Best fights of the week 50, year 2016

Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 50: (Mon-Sun) from December 12, 2016 to December 18, 2016.   Boxing Fight of the Week: Shabranskyy vs Sullivan Barrera Boxing Knockout of the Week: Hassan N’Dam vs Alfonso Blanco   Mma Fight of the … Read more

2016 BOXING fight – Carlos Molina vs Diego Cruz – full fight Video

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-17, fight not particularly exciting between Carlos Molina and Diego Cruz: it gets two stars.

The former Ibf light-Mw champion Carlos Molina entered this fight with a pro record of 27-6-2 (8 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.9 super welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez). He suffered his last loss when he faced Cornelius Bundrage in 2014 (=Molina vs Bundrage), since then he has won five bouts beating Carlos Gorham in his last one (=Molina vs Gorham).
His opponent, Diego Cruz, has an official boxing record of 17-3-1 (13 KOs=76%) and he entered as the No.48 welterweight. He lost to Reyes Sanchez last year but then he has collected four victories and one draw. ‘King’ Molina vs Cruz is on the undercard of Mariana Juarez vs Irma Garcia. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 BOXING fight – Aston Palicte vs Oscar Cantu – full fight Video

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-17, some good exchanges in the second part of the fight but it is not enough to get three stars: Oscar Cantu vs Aston Palicte gets two.

Aston Palicte entered this fight with a record of 21-2-0 (18 KOs=86%) and he is ranked as the No.20 super flyweight in the world while his opponent, the undefeated Oscar Cantu, has a perfect boxing record of 14-0-0 (1 knockout) and he entered as the No.48 in the same weight class. Palicte has fought twice in 2016 losing to Junior Granados and beating Vergilio Silvano while Cantu has fought and won once against Samuel Gutierrez. Palicte vs Cantu is valid for the vacant WBA-NABA, WBO Inter-Continental and NABF super flyweight titles. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 BOXING fight – Joseph Diaz vs Horacio Garcia – full fight Video

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-17, good fight between Joseph Diaz and Horacio Garcia: it gets three stars.

The undefeated Joseph Diaz entered this fight with a perfect record of 22-0-0 (13 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.11 featherweight in the world. He has already fought three times in 2016 beating Jayson Velez (=Diaz vs Velez), Victor Proa (=Diaz vs Proa) and Andrew Cancio (=Diaz vs Cancio).
His opponent, Horacio Garcia, has a record of 30-1-1 (22 knockouts) and he entered as the No.87 super bantamweight. He suffered his only loss when he faced Hozumi Hasegawa last year (=Hasegawa vs Garcia), after this bout he has beat Raul Hidalgo and he has drawn with Erik Ruiz. JoJo Diaz vs Garcia is valid for the NABF featherweight title; undercard of Bernard Hopkins vs Joe Smith Jr. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 BOXING fight – Luis Nery vs Raymond Tabugon – full fight Video

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-17, heavy exchanges from the first bell: Luis Nery vs Raymond Tabugon gets three stars.

The undefeated Luis Nery entered this fight with a perfect record of 21-0-0 (15 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.6 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Shinsuke Yamanaka). He has already fought four times in 2016 beating David Sanchez (=Nery vs Sanchez) and Richie Mepranum in his last two (=Nery vs Mepranum).
His opponent, Raymond Tabugon, has a boxing record of 18-6-1 (8 knockouts) and he entered as the No.84 in the same weight class but he lost three out of his last four fights, the last one against Juan Francisco Estrada (=Estrada vs Tabugon). ‘Pantera’ Nery vs Tabugon is on the undercard of Ramon Alvarez vs Matthew Strode. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 BOXING fight – Bernard Hopkins vs Joe Smith Jr – full fight Video

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-17, pretty good fight between Bernard Hopkins and Joe Smith Jr: it gets three stars.

