Rakhimov vs Nunez

Who won Rakhimov vs Nunez?

Eduardo Nunez beat Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov by technical knockout in the 11th round on Friday 16th February 2024 in Dushanbe.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 KG).

This contest was an eliminator for the IBF super featherweight championship of the world.

Rakhimov vs Nunez stats

Back in February 2024, Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov stepped into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Eduardo Nunez made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 26 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Nunez had advantage in power over Rakhimov, with a 100% knock out percentage over Rakhimov's 82%.

Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov was the older man by 3 years, at 29 years old.

Rakhimov had a height advantage of 3 inches over Nunez. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov fought out of the southpaw stance, while Eduardo Nunez was an orthodox fighter.

Rakhimov's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Nunez's, having had 8 less fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 months later than Nunez, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 103 to Nunez's 96.

Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBC and 3 by the IBF at super featherweight.

Eduardo Nunez was ranked number 4 by the IBF in the 130lb division.

Rakhimov vs Nunez form

Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Joe Cordina on 22nd April 2023 by split decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beat Zelfa Barrett on 5th November 2022 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had won against Sardor Muzaffarov on 11th December 2021 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at KRK “Uralets”, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

Before that, he had drawn with Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz on 13th February 2021 by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Fantasy Springs Casino, California, United States.

He had beat Azinga Fuzile on 29th September 2019 by technical knockout in the 8th round at Orient Theatre, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Eduardo Nunez had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Oscar Escandon on 28th October 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Poliforum Benito Juarez, Cancun, Mexico.

Previous to that, he had defeated Jesus Martin Ceyca on 4th March 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Polideportivo Juan S. Millan, Culiacan.

Going into that contest, he had won against Willmank Canonico Brito on 30th September 2022 by technical knockout in the 10th round at Culiacan, Sinaloa.

Before that, he had defeated Osvaldo Maldonado on 15th October 2021 by technical knockout in the 9th round at Auditorio Benito Juarez, Los Mochis.

He had beat Guillermo Avila on 27th February 2021 by knockout in the 5th round at Gimnasio Kochul, Los Mochis.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Eduardo Nunez had been fighting more than Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov.

Going to this contest, Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov had last fought 9 months and 25 days ago, while Eduardo Nunez's last outing had been 3 months and 19 days ago.

Rakhimov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

Nunez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

What time did Rakhimov vs Nunez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 5:30 PM UTC at Dushanbe, Tajikistan, which was 12:30 PM EST or 9:30 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:30 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Rakhimov vs Nunez?

The YouTube US show is expected to begin at 10:00 AM EST / 7:00 AM PST. The YouTube UK broadcast of the card is expected to start at 3:00 PM (BTS).

What were the odds on Rakhimov vs Nunez?

Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov was a 4/9 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Eduardo Nunez made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.