^thanks ndizzle. Biggest Thai fight in a while. I recommend it. Saenchai is one of the best kickfighters in the world and Kongsak is a worthy opponent.
Week of July 9th 2011:Boxing:Jessie Vargas vs Walter EstradaVargas is an up-and-coming, Roger Mayweather-trained, undefeated Mexican-American light welterweight. He faces Estrada, a Colombian journeyman coming up from Lightweight with a recent win over Nate Campbell. This might be a taste of things to come in Rios/Antillos with the young undefeated Mexican-American prospect going up against an older fighter looking to make it a brawl.
Lucien Bute vs Jean Paul MendyBute is, according to a lot of websites, the #1 Super Middleweight in the world, but he doesn't face the best competition. This fight is no different. Mendy isn't a scrub but he isn't in the top 10.
Chris Arreola vs Friday AhunanyaFrom the Williams-Lara non-televised undercard. Two heavyweights known for their appearances on Friday Night Fights clash. Arreola is in better shape than ever and looks to show he's ready for the big fights again as he faces Nigerian journeyman Ahunanya.
Jhonny Gonzalez vs Tomas VillaFrom the same card, Gonzalez, a top 5 featherweight takes on Tomas Villa, a mid-tier Mexican fighter. There's a spoiler in the title if you care about those things.
Akifumi Shimoda vs Rico Ramos Part 1Part 2Shimoda, a top-5 Super Bantamweight, defends his belt against an undefeated up-and-comer who recently cracked the top 10, Rico Ramos.
Brandon Rios vs Urbano Antillon This lightweight fight (possibly Rios' last) promises to be a brawl of epic proportions as both fighters were in FOTY candidates their last time out.
Paul Williams vs Erislandy Lara Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Watching this fight made Stephen A. Smith proclaim "Dana White should be the boss of boxing". Both fighters are looking to bounce back in this fight, Williams from his crushing KO at the hands of Sergio Martinez, and Lara from a disappointing draw against Carlos Molina (also in action this week). WARNING: There are spoilers for the Ramos/Shimoda fight in the commentary to this one.
Muay Thai/KickboxingKaew Fairtex vs Ninmongkol Kaennorsing138 Pound fight between two fighters from world-renowned gyms. Kaew is a top fighter at the gym that features Yodsanklai and Naruepol, and Ninmongkol is a standout from Kaennorsing, home of K-1 vet Kaoklai.
Mladen "Dynamite" Kujundzic vs Anatoliy Nosyrev*
"Rhinos Series" Final 16 match from Saturday's Fight Code event. The 20-year-old Kujundzic has been thrown in the deep ends of both MMA and Kickboxing very early and was last seen getting choked out in an MMA match against Denis Stojnic at an Ultimate Glory event. His opponent is the WAKO-Pro Super-Heavyweight Full-Contact Kickboxing Champion, a Russian with 10 times as many wins as Mladen has fights.
Freddy Kemayo vs Orhan Karalioglu*
French K-1 vet Kemayo takes on the 24 year old 68-1 Turkish-German Golden Glory Berlin product in another Fight Code Rhinos Series Final 16 match in Istanbul.
Babak Rustamov vs Fikri Arican*
67 kg "Prestige Fight" from the same event. Undefeated Rustamov takes on 24-1 local favorite Arican.
*The Fight Code videos may require registration, but it is free and they offer free & legal streams for their future events so its worth registering imo.