Review: 2014-09-20, back and forth battle with seven knockdowns and some tough exchanges: Orlando Salido vs Terdsak Kokietgym is one of the best boxing fights of 2014 and it gets four stars (we had rated this fight three stars but after watching it again we have changed our rating – September 22, 2014 – in the comments you can see how we rate it round by round). Orlando Salido entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 41-12-2 (28 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.7 super featherweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced #1 Mikey Garcia (=Salido vs Garcia), after that bout he came back to win beating Orlando Cruz (=Salido vs Cruz) and Vasyl Lomachenko (=Salido vs Lomachenko).
His opponent, Terdsak Kokietgym, has an official record of 53-4-1 (33 knockouts) and he entered as the No.42 in the same weight class, he suffered his last loss in 2012 when he faced Takahiro Ao in a bout valid for the WBC super-Fw belt, since then he has collected seven consecutive wins. ‘Siri’ Salido vs Kokietgym is valid for the interim WBO World super featherweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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2014 BOXING fight – Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Marcos Maidana 2 – full fight Video WBC, WBA
Review: 2014-09-13, disappointing bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr and Marcos Maidana: their second fight gets two stars. The undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr entered this fight with a perfect record of 46-0-0 (26 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 welterweight in the world, he has won world titles in five different weight classes and he has fought once this year beating Maidana in their first bout (=Mayweather vs Maidana I) but it was a close and controversial fight… Before this bout he had won against then-undefeated Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez in a bout valid for the Wbc and Wba Super World light middleweight titles (=Mayweather vs Alvarez).
His opponent, Marcos Rene Maidana, has an official record of 35-4-0 (31 KOs=88%) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class, he is 31 years old, six years younger than ‘Money’ Mayweather and he has won world titles in two different weight classes. Mayweather vs Maidana 2 is valid for the WBC and WBA Super World welterweight + WBC light middleweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Juan Francisco Estrada vs Giovani Segura – full fight Video WBA, WBO
Review: 2014-09-06, nice battle between Juan Francisco Estrada and Giovani Segura: it gets three stars. Juan Francisco Estrada entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 26-2-0 (19 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Akira Yaegashi); he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced the unbeaten Roman Gonzalez for the Wba light-Flw belt (=Gonzalez vs Estrada), after that bout he has won three consecutive fights winning the Wbo and Wba titles in the flyweights.
His opponent, Giovani Segura, has an official record of 32-3-1 (28 KOs=87%) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class, he was the Wba light-Flw champion from 2009 to 2011 when he moved up in weight class to the flyweight; in this division he lost to Brian Viloria in 2011 (=Segura vs Viloria) and to Edgar Sosa last year (=Sosa vs Segura). Estrada vs Segura is valid for the WBA and WBO flyweight titles (both titles held by Estrada). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Adrien Broner vs Emmanuel Taylor – full fight Video
Review: 2014-09-06, nice and close fight between Adrien Broner and Emmanuel Taylor: it gets three stars. Adrien Broner entered this fight with a boxing record of 28-1-0 (22 KOs=78%) and he is ranked as the No.6 light welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Danny Garcia), he suffered his only defeat in 2013 when he faced Marcos Maidana in a bout valid for the WBA Ww title (=Broner vs Maidana); after that fight he came back to win beating Carlos Molina (=Broner vs Molina).
His opponent, Emmanuel Taylor, has a record of 18-2-0 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.27 in the same weight class, he has already fought twice in 2014 losing to the undefeated Chris Algieri in February (=Taylor vs Algieri) but then he beat Karim Mayfield in July (=Mayfield vs Taylor). ‘AB’ Broner vs Taylor is valid for the vacant WBA International light welterweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Kiko Martinez vs Carl Frampton 2 – full fight Video IBF
Review: 2014-09-06, pretty good fight between Kiko Martinez and Carl Frampton: their second fight gets three stars. Kiko Martinez entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 31-4-0 (23 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 super bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Guillermo Rigondeaux); he suffered his last defeat at the beginning of 2013 when he faced Frampton for the first time (=Frampton vs Martinez I), since then he won four consecutive bouts winning the Ibf super-Bw belt against then-undefeated Jhonatan Romero (=Romero vs Martinez). Martinez has already fought once in 2014 beating Hozumi Hasegawa in one of the best boxing fights of the year (4-stars-fight Martinez vs Hasegawa).
His opponent, the undefeated Carl Frampton, has a perfect record of 18-0-0 (13 knockouts) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class, he has fought once in 2014 as well, beating Hugo Fidel Cazares in two rounds (=Frampton vs Cazares). Martinez vs Frampton 2 is valid for the IBF super bantamweight title (Martinez’s third defense), first world title shot for Frampton. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Akira Yaegashi vs Roman Gonzalez – full fight Video WBC
Review: 2014-09-05, two true champions in a very nice fight with an exciting finish: Akira Yaegashi vs Roman Gonzalez is close to get four stars. Akira Yaegashi entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 20-3-0 (10 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 flyweight in the world, he suffered his last loss in 2012 when he faced then-undefeated Kazuto Ioka in a bout valid for the WBC and WBA minimumweight titles (=Ioka vs Yaegashi), after that bout Yaegashi moved up in weight class to the flyweight division winning the Wbc Flw belt against Toshiyuki Igarashi (=Igarashi vs Yaegashi) and successfully defended it three times.
