Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-01-19, good fight between Manny Pacquiao and Adrien Broner: it gets three stars.
The 40-year-old world champion in eight different weight division Manny Pacquiao (eleven years older than Broner) entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 60-7-2 (39 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.4 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Terence Crawford). ‘Pac Man’ was defeated by Jeff Horn in 2017 (Manny Pacquiao vs Jeff Horn) but he came back to win against Lucas Matthysse (Manny Pacquiao vs Lucas Matthysse).
His opponent, the former world champ in four different weight classes Adrien Broner, has an official record of 33-3-1 (24 knockouts) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class but he comes off the draw with Jessie Vargas (Adrien Broner vs Jessie Vargas) while Pacquiao had beat Vargas in 2016 via unanimous decision (Manny Pacquiao vs Jessie Vargas). Before drawing with Vargas in 2018, ‘AB’ Broner had fought twice in 2017 beating Adrian Granados (Adrien Broner vs Adrian Granados) and losing to Mikey Garcia (Mikey Garcia vs Adrien Broner). Pacquiao vs Broner is valid for the WBA World welterweight title (Pacquiao’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-01-19, fight not so exciting between Badou Jack and Marcus Browne: it gets two stars.
The former Olympian, former Wbc super-Mw and Wba light-Hw champion Badou Jack entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 22-1-3 (13 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Oleksandr Gvozdyk) but two out of his last three fights ended in a draw: against James DeGale (4-stars fight, DeGale vs Jack) and Adonis Stevenson (Adonis Stevenson vs Badou Jack); between these two bouts he beat Nathan Cleverly (Nathan Cleverly vs Badou Jack).
His opponent, the undefeated Marcus Browne, has a perfect record of 22-0-0 (16 knockouts) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. In his last three bouts he has won over Sean Monaghan (Browne vs Monaghan), Francy Ntetu (Marcus Browne vs Francy Ntetu) and Lenin Castillo (Marcus Browne vs Lenin Castillo). Jack vs Browne is valid for the vacant WBC Silver light heavyweight title; undercard of Manny Pacquiao vs Adrien Broner. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-01-19, technical fight but not so exciting: Rau’shee Warren vs Nordine Oubaali gets two stars.
The three-time Olympian and former Wba Bw champion Rau’shee Warren entered this fight with a boxing record of 16-2-0 (4 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.10 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Luis Nery). He lost to Zhanat Zhakiyanov in 2017 (via split decision, Rau’shee Warren vs Zhanat Zhakiyanov) but then he has beat McJoe Arroyo and Juan Gabriel Medina.
His opponent, the undefeated Olympian Nordine Oubaali, has a perfect record of 14-0-0 (11 KOs=79%) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. In his last three bouts he has won over Alejandro Hernandez (Oubaali vs Hernandez), Mark Anthony Geraldo (Nordine Oubaali vs Mark Anthony Geraldo) and Luis Melendez (Nordine Oubaali vs Luis Melendez).Warren vs Oubaali is valid for the vacant WBC World bantamweight title (curiously the French-Moroccan already faced Warren at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing beating the American by just one point); undercard of Manny Pacquiao vs Adrien Broner. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-31, Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Tenshin Nasukawa was only an exhibition fight and we prefer not to rate such a bad show…
The undefeated former Olympian and former world champion in five different weight classes Floyd Mayweather Jr entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 50-0-0 (27 knockouts) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since August 26, 2017 when he defeated Conor McGregor (Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Conor McGregor). Before this bout, in 2015, ‘Money’ Mayweather had beat Manny Pacquiao (Mayweather vs Pacquiao) and Andre Berto (Mayweather vs Berto).
His opponent, the undefeated black belt in karate and former ISKA world champion Tenshin Nasukawa, has a perfect kickboxing record of 28-0-0 (22 KOs=79% but he has also a mma record of 4-0-0) and he entered as the No.5 featherweight (in kickboxing/K-1 rules). He has already fought five times in 2018 beating Rodtang Jitmuangnon, Kyoji Horiguchi and Taiki Naito in his last three. Nasukawa is just 20 years old, 21 years younger than Floyd but the Japanese is 5 ft 5 in tall (165 cm) while Mayweather is 5 ft 8 in tall (173 cm). Mayweather vs Nasukawa is a 3-round exhibition boxing match (but fighters allowed to use their full strength) and it is the main event of Rizin 14. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-31, fight not so exciting between Donnie Nietes and Kazuto Ioka: it gets two stars.
The former world champion in three different weight classes Donnie Nietes entered this fight with a professional record of 41-1-5 (23 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.4 super flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Srisaket Sor Rungvisai). He suffered his only loss when he faced Angky Angkotta in 2004, since then he has collected 30 victories and 4 draws beating Juan Carlos Reveco (Donnie Nietes vs Juan Carlos Reveco) and drawing with Aston Palicte in 2018 (Donnie Nietes vs Aston Palicte).
