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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-07-06, some good exchanges between
Igor Mikhalkin and Timur Nikarkhoev but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The former Ibo light-Hw champion Igor Mikhalkin entered this fight with a pro record of 22-2-0 (10 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.11 light heavyweight in the world. He fought twice last year losing to Sergey Kovalev (Sergey Kovalev vs Igor Mikhalkin) and beating Bernard Donfack.
His opponent, Timur Nikarkhoev, has an official boxing record of 21-2-0 (14 knockouts) and he entered as the No.46 in the same weight class. He lost to Joseph Mulema in 2017 but then he has won seven consecutive bouts defeating Geard Ajetovic. Mikhalkin vs Nikarkhoev is valid for the interim IBO World light heavyweight title; undercard of Thulani Mbenge vs Sebastian Formella. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-03-03, good pace with some nice exchanges:
Sergey Kovalev vs Igor Mikhalkin gets three stars.
The current Wbo and Iba light-Hw champion Sergey Kovalev entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 31-2-1 (27 KOs=87%) and he is ranked as the No.2 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Adonis Stevenson). “Krusher” Kovalev lost two consecutive bouts between 2016 and 2017, both with Andre Ward (Kovalev vs Ward I and Ward vs Kovalev II) but then he has beat Vyacheslav Shabranskyy (Sergey Kovalev vs Vyacheslav Shabranskyy).
His opponent, the Ibo light-Hw champion Igor Mikhalkin, has an official record of 21-1-0 (9 knockouts) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Aleksy Kuziemski in 2010, since then he has won ten consecutive bouts beating Yevgeni Makhteienko, Thomas Oosthuizen (Oosthuizen vs Mikhalkin) and Doudou Ngumbu in 2017 (Igor Mikhalkin vs Doudou Ngumbu 3). Kovalev vs Mikhalkin is valid for the WBO World light heavyweight title (Kovalev’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-12-02, fight not particularly exciting between
Igor Mikhalkin and Doudou Ngumbu 3: it gets two stars.
Igor Mikhalkin entered this fight with a professional record of 20-1-0 (9 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.12 light heavyweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Aleksy Kuziemski in 2010, since then he has won nine consecutive bouts beating Yevgeni Makhteienko and Thomas Oosthuizen in 2017 (=Oosthuizen vs Mikhalkin).
His opponent, Doudou Ngumbu, has an official record of 37-7-0 (14 knockouts) and he entered as the No.21 in the same weight class. He lost to Umar Salamov in 2015 (=Salamov vs Ngumbu) but then he has defeated Gabriel Lecrosnier, Bilal Laggoune and Jonathan Profichet. In both their previous fights Mikhalkin has beat Ngumbu via decision; this third fight is valid for the IBO World light heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-05-19, some good exchanges between
Thomas Oosthuizen and Igor Mikhalkin but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The undefeated former Ibo super-Mw champion Thomas Oosthuizen entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 27-0-2 (16 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.18 light heavyweight in the world. In his last three fights he has beat Robert Berridge, Daniel Bruwer and Said Mbelwa.
His opponent, Igor Mikhalkin, has a record of 19-1-0 (9 knockouts) and he entered as the No.23 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Aleksy Kuziemski in 2010, since then he has won eight consecutive bouts defeating Yevgeni Makhteienko in his last one. Igor Mikhalkin vs Thomas Oosthuizen is valid for the vacant IBO World light heavyweight title; undercard of Mario Daser vs Ola Afolabi. Watch the video and rate this fight!
