Both undefeated, the Russian Dmitry Bivol entered this fight with a pro record of 6-0-0 (6 KOs=100%) and he is ranked as the No.41 light heavyweight in the world while his opponent, Felix Valera, has a perfect boxing record of 13-0-0 (12 KOs=92%) and he entered as the No.99 in the same weight class. Bivol has already fought once in 2016 beating Cleiton Conceicao while Valera fought once in 2015 winning over Stanislav Kashtanov (=Kashtanov vs Valera). Bivol vs Valera is valid for the interim WBA World light heavyweight title; undercard of Denis Lebedev vs Victor Ramirez. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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2016 BOXING fight – David Haye vs Arnold Gjergjaj – full fight Video
The former Hw and Cw world champion David Haye entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 27-2-0 (25 KOs=93%) and he is ranked as the No.50 heavyweight in the world. ‘Hayemaker’ suffered his last loss when he faced Wladimir Klitschko in 2011 (=Klitschko vs Haye), since then he has fought just twice beating Dereck Chisora in 2012 (=Haye vs Chisora) and Mark de Mori in 2016 (=Haye vs de Mori).
His opponent, the undefeated Arnold Gjergjaj, has a perfect record of 29-0-0 (21 knockouts) and he entered as the No.23 in the same weight class. ‘The Cobra’ Gjergjaj fought three times in 2015 winning over Zoltan Csala, Denis Bakhtov and Marino Goles. Haye vs Gjergjaj is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2016 BOXING fight – Rakhim Chakhkiev vs Tamas Lodi – full fight Video
The 2008 Olympic heavyweight gold medalist Rakhim Chakhkiev entered this fight with a record of 24-2-0 (18 KOs=75%) and he is ranked as the No.20 cruiserweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Ola Afolabi suffered in 2015 (4-stars-fight Chakhkiev vs Afolabi).
His opponent, Tamas Lodi, has a boxing record of 18-6-2 (15 KOs=83%) and he entered as the No.57 in the same weight class. He lost to Andrew Tabiti in 2015 but he came back to win in 2016 beating Istvan Kun and Juho Haapoja. Chakhkiev vs Lodi is on the undercard of Denis Lebedev vs Victor Ramirez. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2016 BOXING fight – Denis Lebedev vs Victor Emilio Ramirez – full fight Video IBF WBA
Denis Lebedev entered this fight with a boxing record of 28-2-0 (21 KOs=75%) and he is ranked as the No.3 cruiserweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Krzysztof Glowacki). He lost to Guillermo Jones in 2013 (=Lebedev vs Jones) but then he has won three fights beating Youri Kayembre Kalenga (=Lebedev vs Kalenga) and Lateef Kayode in 2015 (=Lebedev vs Kayode).
His opponent, the former Wbo Cw champion Victor Emilio Ramirez, has an official record of 22-2-1 (17 KOs=77%) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. He suffered his last defeat when he faced Marco Huck in 2009, since then he has collected 7 victories and one draw, against Ovill McKenzie in his last bout (=McKenzie vs Ramirez). Lebedev vs Ramirez is valid for the IBF and WBA Super World cruiserweight titles (on the original fight card the main event was Deontay Wilder vs Alexander Povetkin but the Russian failed a drugs test and the fight would be postponed). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2016 MMA fight – Marloes Coenen vs Alexis Dufresne – full fight Video Bellator 155
Marloes Coenen entered this fight with a mma record of 23-6-0 (87% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 women’s featherweight in the world while her opponent, Alexis Dufresne, has a record of 5-2-0 (100% finishing rate). Coenen suffered her last loss when she faced Cristiane ‘Cyborg’ Justino in 2013 (=Cyborg vs Coenen 2) but then she has won over Annalisa Bucci and Arlene Blencowe while Dufresne comes off two consecutive defeats, against Sarah Moras and Marion Reneau. Coenen vs Dufresne is on the undercard of Rafael Carvalho vs Melvin Manhoef – Bellator 155. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2016 MMA fight – Augusto Sakai vs Dan Charles – full fight Video Bellator 155