His opponent, former world champ in three different weight divisions as well Kazuto Ioka, has a boxing record of 23-1-0 (13 knockouts) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Amnat Ruenroeng in 2014 (via split decision, Ioka vs Ruenroeng), but after this bout he has won nine bouts beating Yutthana Kaensa (Ioka vs Kaensa), Nare Yianleang and McWilliams Arroyo in his last three (Kazuto Ioka vs McWilliams Arroyo). Nietes vs Ioka is valid for the vacant WBO World super flyweight title; they also faced each other a second time on July 13, 2022 (Kazuto Ioka vs Donnie Nietes 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-31, some good single shots between Hekkie Budler and Hiroto Kyoguchi but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The world champion in two different weight classes Hekkie Budler entered this fight with a pro record of 32-3-0 (10 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 light flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Ken Shiro). He lost to Milan Melindo last year (via split decision, Milan Melindo vs Hekkie Budler) but he came back to win in 2018 against Ryoichi Taguchi (Ryoichi Taguchi vs Hekkie Budler).
His opponent, the undefeated former Ibf minimumweight champ Hiroto Kyoguchi, has a perfect boxing record of 11-0-0 (8 knockouts) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. In his last three bouts he has won over Carlos Buitrago (Hiroto Kyoguchi vs Carlos Buitrago), Vince Paras (Hiroto Kyoguchi vs Vince Paras) and Tibo Monabesa. Budler vs Kyoguchi is valid for the WBA Super World light flyweight title (Budler’s first defense); undercard of Donnie Nietes vs Kazuto Ioka. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-22, amazing fight thanks to a great performance by both boxers: Josh Warrington vs Carl Frampton is one of the best boxing fights of 2018 and it gets four stars (close to five)!
The world champion in two different weight classes Carl Frampton entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 26-1-0 (15 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 featherweight in the world. Between 2016 and 2017 he faced current #1 Fw Leo Santa Cruz defeating the Mexican in their first bout (Santa Cruz vs Frampton I) and losing the rematch (Frampton vs Santa Cruz II); after this fight he has won three bouts beating Luke Jackson in his last one (Carl Frampton vs Luke Jackson).
His opponent, the undefeated Ibf Fw champ Josh Warrington, has a perfect record of 27-0-0 (6 knockouts) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. In his last three bouts he has won over Kiko Martinez (Josh Warrington vs Kiko Martinez), Dennis Ceylan (Josh Warrington vs Dennis Ceylan) and Lee Selby (Lee Selby vs Josh Warrington). Frampton vs Warrington is valid for the IBF World featherweight title (Warrington’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-15, good exchanges between Saul Alvarez and Rocky Fielding: it gets three stars.
The world champion in two different weight classes Saul Canelo Alvarez entered this fight with a professional record of 50-1-2 (34 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 middleweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Floyd Mayweather Jr in 2013 (via majority decision, Mayweather vs Alvarez), since then Alvarez has collected eight victories and one draw facing twice Gennady Golovkin in his last two bouts: both fights ended with a controversial decision, a split decision draw the first one (Saul Canelo Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin I) and a majority decision win the second one (4-stars fight, Gennady Golovkin vs Saul Canelo Alvarez II).
His opponent, the Wba super-Mw champ Rocky Fielding, has a boxing record of 27-1-0 (15 knockouts) and he entered as the No.6 super middleweight. He suffered his only loss when he faced current #1 super-Mw Callum Smith in 2015 (Smith vs Fielding), since then he has won six bouts beating David Brophy (Rocky Fielding vs David Brophy), Karel Horejsek and Tyron Zeuge in his last three (Tyron Zeuge vs Rocky Fielding). Canelo vs Rocky Fielding is valid for the WBA World super middleweight title (Fielding’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-15, some good exchanges but it was a one-sided fight: Katie Taylor vs Eva Wahlstrom gets two stars.
Both undefeated, the 2012 Olympic gold medalist, current Wba and Ibf champion Katie Taylor entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 11-0-0 (5 knockouts) and she is ranked as the No.2 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Delfine Persoon) while her opponent, the Wbc super-Fw champ Eva Wahlstrom, has an official record of 22-0-1 (3 knockouts) and she entered as the No.2 super featherweight. In their last three bouts Taylor has won over Victoria Noelia Bustos, Kimberly Connor and Cindy Serrano while Wahlstrom has beat Mayra Alejandra Gomez, Irma Balijagic Adler and Melissa St Vil. Taylor vs Wahlstrom is valid for the IBF and WBA World Female lightweight titles; undercard of Saul Canelo Alvarez vs Rocky Fielding. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-14, nice and tough fight between Gilberto Ramirez and Jesse Hart 2: it gets three stars.
The undefeated Wbo super-Mw champion Gilberto Ramirez Sanchez entered this fight with a perfect record of 38-0-0 (25 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 super middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Callum Smith). In his last three fights he has won over Jesse Hart (in their first fight, Ramirez vs Hart), Habib Ahmed (Gilberto Ramirez vs Habib Ahmed) and Roamer Alexis Angulo (Gilberto Ramirez vs Roamer Alexis Angulo).
His opponent, Jesse Hart, has an official boxing record of 25-1-0 (21 KOs=84%) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class. After losing to ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez last year he has beat Thomas Awimbono (Jesse Hart vs Thomas Awimbono), Demond Nicholson and Mike Gavronski (Jesse Hart vs Mike Gavronski). Ramirez vs Hart 2 is valid for the WBO World super middleweight title (Ramirez’s fifth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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