Murodjon Akhmadaliev

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Murodjon Akhmadaliev
Statistics
Nickname(s)MJ
Weight(s)Super-bantamweight
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Reach173 cm (68 in)
NationalityUzbek
Born (1994-11-02) 2 November 1994 (age 27)
Chust, Uzbekistan
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights10
Wins10
Wins by KO7
Losses0
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Uzbekistan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio Janeiro Bantamweight
World Amateur Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Doha Bantamweight
Asian Amateur Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Bangkok Bantamweight
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tashkent Bantamweight

Murodjon Akhmadaliev (born 2 November 1994) is an Uzbek professional boxer who is a unified super-bantamweight champion, having held the WBA (Super), and IBF titles since 2020.[1] As an amateur, he won a silver medal at the 2015 World Championships and bronze at the 2016 Olympics as a bantamweight.[2] As of April 2021, he is ranked as the world's best active super-bantamweight by The Ring,[3] fourth by BoxRec[4] and second best by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.[5]

Amateur career[]

Olympic result[]

Rio 2016

Professional career[]

Early career[]

On 10 March 2018, Akhmadaliev made his professional debut against David Michel Paz of Argentina. Akhmadaliev won the bout via knockout in the opening round after his opponent was unable to recover from a body shot.[6] Akhmadaliev fought for a second time professionally on 21 April 2018 against Carlos Gaston Suarez. Akhmadaliev won via technical knockout after hitting his opponent with several unanswered shots in the fourth round.[7]

On 14 July 2018, Akhmadaliev defeated the durable Luis Fernando Molina on route to a unanimous points decision win.[8] Akhmadaliev’s fourth professional fight was against Ramon Contreras on 23 August 2018. In the opening round, Akhmadaliev put his opponent on the canvas after he landed a heavy left hand to the body. Referee Thomas Taylor proceeded to end the bout after Contreras was unable to beat the ten count.[9] Akhmadaliev fought against Issac Zarate on 24 November 2018. Akhmadaliev hurt Zarate a number of times throughout the bout after landing a series of heavy punches and in the ninth round, Akhmadaliev landed several hard blows to the head of Zarate which forced referee Eric Dali to end the bout.[10]

On 25 April 2019, it was announced that Akhmadaliev had signed a contract with Matchroom Sport where he would be promoted by Eddie Hearn.[11] On 26 April 2019 Akhmadaliev fought against Carlos Carlson, in the third round Akhmadaliev put his opponent on the canvas after landing a heavy right hand to the head of Carlson. Referee Jerry Cantu immediately stopped the bout.[12] On 13 September 2019, Akhmadaliev beat Wilner Soto by technical knockout after landing several unanswered punches.[13]

WBA and IBF Super Bantamweight champion[]

Akhmadaliev vs. Roman[]

On 11 December 2019, it was announced that Akhmadaliev would face unified WBA and IBF super-bantamweight champion Daniel Roman. The bout was initially due to take place on 13 September 2019 in New York City, however the fight was postponed after Roman suffered a shoulder injury during training camp. The fight was rescheduled to take place on 30 January 2020 at the Meridian at Island Gardens in Miami, Florida. Akhmadaliev defeated Roman via split decision to become Uzbekistan's first ever unified world champion. Two judges scored the bout 115–113 to Akhmadaliev while the third scored it 115–113 to Roman.[14]

Akhmadaliev vs. Iwasa[]

It was revealed on January 11, 2021, by various Uzbek media outlets that Akhmadaliev was looking to defend his unified crown against the interim IBF champion Ryosuke Iwasa.[15][16] DAZN later announced the bout for April 3, 2021, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[17] Akhmadaliev was a -700 favorite heading into the bout,[18] with most fight analysts predicting an Akhmadaliev stoppage victory.[19][20] Akhmadaliev beat the veteran contender by a fifth-round knockout. He outstruck Iwasa by 109-36 in overall punches, landing nearly as many total punches and power shots in the fifth round alone as Iwasa landed in the entire fight.[21] During the post-fight interview, Akhmadaliev stated his desire to fully unify at super bantamweight.[22]

