On September 25, 2021, a 28-year-old Maxim Prodan (19-0-1, 15 KOs) and a 28-year-old Albanian boxer Florian Marku (8-0-1, 6 KOs) met in the ring in a welterweight bout.
Prodan came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 30 days. Marku was on a 1-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 5 days.
Florian Marku defeated Maxim Prodan via split decision in the 10-round welterweight fight. Marku improves his record to 9-0-1, while Prodan adds a loss to his record at 19-1-1.