Who won Madrimov vs Igbokwe?
Israil Madrimov beat Raphael Igbokwe by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, April 8th, 2023, at Boeing Center at Tech Port, San Antonio.
The scorecards were announced as 100-90, 99-91, 99-91 in favor of winner Israil Madrimov.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).
This fight appeared on the undercard of Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez beating Cristian Gonzalez for the WBO World Flyweight championship. Also on the undercard Murodjon Akhmadaliev lost to Marlon Tapales for the IBF World Junior Featherweight and WBA Super World Super Bantamweight belts, Raymond Ford defeated Jessie Magdaleno, Thomas Mattice was victorious over Ramiro Cesena, Khalil Coe beat James Quiter, and Marc Castro defeated Ricardo Lopez Torres.
Madrimov vs Igbokwe stats
Back in April 2023, Israil Madrimov stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw.
Raphael Igbokwe made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.
Israil Madrimov was the younger man by 2 years, at 28 years old.
Igbokwe had a height advantage of 1 inch over Madrimov.
Israil Madrimov fought out of the orthodox stance, while Raphael Igbokwe was a southpaw.
Madrimov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 3 years and 8 months later than Igbokwe, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 15 fewer professional rounds, totaling 86 compared to Igbokwe's 101.
Madrimov vs Igbokwe form
Madrimov had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Michel Soro on July 9, 2022, by technical draw in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had beaten Michel Soro on December 17, 2021, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Super Welterweight eliminator fight at Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Going into that contest, he had won against Emmany Kalombo on April 3, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Humo Arena, Tashkent.
Before that, he had beaten Eric Walker on August 15, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States.
He had defeated Charlie Navarro on February 29, 2020, by technical knockout in the 6th round at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas.
Activity check
Madrimov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.
What time did Madrimov vs Igbokwe start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:30 PM EST / 5:30 PM PST at Boeing Center at Tech Port, San Antonio, United States, which was around 1:30 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Madrimov vs Igbokwe?
Madrimov vs Igbokwe was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.
What were the odds on Madrimov vs Igbokwe?
Israil Madrimov was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Raphael Igbokwe made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.
Madrimov
There’s more to boxing than strength. That’s skill. Congratulations Madrimov