Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-01-27, great performance by both boxers: Oleksandr Usyk vs Mairis Briedis gets three stars.
Both undefeated, the 2012 Olympic heavyweight gold medalist and current Wbo champion Oleksandr Usyk entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 13-0-0 (11 KOs=85%) and he is ranked as the No.1 cruiserweight in the world while his opponent, the Wbc champion Mairis Briedis, has an official record of 23-0-0 (18 KOs=78%) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class. Both boxers fought twice last year: Usyk beat Michael Hunter (=Usyk vs Hunter) and Marco Huck via tko (=Usyk vs Huck) while Briedis defeated Marco Huck by unanimous decision (=Huck vs Briedis) and Mike Perez (=Briedis vs Perez). Usyk vs Briedis is valid for the WBC and WBO World cruiserweight titles and it is the semifinal of the World Boxing Super Series Cw tournamet. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-01-20, good fight between Errol Spence Jr and Lamont Peterson: it gets three stars.
The undefeated Ibf Ww champion Errol Spence Jr entered this fight with a perfect record of 22-0-0 (19 KOs=86%) and he is ranked as the No.5 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Keith Thurman). In his last three bouts he has won over Chris Algieri (=Spence vs Algieri), Leonard Bundu (=Spence Jr vs Bundu) and Kell Brook (=Brook vs Spence Jr).
His opponent, the world champion in two different weight classes Lamont Peterson, has an official boxing record of 35-3-1 (17 knockouts) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class. He lost to Danny Garcia in 2015 (=Garcia vs Peterson) but then he has beat Felix Diaz (=Peterson vs Diaz) and David Avanesyan (=Avanesyan vs Peterson). Spence vs Peterson is valid for the IBF World welterweight title (Spence’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-01-20, close fight but not so exciting: Robert Easter Jr vs Javier Fortuna gets two stars.
The undefeated Ibf Lw champion Robert Easter Jr entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 20-0-0 (14 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Mikey Garcia). He won the vacant Ibf title in 2016 against Richard Commey (=Easter Jr vs Commey) and he defended it twice in 2017: with Luis Cruz (=Easter vs Cruz) and Denis Shafikov (=Shafikov vs Easter Jr).
His opponent, the former world champion in two different weight classes Javier Fortuna, has a record of 33-1-1 (23 knockouts) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Jason Sosa in 2016 (=Fortuna vs Sosa), since then he has beat Marlyn Cabrera, Omar Douglas (=Fortuna vs Douglas), Mario Beltre and Nicolas Polanco. Easter vs Fortuna is valid for the IBF World lightweight title (Easter’s third defense – belt on the line just for Easter since Fortuna was overweight at the weigh-in); undercard of Errol Spence Jr vs Lamont Peterson. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-12-31, close fight with some nice exchanges: Ryoichi Taguchi vs Milan Melindo gets three stars.
The Ibf light-Flw champion Milan Melindo entered this fight with a boxing record of 37-2-0 (13 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 light flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Ken Shiro). He lost to Javier Mendoza in 2015 (=Melindo vs Mendoza), but then he has won five consecutive bouts defeating Akira Yaegashi (=Yaegashi vs Melindo) and Hekkie Budler in 2017 (=Melindo vs Budler).
His opponent, the Wba light-Flw champion Ryoichi Taguchi, has an official record of 26-2-2 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. He suffered his last defeat when he faced Naoya Inoue in 2013, since then he has collected eight victories and one draw, against Carlos Canizales at the end of 2016 (=Taguchi vs Canizales); after this fight he has beat Robert Barrera (=Taguchi vs Barrera). Taguchi vs Melindo is valid for the IBF and WBA Super World light flyweight titles. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-12-16, pretty good fight between Billy Joe Saunders and David Lemieux: it gets three stars.
The undefeated Wbo Mw champion Billy Joe Saunders entered this fight with a perfect record of 25-0-0 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.6 middleweight in the world. In his last three bouts he has won over Andy Lee (=Lee vs Saunders), Artur Akavov (=Saunders vs Akavov) and Willie Monroe Jr (=Saunders vs Monroe Jr).
His opponent, the former Ibf Mw champion David Lemieux, has an official boxing record of 38-3-0 (33 KOs=87%) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class. He lost to #1 Mw Gennady Golovkin in 2015 (=Golovkin vs Lemieux) but then he has won four bouts defeating Curtis Stevens (4-stars fight, Lemieux vs Stevens) and Marcos Reyes in 2017 (=Lemieux vs Reyes). Lemieux vs Saunders is valid for the WBO World middleweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-12-15, disappointing fight between Alexander Povetkin and Christian Hammer: it gets two stars.
