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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-26, fight not so exciting between James Kirkland and Juan Macias Montiel: it gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the best boxing fights of 2020).
James Kirkland entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 34-2-0 (30 KOs=88%) and he is ranked as the No.125 middleweight in the world. He lost to Saul Canelo Alvarez in 2015 (5-stars fight, Saul Canelo Alvarez vs James Kirkland) but he came back to win against Colby Courter and Jas Phipps in 2019.
His opponent, Juan Macias Montiel, has a record of 21-4-2 (21 KOs=100%) and he entered as the No.63 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Jaime Munguia in 2017 but then he has fought three times beating Gustavo Octavio Castro and Marco Reyes, but in his last bout he has tied with Hugo Centeno Jr (Hugo Centeno Jr vs Juan Macias Montiel). Montiel vs Kirkland is on the undercard of David Morrell vs Mike Gavronski. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-05-09,
Saul Alvarez vs James Kirkland was not a boxing fight, it was a war in which both fighters exchanged shot for shot from the first round and thanks also to an impressive finish it gets five stars! We have, finally, the first candidate for the
2015 Boxing Fight of the Year!
The former Wbc and Wba super-Ww champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 44-1-1 (31 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super welterweight in the world. He suffered his only defeat in 2013 when he faced Floyd Mayweather Jr (=Mayweather vs Alvarez); after losing he came back to win beating Alfredo Angulo (=Alvarez vs Angulo) and Erislandy Lara (=Alvarez vs Lara).
His opponent, James Kirkland, has an official record of 32-1-0 (28 KOs=87%) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since December 7, 2013 when he defeated Glen Tapia (=Kirkland vs Tapia). Kirkland’s only loss occurred in 2011 against Nobuhiro Ishida (=Ishida vs Kirkland). Alvarez vs Kirkland is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2013-12-07, tough and brutal fight with both fighters exchanging shot for shot from the first bell, Kirkland and Tapia showed a lion’s heart and a stone chin but after watching this bout twice we think it is just “close to get four stars“. Our decision is likely to be unpopular since many labeled this bout as “Fight of the Year 2013” but there is something missing or maybe because the looser was too passive in the last two rounds and we want to see an exciting battle by both sides and not a drama. The undefeated Glen Tapia ranked as the No.23 light middleweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 20-0-0 (12 knockouts) while James Kirkland had a record of 31-1-0 (27 K0s=87% – Kirkland is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since March 24, 2012 when he faced Carlos Molina). Kirkland vs Tapia is on the undercard of Guillermo Rigondeaux vs Joseph Agbeko. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-03-24, the bout between Carlos Molina and James Kirkland has not been a particularly good fight but the disqualification is ridicolous (end of tenth round): two stars. Carlos Molina (19-4-2) entered as the No.4 light middleweight in the world while James Kirkland (30-1-0) entered as the No.5. Molina vs Kirkland is valid as WBC Light Middleweight Semi-Final Eliminator; undercard of Erik Morales vs Danny Garcia. Watch the video!
Review: 2011-11-05, Kirkland starts strong but after 28 seconds of the first round he is already down, so Alfredo Angulo tries to end the fight throwing a lot of punches in the second minute of the fight but James Kirkland survives and comes back in the last minute of the first round knocking down “Perro” Angulo! Then the fight goes on but we don’t want to unveil the result of the bout… We don’t believe that Kirkland vs Angulo could win “Fight of the Year” honors but it could be a candidate for “Round of the Year” thanks to the amazing first round. Alfredo Angulo (20-1-0) entered as the No.2 light middleweight in the world while James Kirkland (29-1-0) entered as the No.49 middleweight. Angulo vs Kirkland, semi-final eliminator for the WBC light middleweight title. Watch the video!
Review: 2011-04-09, Nobuhiro Ishida knocks down James Kirkland three times in the first round and Joe Cortez stops the fight, good victory for Ishida. Watch the video!
Review: second fight and second knockout victory for James Kirkland after two years spent in prison. Kirkland and Berrio exchanged heavy blows but at the second round Berrio goes down. Watch the video:
