Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-11-20, boxing fight not particularly good: Richard Riakporhe vs Olanrewaju Durodola gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Boxing Fights of 2021).
Durodola vs Riakporhe is the main event of the evening and it is valid for the vacant WBC Silver cruiserweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-19, nice and tough fight between Ilunga Makabu and Olanrewaju Durodola: it is close to get four stars (take a look at our ranking of the best boxing fights of 2020).
The Wbc Cw champion Ilunga Makabu entered this fight with a pro record of 27-2-0 (24 KOs=89%) and he is ranked as the No.2 cruiserweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Mairis Briedis). He was defeated by Tony Bellew in 2016 (Tony Bellew vs Ilunga Makabu) but since then he has won eight consecutive bouts defeating Dmitry Kudryashov (Dmitry Kudryashov vs Ilunga Makabu), Aleksei Papin (Ilunga Makabu vs Aleksei Papin) and Michal Cieslak in his last three (Ilunga Makabu vs Michal Cieslak).
His opponent, the former Olympian Olanrewaju Durodola, has an official boxing record of 34-7-0 (31 KOs=91%) and he entered as the No.25 in the same weight class. He lost to Michal Cieslak last year (Michal Cieslak vs Olanrewaju Durodola) but then he has won five bouts beating Abraham Tabul and Olarewaju Segun in 2020. Durodola vs Makabu is valid for the WBC World cruiserweight title (Makabu’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-05-31, fight not so exciting between Michal Cieslak and Olanrewaju Durodola: it gets two stars.The undefeated Michal Cieslak entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 18-0-0 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.21 cruiserweight in the world. In his last three bouts he has won over Serhiy Radchenko, Dusan Krstin and Youri Kayembre Kalenga (Michal Cieslak vs Youri Kayembre Kalenga).
His opponent, the former Olympian Olanrewaju Durodola, has an official record of 29-6-0 (27 KOs=93%) and he entered as the No.28 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive fights last year, against Maksim Vlasov (Maksim Vlasov vs Olanrewaju Durodola) and Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (Krzysztof Wlodarczyk vs Olanrewaju Durodola) but then he has beat Jackson Junior and Maroy Sadiki. Cieslak vs Durodola is valid for the vacant Republic of Poland International cruiserweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-06-02, pretty boring fight between Krzysztof Wlodarczyk and Olanrewaju Durodola: it gets two stars.The former Ibf and Wbc Cw champion Krzysztof Wlodarczyk entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 54-4-1 (38 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.22 cruiserweight in the world. ‘Diablo’ fought twice last year beating Noel Gevor (Wlodarczyk vs Gevor) and losing to Murat Gassiev (Murat Gassiev vs Krzysztof Wlodarczyk); he came back to win in 2018 with Adam Gadajew (Krzysztof Wlodarczyk vs Adam Gadajew).
His opponent, the 2008 Olympian Olanrewaju Durodola, has a record of 27-5-0 (25 KOs=93%) and he entered as the No.34 in the same weight class but he comes off the loss against Maksim Vlasov (Maksim Vlasov vs Olanrewaju Durodola); before this bout, in 2017, he had beat Manroy Sadiki and Karama Nyilawila. Wlodarczyk vs Durodola is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-02-03, fight not so exciting between Maksim Vlasov and Olanrewaju Durodola: it gets two stars.Maksim Vlasov entered this fight with a professional record of 41-2-0 (24 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.9 cruiserweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Oleksandr Usyk). He was defeated by Gilberto Ramirez Sanchez in 2015 (=Ramirez vs Vlasov) but then he has won eleven consecutive bouts beating Tamas Lodi, Mussa Ajibu, Denton Daley and Vikapita Meroro in 2017 (=Vlasov vs Meroro).
His opponent, the 2008 Olympian Olanrewaju Durodola, has a record of 27-4-0 (25 KOs=93%) and he entered as the No.30 in the same weight class. He fought four times in 2017 losing once, the rematch with Dmitry Kudryashov (=Kudryashov vs Durodola 2); after this bout he has won over Karama Nyilawila and Manroy Sadiki. Vlasov vs Durodola is valid for the vacant WBC Silver cruiserweight title; undercard of Murat Gassiev vs Yunier Dorticos. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-06-03, tough fight with some nice exchanges: Olanrewaju Durodola vs Dmitry Kudryashov 2 gets three stars.Dmitry Kudryashov entered this fight with a boxing record of 20-1-0 (20 KOs=100%) and he is ranked as the No.24 cruiserweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Olanrewaju Durodola in their first fight in 2015 (via tko in the second round, Kudryashov vs Durodola I), after this bout he has won over Julio Cesar Dos Santos and Santander Silgado.
His opponent, Olanrewaju Durodola, has an official record of 25-3-0 (23 KOs=92%) and he entered as the No.14 in the same weight class. He lost to Mairis Briedis last year (=Briedis vs Durodola) but then he has beat Yuberti Suarez Diaz, Pascal Ndomba and Mussa Ajibu. Dmitry Kudryashov vs Olanrewaju Durodola 2 is valid for the WBC Silver cruiserweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-14, fight not particularly exciting between Mairis Briedis and Olanrewaju Durodola: it gets two stars.The undefeated Mairis Briedis entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 19-0-0 (16 KOs=84%) and he is ranked as the No.4 cruiserweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Krzysztof Glowacki). He has already fought once in 2016 winning over Danie Venter (=Briedis vs Venter).
His opponent, Olanrewaju Durodola, has an official boxing record of 22-2-0 (20 KOs=91%) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Thabiso Mchunu in 2014 (=Mchunu vs Durodola), since then he has won five consecutive fights beating Dmitry Kudryashov in his last one (=Kudryashov vs Durodola). Briedis vs Durodola is valid for the WBC Silver cruiserweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-11-04, nice back and forth fight with some tough exchanges: Dmitry Kudryashov vs Olanrewaju Durodola is close to get four stars.The undefeated Dmitry Kudryashov entered this fight with a perfect record of 18-0-0 (18 KOs=100%) and he is ranked as the No.10 cruiserweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Grigory Drozd). He has already fought twice in 2015 winning over Francisco Palacios (=Kudryashov vs Palacios) and Vikapita Meroro (=Kudryashov vs Meroro).
His opponent, Olanrewaju Durodola, has a record of 21-2-0 (19 KOs=90%) and he entered as the No.34 in the same weight class. He lost to Thabiso Mchunu in 2014 (=Mchunu vs Durodola) but then he has won four consecutive bouts. Kudryashov vs Durodola is valid for the vacant WBC Silver cruiserweight title; undercard of Alexander Povetkin vs Mariusz Wach. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-01-24, we expected much more from this fight: Thabiso Mchunu vs Olanrewaju Durodola gets two stars. The South African Thabiso Mchunu entered this fight with a record of 14-1-0 (10 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.4 cruiserweight in the world, this is the second fight in the USA for Mchunu. His opponent is the Nigerian Olanrewaju Durodola who has a record of 17-1-0 (16 KOs=94%) and he entered as the No.28 in the same weight class. Mchunu vs Durodola is valid for the vacant NABF cruiserweight title and it is on the undercard of Curtis Stevens vs Patrick Majewski. Watch the video and rate this fight!
