Melvin Manhoef entered this fight with a kickboxing record of 37-14-0 (27 knockouts) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since April 16, 2016 when he was defeated by Alexandru Negrea (=Manhoef vs Negrea). His last victory in a kickboxing fight occurred in 2009, against Denes Racz, after this bout he has lost seven consecutive fights.
His opponent, the three times K-1 WGP champion Remy Bonjasky, has an official record of 77-19-0 (40 knockouts) and he is also not ranked as he hasn’t fought since March 8, 2014 when he beat Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (=Cro Cop vs Bonjasky II). Before this fight he had lost three consecutive bouts: with Jamal Ben Saddik, Tyrone Spong (=Bonjasky vs Spong) and Anderson ‘Braddock’ Silva (controversial decision, Bonjasky vs Silva II). In their previous three fights Bonjasky had always beat Manhoef (in 2002, 2008 and 2009); this fourth bout is the eighth-final of the World Fighting League tournament – WFL Final 16. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Remy Bonjasky fight videos
2014 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic vs Remy Bonjasky 2 – full fight Video
Review: 2014-03-08, disappointing fight between Mirko Filipovic and Remy Bonjasky: it gets two stars. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 22-7-0 and he is ranked as the No.6 heavyweight in the world, he comes off 10 consecutive wins (he suffered his last kickboxing defeat in 2001 losing to Michael McDonald) and last year he won the K-1 WGP heavyweight title beating Ismael Londt in the final (=Filipovic vs Londt).
His opponent, Remy Bonjasky, has an official record of 77-18-0 and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class, he comes off three consecutive defeats but his last fight against Anderson ‘Braddock’ Silva ended in a controversial decision (=Bonjasky vs Silva 2).In the firs fight between Cro Cop and Bonjasky the Croatian defeated Remy by tko (on June 14, 2002), this second fight is the main event of Glory 14 Zagreb. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2013 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Remy Bonjasky vs Anderson Silva 2 – full fight Video
Review: 2013-12-21, nice and close fight between Remy Bonjasky and Anderson ‘Braddock’ Silva: it gets three stars. Remy Bonjasky (77-17-0) entered as the No.13 heavyweight in the world while Anderson ‘Braddock’ Silva (36-10-1) entered as the No.15. In their first fight Bonjasky defeated Silva by majority decision (Octobr 6, 2012); this second fight is on the undercard of Peter Aerts vs Rico Verhoeven – GLORY 13. Watch the video!
2013 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Remy Bonjasky vs Tyrone Spong – full fight Video GLORY 5
Review: 2013-03-23, tough fight and spectacular finish: Remy Bonjasky vs Tyrone Spong is close to gt four stars! Tyrone Spong ranked as the No.6 heavyweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 68-6-1 while Remy Bonjasky had a record of 77-16-0. Bonjasky vs Spong is the main event of GLORY 5 London. Watch the video!
2012 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Remy Bonjasky vs Anderson ‘Braddock’ Silva – full fight Video GLORY 2
Review: 2012-10-06, nice and tough fight between Remy Bonjasky and Anderson ‘Braddock’ Silva: it is very close to get four stars. Remy Bonjasky entered the fight with a record of 75-14-4 while Anderson ‘Braddock’ Silva had a record of 32-7-0. Bonjasky vs Anderson Silva is the main event of GLORY 2 Brussels; they also faced each other a second time on December 21, 2012 (=Bonjasky vs Silva 2). Watch the video!