Best fights of the week 12, year 2016

Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 12: (Mon-Sun) from March 21, 2016 to March 27, 2016.   Boxing Fight of the Week: Chris Eubank Jr vs Nick Blackwell  

2016 BOXING fight – Joseph Diaz vs Jayson Velez – fight Video

diaz-vs-velez-poster-2016-03-26
3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-03-26, good fight between Joseph Diaz and Jayson Velez: it gets three stars.

The undefeated Joseph Diaz entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 19-0-0 (11 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.19 featherweight in the world. He fought five times last year beating Ruben Tamayo (=Diaz vs Tamayo) and Hugo Partida in his last two fights (=Diaz vs Partida).
His opponent, Jayson Velez, has an official record of 23-1-1 (16 knockouts) and he entered as the No.32 in the same weight class. He fought twice in 2015 defeating Daniel Ramirez (=Velez vs Ramirez) but then he lost to Ronny Rios (=Velez vs Rios). JoJo Diaz vs Velez is valid for the NABF featherweight title; undercard of Andre Ward vs Sullivan Barrera. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 BOXING fight – Dante Jardon vs Juan Carlos Salgado – full fight Video

jardon-vs-salgado-poster-2016-03-26
3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-03-26, pretty good fight between Dante Jardon and Juan Carlos Salgado: it gets three stars.

Dante Jardon entered this fight with a pro record of 28-5-0 (22 KOs=79%) and he is ranked as the No.7 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Rances Barthelemy). He lost two consecutive bouts between 2013 and 2014. against Takashi Miura (=Miura vs Jardon) and Adrian Estrella (=Jardon vs Estrella), but then he has won four bouts, the last one against Reyes Sanchez (=Jardon vs Sanchez).
His opponent, the former Ibf and Wba super-Fw champion Juan Carlos Salgado, has an official record of 26-5-1 (16 knockouts) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since January 31, 2015 when he was defeated by Jairo Lopez; before this bout he had lost three consecutive fights. ‘Crazy’ Jardon vs Salgado is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 BOXING fight – Andre Ward vs Sullivan Barrera – full fight Video

ward-vs-barrera-poster-2016-03-26
2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-03-26, some good exchanges between Andre Ward and Sullivan Barrera but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

Both undefeated, the former Wba and Wbc super-Mw champion Andre Ward entered this fight with a perfect record of 28-0-0 (15 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Sergey Kovalev) while his opponent, Sullivan Barrera, has an official boxing record of 17-0-0 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.23 in the same weight class. Ward fought just once last year, beating Paul Smith (=Ward vs Smith), while Barrera fought three times defeating Jeff Lacy (=Barrera vs Lacy), Hakim Zoulikha and Karo Murat (=Barrera vs Murat). SOG Ward vs Barrera, IBF light heavyweight title eliminator, is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Catalin Morosanu vs Daniel Sam – full fight Video SuperKombat

morosanu-vs-sam-superkombat-wgp-01-2016-poster
2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2013-03-26, some good exchanges between Catalin Morosanu and Daniel Sam but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The former SuperKombat Hw champion Catalin Morosanu entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 42-8-0 (25 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.11 heavyweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Tomas Hron in 2014, since then he has won five consecutive bouts beating Maurice Jackson in his last one.
His opponent, Daniel Sam, has an official record of 24-12-0 (9 knockouts) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year defeating Brian Douwes but then he lost to Xavier Vigney (=Sam vs Vigney). Morosanu vs Sam, SuperKombat heavyweight championship eliminator, is the main event of the SuperKombat World Grand Prix I 2016; they also faced each other a second time on June 6, 2019 (Catalin Morosanu vs Daniel Sam 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 BOXING fight – Chris Eubank Jr vs Nick Blackwell – full fight Video

eubank-vs-blackwell-poster-2016-03-26
3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-03-26, high pace with some nice combinations: Chris Eubank Jr vs Nick Blackwell is close to get four stars!

