Fuzile vs Rakhimov

Who won Fuzile vs Rakhimov?

Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov beat Azinga Fuzile by technical knockout in the 8th round on Sunday, September 29th, 2019, at Orient Theatre, Eastern Cape.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

Fuzile vs Rakhimov stats

Back in September 2019, Azinga Fuzile stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 14 wins and 0 draws, with 11 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Rakhimov had a large advantage in power over Fuzile, boasting a 79% knockout percentage compared to Fuzile's 57%.

Azinga Fuzile was the younger man by 2 years, at 23 years old.

Azinga Fuzile fought out of the orthodox stance, while Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov was a southpaw.

Fuzile was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2014, 11 months earlier than Rakhimov, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 20 more professional rounds, totaling 123 compared to Rakhimov's 103.

Azinga Fuzile went into the fight ranked number 4 by the IBF at super featherweight.

Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov was ranked number 3 by the WBC, and 5 by the IBF in the 130lb division.

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Rakhimov's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

What time did Fuzile vs Rakhimov start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Orient Theatre, Eastern Cape, South Africa, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Fuzile vs Rakhimov?

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