The Glory Hw champion Rico Verhoeven entered this fight with a kickboxing record of 49-10-1 (13 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 heavyweight in the world. He lost to Andrei Herasimchuk last year (=Verhoeven vs Herasimchuk) but then he has won five consecutive fights beating Mladen Brestovac (=Verhoeven vs Brestovac) and Anderson Braddock Silva in 2016 (= Verhoeven vs Silva).
His opponent, the former K-1 world champion Badr Hari, has an official record of 106-12-0 (94 KOs=89%) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since August 22, 2015 when he defeated Ismael Londt (=Hari vs Londt). His last loss occurred when he faced Zabit Samedov in 2013 (=Hari vs Samedov 3). Verhoeven vs Hari is the main event of Glory 36 Collision; they also faced each other a second time on December 21, 2019 (Rico Verhoeven vs Badr Hari 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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2016 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Nieky Holzken vs Cedric Doumbe – full fight Video Glory 36
The Glory Ww champion Nieky Holzken entered this fight with a pro record of 90-11-0 (56 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super middleweight in the world. He suffered his last defeat when he faced L’houcine Ouzgni in 2012, since then he has collected eleven consecutive victories winning the Glory Ww tournament in 2013, beating Joseph Valtellini in the final (=Valtellini vs Holzken), and defeating Yoann Kongolo (=Nieky Holzken vs Yoann Kongolo) and Murthel Groenhart in 2016 (=Holzken vs Groenhart 3).
His opponent, the WAKO Pro and former WKA world champion Cedric Doumbe, has an official kickboxing record of 64-5-1 (39 knockouts) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. He has already fought 11 times in 2016 losing just to Fang Bian in January, after this bout he has won nine consecutive fights beating Murthel Groenhart in March (=Groenhart vs Doumbe) and Vedat Hoduk in his last one. Holzken vs Doumbe is valid for the Glory welterweight title; undercard of Rico Verhoeven vs Badr Hari – Glory 36 Collision. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2016 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Ismael Londt vs Jamal Ben Saddik – full fight Video Glory 36
The former SuperKombat Hw champion Ismael Londt entered this fight with a professional record of 41-7-1 (18 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 heavyweight in the world. He lost to Badr Hari last year (=Hari vs Londt) but then he has won three bouts in 2016 winning the Glory Hw contender tournament against Jahfarr Wilnis (=Londt vs Wilnis) and beating Hesdy Gerges in his last one (=Londt vs Gerges 2).
His opponent, Jamal Ben Saddik, has a kickboxing record of 29-6-0 (24 knockouts) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. He also lost once in 2015, against Brian Douwes, but he came back to win in 2016 with Andre Schmeling and Gordon Haupt. Londt vs Saddik is on the undercard of Rico Verhoeven vs Badr Hari – Glory 36 Collision. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2016 BOXING fight – Callum Smith vs Luke Blackledge – full fight Video
The undefeated Callum Smith entered this fight with a perfect record of 21-0-0 (16 KOs=76%) and he is ranked as the No.4 super middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Gilberto Ramirez). He has fought three times in 2016 winning over Hadillah Mohoumadi (=Smith vs Mohoumadi), Cesar Hernan Reynoso (=Smith vs Reynoso) and Norbert Nemesapati (=Smith vs Nemesapati).
His opponent, Luke Blackledge, has an official boxing record of 22-2-2 (7 knockouts) and he entered as the No.59 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Rocky Fielding in 2013, since then he has collected eight consecutive victories beating Ishmael Tetteh and Elvis Dube in 2016. Smith vs Blackledge is valid for the BBBofC British super middleweight title; undercard of Anthony Joshua vs Eric Molina. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2016 BOXING fight – Luis Ortiz vs David Allen – full fight Video
The former interim Wba champion Luis Ortiz entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 26-0-0 (22 KOs=85%) and he is ranked as the No.1 heavyweight in the world. He has fought twice in 2016 defeating Tony Thompson (=Ortiz vs Thompson) and Malik Scott (=Ortiz vs Scott).
His opponent, David Allen, has an official record of 9-1-1 (6 knockouts) and he entered as the No.82 in the same weight class. He has also fought twice in 2016 beating Jason Gavern and losing to Dillian Whyte. Ortiz vs Allen is on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs Eric Molina. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2016 BOXING fight – Joseph Parker vs Andy Ruiz Jr – full fight Video WBO
Both undefeated, the New Zealander Joseph Parker entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 21-0-0 (18 KOs=86%) and he is ranked as the No.5 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Luis Ortiz) while his opponent, Andy Ruiz Jr, has an official record of 29-0-0 (19 knockouts) and he entered as the No.21 in the same weight class. Parker has already fought four times in 2016 beating Solomon Haumono (=Parker vs Haumono) and Alexander Dimitrenko in his last two (=Parker vs Dimitrenko) while Ruiz has fought three times beating Ray Austin, Josh Gormley and Franklin Lawrence (=Ruiz vs Lawrence). Parker vs Ruiz is valid for the vacant WBO World heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2016 MMA fight – Corey Anderson vs Sean O’Connell – fight Video UFC FN 102
The Tuf 19 tournament winner Corey Anderson entered this fight with a mma record of 8-2-0 (37% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.17 light-heavyweight in the world. He has fought twice in 2016 beating Tom Lawlor (=Anderson vs Lawlor) and losing to Mauricio Shogun Rua (=Shogun Rua vs Anderson).
His opponent, Sean O’Connell, has an official record of 17-8-0 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.53 in the same weight class but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Ilir Latifi and Steve Bosse (4-stars fight, O’Connell vs Bosse). Anderson vs O’Connell is on the undercard of Derrick Lewis vs Shamil Abdurakhimov – UFC Fight Night 102. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2016 MMA fight – Derrick Lewis vs Shamil Abdurakhimov – fight Video UFC FN 102
Derrick Lewis entered this fight with a pro mma record of 16-4-0 (94% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.14 heavyweight in the world. He lost to Shawn Jordan last year but then he has won four bouts beating Gabriel Gonzaga (=Lewis vs Gonzaga) and Roy Nelson in his last two (=Nelson vs Lewis).
His opponent, Shamil Abdurakhimov, has a record of 17-3-0 (65% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.42 in the same weight class. ‘Abrek’ also lost once in 2015, against Timothy Johnson, but he came back to win in 2016 against Anthony Hamilton and Walt Harris. Lewis vs Abdurakhimov is the main event of UFC Fight Night 102. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2016 MMA fight – Ramazan Emeev vs Anatoly Tokov – full fight Video M-1 Chall 73
The M-1 champion Ramazan Emeev entered this fight with a professional mma record of 14-3-0 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.19 middleweight in the world. He lost to Vyacheslav Vasilevsky in 2014 (=Vasilevsky vs Emeev) but then he has won three bouts taking revenge on Vasilevsky in 2015 (=Vasilevsky vs Emeev 2) and beating Maiquel Falcao in his last one (=Emeev vs Falcao).
His opponent, Anatoly Tokov, has an official record of 24-1-0 (79% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.36 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Magomed Magomedkerimov in 2011, since then he has collected 17 consecutive victories defeating Arbi Agujev and Vladimir Filipovic in 2016. Emeev vs Tokov, main event of M-1 Challenge 73, is valid for the M-1 Global middleweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Best fights of the week 48, year 2016
Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 48: (Mon-Sun) from November 28, 2016 to December 4, 2016. Boxing Fight of the Week: Denis Lebedev vs Murat Gassiev Boxing Knockout of the Week: Eduard Troyanovsky vs Julius Indongo Mma Fight of … Read more