2015 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Zabit Samedov vs Mert Akin – full fight Video

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-02-28, fight not particularly exciting between Zabit Samedov and Mert Akin: it gets two stars.

Zabit Samedov entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 80-11-1 and he is ranked as the No.7 heavyweight in the world while his opponent, the undefeated Mert Akin, has an official record of 5-0-0. Samedov suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Badr Hari in their rematch (=Hari vs Samedov 2), since then he has won seven consecutive bouts taking revenge on Hari in their third fight (=Hari vs Samedov 3) and beating Makoto Uehara in his last bout. Samedov vs Akin is the main event of Akin Dovus Arenasi. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Dzhabar Askerov vs Nonsai Sor Sanyakorn 2 – full fight Video

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-02-26, pretty good fight between Dzhabar Askerov and Nonsai Sor Sanyakorn: it gets three stars.

Dzhabar Askerov entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 85-32-1 and he is ranked as the No.11 super welterweight in the world while his opponent, Nonsai Sor Sanyakorn (who replaces Cedric Manhoef), should have a record of 65-32-2. Askerov fought three times in 2014 losing to Murthel Groenhart (=Askerov vs Groenhart) and Cosmo Alexandre (=Askerov vs Cosmo 2) but between these two bouts he defeated Steve Moxon. In the first fight between Askerov and Nonsai the Thai won by unanimous decision (in 2010); this second bout is the main event of Grand Prix Russia Open – GPRO 16. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Best of KICKBOXING: Ranking of the best k-1 muay thai Fights of the Year 2015 by ATBF

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‘Best of Kickboxing’, is the annual ranking of the best kickboxing, k-1 and muay thai fights of the year 2015, matches rated by AllTheBestFights.

Clicking on the names of the fighters 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 kickboxing fights because we create a single post just for the 4 and 5 stars bouts or for the most important ones.

Comment this post if you want to suggest your favorite kickboxing, k-1 or muay thai fight and to help us creating the best kickboxing ranking of all the most spectacular fights!

2015 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Francois Ambang vs Stephen Richards – full fight Video Glory 19

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-02-06, spectacular finish between Francois Ambang and Stephen Richards: it is close to get four stars!

Francois Ambang entered this fight with a kickboxing record of 12-4-0 and he is ranked as the No.11 super middleweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Raymond Daniels suffered in 2014 (4-stars-fight Daniels vs Ambang).
His opponent, Stephen Richards, has an official record of 10-2-1 and he is at his Glory debut. Ambang vs Richards is on the undercard of Rico Verhoeven vs Errol Zimmerman 3 – Glory 19. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Rico Verhoeven vs Errol Zimmerman 3 – full fight Video Glory

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-02-06, nice and tough battle between Rico Verhoeven and Errol Zimmerman: their third fight gets three stars.

Rico Verhoeven entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 44-10-1 (10 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 heavyweight in the world but he lost his last fight, against Andrei Herasimchuk at Kunlun Fight 15 (=Verhoeven vs Herasimchuk); before this bout he had fought just once in 2014 beating Daniel Ghita in their rematch (=Verhoeven vs Ghita 2).
His opponent, Errol Zimmerman, has an official record of 79-20-1 (44 knockouts) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Daniel Ghita in their second bout (=Ghita vs Zimmerman 2); after this fight he has defeated Ben Edwards (=Zimmerman vs Edwards) and Anderson ‘Braddock’ Silva (=Zimmerman vs Silva). In their first bout Zimmerman defeated Verhoeven in less than a minute (on January 28, 2012 Zimmerman vs Verhoeven I) while in their second fight Errol lost by unanimous decision. Verhoeven vs Zimmerman 3, main event of Glory 19, is valid for the Glory heavyweight title (held by Verhoeven). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Nieky Holzken vs Raymond Daniels – full fight Video Glory 19

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-02-06, great fight between Nieky Holzken and Raymond Daniels: it gets three stars.

