Who won Zaurbek vs Fuzile?
Sultan Zaurbek beat Azinga Fuzile by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, April 5th, 2025, at Barys Arena, Astana.
The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 97-93, 96-94 in favor of winner Sultan Zaurbek.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).
This fight appeared on the undercard of Janibek Alimkhanuly beating Anauel Ngamissengue for the IBF World Middleweight and WBO World Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Bakhodir Jalolov beat Ihor Shevadzutskyi.
Zaurbek vs Fuzile stats
Sultan Zaurbek stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Azinga Fuzile made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Zaurbek had a slight advantage in power over Fuzile, with a 68% knockout percentage compared to Fuzile's 67%.
Sultan Zaurbek was the older man by 1 year, at 29 years old.
Both Sultan Zaurbek and Azinga Fuzile fought out of an orthodox stance.
Zaurbek was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 3 years and 10 months later than Fuzile, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 27 fewer professional rounds, totaling 116 compared to Fuzile's 143.
Sultan Zaurbek went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, and 5 by the IBF at super featherweight.
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Fuzile's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.3 rounds on average.
What time did Zaurbek vs Fuzile start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:00 PM UTC at Barys Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan, which was 2:00 PM EST or 11:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:00 PM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Zaurbek vs Fuzile?
The fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.
What were the odds on Zaurbek vs Fuzile?
Sultan Zaurbek was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Azinga Fuzile made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.
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