On February 22, 2025, a 30-year-old Israil Madrimov (10-1-1, 7 KOs) and a 26-year-old American boxer Vergil Ortiz Jr. (22-0, 21 KOs) met in the ring in a super-welterweight bout.
Madrimov came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 58% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 19 days. Ortiz Jr. was on a 22-fight win streak with a 95% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 12 days.
Vergil Ortiz Jr. defeated Israil Madrimov via unanimous decision in the 12-round super-welterweight fight. Ortiz Jr. improves his record to 22-0, while Madrimov adds a loss to his record at 10-2-1.
On August 3, 2024, the 29-year-old WBA super-welterweight world champion, Israil Madrimov (10-0-1, 7 KOs), faced a 36-year-old American boxer Terence Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Madrimov came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 26 days. Crawford was on a 40-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year and 5 days.
Terence Crawford defeated Israil Madrimov via unanimous decision and wins the WBA title. Crawford improves his record to 41-0, while Madrimov adds a loss to his record at 10-1-1.