Madrimov vs Kurbanov

Who won Madrimov vs Kurbanov?

Israil Madrimov beat Magomed Kurbanov by technical knockout in the 5th round on Friday 8th March 2024 at Kingdom Arena in 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, Ziyad Almaayouf was victorious over Christian Lopez Flores, Andrii Novytskyi beat Juan Torres and Roman Fury defeated Martin Svarc.

Madrimov vs Kurbanov stats

Israil Madrimov stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero loses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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

The stats suggested Madrimov had advantage in power over Kurbanov, with a 67% knock out percentage over Kurbanov's 52%.

Israil Madrimov was the older man by 1 year, 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 & Magomed Kurbanov fought out of an orthodox stance.

Madrimov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 less fights, and made his debut in 2018, 3 year and 5 months later than Kurbanov, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 108 less professional rounds, 74 to Kurbanov's 182.

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 remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his recent opponents.

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

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

Going into that contest, 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.

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

He had beat Eric Walker on 15th August 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 6th May 2023 by split decision in their 12 round contest at KRK “Uralets”, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

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

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

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

He had beat Dmitry Mikhaylenko on 7th November 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 to 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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 UK in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN PPV.

What were the odds on Madrimov vs Kurbanov?

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