Simon Marcus continues to be the ruler of the North American light heavyweight division, now pushing his pro record to 31-0. Not much shake up in the rankings aside from the new addition of Steve Hall, who replaces Travis Lerchen due to inactivity. Andrew Kapel retains his number four ranking since he is scheduled to fight on February 9th in the “Road to Glory” tournament.
1. Simon Marcus (31-0)
Marcus started of 2013 with two knockout wins in China. He has clearly entrenched himself as the top light heavyweight in North America. What’s next for the Marcus is currently unknown. A bout with Russian powerhouse Artem Levin has fallen through three times already, but is now expected to take place at Lion Fight 9 on March 15th. Other interesting match-ups for Marcus include Steven Wakeling, L’houcine Ouzgni or Damien Bujan to name a few.
Marcus started of 2013 with two knockout wins in China. He has clearly entrenched himself as the top light heavyweight in North America. What’s next for the Marcus is currently unknown. A bout with Russian powerhouse Artem Levin has fallen through three times already, but is now expected to take place at Lion Fight 9 on March 15th. Other interesting match-ups for Marcus include Steven Wakeling, L’houcine Ouzgni or Damien Bujan to name a few.
2. Joe Schilling (13-5)
2012 was a rough year in the ring for Schilling. After his dominating win over Kaoklai to end 2011, Schilling went 1-3 with two losses to Simon Marcus and one to Eddie Walker in 2012. His lone win came to Karapet Karapetchyan by decision at Battle of the Belts in Thailand. What’s next for Schilling is not known, but a potential re-match with Walker in the future is something that might be a possibility.
2012 was a rough year in the ring for Schilling. After his dominating win over Kaoklai to end 2011, Schilling went 1-3 with two losses to Simon Marcus and one to Eddie Walker in 2012. His lone win came to Karapet Karapetchyan by decision at Battle of the Belts in Thailand. What’s next for Schilling is not known, but a potential re-match with Walker in the future is something that might be a possibility.
3. Alex Berrios (9-2)
Berrios scored his first win of 2013 with an exciting majority decision over Eric Utsch. Berrios has now won three consecutive fights, and is easily one of the best light heavyweights in North America despite not walking much heavier than his fighting weight. With a Friday Night Fights deal in place for 2013, expect to see more of Alex Berrios in New York.
Berrios scored his first win of 2013 with an exciting majority decision over Eric Utsch. Berrios has now won three consecutive fights, and is easily one of the best light heavyweights in North America despite not walking much heavier than his fighting weight. With a Friday Night Fights deal in place for 2013, expect to see more of Alex Berrios in New York.
4. Andrew Kapel (9-3)
Kapel will make his return to the ring after some significant time off. He will be fighting in the “Road to Glory” tournament on Feb. 9th. A tournament win would be a huge in his return to action.
Kapel will make his return to the ring after some significant time off. He will be fighting in the “Road to Glory” tournament on Feb. 9th. A tournament win would be a huge in his return to action.
5. Steve Hall (3-1)
Hall was last seen in action against Anthony Nieves at Bangkok Fight Night in late September of 2012. In a close fight Hall was able to take home a majority decision. While dabbling both in MMA and Muay Thai, Hall has made it clear he prefers striking. Hall’s next fight is currently unknown, but he has all the tools to make a climb up the North American light heavyweight division.
Hall was last seen in action against Anthony Nieves at Bangkok Fight Night in late September of 2012. In a close fight Hall was able to take home a majority decision. While dabbling both in MMA and Muay Thai, Hall has made it clear he prefers striking. Hall’s next fight is currently unknown, but he has all the tools to make a climb up the North American light heavyweight division.
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