Who won Madrimov vs Salazar?
Israil Madrimov beat Luis David Salazar by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, January 24th, 2026, at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas.
The scorecards were announced as 99-91, 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 Raymond Muratalla beating Andy Cruz for the IBF World Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Khalil Coe beat Jesse Hart, and Omari Jones defeated Jerome Baxter.
Madrimov vs Salazar stats
Israil Madrimov stepped into the ring with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw.
Luis David Salazar made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.
Israil Madrimov was the younger man by 2 years, at 30 years old.
Both Israil Madrimov and Luis David Salazar fought out of an orthodox stance.
Madrimov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 2 years and 3 months later than Salazar, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 13 fewer professional rounds, totaling 108 compared to Salazar's 121.
Madrimov vs Salazar form
Madrimov had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Vergil Ortiz Jr on February 22, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Prior to that, he had been beaten by Terence Crawford on August 3, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Welterweight and WBO Interim World Junior Middleweight championship fight at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, United States.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Magomed Kurbanov on March 8, 2024, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBA World Super Welterweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Before that, he had won against Raphael Igbokwe on April 8, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Boeing Center at Tech Port, San Antonio, United States.
He had drawn with Michel Soro on July 9, 2022, by technical draw in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Activity check
Madrimov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.
What time did Madrimov vs Salazar start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Madrimov vs Salazar?
Madrimov vs Salazar was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.
What were the odds on Madrimov vs Salazar?
Israil Madrimov was a 1/30 (-3000) favorite going into the contest, while Luis David Salazar made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.
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