Nieky Holzken entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 90-11-0 and he is ranked as the No.1 super middleweight in the world while his opponent, Raymond Daniels, has an official record of 6-1-0 and he is ranked as the No.6 in the same weight class. Holzken vs Daniels is the final of the Glory welterweight contender tournament (the current champion is Joseph Valtellini); in the semifinals Holzken defeated Alexander Stetsurenko while Daniels beat Jonatan Oliveira. This fight is on the undercard of Rico Verhoeven vs Errol Zimmerman 3 – Glory 19. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Andy Ristie vs Steve Moxon – full fight Video Glory 19

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-02-06, fight not particularly exciting between Andy Ristie and Steve Moxon: it gets two stars.

Andy Ristie entered this fight with a kickboxing record of 43-4-1 and he is ranked as the No.4 super welterweight in the world, he won the Glory lightweight title in 2013 beating Robin van Roosmalen (=Roosmalen vs Ristie) but then he lost it in 2014 when he faced Davit Kiria (=Ristie vs Kiria); after this bout he defeated Ky Hollenbeck (=Ristie vs Hollenbeck) and Samuel Paiva.
His opponent, Steve Moxon, has an official record of 38-10-1 and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class but he won just three out of his last seven fights. He lost to Buakaw Banchamek at the end of 2014 (=Buakaw vs Moxon) but then he came back to win in 2015 beating Aikpracha Meenayothin. Ristie vs Moxon is on the undercard of Rico Verhoeven vs Errol Zimmerman 3 – Glory 19. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Joe Schilling vs Robert Thomas – full fight Video Glory 19

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-02-06, tough fight with a nice finish: Joe Schilling vs Robert Thomas gets three stars.

Joe Schilling entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 17-7-0 and he is ranked as the No.2 cruiserweight in the world, he fought three times in 2014 beating Simon Marcus (=Marcus vs Schilling 3) and Wayne Barrett but then he lost the final of the Glory Mw tournament against #1 Artem Levin (=Schilling vs Levin 2).
His opponent, Robert Thomas, has a record of 7-2-0 and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class, he fought twice last year losing to Artem Levin as well but then he came back to win defeating Mike Lemaire. Schilling vs Thomas is on the undercard of Rico Verhoeven vs Errol Zimmerman 3 – Glory 19. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Nieky Holzken vs Alexander Stetsurenko – full fight Video

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-02-06, very nice toe-to-toe fight between Nieky Holzken and Alexander Stetsurenko: it gets three stars.

Nieky Holzken entered this fight with a kickboxing record of 89-11-0 and he is ranked as the No.1 super middleweight in the world, the last time he lost was in 2012 when he faced L’houcine Ouzgni, since then he has won five consecutive bouts winning the Glory Ww tournament in 2013 beating Joseph Valtellini in the final (=Valtellini vs Holzken); after winning the Glory title he suffered a shoulder injury in a car accident so he fought just once, at the end of 2014, defeating Yusuf Karakaya.
His opponent, Alexander Stetsurenko, has an official record of 51-10-0 and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class but he lost two out of his three fights of 2014: against Paul Daley and Karim Ghajji (between these two bouts he beat Sergey Parchinsky). Holzken vs Stetsurenko is the semifinal of the Glory welterweight contender tournament (the current champion is Joseph Valtellini); undercard of Rico Verhoeven vs Errol Zimmerman 3 – Glory 19. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Raymond Daniels vs Jonatan Oliveira – full fight Video Glory 19

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-02-06, Raymond Daniels vs Jonatan Oliveira gets three stars thanks to a good finish.

The black belt in American kenpo, karate and tae-kwon-do Raymond Daniels entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 5-1-0 and he is ranked as the No.6 super middleweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat in 2013 when he faced Joseph Valtellini (=Valtellini vs Daniels), after this bout he won over Francois Ambang thanks to one of the best knockouts of the year (=Daniels vs Ambang).
His opponent, Jonatan Oliveira, has a record of 20-3-0 and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class, last year he defeated Atakan Arslan at Glory 15. Daniels vs Oliveira is the semifinal of the Glory welterweight contender tournament (the current champion is Joseph Valtellini); undercard of Rico Verhoeven vs Errol Zimmerman 3 – Glory 19. Watch the video and rate this fight!