The interim Wba champion Chris Eubank Jr entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 21-1-0 (16 KOs=76%) and he is ranked as the No.9 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez). He suffered his only loss when he faced Billy Joe Saunders in 2014 (=Saunders vs Eubank Jr), after this bout he has won three fights beating Gary O’Sullivan in his last one (=Eubank Jr vs O’Sullivan).
His opponent, Nick Blackwell, has an official record of 19-3-1 (8 knockouts) and he entered as the No.21 in the same weight class. He lost to Max Bursak in 2013 but since then he has collected six victories and one draw; he beat Jack Arnfield in his last bout (=Blackwell vs Arnfield). Eubank vs Blackwell is valid for the BBBofC British middleweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 BOXING fight – Kell Brook vs Kevin Bizier – full fight Video IBF

brook-vs-bizier-poster-2016-03-26
2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-03-26, disappointing fight between Kell Brook and Kevin Bizier: it gets two stars.

The undefeated Ibf Ww champion Kell Brook entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 35-0-0 (24 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.4 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Manny Pacquiao). He fought twice last year beating Ionut Dan Ion (=Brook vs Dan Ion) and Frankie Gavin (=Brook vs Gavin).
His opponent, Kevin Bizier, has an official record of 25-2-0 (17 knockouts) and he entered as the No.20 in the same weight class. He lost twice by split decision with Ionut Dan Ion, in 2013 (=Bizier vs Dan Ion I) and in 2014 (=Dan Ion vs Bizier II), but after this fight he has won over Fouad El Massoudi and Fredrick Lawson (=Bizier vs Lawson). Brook vs Bizier is valid for the IBF World welterweight title (Brook’s third defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 BOXING fight – Luke Campbell vs Gary Sykes – full fight Video

campbell-vs-sykes-poster-2016-03-26
2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-03-26, fight not particularly good between Luke Campbell and Gary Sykes: it gets two stars.

The 2012 Olympic bantamweight gold medalist Luke Campbell entered this fight with a professional record of 12-1-0 (10 KOs=83%) and he is ranked as the No.33 lightweight in the world but he comes off his first loss, suffered against Yvan Mendy last year (=Campbell vs Mendy).
His opponent, Gary Sykes, has a boxing record of 28-4-0 (6 knockouts) and he suffered his last loss in 2014, against Liam Walsh (=Sykes vs Walsh), after this bout he beat Ibrar Riyaz. Campbell vs Sykes is valid for the vacant Commonwealth (British Empire) lightweight title; undercard of Kell Brook vs Kevin Bizier. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 BOXING fight – Antonio Orozco vs Miguel Acosta – full fight Video

orozco-vs-acosta-poster-2016-03-25
2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-03-25, one sided fight between Antonio Orozco and Miguel Acosta: it gets two stars.

The undefeated Antonio Orozco entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 23-0-0 (15 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.15 welterweight in the world. He fought twice last year beating Emmanuel Taylor (=Taylor vs Orozco) and Humberto Soto (=Orozco vs Soto).
His opponent, the former Wba Lw champion Miguel Acosta, has a record of 29-8-2 (23 KOs=79%) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since January 20, 2015 when he was defeated by Michael Perez; before this bout he had lost three consecutive fights. Orozco vs Acosta is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 BOXING fight – Juan Diaz vs Fernando Garcia – fight Video

diaz-vs-garcia-poster-2016-03-19
3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-03-19, great performance by both boxers: Juan Diaz vs Fernando Garcia is very close to get four stars!

The former Wba, Wbo and Ibf Lw champion Juan Diaz entered this fight with a record of 40-4-0 (19 knockouts) while his opponent, Fernando Garcia, has a boxing record of 30-7-2 (18 knockouts). Both boxers are not ranked as they haven’t fought since 2014: in their last bout Diaz had won over Carlos Cardenas (=Diaz vs Cardenas) while Garcia had lost to Sharif Bogere. ‘Baby Bull’ Diaz vs Garcia is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!