Madrimov vs Kurbanov

Who won Madrimov vs Kurbanov?

Israil Madrimov beat Magomed Kurbanov by technical knockout in the 5th round on Friday, March 8th, 2024, at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

This contest was for the WBA super welterweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Anthony Joshua beating Francis Ngannou. Also on the undercard Zhilei Zhang lost to Joseph Parker for the WBO Interim World Heavyweight belt, Rey Vargas defeated Nick Ball for the WBC World Featherweight title, Mark Chamberlain was victorious over Gavin Gwynne, Justis Huni beat Kevin Lerena, Jack McGann was overcome by Louis Greene, Roman Fury was victorious over Martin Svarc, Ziyad Almaayouf beat Christian Lopez Flores, and Andrii Novytskyi defeated Juan Torres.

Madrimov vs Kurbanov stats

Back in March 2024, Israil Madrimov stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Magomed Kurbanov made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 25 wins and 0 draws, with 13 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Madrimov had an advantage in power over Kurbanov, with a 67% knockout percentage compared to Kurbanov's 52%.

Israil Madrimov was the same age as Magomed Kurbanov, at 29 years old.

Kurbanov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Madrimov. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Israil Madrimov and Magomed Kurbanov fought out of an orthodox stance.

Madrimov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 3 years and 5 months later than Kurbanov, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 102 fewer professional rounds, totaling 86 compared to Kurbanov's 188.

Israil Madrimov went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA, 8 by the WBC, and 12 by the IBF at super welterweight.

Magomed Kurbanov was ranked number 2 by the WBA in the 154lb division.

Madrimov vs Kurbanov form

Madrimov had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Raphael Igbokwe on April 8, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Boeing Center at Tech Port, San Antonio, United States.

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

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had won against Emmany Kalombo on April 3, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Humo Arena, Tashkent.

He had beaten Eric Walker on August 15, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States.

Kurbanov had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Michel Soro on May 6, 2023, by split decision in their 12 round contest at KRK “Uralets”, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Johan Gonzalez on December 11, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at DIVS, Ekaterinburg.

Going into that contest, he had won against Patrick Teixeira on July 9, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at KRK “Uralets”, Ekaterinburg.

Before that, he had defeated Liam Smith on May 7, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at KRK “Uralets”, Ekaterinburg.

He had beaten Dmitry Mikhaylenko on November 7, 2020, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at RCC Boxing Academy, Ekaterinburg.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Magomed Kurbanov had been fighting more than Israil Madrimov.

Going into this contest, Israil Madrimov had last fought 11 months ago, while Magomed Kurbanov's last outing had been 10 months and 2 days ago.

Madrimov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

Kurbanov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did Madrimov vs Kurbanov start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:30 PM UTC at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was 3:30 PM EST or 12:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:30 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Madrimov vs Kurbanov?

Madrimov vs Kurbanov was broadcast on DAZN PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Madrimov vs Kurbanov?

Israil Madrimov was a 1/6 (-420) favorite going into the contest, while Magomed Kurbanov made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+320) with oddsmakers.