Muratalla vs Abdullaev

Who won Muratalla vs Abdullaev?

Raymond Muratalla beat Zaur Abdullaev by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 10th, 2025, at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

The scorecards were announced as 119-109, 119-109, 118-110 in favor of winner Raymond Muratalla.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This contest was for the vacant IBF lightweight championship of the world.

Muratalla was defending his his IBF World Lightweight Championship for the first time. He was promoted from a secondary belt in June 2025. He has held this belt for a total of 8 days (8 days).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Emanuel Navarrete beating Charly Suarez for the WBO World Junior Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Sebastian Hernandez Reyes beat Azat Hovhannisyan, Andres Cortes defeated Salvador Jimenez, and Giovani Santillan was victorious over Angel Beltran Villa.

Muratalla vs Abdullaev stats

Raymond Muratalla stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 22 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Zaur Abdullaev made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Muratalla had an advantage in power over Abdullaev, with a 77% knockout percentage compared to Abdullaev's 60%.

Raymond Muratalla was the younger man by 3 years, at 28 years old.

Abdullaev had a height advantage of 1 inch over Muratalla. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Raymond Muratalla and Zaur Abdullaev fought out of an orthodox stance.

Muratalla's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Abdullaev's, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 months earlier than Abdullaev, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 53 fewer professional rounds, totaling 113 compared to Abdullaev's 166.

Raymond Muratalla went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBO, and 4 by the IBF at lightweight.

Zaur Abdullaev was ranked number 3 by the WBO, and 2 by the IBF in the 135lb division.

Muratalla vs Abdullaev form

Muratalla remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Jesus Antonio Perez Campos on November 2, 2024, by knockout in the 2nd round at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Tevin Farmer on July 13, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Xolisani Ndongeni on March 29, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale.

Before that, he had beaten Diego Torres on November 4, 2023, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Tahoe Blue Event Center, Lake Tahoe.

He had defeated Jeremia Nakathila on May 20, 2023, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Abdullaev had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Juan Javier Carrasco on October 19, 2024, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their IBF World Lightweight eliminator fight at Estadio Cubierto Aconcagua Arena, Mendoza, Argentina.

Prior to that, he had won against Roger Gutierrez on February 10, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at KRK “Uralets”, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Roman Andreev on September 8, 2023, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Traktor Sport Palace, Chelyabinsk.

Before that, he had beaten Ricardo Nunez on March 7, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at DIVS, Ekaterinburg.

He had won against Jorge Linares on February 19, 2022, by knockout in the 12th round at RCC Boxing Academy, Ekaterinburg.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Raymond Muratalla had been fighting more than Zaur Abdullaev.

Going into this contest, Raymond Muratalla had last fought 6 months and 8 days ago, while Zaur Abdullaev's last outing had been 6 months and 21 days ago.

Muratalla's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

Abdullaev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time did Muratalla vs Abdullaev start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Pechanga Arena, San Diego, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Muratalla vs Abdullaev?

Muratalla vs Abdullaev was broadcast on ESPN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Muratalla vs Abdullaev?

Raymond Muratalla was a 2/13 (-710) favorite going into the contest, while Zaur Abdullaev made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+580) with oddsmakers.