The former world champion in two different weight classes Bernard Hopkins (he is 51 years old, 24 years older than Smith) entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 55-7-2 (32 knockouts) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since November 8, 2014 when he was defeated by Sergey Kovalev (=Hopkins vs Kovalev). Before this bout, when he was 49 years old, he had won his last world title against Beibut Shumenov (=Hopkins vs Shumenov).
His opponent, Joe Smith Jr, has a record of 22-1-0 (18 KOs=82%) and he entered as the No.7 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Andre Ward). He suffered his only loss when he faced Eddie Caminero in 2010, since then he has collected 16 consecutive victories beating Fabiano Pena and Andrzej Fonfara in 2016 (=Fonfara vs Smith). Hopkins vs Smith is valid for the WBC International light heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Oleksandr Usyk vs Thabiso Mchunu full fight Video – 2016

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-17, some good exchanges in the second part of the fight but it is not enough to get three stars: Oleksandr Usyk vs Thabiso Mchunu gets two.

The undefeated 2012 Olympic heavyweight gold medalist and current Wbo champion Oleksandr Usyk entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 10-0-0 (9 KOs=90%) and he is ranked as the No.1 cruiserweight in the world. He has won over Pedro Rodriguez (=Usyk vs Rodriguez) and Krzysztof Glowacki in his last two bouts (=Glowacki vs Usyk).
His opponent, Thabiso Mchunu, has an official record of 17-2-0 (11 knockouts) and he entered as the No.39 in the same weight class. He lost to Ilunga Makabu in 2015 but he came back to win against Boniface Kabore in 2016. Usyk vs Mchunu is valid for the WBO World cruiserweight title (Usyk’s first defense); undercard of Bernard Hopkins vs Joe Smith Jr. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Paige VanZant vs Michelle Waterson full fight Video UFC on Fox 22 – 2016

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-17, pretty good finish between Paige VanZant and Michelle Waterson but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Performance of the Night).

Paige VanZant entered this fight with a mma record of 7-2-0 (57% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.17 women’s stawweight in the world. She lost to Rose Namajunas last year (=Namajunas vs VanZant) but she came back to win against Bec Rawlings in 2016 (=VanZant vs Rawlings).
Her opponent, the black belt in karate and former Invicta Fc atomweight champion Michelle Waterson, has an official record of 13-4-0 (85% finishing rate) but she is not ranked as she hasn’t fought since July 12, 2015 when she defeated Angela Magana (=Waterson vs Magana). Before this bout she had lost to Herica Tiburcio (=Waterson vs Tiburcio). VanZant vs Waterson is the main event of UFC on Fox 22. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Sage Northcutt vs Mickey Gall – fight Video UFC on Fox 22

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-17, good performance by both fighters: Sage Northcutt vs Mickey Gall gets three stars.

The 20-year-old black belt in karate and kajukenbo Sage Northcutt entered this fight with a professional record of 8-1-0 (87% finishing rate) while his opponent, Mickey Gall, has a mma record of 3-0-0 (100% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko). Both fighters have fought twice in 2016: Northcutt has lost to Bryan Barberena (=Northcutt vs Barberena) but then he has beat Enrique Marin (=Northcutt vs Marin) while Gall has won over Mike Jackson and CM Punk (=CM Punk vs Gall). ‘Super’ Northcutt vs Gall is on the undercard of Paige VanZant vs Michelle Waterson – UFC on Fox 22. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Urijah Faber vs Brad Pickett – fight Video UFC on Fox 22

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-17, good fight between Urijah Faber and Brad Pickett: it gets three stars.

Urijah Faber entered this fight with a pro record of 33-10-0 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 bantamweight in the world but he lost three out of his last four bouts, twice in 2016, against #1 Dominick Cruz (=Cruz vs Faber 3) and Jimmie Rivera (=Faber vs Rivera).
His opponent, Brad Pickett, has an official mma record of 25-12-0 (68% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.52 in the same weight class but he lost four out of his last five bouts. He has fought twice in 2016 beating Francisco Rivera (=Rivera vs Pickett) and losing to Iuri Alcantara. Faber vs Pickett is on the undercard of Paige VanZant vs Michelle Waterson – UFC on Fox 22. Watch the video and rate this fight!