Review: 2014-02-01, great performance by both boxers: Cecilia Braekhus vs Myriam Lamare gets three stars. The undefeated Cecilia Braekhus entered this fight with a perfect record of 23-0-0 (7 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 women’s welterweight in the world, she was born in Colombia but was adopted as a 2-year-old by Norwegian parents where she raised and started her fighting career practicing kickboxing.
The 39-year-old Myriam Lamare (seven more than Braekhus) has an official record of 22-3-0 (10 knockouts) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class, she comes off six consecutive wins after her last defeat against Holly Holm in 2009. Braekhus vs Lamare is valid for the WBA, WBC and WBO female welterweight titles, currently held by Braekhus; Lamare won already some world titles but in the light welterweight division. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-01-02, good fight but bad referee: Lee Selby vs Rendall Munroe gets three stars. Lee Selby entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 17-1-0 (6 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.14 featherweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat in 2009 against Samir Mouneimne at his fifth pro fight, so he comes off 13 consecutive wins. Rendall Munroe has an official record of 27-3-1 (11 knockouts) and he entered as the No.44 in the same weight class, two out off his three defeats occurred in world title fights, the first shot against Toshiaki Nishioka in 2010 and the second one to Scott Quigg during their rematch in 2012 (=Quigg vs Munroe 2). Selby vs Munroe is valid for the vacant EBU (European) and BBBofC British featherweight titles (British title held by Selby). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-01-02, heavy punches but a three-stars-fight needs something more: Anthony Joshua vs Dorian Darch gets two. Anthony Joshua, 2012 Olympic super heavyweight Gold Medalist, is at his fourth professional boxing fight and he entered this fight with a record of 3-0-0 (3 knockouts), curiously he started training in boxing at the relatively advanced age of 18.
His opponent, Dorian Darch, has an official record of 7-2-0 (1 knockout), he lost two of his last three fights, the first one against Ian Lewison in 2012 (his only tko defeat) and the second time to Hughie Fury (cousin of Tyson Fury). Joshua vs Darch is on the undercard of Lee Selby vs Rendall Munroe. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-02-01, too much holding and too many interruptions: Max Bursak vs Jarrod Fletcher gets two stars. Max Bursak entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 29-1-1 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.14 middleweight in the world, he comes off five consecutive wins after having suffered his only loss to Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam in 2012 (=N’Jikam vs Bursak).
Also his opponent, Jarrod Fletcher, has only one defeat, suffered in 2012 against Billy Joe Saunders (=Saunders vs Fletcher) and he comes off five-fight win streak, his record is 17-1-0 (10 knockouts) and he entered as the No.32 in the same weight class. Bursak vs Fletcher is valid for the WBA Continental middleweight title; undercard of Gennady Golovkin vs Osumanu Adama. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-02-01, we need something more from a two two-world-titles-fight: Gennady Golovkin vs Osumanu Adama gets two stars. The undefeated Gennady Golovkin entered this fight with a perfect record of 28-0-0 (25 KOs=89%) and he is ranked as the No.2 middleweight in the world, he finished his amateur career with an outstanding record of 345-5 but he couldn’t win the gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens losing the final to the Russian Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov who never turned pro; Golovkin has never been knocked down or knocked out in all his 378 fights, both as a professional and amateur!! Osumanu Adama has an official record of 22-3-0 (16 knockouts) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class (currently the #1 in this division is Sergio ‘Maravilla’ Martinez), in this fight Adama tries to win his first world title, he already fought for the the IBF world title in 2012 but he lost to Daniel Geale (=Geale vs Adama). ‘GGG’ Golovkin vs Adama is valid for the IBO and WBA World middleweight titles, both held by Golovkin. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-02-01, too much difference between the two boxers, we can’t give more than two stars. Ilunga Makabu entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 15-1-0 (14 KOs=93%) and he is ranked as the No.10 cruiserweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat at his professional debut in 2008 against Khayeni Hlungwane, so he has 15-fight win streak.
His opponent, Ruben Angel Mino, comes from Argentina and he has a perfect record of 20-0-0 (with 20 KOs=100%!!) but he is 39 years old (13 more than Makabu) and he entered as the No.86 in the same weight class, he started his pro boxing career just on August 2011 and last year he fought 11 times! Makabu vs Mino is on the undercard of Gennady Golovkin vs Osumanu Adama. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-02-01, nice exchanges from the first bell and spectacular finish: the fight between Nkosinathi Joyi and Rey Loreto is very close to get four stars!! Nkosinathi Joyi entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 24-2-0 (17 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.5 light flyweight in the world, he lost two out of his last four fights, the first one against Mario Rodriguez in 2012 and the second one to Hekkie Budler last year, both bouts were valid for a world minimumweight title (his natural division).
His opponent, the 23-year-old Rey Loreto (eight years younger than Joyi), has an official record of 17-13-0 (9 knockouts) and he entered as the No.21 in the same weight class. Joyi vs Loreto is valid for the vacant IBO light flyweight title, both fighters are at their first world title shot in the light flyweight division; fight on the undercard of Gennady Golovkin vs Osumanu Adama. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-01-31, pretty good fight between Blake Caparello and Elvir Muriqi: it gets three stars. The undefeated Australian Blake Caparello entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 18-0-1 (6 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.10 light heavyweight in the world, his only draw came to Shane McConville in 2010 who has not fought more after that bout. His opponent, Elvir Muriqi, has an official record of 40-5-0 (24 knockouts) and he entered as the No.87 in the same weight class, he started boxing in Kosovo, his homeland, but then he escaped to USA with his family because of the war. Caparello vs Muriqi is the main event of the night, Caparello’s first fight outside Australia. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-01-30, Victor Ortiz vs Luis Collazo gets three stars thanks to a good finish. Victor Ortiz entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 29-4-2 (22 KOs=76%), he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since June 23, 2012 when he was defeated by Josesito Lopez, fight in which Ortiz broke his jaw (it was also one of the best boxing fights of 2012, rated with four stars). His opponent, Luis Collazo, has an official record of 34-5-0 (18 knockouts) and he entered as the No.37 welterweight in the world. Ortiz vs Collazo is valid for the WBA International welterweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-01-25, pretty good finish but the rest of the fight was quite boring: Adrian Estrella vs Yuta Matsuda gets two stars. The undefeated Adrian Estrella entered this fight with a perfect record of 15-0-0 (15 KOs=100%) and he is ranked as the No.31 super featherweight in the world while Yuta Matsuda has a record of 9-9-2 (4 knockouts). Estrella vs Matsuda is valid for the WBC FECARBOX super featherweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review: 2014-02-01, great performance by both boxers: Cecilia Braekhus vs Myriam Lamare gets three stars. The undefeated Cecilia Braekhus entered this fight with a perfect record of 23-0-0 (7 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 women’s welterweight in the world, she was born in Colombia but was adopted as a 2-year-old by Norwegian parents where she raised and started her fighting career practicing kickboxing.
Review: 2014-01-02, heavy punches but a three-stars-fight needs something more: Anthony Joshua vs Dorian Darch gets two. Anthony Joshua, 2012 Olympic super heavyweight Gold Medalist, is at his fourth professional boxing fight and he entered this fight with a record of 3-0-0 (3 knockouts), curiously he started training in boxing at the relatively advanced age of 18.