The 2004 Olympic super-heavyweight gold medalist and former Wba Hw champion Alexander Povetkin entered this fight with a professional record of 32-1-0 (23 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Anthony Joshua). He suffered his only loss when he faced Wladimir Klitschko in 2013 (=Klitschko vs Povetkin), since then he has won six bouts beating Johann Duhaupas (=Povetkin vs Duhaupas) and Andriy Rudenko in his last two (=Povetkin vs Rudenko).
His opponent, Christian Hammer, has a boxing record of 22-4-0 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced former #1 Tyson Fury in 2015 (=Fury vs Hammer), after this fight he has won five bouts beating David Price (=Hammer vs Price) and Zine Eddine Benmakhlouf in 2017. Povetkin vs Hammer is valid for the WBO International heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-12-09, one sided fight between Vasyl Lomachenko and Guillermo Rigondeaux: it gets two stars.
The 2012 and 2008 Olympic gold medalist and world champion in two different weight classes Vasyl Lomachenko entered this fight with a professional record of 9-1-0 (7 KOs=78%) and he is ranked as the No.1 super featherweight in the world. He lost to Orlando Salido at his second professional bout in 2014 (via split decision, Salido vs Lomachenko) but since then he has won eight consecutive fights defending the Wbo super-Fw belt twice in 2017: with Jason Sosa (=Lomachenko vs Sosa) and against Miguel Marriaga (=Lomachenko vs Marriaga).
His opponent, the undefeated 2000 and 2004 Olympic bantamweight gold medalist and Wba super-Bw champion Guillermo Rigondeaux, has a perfect boxing record of 17-0-0 (11 knockouts) and he entered as the No.1 super bantamweight but he fought just three times in the last three years defeating Drian Francisco (=Rigondeaux vs Francisco), James Dickens (=Rigondeaux vs Dickens) and Moises Flores (then changed to a no-contest since Flores was knocked out with a punch as the bell rang, Rigondeaux vs Flores). Lomachenko vs Rigondeaux is valid for the WBO World super featherweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-11-25, good fight between Sergey Kovalev and Vyacheslav Shabranskyy: it gets three stars.
The former WBA, IBF and WBO light-Hw champion Sergey Kovalev entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 30-2-1 (26 KOs=87%) and he is ranked as the No.2 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Adonis Stevenson) but he comes off two consecutive losses, both with Andre Ward (Kovalev vs Ward I and Ward vs Kovalev II). Before losing to Ward, “Krusher” Kovalev fought twice in 2016 beating Jean Pascal (=Kovalev vs Pascal 2) and Isaac Chilemba (=Kovalev vs Chilemba).
His opponent, Vyacheslav Shabranskyy, has an official record of 19-1-0 (16 KOs=84%) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class. He lost to Sullivan Barrera in 2016 (=Shabranskyy vs Barrera) but then he has won over Larry Pryor and Todd Unthank May. Kovalev vs Shabranskyy is valid for the vacant IBA and WBO World light heavyweight titles. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-11-04, good finish between Deontay Wilder and Bermane Stiverne 2: it gets three stars.
The undefeated Wbc Hw champion Deontay Wilder entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 38-0-0 (37 KOs=97%) and he is ranked as the No.3 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Anthony Joshua). In his last three bouts he has won over Artur Szpilka (=Wilder vs Szpilka), Chris Arreola (=Wilder vs Arreola) and Gerald Washington (=Wilder vs Washington).
His opponent, the former Wbc Hw champion Bermane Stiverne (who replaces Luis Ortiz), has an official record of 25-2-1 (21 KOs=84%) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since November 14, 2015 when he defeated Derric Rossy; before this bout he had lost to Wilder in their first fight (=Stiverne vs Wilder I). Wilder vs Stiverne 2 is valid for the WBC World heavyweight title (Wilder’s fifth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-10-28, pretty good fight between Anthony Joshua and Carlos Takam: it gets three stars.
The undefeated 2012 Olympic super heavyweight gold medalist and current IBF, IBO and WBA world champion Anthony Joshua entered this fight with a perfect record of 19-0-0 (19 KOs=100%) and he is ranked as the No.1 heavyweight in the world. In his last three fights ‘AJ’ has won over Dominic Breazeale (=Joshua vs Breazeale), Eric Molina (=Joshua vs Molina) and Wladimir Klitschko (=Joshua vs Klitschko).
His opponent, Carlos Takam (who replaces Kubrat Pulev), has an official record of 35-3-1 (27 KOs=77%) and he entered as the No.19 in the same weight class. He lost to Joseph Parker last year (=Parker vs Takam) but then he has beat Marcin Rekowski and Ivica Bacurin. Joshua vs Takam is valid for the IBF, IBO and WBA Super World heavyweight titles. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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