Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-01-30, some good exchanges but it is not enough to get three stars: the kickboxing fight Rico Verhoeven vs Hesdy Gerges 3 gets two stars.
The Glory Hw champion Rico Verhoeven entered this fight with a professional record of 56-10-0 (17 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 heavyweight in the world. He lost to Andrei Herasimchuk in 2015 (Verhoeven vs Herasimchuk) but then he has won 12 consecutive fights beating Badr Hari in his last one (bout ranked in the top 10 Users’ kickboxing Fights of the Year 2019, Rico Verhoeven vs Badr Hari 2). If you want to watch one of Rico’s best fights, we suggest Daniel Ghita vs Rico Verhoeven, match rated with four stars and also ranked in the top 10 Users’ kickboxing Fights of the Year of 2013.
His opponent, Hesdy Gerges, has a kickboxing record of 51-19-1 (24 knockouts) but he lost five out of his last eight fights. His last loss was against Mladen Brestovac in 2017, after this bout he faced Badr Hari, but it ended in a no contest (since both fighters tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs, Badr Hari vs Hesdy Gerges 2), and he beat Mohamed El Bouchaibi in 2020. In their previous two matches Rico defeated Gerges via split and unanimous decision, in 2011 and 2012 (Hesdy Gerges vs Rico Verhoeven 2). This third fight is the semi-final of the 2021 Glory heavyweight tournament and it is on the undercard of Artem Vakhitov vs Alex Pereira – Glory 77. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-01-30, pretty good kickboxing fight: Tarik Khbabez vs Levi Rigters gets three stars.
The former SuperKombat champion Tarik Khbabez entered this fight with a kickboxing record of 46-6-1 (26 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.13 heavyweight in the world. He fought three times in 2019 beating Andrei Stocia and Anderson Silva but then he lost to Roman Kryklia.
His opponent, the undefeated 2020 Glory Hw tournament winner Levi Rigters, has a perfect record of 11-0-0 (5 knockouts) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. In his last three fights he has won over Martin Pacas, Marciano Bhagwandass and Nordine Mahieddine. Rigters vs Khbabez is the semi-final of the 2021 Glory heavyweight tournament and it is on the undercard of Artem Vakhitov vs Alex Pereira – Glory 77. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-01-30, good start with some tough exchanges: the kickboxing fight Rico Verhoeven vs Tarik Khbabez gets three stars.
The Glory Hw champion Rico Verhoeven entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 57-10-0 (17 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 heavyweight in the world. He lost to Andrei Herasimchuk in 2015 (Verhoeven vs Herasimchuk) but then he has won 13 consecutive fights beating Badr Hari in 2019 (bout ranked in the top 10 Users’ kickboxing Fights of the Year, Rico Verhoeven vs Badr Hari 2). If you want to watch one of Rico’s best fights, we suggest Daniel Ghita vs Rico Verhoeven, match rated with four stars and also ranked in the top 10 Users’ kickboxing Fights of the Year of 2013.
His opponent, the former SuperKombat champion Tarik Khbabez entered this fight with an official record of 47-6-1 (26 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.13 heavyweight in the world. He fought three times in 2019 beating Andrei Stocia and Anderson Silva but then he lost to Roman Kryklia. Verhoeven vs Khbabez is the final of the 2021 Glory heavyweight tournament and it is on the undercard of Artem Vakhitov vs Alex Pereira – Glory 77; in the semi-finals Rico has beat Hesdy Gerges (Rico Verhoeven vs Hesdy Gerges 3) while Tarik has defeated Levi Rigters (Tarik Khbabez vs Levi Rigters). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-01-30, high pace, tough exchanges and spectacular finish: the fight Cedric Doumbe vs Murthel Groenhart 3 is one of the best kickboxing fights of the year 2021 and it gets four stars!
The former WAKO Pro Mw and current Glory Ww champion Cedric Doumbe entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 74-7-1 (44 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super middleweight in the world. He lost to Alim Nabiev in their first bout in 2018 (Cedric Doumbe vs Alim Nabiev) but then he has won six matches taking revenge on Nabiev in 2019 (Cedric Doumbe vs Alim Nabiev 2) and beating Karim Ghajji in 2020 (Cedric Doumbe vs Karim Ghajji). If you want to watch one of Doumbe’s best fights, we suggest Harut Grigorian vs Cedric Doumbe, match that ranked in the top 10 Users’ kickboxing Fights of the Year of 2019.
His opponent, the former Glory Ww and 2012 K-1 World Max champ Murthel Groenhart, has a record of 69-24-3 (40 knockouts) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. He fought twice in 2019 losing to Alim Nabiev (Murthel Groenhart vs Alim Nabiev) and defeating Troy Jones (Murthel Groenhart vs Troy Jones). Among the best fights of Groenhart we suggest two bouts rated with four stars in 2012, Artur Kyshenko vs Murthel Groenhart and Murthel Groenhart vs Marc de Bonte, and a match ranked in the top 10 Users’ kickboxing Fights of the Year of 2018, Murthel Groenhart vs Mohammed Jaraya. In their previous two matches Doumbe lost to Groenhart in 2016 (Murthel Groenhart vs Cedric Doumbe I) but then he won the rematch in 2017 (Cedric Doumbe vs Murthel Groenhart 2). This third fight is valid for the Glory welterweight title (Doumbe’ third defense) and it is on the undercard of Artem Vakhitov vs Alex Pereira – Glory 77. Watch the video and rate this fight!
