Murtazaliev vs Madrimov

When is Murtazaliev vs Madrimov?

Bakhram Murtazaliev could take on Israil Madrimov in Spring 2026 the United States.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which means the weight limit would be 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

Murtazaliev would be making his 2nd defense of the IBF World Junior Middleweight Championship. He won this belt against Jack Culcay in April 2024. He has held this belt for 1 year, 5 months and 6 days.

Murtazaliev vs Madrimov stats

Bakhram Murtazaliev would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 23 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Israil Madrimov would make his way to the ring with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 7 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Murtazaliev would have a slight advantage in power over Madrimov, with a 74% knockout percentage compared to Madrimov's 70%.

Bakhram Murtazaliev is the older man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Murtazaliev has a height advantage of 3 inches over Madrimov. This also extends to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Bakhram Murtazaliev and Israil Madrimov fight out of an orthodox stance.

Murtazaliev is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 4 years and 5 months earlier than Madrimov, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He has fought 6 more professional rounds, totaling 104 compared to Madrimov's 98.

Bakhram Murtazaliev goes into the fight ranked number 5 by The Ring at super welterweight.

Israil Madrimov is currently ranked number 8 by the WBA, 7 by the WBC, 8 by the WBO, and 4 by The Ring in the 154lb division.

Murtazaliev vs Madrimov form

Murtazaliev remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Tim Tszyu on October 19, 2024, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their IBF World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jack Culcay on April 6, 2024, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their IBF World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Stadthalle, Falkensee, Germany.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ahmad Cheikho on March 26, 2022, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Armory, Minnesota, United States.

Before that, he had won against Khiary Gray on July 17, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at AT&T Center, Texas.

He had beaten Manny Woods on September 26, 2020, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Madrimov has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Vergil Ortiz Jr on February 22, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Terence Crawford on August 3, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Welterweight and WBO Interim World Junior Middleweight championship fight at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Magomed Kurbanov on March 8, 2024, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBA World Super Welterweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had won against Raphael Igbokwe on April 8, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Boeing Center at Tech Port, San Antonio, United States.

He had drawn with Michel Soro on July 9, 2022, by technical draw in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Israil Madrimov has been fighting more than Bakhram Murtazaliev.

Bakhram Murtazaliev last fought 1 year, 5 months and 2 days ago, while Israil Madrimov's last outing was 1 year and 27 days ago.

Murtazaliev's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 23 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 1 year, 1 month and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.4 rounds on average.

Madrimov's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 12 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

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