On June 2, 2007, a 32-year-old Sultan Ibragimov (20-0-1, 17 KOs) got a shot at the WBO heavyweight title held by 35-year-old American boxer Shannon Briggs (48-4-1, 42 KOs).
Ibragimov came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 23 days. Briggs was on a 12-fight win streak with a 79% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 29 days.
Sultan Ibragimov defeated Shannon Briggs via unanimous decision and wins the WBO title — in his first world-title fight. Ibragimov improves his record to 21-0-1, while Briggs adds a loss to his record at 48-5-1.
On October 13, 2007, the 32-year-old WBO heavyweight world champion, Sultan Ibragimov (21-0-1, 17 KOs), faced a 44-year-old American boxer Evander Holyfield (42-8-2, 27 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Ibragimov came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 11 days. Holyfield was on a 4-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 13 days.
Sultan Ibragimov defeated Evander Holyfield via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBO heavyweight title. Ibragimov improves his record to 22-0-1, while Holyfield adds a loss to his record at 42-9-2.
On December 15, 2005, a 30-year-old Sultan Ibragimov (18-0, 15 KOs) and a 33-year-old American boxer Lance Whitaker (32-3-1, 27 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Ibragimov came in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 29 days. Whitaker was on a 2-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 14 days.
Sultan Ibragimov stopped Lance Whitaker via TKO in the 7th round. Ibragimov improves his record to 19-0 (16 KOs), while Whitaker adds a loss to his record at 32-4-1.
On March 10, 2007, a 32-year-old Sultan Ibragimov (19-0-1, 16 KOs) and Javier Mora met in the ring.
Ibragimov came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 80% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 10 days.
Sultan Ibragimov stopped Javier Mora via TKO in the 1st round. Ibragimov improves his record to 20-0-1 (17 KOs)
On March 3, 2005, a 29-year-old Sultan Ibragimov (14-0, 12 KOs) and a 40-year-old American boxer Al Cole (34-13-3, 16 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Ibragimov came in to the fight on a 14-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 20 days. Cole was on a -2-fight win streak with a 32% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 11 months and 20 days.
Sultan Ibragimov stopped Al Cole via TKO in the 3rd round. Ibragimov improves his record to 15-0 (13 KOs), while Cole adds a loss to his record at 34-14-3.
On February 23, 2008, the 32-year-old WBO heavyweight champion, Sultan Ibragimov (22-0-1, 17 KOs), and the 31-year-old IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (49-3, 43 KOs) met in a title-unification fight.
Ibragimov came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 10 days. Klitschko was on a 7-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 16 days.
Wladimir Klitschko defeated Sultan Ibragimov via unanimous decision and unifies the WBO and IBF heavyweight titles. Klitschko improves his record to 50-3, while Ibragimov adds a loss to his record at 22-1-1.
On April 22, 2005, a 30-year-old Sultan Ibragimov (15-0, 13 KOs) and a 34-year-old American boxer Zuri Lawrence (19-9-4, 0 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Ibragimov came in to the fight on a 15-fight win streak with a 86% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 19 days. Lawrence was on a 1-fight win streak with a 0% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 29 days.
Sultan Ibragimov stopped Zuri Lawrence via TKO in the 11th round. Ibragimov improves his record to 16-0 (14 KOs), while Lawrence adds a loss to his record at 19-10-4.
On June 24, 2005, a 30-year-old Sultan Ibragimov (16-0, 14 KOs) and Andy Sample met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Ibragimov came in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 2 days.
Sultan Ibragimov stopped Andy Sample via TKO in the 1st round. Ibragimov improves his record to 17-0 (15 KOs)
On October 16, 2004, a 29-year-old Sultan Ibragimov (12-0, 10 KOs) and Najee Shaheed met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Ibragimov came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 18 days.
Sultan Ibragimov stopped Najee Shaheed via KO in the 3rd round. Ibragimov improves his record to 13-0 (11 KOs)
On September 12, 2003, a 28-year-old Sultan Ibragimov (8-0, 7 KOs) and Sedrak Agagulyan met in the ring.
Ibragimov came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 6 days.
Sultan Ibragimov stopped Sedrak Agagulyan via TKO in the 1st round. Ibragimov improves his record to 9-0 (8 KOs)