The Ibo Cw champion Kevin Lerena entered this fight with a professional record of 20-1-0 (9 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.9 cruiserweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Oleksandr Usyk). He suffered his only loss when he faced Johnny Muller in 2014, since then he has won nine consecutive bouts beating Sergio Ramirez, Youri Kayembre Kalenga (Kevin Lerena vs Youri Kayembre Kalenga) and Dmytro Kucher in his last three (Kevin Lerena vs Dmytro Kucher).
His opponent, Roman Golovashchenko, has a boxing record of 19-1-0 (17 KOs=89%) and he entered as the No.25 in the same weight class. His last and only loss occurred in 2008 when he faced Varol Vekiloglu, since then he has collected 15 victories and one no-contest defeating Kai Kurzawa and Zoltan Petranyi in 2017. Lerena vs Golovashchenko is valid for the IBO World cruiserweight title (Lerena’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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2018 BOXING fight – Andrzej Fonfara vs Ismayl Sillah – full fight Video
The former Ibo light-Hw champion Andrzej Fonfara entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 29-5-0 (17 knockouts) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since Jone 3, 2017 when he was defeated by Adonis Stevenson (Adonis Stevenson vs Andrzej Fonfara 2), before this bout, in March 2017, he had beat Chad Dawson (Fonfara vs Dawson).
His opponent, Ismayl Sillah, has an official record of 25-5-0 (19 KOs=76%) and he entered as the No.108 cruiserweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses, with Mateusz Masternak (Mateusz Masternak vs Ismayl Sillah) and Aleksei Papin; before this two bouts, in 2016, he had won over Andrei Kniazev. Fonfara vs Sillah is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2018 BOXING fight – Avni Yildirim vs Lolenga Mock – full fight Video
Avni Yildirim entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 20-1-0 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.14 super middleweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Chris Eubank Jr in 2017 (Chris Eubank Jr vs Avni Yildirim), after this bout he has won four fights beating Derek Edwards (Avni Yildirim vs Derek Edwards), Ryan Ford (Avni Yildirim vs Ryan Ford) and Jose Antonio Rodriguez in 2018.
His opponent, Lolenga Mock, has a record of 42-14-1 (13 knockouts) and he entered as the No.20 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Erik Skoglund in 2013, since then he has won eleven consecutive bouts defeating Dmitrii Chudinov in 2018. Yildirim vs Mock is valid for the WBC International super middleweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2018 BOXING fight – Sergey Kuzmin vs David Price – full fight Video
The undefeated Sergey Kuzmin entered this fight with a perfect record of 12-0-0 (9 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.29 heavyweight in the world. In his last three fights he has collected two victories, against Malcolm Tann and Jeremiah Karpency, and one no-contest, with Amir Mansour (Sergey Kuzmin vs Amir Mansour).
His opponent, the former Olympian David Price, has a boxing record of 22-5-0 (18 KOs=82%) and he entered as the No.53 in the same weight class but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Christian Hammer in 2017 (Christian Hammer vs David Price) and Alexander Povetkin in 2018 (Alexander Povetkin vs David Price); between these two bouts he beat Kamil Sokolowski. Kuzmin vs Price is on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs Alexander Povetkin. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2018 BOXING fight – Sergey Kuzmin vs LaRon Mitchell – full fight Video
The undefeated Sergey Kuzmin entered this fight with a perfect record of 13-0-0 (10 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.21 heavyweight in the world. In his last three fights he has won over Amir Mansour (Sergey Kuzmin vs Amir Mansour), Jeremiah Karpency and David Price (Sergey Kuzmin vs David Price).
His opponent, LaRon Mitchell, has a boxing record of 16-1-0 (14 KOs=87%) and he entered as the No.112 in the same weight class but he comes off his first loss, against Rodney Hernandez; before this bout, in 2017, he had beat Mike Bissett. Kuzmin vs Mitchell is valid for the WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title; undercard of Dmitry Bivol vs Jean Pascal. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Best fights of the week 52, year 2018
Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 52: (Mon-Sun) from December 24, 2018 to December 31, 2018. Mma Fight of the Week: Cris Cyborg Justino vs Amanda Nunes Mma Submission of the Week: BJ Penn vs Ryan Hall
2018 BOXING fight – Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Tenshin Nasukawa – full fight Video
The undefeated former Olympian and former world champion in five different weight classes Floyd Mayweather Jr entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 50-0-0 (27 knockouts) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since August 26, 2017 when he defeated Conor McGregor (Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Conor McGregor). Before this bout, in 2015, ‘Money’ Mayweather had beat Manny Pacquiao (Mayweather vs Pacquiao) and Andre Berto (Mayweather vs Berto).