In our ‘2020 Kickboxing Fans Ranking’ you can find the list of the top 5 kickboxing and muay thai fights of the Year 2020 rated by our users. This ranking is created at the end of each year by selecting the best kickboxing and muay thai matches with the highest average rating (among the fights that have got 4 or 5 stars and rated at least 4 times); if two bouts have the same average rating, the one with the highest number of votes will have a higher position in the ranking.
Ladies and gentlemen, this year we are pleased to announce that the kickboxing Fight of the Year 2020, voted by kickboxing and muay thai fans is
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-31, great fight between Tenshin Nasukawa and Kumandoi Petcharoenvit: it gets three stars (take a look at our ranking of the best kickboxing fights of 2020).
The undefeated black belt in karate and former ISKA world champion Tenshin Nasukawa entered this fight with a perfect kickboxing record of 39-0-0 (30 KOs=77%) and he is ranked as the No.1 super featherweight in the world. He has already fought three times in 2020 winning over Yuki Kasahara, Kouzi (Tenshin Nasukawa vs Kouzi Koji) and Yuki; at the end of 2018 he had also faced Floyd Mayweather Jr in a boxing exhibition fight (Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Tenshin Nasukawa).
His opponent, the former Omnoi and Wbc Muay Thai champ Kumandoi Petcharoenvit, has an official record of 122-28-0 and he entered as the No.4 featherweight but he lost two out of his last three bouts, both against Saoek Sitchefboontham; between the two losses he beat Petchsuntri Jitmuangnon. Kumandoi vs Tenshin is on the undercard of Kai Asakura vs Kyoji Horiguchi – Rizin 26. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-19, heavy exchanges between Cedric Doumbe and Karim Ghajji: it gets three stars (take a look at our ranking of the best kickboxing fights of 2020).
The former WAKO Pro Mw and current Glory Ww champion Cedric Doumbe entered this fight with a kickboxing record of 73-7-1 (41 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super middleweight in the world. He lost to Alim Nabiev in their first bout in 2018 (Cedric Doumbe vs Alim Nabiev) but then he has won five fights defeating Harut Grigorian (Harut Grigorian vs Cedric Doumbe) and taking revenge on Nabiev in 2019 (Cedric Doumbe vs Alim Nabiev 2).
His opponent, Karim Ghajji, has an official record of 103-16-1 (53 knockouts), he lost to Yuri Bessmertny in 2018, but then he has won four bouts defeating Kristos Cacaj and Giannis Boukis in his last two. Ghajji vs Doumbe is valid for the Glory welterweight title; undercard of Badr Hari vs Benjamin Adegbuyi – Glory 76. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-19, exciting back and forth fight thanks to a great performance by both fighters: Badr Hari vs Benjamin Adegbuyi is one of the best kickboxing fights of the year 2020 and it gets four stars (take a look at our ranking of the best kickboxing fights of 2020). Moreover this match took second place in the ‘Top 5 Kickboxing Fights of the Year 2020‘ (ranking generated by our users).
The former K-1 world champion Badr Hari entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 106-15-0 (92 KOs=87%) and he is ranked as the No.4 heavyweight in the world but he comes off the loss against current #1 Hw Rico Verhoeven, fight ranked in the top 10 Users’ kickboxing Fight of the year 2019 (Rico Verhoeven vs Badr Hari 2). Before this bout he faced Hesdy Gerges but the bout ended in a no-contest (originally a decision win for Badr but then changed since both fighters tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs, Badr Hari vs Hesdy Gerges 2). If you want to watch Hari’s best fights, here are two bouts ranked in the top 10 Users’ Fight of the year, in 2013 and 2015, Badr Hari vs Zabit Samedov 3 and Badr Hari vs Ismael Londt.
His opponent, the former SuperKombat champion Benjamin Adegbuyi, has a record of 34-6-0 (19 knockouts) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. He lost to Jamal Ben Saddik in 2018 but he came back to win against D’Angelo Marshall in 2019. Among the best fights of Benny Adegbuyi we suggest three fights all ranked in the top 10 Users’ kickboxing Fight of the year: two in 2013 Pavel Zhuravlev vs Benjamin Adegbuyi 2 and Ismael Londt vs Benjamin Adegbuyi, and one in 2017 Benjamin Adegbuyi vs Anderson Braddock Silva. Benny vs Hari, Glory heavyweight championship eliminator, is the main event of the Glory 76. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-01-30, some good exchanges but it is not enough to get three stars: the kickboxing fight Rico Verhoeven vs Hesdy Gerges 3 gets two stars.
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-01-30, pretty good kickboxing fight: Tarik Khbabez vs Levi Rigters gets three stars.
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-01-30, high pace, tough exchanges and spectacular finish: the fight Cedric Doumbe vs Murthel Groenhart 3 is one of the 
