The world champion in three different weight classes Jorge Linares entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 41-3-0 (27 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.4 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Rances Barthelemy) while his opponent, the former Wba Lw champion Anthony Crolla, has a record of 31-5-3 (13 knockouts) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. Linares suffered two consecutive defeats between 2011 and 2012, against Antonio DeMarco (=DeMarco vs Linares) and Sergio Thompson (=Linares vs Thompson), but then he has won ten fights winning the vacant Wbc Lw belt against Javier Prieto in 2014 (=Linares vs Prieto) and the Wba belt in his last bout, when he faced Crolla for the first time (=Crolla vs Linares I). Before this fight Crolla had won over Ismael Barroso (=Crolla vs Barroso). Jorge Linares vs Anthony Crolla 2 is valid for the WBA World lightweight title (Linares’ first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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2017 BOXING fight – Brian Rose vs Jack Arnfield – full fight Video
Brian Rose entered this fight with a boxing record of 29-4-1 (8 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.17 middleweight in the world. He fought twice last year losing to Matthew Macklin (=Rose vs Macklin) and beating Stiliyan Kostov.
His opponent, Jack Arnfield, has an official record of 23-2-0 (6 knockouts) and he entered as the No.35 in the same weight class. He suffered his last defeat when he faced Nick Blackwell in 2015 (=Blackwell vs Arnfield), after this bout he has won four fights beating Mick Hall in 2017. Jack Arnfield vs Brian Rose is valid for the WBA International middleweight title; undercard of Jorge Linares vs Anthony Crolla 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2017 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Cedric Doumbe vs Yoann Kongolo 3 – full fight Video Glory 39
The Glory Ww and WAKO Pro Mw champion Cedric Doumbe entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 65-5-1 (39 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super middleweight in the world. He lost to Fang Bian at the beginning of 2016 but then he has won 10 consecutive fights beating Nieky Holzken in his last one (=Holzken vs Doumbe).
His opponent, the black belt in karate and former Wkn super-Mw champion Yoann Kongolo, has an official record of 64-8-0 (41 knockouts) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. He lost twice last year, against Nieky Holzken (=Holzken vs Kongolo) and Murthel Groenhart (=Groenhart vs Kongolo) but he came back to win in 2017 defeating Konstantin Khuzin and Karim Benmansour. In their previous bouts Kongolo beat Doumbe both in 2014 and in 2015; this third fight, main event of Glory 39, is valid for the Glory welterweight title (Doumbe’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2017 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Sitthichai vs Dylan Salvador 3 – full fight Video Glory 39
The 2014 Lumpinee Ww and current Glory Lw champion Sittichai Sitsongpeenong entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 113-30-5 (30 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 super-welterweight in the world. He lost to #1 Superbon Banchamek last year (=Sitthichai vs Superbon 2) but then he has beat Marat Grigorian retaining the Glory belt (=Sitthichai vs Grigorian 3).
His opponent, the WAKO Pro Ww champion Dylan Salvador, has a record of 49-12-1 (21 knockouts) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. He lost to Buakaw Banchamek in 2016 (=Buakaw vs Salvador) but then he has won over Manaowan Sitsongpeenong, Anatoly Moiseev and Hysni Beqiri. In their first fight Sittichai beat Salvador (December 13, 2014) while in their second bout the Frenchman defeated the Thai fighter (May 2, 2015). Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong vs Dylan Salvador 3 is valid for the Glory lightweight title (Sitthichai’s second defense); undercard of Cedric Doumbe vs Yoann Kongolo 3 – Glory 39. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Best fights of the week 11, year 2017
Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 11: (Mon-Sun) from March 13, 2017 to March 19, 2017. Boxing Fight of the Week: Roman Gonzalez vs Srisaket Sor Rungvisai Mma Fight of the Week: Gunnar Nelson vs Alan Jouban Mma Knockout … Read more
Travis Kauffman vs Amir Mansour full fight Video – 2017
Travis Kauffman entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 31-1-0 (23 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.52 heavyweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Tony Grano in 2009, since then he has collected 13 wins and one No-Decision when he faced Chris Arreola in 2015 (Arreola’s majority decision victory was overturned to no-decision since he failed the post fight drug test, Arreola vs Kauffman); after this bout Kauffman beat Josh Gormley).
