Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov

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Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov
Born (1995-03-31) 31 March 1995 (age 29)
Isfara, Tajikistan
NationalityTajikistani
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record [1]
Total fights22
Wins21
Wins by KO11
Losses1

Muhammadkhuja Iskandarovich Yaqubov (born 31 March 1995) is a Tajikistani professional boxer who has held the WBC International super-featherweight title since 2018.

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Amateur career

Yaqubov started boxing at the age of 10 and reached the rank of Candidate for Master of Sport (кмс). [2]

Professional career

Yaqubov turned professional in late 2015, signing a deal with RCC Boxing Promotions. [2] He soon made his debut on 12 December of that year, defeating fellow debutant Vladimir Terekhov in Saint Petersburg. [3] After three more victories he received his first title shot on 15 November 2016, and defeated Nikolai Buzolin by eighth-round technical knockout (TKO) to win the WBC–ABCO Continental lightweight title. [4] He retained it three months later against veteran Yogli Herrera by way of unanimous decision (UD). [5] In his next fight he picked up the vacant WBO Youth lightweight title; his opponent Feruzbek Yuldashev didn't answer the bell for the fifth round due to injury. [6] Two months later he successfully defended it, scoring three knockdowns en route to a first-round TKO of Japanese challenger Daiki Ichikawa. [6]

On 10 February 2018, Yaqubov defeated young prospect Mark Urvanov by UD in Yekaterinburg, adding the WBA Continental and IBF Baltic super-featherweight titles to his résumé. [4] He won the vacant WBC International super-featherweight title a few months after that, stopping Víctor Alejandro Zúñiga in the first round with a shot to the solar plexus on 19 August. [7] In his first defense of the WBC International belt in February 2019, he decisioned Emanuel López at the KRK Uralets. [8] He also outpointed NABF champ Abraham Montoya and former world champ Tomás Rojas in subsequent title bouts. [9] [10] Yaqubov made his fourth WBC International title defense against Lunga Sitemela on 27 March 2021, whom he beat by unanimous decision. [11]

Yaubov faced O'Shaquie Foster in a WBC title eliminator on 18 March 2022, on the undercard of the Sunny Edwards and Muhammad Waseem IBF title bout. [12] He lost the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 118–109, 117–110 and 117–110. [13] Yaqubov rebounded from the first loss of his professional career with a unanimous decision victory over Carlos Daniel Cordoba on 11 September 2022, and a knockout of Javokhirbek Karimov on April 28, 2023. [14]

Professional boxing record

22 fights21 wins1 loss
By knockout110
By decision101
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
22Win21–1Pablo VicenteUD1025 Nov 2023 Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
21Win20–1Javokhirbek KarimovKO1 (8), 2:5128 Apr 2023Dushanbe Tennis Palace, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
20Win19–1Carlos Daniel CordobaUD811 Sep 2022Traktor Sport Palace, Chelyabinsk, Russia
19Loss18–1 O'Shaquie Foster UD1218 Mar 2022 Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesFor WBC Silver super-featherweight title
18Win18–0Christian PalmaRTD4 (10), 3:0011 Sep 2021RCC Boxing Academy, Yekaterinburg, RussiaRetained WBC International super-featherweight title
17Win17–0Lunga SitemelaUD1027 Mar 2021RCC Boxing Academy, Yekaterinburg, RussiaRetained WBC International super-featherweight title
16Win16–0 Tomás Rojas UD127 Mar 2020RCC Boxing Academy, Yekaterinburg, RussiaRetained WBC International super-featherweight title
15Win15–0Abraham MontoyaUD122 Nov 2019RCC Boxing Academy, Yekaterinburg, RussiaRetained WBC International super-featherweight title
14Win14–0Jhon GeminoKO2 (8), 1:2613 Jul 2019RCC Boxing Academy, Yekaterinburg, Russia
13Win13–0 Emanuel López UD1022 Feb 2019 KRK Uralets, Yekaterinburg, RussiaRetained WBC International super-featherweight title
12Win12–0Víctor Alejandro ZúñigaKO1 (10), 2:5119 Aug 2018DIVS, Yekaterinburg, RussiaWon vacant WBC International super-featherweight title
11Win11–0 Mark Urvanov UD1210 Feb 2018DIVS, Yekaterinburg, RussiaWon vacant WBA Continental and IBF Baltic super-featherweight titles
10Win10–0Jaime BarcelonaKO1 (8), 1:3415 Dec 2017DIVS, Yekaterinburg, Russia
9Win9–0Ernie SanchezKO4 (8), 1:019 Sep 2017Traktor Sport Palace, Chelyabinsk, Russia
8Win8–0Daiki IchikawaTKO1 (8), 1:509 Jul 2017DIVS, Yekaterinburg, RussiaRetained WBO Youth lightweight title
7Win7–0Feruzbek YuldashevRTD4 (8), 3:002 May 2017Dom Pechati, Yekaterinburg, RussiaWon vacant WBO Youth lightweight title
6Win6–0Yogli HerreraUD1018 Feb 2017 Traktor Sport Palace, Chelyabinsk, RussiaRetains WBC–ABCO Continental lightweight title
5Win5–0Nikolai BuzolinTKO8 (10), 0:2915 Nov 2016Dom Pechati, Yekaterinburg, RussiaWon vacant WBC–ABCO Continental lightweight title
4Win4–0Andranik HloyanKO4 (8), 1:5817 Sep 2016SKK im Blinova, Omsk, Russia
3Win3–0Nikolai BuzolinSD68 May 2016Sports Palace, Vidnoye, Russia
2Win2–0Amir SaltayevMD422 Apr 2016SuperClub, Pskov, Russia
1Win1–0Vladimir TerekhovRTD3 (4), 3:0012 Dec 2015Saturn Boxing Club, Saint Petersburg, Russia

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