Rakhimov vs Pauldo

Who won Rakhimov vs Pauldo?

Justin Pauldo beat Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov by knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, February 8th, 2025, at Boeing Center at Tech Port, San Antonio.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Ramon Cardenas' and Bryan Acosta's clash.

Rakhimov vs Pauldo stats

Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov stepped into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw.

Justin Pauldo made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov was the same age as Justin Pauldo, at 30 years old.

Rakhimov had a height advantage of 2 inches over Pauldo. Despite this, Pauldo had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov fought out of the southpaw stance, while Justin Pauldo was an orthodox fighter.

Rakhimov's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Pauldo's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 5 months later than Pauldo, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 14 more professional rounds, totaling 111 compared to Pauldo's 97.

Rakhimov vs Pauldo form

Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Eduardo Nunez on February 16, 2024, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their IBF World Junior Lightweight eliminator fight at Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Joe Cordina on April 22, 2023, by split decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

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

Before that, he had beaten Sardor Muzaffarov on December 11, 2021, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at KRK “Uralets”, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

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

Activity check

Rakhimov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did Rakhimov vs Pauldo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Boeing Center at Tech Port, San Antonio, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Rakhimov vs Pauldo?

Rakhimov vs Pauldo was broadcast on ProBox TV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Rakhimov vs Pauldo?

Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov was a 8/15 (-190) favorite going into the contest, while Justin Pauldo made his way into the ring at 13/8 (+160) with oddsmakers.