His opponent, the undefeated black belt in karate and former ISKA world champion Tenshin Nasukawa, has a perfect kickboxing record of 28-0-0 (22 KOs=79% but he has also a mma record of 4-0-0) and he entered as the No.5 featherweight (in kickboxing/K-1 rules). He has already fought five times in 2018 beating Rodtang Jitmuangnon, Kyoji Horiguchi and Taiki Naito in his last three. Nasukawa is just 20 years old, 21 years younger than Floyd but the Japanese is 5 ft 5 in tall (165 cm) while Mayweather is 5 ft 8 in tall (173 cm). Mayweather vs Nasukawa is a 3-round exhibition boxing match (but fighters allowed to use their full strength) and it is the main event of Rizin 14. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2018 MMA fight – Darrion Caldwell vs Kyoji Horiguchi – full fight Video Rizin 14
The Bellator Bw champion Darrion Caldwell entered this fight with a professional mma record of 13-1-0 (54% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is TJ Dillashaw). He suffered his only loss when he faced Joe Taimanglo in 2016 (Caldwell vs Taimanglo I) but then he took revenge on him (Taimanglo vs Caldwell II); after this bout he has won three fights beating Noad Lahat in his last one (Darrion Caldwell vs Noad Lahat).
His opponent, the black belt in karate Kyoji Horiguchi, has an official record of 25-2-0 (60% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced former Ufc Flw champion Demetrious Johnson in 2015 (Johnson vs Horiguchi), since then he has won ten consecutive bouts beating Ian McCall and Hiromasa Ogikubo in 2018. Caldwell vs Horiguchi is valid for the inaugural Rizin bantamweight title; undercard of Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Tenshin Nasukawa – Rizin 14. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Donnie Nietes vs Kazuto Ioka full fight Video WBO – 2018
The former world champion in three different weight classes Donnie Nietes entered this fight with a professional record of 41-1-5 (23 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.4 super flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Srisaket Sor Rungvisai). He suffered his only loss when he faced Angky Angkotta in 2004, since then he has collected 30 victories and 4 draws beating Juan Carlos Reveco (Donnie Nietes vs Juan Carlos Reveco) and drawing with Aston Palicte in 2018 (Donnie Nietes vs Aston Palicte).
His opponent, former world champ in three different weight divisions as well Kazuto Ioka, has a boxing record of 23-1-0 (13 knockouts) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Amnat Ruenroeng in 2014 (via split decision, Ioka vs Ruenroeng), but after this bout he has won nine bouts beating Yutthana Kaensa (Ioka vs Kaensa), Nare Yianleang and McWilliams Arroyo in his last three (Kazuto Ioka vs McWilliams Arroyo). Nietes vs Ioka is valid for the vacant WBO World super flyweight title; they also faced each other a second time on July 13, 2022 (Kazuto Ioka vs Donnie Nietes 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2018 BOXING fight – Hekkie Budler vs Hiroto Kyoguchi – full fight Video WBA
The world champion in two different weight classes Hekkie Budler entered this fight with a pro record of 32-3-0 (10 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 light flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Ken Shiro). He lost to Milan Melindo last year (via split decision, Milan Melindo vs Hekkie Budler) but he came back to win in 2018 against Ryoichi Taguchi (Ryoichi Taguchi vs Hekkie Budler).
His opponent, the undefeated former Ibf minimumweight champ Hiroto Kyoguchi, has a perfect boxing record of 11-0-0 (8 knockouts) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. In his last three bouts he has won over Carlos Buitrago (Hiroto Kyoguchi vs Carlos Buitrago), Vince Paras (Hiroto Kyoguchi vs Vince Paras) and Tibo Monabesa. Budler vs Kyoguchi is valid for the WBA Super World light flyweight title (Budler’s first defense); undercard of Donnie Nietes vs Kazuto Ioka. Watch the video and rate this fight!