Kurbanov vs Iliev

Who won Kurbanov vs Iliev?

Magomed Kurbanov beat Ismail Iliev by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, March 7th, 2020, at RCC Boxing Academy, Ekaterinburg.

The scorecards were announced as 96-93, 97-92, 95-94 in favor of winner Magomed Kurbanov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov's and Tomas Rojas' clash.

Kurbanov vs Iliev stats

Back in March 2020, Magomed Kurbanov stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ismail Iliev made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 11 wins and 1 draw, with 3 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Kurbanov had a massive power advantage over Iliev, boasting a 61% knockout percentage compared to Iliev's 27%.

Magomed Kurbanov was the younger man by 2 years, at 25 years old.

Both Magomed Kurbanov and Ismail Iliev fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kurbanov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 month later than Iliev, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 65 more professional rounds, totaling 182 compared to Iliev's 117.

Magomed Kurbanov went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBA, 10 by the WBC, and 7 by the WBO at super welterweight.

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Kurbanov's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.3 rounds on average.

What time did Kurbanov vs Iliev start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at RCC Boxing Academy, Ekaterinburg, Russia, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Kurbanov vs Iliev?

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