Who won Shekhov vs Betancourt?
Mukhammad Shekhov beat Yerny Betancourt by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 30th, 2026, at UGMK Arena, Yekaterinburg.
The scorecards were announced as 118-110, 118-110, 119-109 in favor of winner Mukhammad Shekhov.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).
This fight appeared on the undercard of Dmitry Bivol beating Michael Eifert for the The Ring Light Heavyweight, IBF World Light Heavyweight and WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Vadim Tukov defeated Sebastian Horacio Papeschi.
Shekhov vs Betancourt stats
Mukhammad Shekhov stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Yerny Betancourt made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 21 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Betancourt had a massive power advantage over Shekhov, boasting a 78% knockout percentage compared to Shekhov's 24%.
Mukhammad Shekhov was the older man by 7 years, at 33 years old.
Mukhammad Shekhov fought out of the southpaw stance, while Yerny Betancourt was an orthodox fighter.
Shekhov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 7 months later than Betancourt, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 9 fewer professional rounds, totaling 132 compared to Betancourt's 141.
Mukhammad Shekhov went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA, 8 by the WBO, and 8 by the IBF at super bantamweight.
Yerny Betancourt was ranked number 6 by the WBA, and 9 by the WBC in the 122lb division.
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Shekhov's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.
What time did Shekhov vs Betancourt start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM UTC at UGMK Arena, Yekaterinburg, Russia, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:00 PM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Shekhov vs Betancourt?
Shekhov vs Betancourt was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.
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