonkin – MAX Muay Thai 2016. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-13, nice exchanges with a fantastic finish: Marat Grigorian vs Djime Coulibaly is one of the best kickboxing fights of 2016 and it gets four stars!
The 2015 K-1 World Gp champion Marat Grigorian entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 45-9-2 (25 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.7 super welterweight in the world. He has already fought twice in 2016 beating Anatoly Moiseev (=Grigorian vs Moiseev) and losing to Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong (=Sitthichai vs Grigorian 2).
His opponent, Djime Coulibaly, has an official record of 51-13-4 (18 knockouts) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Josh Jauncey (=Jauncey vs Coulibaly) and Chingiz Allazov; between these two bouts he beat Saro Presti. Grigorian vs Coulibaly is on the undercard of Simon Marcus vs Dustin Jacoby – Glory 30. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-07, tough exchanges and spectacular finish: Charmaine Tweet vs Latoya Walker is one of the best mma fights of 2016 and it gets four stars!
Charmaine Tweet entered this fight with a record of 8-5-0 (87% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.5 women’s featherweight in the world. She lost to Cristiane ‘Cyborg’ Justino last year (=Cyborg vs Tweet) but then she has won over Anna Barone and Jessica Miele.
Her opponent, the undefeated Latoya Walker, has a perfect mma record of 5-0-0 (40% ko/tko victory rate – she has never won via submission) and she entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. She fought just once in 2015 beating Peggy Morgan. Tweet vs Walker is on the undercard of Tonya Evinger vs Colleen Schneider – Invicta FC 17. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-07, good fight with a spectacular finish: Saul Canelo Alvarez vs Amir Khan is one of the best boxing fights of the year 2016 and it gets four stars!
The Wbc Mw champion Saul Alvarez entered this fight with a boxing record of 46-1-1 (32 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 middleweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Floyd Mayweather Jr in 2013 (=Mayweather vs Alvarez), after this bout the Mexican has won four consecutive fights defeating James Kirkland (boxing Fight of the Year 2015, Canelo vs Kirkland) and Miguel Cotto (=Cotto vs Alvarez).
His opponent, the former world champion in two different weight classes Amir Khan, has an official record of 31-3-0 (19 knockouts) and he entered as the No.4 welterweight. He lost two consecutive fights between 2011 and 2012, against Lamont Peterson (=Peterson vs Khan) and Danny Garcia (=Garcia vs Khan), but since then he has won five bouts beating Devon Alexander (=Khan vs Alexander) and Chris Algieri in his last two (=Khan vs Algieri). Canelo vs Khan is valid for the WBC World middleweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-04-30, wild exchanges and spectacular finish: Edwin Rodriguez vs Thomas Williams Jr is one of the best boxing fights of the year 2016 and it gets four stars!
Edwin Rodriguez entered this fight with a pro record of 28-1-0 (19 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.15 cruiserweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Andre Ward in 2013 (=Ward vs Rodriguez), since then he has won four consecutive bouts beating Michael Seals in his last one (4-stars fight Rodriguez vs Seals).
His opponent, Thomas Williams Jr, has a boxing record of 19-1-0 (13 knockouts) and he entered as the No.33 light heavyweight. He lost to Gabriel Campillo in 2014 (=Williams vs Campillo) but then he has won over Michael Gbenga and Umberto Savigne (=Williams Jr vs Savigne). ‘La Bomba’ Rodriguez vs Williams is on the undercard of Victor Ortiz vs Andre Berto 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-04-24, spectacular finish between Taiga and Masahiro Yamamoto: this is one of the best k-1 fights of 2016 and it gets four stars!
The 19-year-old Taiga (13 years younger than Yamamoto) entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 12-3-0 (3 knockouts) while his opponent, the 2009 Krush champion Masahiro Yamamoto, has an official record of 46-15-7 (13 knockouts). Taiga comes off two consecutive losses, against Takeru (2015 Fight of the Year candidate Takeru vs Taiga 2) and Leona Pettas, while Yamamoto fought twice last year beating Gagny Baradji but then he was defeated by Koya Urabe. Taiga vs Yamamoto is the quarter final of the K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg Japan tournament; undercard of Takeru vs Yoadsenchai Sor Sopit. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-04-23, some good exchanges with a spectacular finish: Andre Fili vs Yair Rodriguez is one of the best mma fights of 2016 and it gets four stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Andre Fili entered this fight with a pro mma record of 15-3-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.42 featherweight in the world. He fought twice last year losing to Godofredo Pepey Castro (=Fili vs Pepey) and winning over Gabriel Benitez.
His opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do Yair Rodriguez, has a record of 6-1-0 (33% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.62 in the same weight class. ‘Pantera’ Rodriguez suffered his only defeats when he faced Luis Roberto Herrera in 2012, after this bout he has won four consecutive fights beating Dan Hooker in his last one. Fili vs Rodriguez is on the undercard of Jon Jones vs Ovince St Preux – UFC 197. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-04-03, exciting battle thanks to a non-stop pace and some very nice combinations: this is professional kickboxing at his very very best and one of the best k-1 fights of the year 2016, Andy Souwer vs Mohamed Khamal gets four stars!
The former WMTA, ISKA and K-1 champion Andy Souwer entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 158-17-1 (98 knockouts) while his opponent, Mohamed Khamal, has an official record of 46-6-3 (10 knockouts). Souwer suffered his last loss in 2015, against Hinata Watanabe (=Souwer vs Hinata 2), but then he has won over Kuniyoshi Hironaka and Damian Segovia while Khamal lost to Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong in 2014 (=Khamal vs Sitsongpeenong) and then he beat Kongfah Sitmonchai, Chahid Oulad El Hadj (4-stars-fight Khamal vs Chahid 2) and Erkan Varol. Souwer vs Khamal, main event of the “World Fighting League: Where Heroes meet Legends”, is valid for the WFL 70 Kg title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2002-05-17, great performance by both boxers with some tough exchanges and an amazing second part of the fight: we want to thank “Dustin Camp” who recommended this bout to us in the 2002 boxing ranking because Oscar Larios vs Israel Vazquez 2 gets four stars!