His opponent, the undefeated Roman Gonzalez, has a perfect record of 39-0-0 (33 KOs=84%) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class, he was the Wba minimum and light-flyweight champion from 2008 to 2012 when he moved up in weight class to the flyweight. ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez vs Yaegashi is valid for the WBC flyweight title (Yaegashi’s fourth defense), first world title shot in the flyweight division for Gonzalez. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Shawn Porter vs Kell Brook – full fight Video IBF
Review: 2014-08-16, close fight but it was not very exciting: Shawn Porter vs Kell Brook gets two stars. Both undefeated, the American Shawn Porter entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 24-0-1 (15 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.6 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Floyd Mayweather Jr), the only man who stopped him in a draw was Julio Diaz in 2012 but he managed to beat him one year later (=Porter vs Diaz 2); after this bout he won over Devon Alexander (=Alexander vs Porter) and Paul Malignaggi (=Porter vs Malignaggi).
His opponent, Kell Brook, has a perfect record of 32-0-0 (22 knockouts) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class, he has already fought in 2014 beating Alvaro Robles (=Brook vs Robles). Porter vs Brook is valid for the IBF welterweight title (Porter’s second defense), first world title-shot for Brook. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 best BOXING fight – Katsunari Takayama vs Francisco Rodriguez – full fight Video WBO
Review: 2014-08-09, epic and very exciting battle thanks to an amazing performance by two of the best boxers in the world (we would like to know how many punches they threw and landed): Katsunari Takayama vs Francisco Rodriguez Jr is a candidate for Fight of the Year 2014 and it gets five stars! Katsunari Takayama entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 27-6-0 (10 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 minimumweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Mateo Handig (via split decision), but after that bout he won the Ibf belt against Mario Rodriguez (=Rodriguez vs Takayama) and defended the title twice: against Vergilio Silvano (=Takayama vs Silvano) and Shin Ono (=Takayama vs Ono).
His opponent, the 21-year-old Francisco Rodriguez Jr (ten years younger than Takayama), has an official record of 14-2-0 (10 knockouts) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class, he lost his last bout in 2013 when he faced Roman Gonzalez (=Gonzalez vs Rodriguez Jr); after that bout he won three times and in his last fight he won the Wbo belt against Merlito Sabillo (=Sabillo vs Rodriguez Jr). Takayama vs Rodriguez Jr is valid for the IBF and WBO minimumweight titles. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Gennady Golovkin vs Daniel Geale – full fight Video IBO, WBA
Review: 2014-07-26, good fight between Gennady Golovkin and Daniel Geale: it gets three stars. The undefeated Gennady Golovkin entered this fight with a perfect record of 29-0-0 (26 KOs=90%) and he is ranked as the No.1 middleweight in the world, he has already fought in 2014 beating Osumanu Adama in February (=Golovkin vs Adama).
His opponent, Daniel Geale, has an official record of 30-2-0 (16 knockouts) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class, the only two fights he lost were world title bouts and he was defeated via split decision: against Anthony Mundine in 2009 (4-stars-figt Mundine vs Geale) and against Darren Barker in 2013 (=Geale vs Barker); he came back to victory in 2014 beating Garth Wood (=Geale vs Wood). ‘GGG’ Golovkin vs Geale is valid for the IBO and WBA Super World middleweight titles (both belts held by Golovkin). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Guillermo Rigondeaux vs Sod Kokietgym – full fight Video WBA,WBO
Review: 2014-07-19, disappointing and controversial fight between Guillermo Rigondeaux and Sod Kokietgym: it gets two stars. The undefeated 2000 and 2004 Olympic bantamweight gold medalist Guillermo Rigondeaux entered this fight with a perfect record of 13-0-0 (8 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super bantamweight in the world, he fought twice last year defeating Nonito Donaire (=Donaire vs Rigondeaux and Joseph Agbeko (=Rigondeaux vs Agbeko).
His opponent, Sod Kokietgym, has an official record of 63-2-1 (28 knockouts) and he entered as the No.63 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2006 when he faced Daniel Ponce De Leon in their rematch (The Mexican had already won the first fight in 2005), since then he has collected 36 wins and one draw (against Jack Asis in 2009). Rigondeaux vs Kokietgym is valid for the WBA and WBO super bantamweight titles (both belts held by Rigondeaux); undercard of Zou Shiming vs Luis De la Rosa. Watch the video and rate this fight!