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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2023-09-18, good pace with some nice exchanges: the boxing match Ken Shiro vs Hekkie Budler gets three stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Boxing Fights of 2023).
Budler vs Kenshiro Teraji is scheduled to take place Monday, September 18th, at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo (Japan), in a 12-round light flyweight (108 lbs, 49.0 kg) bout; it is the main event of the evening and it is valid for the WBA and WBC world light-flyweight titles. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2022-06-25, close match but not so exciting: the boxing fight Hekkie Budler vs Elwin Soto gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Boxing Fights of 2022).
Soto vs Budler, WBC light flyweight eliminator, is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-31, some good single shots between
Hekkie Budler and Hiroto Kyoguchi but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The world champion in two different weight classes Hekkie Budler entered this fight with a pro record of 32-3-0 (10 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 light flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Ken Shiro). He lost to Milan Melindo last year (via split decision, Milan Melindo vs Hekkie Budler) but he came back to win in 2018 against Ryoichi Taguchi (Ryoichi Taguchi vs Hekkie Budler).
His opponent, the undefeated former Ibf minimumweight champ Hiroto Kyoguchi, has a perfect boxing record of 11-0-0 (8 knockouts) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. In his last three bouts he has won over Carlos Buitrago (Hiroto Kyoguchi vs Carlos Buitrago), Vince Paras (Hiroto Kyoguchi vs Vince Paras) and Tibo Monabesa. Budler vs Kyoguchi is valid for the WBA Super World light flyweight title (Budler’s first defense); undercard of Donnie Nietes vs Kazuto Ioka. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-20, nice and tough fight between
Ryoichi Taguchi and Hekkie Budler: it gets three stars.
The Wba and Ibf light-Flw champion Ryoichi Taguchi entered this fight with a pro record of 27-2-2 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 light flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Ken Shiro). He suffered his last defeat when he faced Naoya Inoue in 2013, since then he has collected nine victories and one draw, against Carlos Canizales at the end of 2016 (Taguchi vs Canizales); after this fight he has beat Robert Barrera (Taguchi vs Barrera) and Milan Melindo (Milan Melindo vs Ryoichi Taguchi).
His opponent, the former world champion in two different weight classes Hekkie Budler, has an official boxing record of 31-3-0 (10 knockouts) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year defeating Joey Canoy and losing to Milan Melindo (via split decision, Milan Melindo vs Hekkie Budler). Taguchi vs Budler is valid for the IBF and WBA Super World light flyweight titles. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-09-16, disappointing fight between
Milan Melindo and Hekkie Budler: it gets two stars.
The Ibf light-Flw champion Milan Melindo entered this fight with a professional record of 36-2-0 (13 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 light flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Kosei Tanaka). He lost to Javier Mendoza in 2015 (=Melindo vs Mendoza), but then he has won four consecutive bouts defeating Fahlan Sakkreerin Jr (=Melindo vs Sakkreerin Jr) and Akira Yaegashi in his last two (=Yaegashi vs Melindo).
His opponent, the former world champion in two different weight classes Hekkie Budler, has a boxing record of 31-2-0 (10 knockouts) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. He lost to Byron Rojas last year but then he has won over Siyabonga Siyo and Joey Canoy. Milan Melindo vs Hekkie Budler is valid for the IBF World light flyweight title – Pinoy Pride 42. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-19, great performance by both boxers:
Hekkie Budler vs Simphiwe Khonco gets three stars.
Hekkie Budler entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 28-1-0 (9 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 minimumweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Wanheng Menayothin). Budler’s only loss occurred in 2011 when he faced Gideon Buthelezi (via split decision), since then he has won 11 consecutive fights beating Jesus Silvestre in his last one (=Budler vs Silvestre).
His opponent, Simphiwe Khonco, has a record of 15-4-0 (7 knockouts) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive defeats between 2009 and 2010 but since then he has collected nine victories. Budler vs Khonco is valid for the WBA and IBO World minimumweight titles. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-02-21, some good exchanges between
Hekkie Budler and Jesus Silvestre but it is not enough to get three stars.
Hekkie Budler entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 27-1-0 (9 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 minimumweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Wanheng Menayothin); the only man who stopped Budler was Gideon Buthelezi in 2011 (via split decision), since then he has won ten consecutive bouts, the last one against Xiong Zhao Zhong (=Budler vs Zhong).
His opponent, Jesus Silvestre, has a record of 30-5-0 (22 knockouts) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class, he lost to Eduardo Martinez in 2014 but then he defeated Eduardo Cruz Munoz and Josue Vega. Budler vs Silvestre is valid for the WBA and IBO World minimumweight titles (both held by Budler); undercard of Gennady Golovkin vs Martin Murray. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-10-25, pretty good fight between Hekkie Budler and Xiong Zhao Zhong: it gets three stars. Hekkie Budler entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 26-1-0 (9 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 minimumweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Francisco Rodriguez Jr); he suffered his only defeat in 2011 when he faced Gideon Buthelezi for the Ibo light-Flw title, since then he has moved down in weight class winning nine consecutive fights.
His opponent, Xiong Zhao Zhong, has an official record of 24-5-1 (14 knockouts) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class, he has already fought three times in 2014 but he was defeated by Oswaldo Novoa in his first bout of the year (losing his Wbc world belt Zhong vs Novoa) and then he won two fights. Budler vs Zhong is valid for the WBA and IBO World minimumweight titles (both held by Budler); undercard of Martin Murray vs Domenico Spada. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-06-21, something good in the last part of the fight but it is not enough to get three stars: Hekkie Budler vs Pigmy Kokietgym gets two. Hekkie Budler entered this fight with a record of 25-1-0 (8 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 minimumweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Katsunari Takayama), he suffered his only defeat (via split decision) in 2011 when he faced Gideon Buthelezi for the IBO light flyweight title, since then he moved down in weight class to the minimumweight division winning eight consecutive bouts.
His opponent, Pigmy Kokietgym, has a record of 52-6-2 (22 knockouts) and he entered as the No.25 in the same weight class, he already had a world title shot in 2010 but he lost to Kwanthai Sithmorseng (via split decision), after that bout he has collected ten consecutives victories. Budler vs Kokietgym is valid for the IBO and WBA minimumweight titles; undercard of Martin Murray vs Max Bursak. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2013-11-09, pretty good fight between Hekkie Budler and Hugo Verchelli it gets three stars. Hekkie Budler (23-1-0, 6 KOs) entered as the No.2 minimumweight in the world while Hugo Hernan Verchelli (11-1-0, 6 KOs) entered as the No.18 (currently the #1 in this weight division is Katsunari Takayama). Budler vs Verchelli is valid for the IBO and interim WBA World minimumweight titles. Watch the video!