His opponent, Amir Mansour, has a record of 22-2-1 (16 knockouts) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since January 23, 2016 when he was defeated by Dominic Breazeale (=Mansour vs Breazeale). Amir Mansour vs Travis Kauffman is valid for the vacant USBA and WBC (USNBC) heavyweight titles. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2017 BOXING fight – Robert Stieglitz vs Nikola Sjekloca – full fight Video
The former Wbo super-Mw champion Robert Stieglitz entered this fight with a pro record of 50-5-1 (29 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.13 light heavyweight in the world while his opponent, Nikola Sjekloca, has an official boxing record of 32-4-0 (11 knockouts). Both boxers suffered their last loss in 2015: Stieglitz was defeated by Arthur Abraham (=Abraham vs Stieglitz 4) but then he has won three fights beating Mehdi Amar in his last one (=Stieglitz vs Amar) while Sjekloca lost to Tyron Zeuge (=Zeuge vs Sjekloca) and then he has won four bouts. Robert Stieglitz vs Nikola Sjekloca is valid for the EBU (European) light heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2017 MMA fight – Lance Palmer vs Andre Harrison – full fight Video WSOF 35
The Wsof Fw champion Lance Palmer entered this fight with a pro mma record of 11-2-0 (55% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) and he is ranked as the No.22 featherweight in the world. He lost to Alexandre Almeida in 2015 but then he took revenge on him in 2016 (=Almeida vs Palmer 2).
His opponent, the undefeated Andre Harrison, has a perfect record of 15-0-0 (33% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.19 in the same weight class. He fought four times last year winning over Steven Siler, Deivison Francisco Ribeiro, Alexandre Bezerra and Bruce Boyington. Andre Harrison vs Lance Palmer is valid for the WSOF featherweight title (Palmer’s first defense); undercard of Blagoy Ivanov vs Shawn Jordan – WSOF 35. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2017 MMA fight – Blagoy Ivanov vs Shawn Jordan – full fight Video WSOF 35
The black belt in judo and former world combat sambo champion Blagoy Ivanov entered this fight with a professional mma record of 14-1-0 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.22 heavyweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Alexander Volkov in 2014 (final of the Bellator Hw tournament – season ten – Volkov vs Ivanov), after this bout he has won three consecutive fights beating Josh Copeland in 2016 (=Ivanov vs Copeland).
His opponent, Shawn Jordan, has an official record of 19-7-0 (95% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.34 in the same weight class. He lost to Ruslan Magomedov in 2015 (=Magomedov vs Jordan) but he came back to win in 2016 against Ashley Gooch. Blagoy Ivanov vs Shawn Jordan, main event of Wsof 35, is valid for the WSOF heavyweight title (Ivanov’s third defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2017 BOXING fight – Gennady Golovkin vs Daniel Jacobs – full fight Video WBA, WBC, IBF, IBO
The undefeated Wbc, Wba, Ibf and Ibo champion Gennady Golovkin entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 36-0-0 (33 KOs=92%) and he is ranked as the No.1 middleweight in the world. GGG fought twice last year winning over Dominic Wade (=Golovkin vs Wade) and Kell Brook (4-stars fight, Golovkin vs Brook).
His opponent, Daniel Jacobs, has an official record of 32-1-0 (29 KOs=91%) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class. ‘Miracle Man’ (since he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma – form of bone cancer – in 2011, but he returned to the ring after spending 19 months out of the sport) suffered his only loss when he faced Dmitry Pirog in 2010, since then he has won 12 consecutive bouts beating Sergio Mora in his last one (=Jacobs vs Mora 2). Gennady Golovkin vs Daniel Jacobs is valid for the WBA, WBC, IBF and IBO World middleweight titles (all held by Golovkin). Watch the video and rate this fight!