The undefeated Augusto Sakai entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 9-0-0 (78% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won by submission) and he is ranked as the No.45 heavyweight in the world while his opponent, Dan Charles, has an official record of 10-3-0 (80% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.69 in the same weight class. Both fighters have fought twice last year: Sakai beat Daniel Gallemore and Alex Huddleston while Charles lost to Bobby Lashley (=Lashley vs Charles) and defeated Chase Gormley. Sakai vs Charles is on the undercard of Rafael Carvalho vs Melvin Manhoef – Bellator 155. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2016 MMA fight – Pat Curran vs Georgi Karakhanyan – full fight Video Bellator 155
The former Bellator Fw champion Pat Curran entered this fight with a pro mma record of 21-7-0 (57% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 featherweight in the world but he lost two out of his last three bouts, against Patricio Freire (=Curran vs Freire 2) and Daniel Weichel (=Curran vs Weichel); after this fight he beat Emmanuel Sanchez (=Curran vs Sanchez).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Wsof Fw champion Georgi Karakhanyan, has a record of 24-5-1 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.35 in the same weight class. He also lost two out of his last three fights, against Rick Glenn (=Karakhanyan vs Glenn) and Daniel Weichel (=Weichel vs Karakhanyan) but between these two bouts he defeated Bubba Jenkins (=Karakhanyan vs Jenkins). Curran vs Karakhanyan is on the undercard of Rafael Carvalho vs Melvin Manhoef – Bellator 155. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2016 MMA fight – Rafael Carvalho vs Melvin Manhoef – full fight Video Bellator 155
The Bellator Mw champion Rafael Carvalho entered this fight with a professional mma record of 12-1-0 (83% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won by submission) and he is ranked as the No.18 middleweight in the world. He suffered his only loss at his pro mma debut in 2011, against Julio Cesar Araujo Fernandes, since then he has won 12 consecutive bouts beating Joe Schilling (=Schilling vs Carvalho) and Brandon Halsey in 2015 (=Halsey vs Carvalho).
His opponent, the 40-year-old Melvin Manhoef (11 years older than Carvalho) , has an official record of 30-12-1 (93% ko/tko victory rate – he has also never won by submission) and he entered as the No.42 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive fights between 2014 and 2015, against Joe Schilling (=Manhoef vs Schilling) and Alexander Shlemenko (result overturned in a no-contest after the Russian tested positive for anabolic steroids, Shlemenko vs Manhoef), but then he defeated Hisaki Kato (=Kato vs Manhoef). Carvalho vs Manhoef, main event of the Bellator 155, is valid for the Bellator middleweight title (Carvalho’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2016 BOXING fight – Youri Kalenga vs Yunier Dorticos – full fight Video WBA
Youri Kayembre Kalenga entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 22-2-0 (15 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.14 cruiserweight in the world. He fought twice last year losing to Denis Lebedev (=Lebedev vs Kalenga) and winning over Roberto Feliciano Bolonti (=Kalenga vs Bolonti).
His opponent, the undefeated Yunier Dorticos, has a perfect record of 20-0-0 (19 KOs=95%) and he entered as the No.18 in the same weight class. He also fought twice in 2015 beating Galen Brown and Fulgencio Zuniga. Kalenga vs Dorticos is valid for the vacant WBA World cruiserweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2016 best BOXING fight – Murat Gassiev vs Jordan Shimmell – full fight Video
The undefeated Murat Gassiev entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 22-0-0 (16 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.16 cruiserweight in the world. He fought four times last year beating Terrance Smith, Felix Cora Jr (=Gassiev vs Cora) and Rodney Moore but his last bout, against Isiah Thomas, ended in a no-contest (=Gassiev vs Thomas).
His opponent, Jordan Shimmell, has an official record of 20-1-0 (16 KOs=80%) and he entered as the No.50 in the same weight class. He lost to Isiah Thomas in 2015 but he came back to win in 2016 defeating Willis Lockett. Gassiev vs Shimmell is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!