Madrimov vs Igbokwe

Who won Madrimov vs Igbokwe?

Israil Madrimov beat Raphael Igbokwe by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday 8th April 2023 at Boeing Center at Tech Port in 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 and Thomas Mattice was victorious over Ramiro Cesena.

Madrimov vs Igbokwe stats

Israil Madrimov stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero loses and 1 draw.

Raphael Igbokwe made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 3 loses 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 less fights, and made his debut in 2018, 3 year and 8 months later than Igbokwe, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 32 less professional rounds, 69 to Igbokwe's 101.

Madrimov vs Igbokwe form

Madrimov remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Michel Soro on 9th July 2022 by technical draw in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beat Michel Soro on 17th December 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 3rd April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Humo Arena, Tashkent.

Before that, he had beat Eric Walker on 15th August 2020 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States.

He had defeated Charlie Navarro on 29th February 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, 3 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 26 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 the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by DAZN Global.

What were the odds on Madrimov vs Igbokwe?

Israil Madrimov was a 1/20 (-2000) favourite going into the contest, while Raphael Igbokwe made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.