Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2023-12-10, disappointing boxing match: Chris Billam-Smith vs Mateusz Masternak gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Boxing Fights of 2023).
Masternak vs Billam-Smith is scheduled to take place Sunday, December 10th, at the Bournemouth International Centre in Bournemouth (United Kingdom), in a 12-round cruiserweight (200 lbs, 90.7 kg) bout; it is the main event of the evening and it is valid for the WBO world cruiserweight title (Billam-Smith’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-04, some good exchanges between Mateusz Masternak and Jose Gregorio Ulrich but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (take a look at our ranking of the best boxing fights of 2020). Mateusz Masternak entered this fight with a professional record of 42-5-0 (28 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.13 cruiserweight in the world. He lost to Yuniel Dorticos in 2018 (Yuniel Dorticos vs Mateusz Masternak) but he came back to win against Taylor Mabika in 2020.
His opponent, Jose Gregorio Ulrich, has a boxing record of 17-3-0 (6 knockouts) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since February 22, 2019 when he was defeated by Evgeny Tishchenko; before this bout he had also lost to Pablo Oscar Natalio Farias and Juan Ezequiel Basualdo, both in 2018. Ulrich vs Masternak is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-10-20, close and tough fight between Yuniel Dorticos and Mateusz Masternak: it gets three stars.
The former Wba Cw champion Yuniel Dorticos entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 22-1-0 (21 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.10 cruiserweight in the world but he comes off his first loss, suffered against Murat Gassiev in February (Murat Gassiev vs Yunier Dorticos). Before this bout, between 2016 and 2017, he had beat Youri Kayembre Kalenga (Kalenga vs Dorticos) and Dmitry Kudryashov (Dorticos vs Kudryashov).
His opponent, Mateusz Masternak, has an official record of 41-4-0 (28 knockouts) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class. He lost to Tony Bellew in 2015 (Bellew vs Masternak) but since then he has won five bouts defeating Stivens Bujaj and Youri Kayembre Kalenga in his last two (Mateusz Masternak vs Youri Kayembre Kalenga 2). Dorticos vs Masternak is the quarter-final of the World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight tournament (WBSS – Muhammad Ali Trophy) and it is on the undercard of Emmanuel Rodriguez vs Jason Moloney. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-04-21, pretty good fight between Mateusz Masternak and Youri Kalenga 2: it gets three stars.
Mateusz Masternak entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 40-4-0 (27 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.22 cruiserweight in the world. He lost to Tony Bellew in 2015 (Bellew vs Masternak) but then he has won four bouts winning over Alexander Kubich, Ismayl Sillah (Mateusz Masternak vs Ismayl Sillah) and Stivens Bujaj in 2017.
His opponent, Youri Kayembre Kalenga, has an official record of 23-4-0 (16 knockouts) and he entered as the No.28 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year defeating Adam Gadajew and losing to Kevin Lerena (Kevin Lerena vs Youri Kayembre Kalenga). In their first fight Masternak had lost to Kalenga via split decision (June 21, 2014 – Mateusz Masternak vs Youri Kalenga I); this second bout is valid for the vacant WBO European cruiserweight title and it is on the undercard of Tomasz Adamek vs Joey Abell. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-06-24, close fight but not so exciting: Mateusz Masternak vs Ismayl Sillah gets two stars.
Mateusz Masternak entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 38-4-0 (26 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.26 cruiserweight in the world. He lost to Tony Bellew in 2015 (=Bellew vs Masternak) but then he has beat Eric Fields and Alexander Kubich.
His opponent, Ismayl Sillah, has a record of 25-3-0 (19 knockouts) and he entered as the No.78 in the same weight class. He fought three times last year losing to Maksim Vlasov and winning over Brad Austin and Andrei Kniazev. Mateusz Masternak vs Ismayl Sillah is on the undercard of Tomasz Adamek vs Solomon Haumono. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-12, disappointing fight between Tony Bellew and Mateusz Masternak: it gets two stars.
Tony Bellew entered this fight with a record of 25-2-1 (16 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.8 cruiserweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Grigory Drozd). He suffered his last loss in 2013 when he faced Adonis Stevenson (=Stevenson vs Bellew), since then he has collected five consecutive victories.
His opponent, Mateusz Masternak, has an official boxing record of 36-3-0 (26 knockouts) and he entered as the No.26 in the same weight class. He has already fought three times in 2015 defeating Ruben Angel Mino (=Masternak vs Mino) and Carlos Ailton Nascimento (=Masternak vs Nascimento) but between these two bouts he lost to Johnny Muller. ‘Bomber’ Bellew vs Masternak is valid for the vacant EBU (European) cruiserweight title; undercard of Anthony Joshua vs Dillian Whyte. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-05, Mateusz Masternak vs Carlos Ailton Nascimento gets three stars only thanks to a good finish.
Mateusz Masternak entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 35-3-0 (25 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.27 cruiserweight in the world while his opponent, Carlos Ailton Nascimento, has a record of 12-1-0 (9 knockouts). Masternak vs Nascimento is valid for the WBA Inter-Continental cruiserweight title; undercard of Juergen Braehmer vs Konni Konrad. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-25, one sided fight between Mateusz Masternak and Ruben Angel Mino: it gets two stars.
Mateusz Masternak entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 34-2-0 (24 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.20 cruiserweight in the world while his opponent, Ruben Angel Mino, has a record of 26-2-0 (26 K0s=100%). Both boxers suffered one defeat in the last twelve months: Masternak lost to Youri Kalenga last year (=Masternak vs Kalenga) but then he beat Ben Nsafoah and Jean Marc Mormeck (=Mormeck vs Masternak), while Mino was defeated by Isa Akberbayev and then won over Edgardo Fabian Mercado. Masternak vs Mino is on the undercard of Tyron Zeuge vs Nikola Sjekloca. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-12-05, nice and tough fight between Jean Marc Mormeck and Mateusz Masternak: it gets three stars. The former Wbc and Wba Cw champion Jean Marc Mormeck entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 37-5-0 (23 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.27 cruiserweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he moved up in weight class to the heavyweight division and he faced Wladimir Klitschko (=Klitschko vs Mormeck); since then he has fought just once beating Tamas Lodi.
His opponent, the 27-year-old Mateusz Masternak (15 years older than Mormeck), has a record of 33-2-0 (24 knockouts) and he entered as the No.22 in the same weight class, both his losses occurred between 2013 and 2014: against Grigory Drozd (=Masternak vs Drozd) and Youri Kalenga (=Masternak vs Kalenga); after this bout he came back to win defeating Ben Nsafoah. Mormeck vs Masternak is on the undercard of Zine Eddine Benmakhlouf vs Toni Visic. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-06-21, fight not particularly exciting between Mateusz Masternak and Youri Kalenga: it gets two stars. Mateusz Masternak entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 32-1-0 (23 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.20 cruiserweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat last year when he faced Grigory Drozd for the EBU-European Cw title (=Masternak vs Drozd), after that bout he beat Sandro Siproshvili and Stjepan Vugdelija.
His opponent, Youri Kayembre Kalenga, has a record of 19-1-0 (13 knockouts) and he entered as the No.18 in the same weight class, he also suffered his last and only defeat in 2013, against Arturs Kulikauskis, after that fight he has fought and won three times. Masternak vs Kalenga is valid for the interim WBA World cruiserweight title (they also faced a second time on April 21, 2018 – Mateusz Masternak vs Youri Kayembre Kalenga 2); undercard of Martin Murray vs Max Bursak. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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