Akhmadaliev vs. Velasquez[]

It was announced on October 4, 2021, that Akhmadaliev would make his third WBA and IBF title defense against the WBC-NABF super bantamweight titlist Ronny Rios. The bout was scheduled for the undercard of the Demetrius Andrade and Jason Quigley middleweight title fight, which will be held on November 19, 2021 at the SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire.[23] Rios was later forced to withdraw from the bout due to a positive COVID-19 test. Akhmadaliev was rescheduled to face the #11 ranked WBO bantamweight Jose Velasquez at the same event.[24] He entered the bout as a -600 favorite, with most odds-makers expecting a victory from the champion.[25] Akhmadaliev won the fight by unanimous decision, losing only the seventh round, with all three judges awarding him a 119-109 scorecard. Akhmadaliev furthermore stated that he would like to honor his commitment against Ronny Rios.[26]

Akhmadaliev vs. Rios[]

On January 4, 2022, Akhmadaliev was ordered by the IBF to make his fourth title defense against mandatory title challenger Marlon Tapales.[27] Although the two camps were given until February 2 to iron out the terms of the bout, Tapales' representatives instead opted to forego the assigned negotiation period and head straight to a purse bid, which was scheduled by the IBF for January 18.[28] The purse bid was postponed by a week on January 18, giving both parties seven days to come to terms.[29] On January 24, 2022, Akhmaladiev was furthermore ordered by the WBA to make a mandatory title defense against Ronny Rios by May 24, 2021.[30] The IBF and WBA came to agreement on January 28, which would see Akhmaladiev to first make his mandatory WBA title defense against Rios and then his mandatory IBF title defense against Tapales.[31]

Professional boxing record[]

Professional record summary
10 fights 10 wins 0 losses
By knockout 7 0
By decision 3 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
10 Win 10–0 Chile Jose Velasquez UD 12 19 Nov 2021 United States SNHU Arena, Manchester, New Hampshire, US Retained WBA (Super) and IBF super-bantamweight titles
9 Win 9–0 Japan Ryosuke Iwasa TKO 5 (12), 1:30 3 Apr 2021 Uzbekistan Humo Arena, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Retained WBA (Super) and IBF super-bantamweight titles
8 Win 8–0 United States Daniel Roman SD 12 30 Jan 2020 United States Meridian at Island Gardens, Miami, Florida, US Won WBA (Super) and IBF super-bantamweight titles
7 Win 7–0 Colombia Wilner Soto TKO 4 (8), 1:56 13 Sep 2019 United States The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US
6 Win 6–0 Mexico Carlos Carlson KO 3 (8), 2:51 26 Apr 2019 United States The Forum, Inglewood, California, US
5 Win 5–0 United States Isaac Zarate TKO 9 (10), 1:17 24 Nov 2018 United States Hard Rock Live, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US Retained WBA Inter-Continental super-bantamweight title
4 Win 4–0 Chile Ramon Contreras KO 1 (10), 1:20 23 Aug 2018 United States The Hangar, Costa Mesa, California, US Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental super-bantamweight title
3 Win 3–0 Argentina Luis Fernando Molina UD 6 14 Jul 2018 United States Florentine Gardens, Los Angeles, California, US
2 Win 2–0 Argentina Carlos Gaston Suarez TKO 4 (6), 1:09 21 Apr 2018 United States Kings Theatre, New York City, New York, US
1 Win 1–0 Argentina David Michel Paz TKO 1 (6), 1:08 10 Mar 2018 United States Kings Theatre, New York City, New York, US

See also[]

References[]

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  3. ^ "Super-bantamweight ratings". ringtv.com. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
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Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Evgeny Gradovich 		WBA Inter-Continental super-bantamweight champion
23 August 2018 – March 2019 		Vacant
World boxing titles
Preceded by WBA super-bantamweight champion
Super title
30 January 2020 – present 		Incumbent
IBF super-bantamweight champion
30 January 2020 – present
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