Zhanat Zhakiyanov
Career, Record, Stats
Zhanat Zhakiyanov (ZZ) is a 41-year-old retired Kazakhstani professional boxer. He is a former bantamweight world champion. In a career spanning 10 years, 2 months, and 18 days, Zhakiyanov amassed a record of 27-2, which includes 18 wins via KO.
Zhanat Zhakiyanov's Boxing Career
Zhanat Zhakiyanov was born in Blagoveshchenka, Jambyl Region, Kazakh SSR on November 4, 1983. He made his professional debut at the age of 23 years on August 3, 2007 against Nabi Kadirov. Zhakiyanov defeated Kadirov via 4-round unanimous decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Zhakiyanov became a world champion at the age of 33 after 27 professional fights. He challenged Rau'shee Warren for the WBA (Undisputed) bantamweight title and defeated the champion via 12-round split decision, winning his first world title.
Zhakiyanov's last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Ryan Burnett at age 33, on October 21, 2017, in which he lost his WBA (Undisputed) bantamweight title in a unification bout.
Some of Zhanat Zhakiyanov's best fights have been against Karim Guerfi. For a complete list of Zhakiyanov's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Zhanat Zhakiyanov".
Zhakiyanov has just 2 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Zhanat Zhakiyanov Losses".
Zhanat Zhakiyanov's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
29 | Oct 21, 2017 | 33 | 
Ryan Burnett 25 17-0 | loss | UD 12 |
28 | Feb 10, 2017 | 33 |  Rau'shee Warren | win | SD 12 |
27 | Nov 07, 2015 | 32 | Yonfrez Parejo | win | SD 12 |
26 | May 09, 2015 | 31 | Héctor Guzmán | win | KO 6 |
25 | Nov 08, 2014 | 31 | Roberto Lerio | win | KO 2 |
24 | Sep 10, 2014 | 30 | Gagi Edisherashvili | win | KO 1 |
23 | Apr 26, 2014 | 30 | 
Karim Guerfi 27 20-2 | win | KO 5 |
22 | Jul 16, 2013 | 29 | Yuriy Voronin | win | TKO 7 |
21 | Jun 28, 2013 | 29 | Michael Escobar | win | TKO 4 |
20 | Dec 11, 2012 | 29 | Erick Diaz Siregar | win | KO 2 |
19 | May 25, 2012 | 28 | Timur Shailezov | win | TKO 3 |
18 | Jan 27, 2012 | 28 | Lookdiew Sithkruluor | win | KO 1 |
17 | Nov 03, 2011 | 27 | Dzmitri Agafonau | win | TKO 2 |
16 | Aug 19, 2011 | 27 | Anwar Alfadli | win | TKO 5 |
15 | May 20, 2011 | 27 | Benjamin Pitteloud | win | TKO 2 |
14 | Dec 11, 2010 | 27 | Bahyt Abdurahimov | win | UD 10 |
13 | Aug 27, 2010 | 26 | Petchmuangnon Sor Poonsawat | win | PTS 6 |
12 | Aug 06, 2010 | 26 | Kong Kiatpracha | win | TKO 2 |
11 | Nov 28, 2009 | 26 | Khvicha Papiashvili | win | TKO 2 |
10 | May 30, 2009 | 25 | Boido Simanjuntak | win | KO 2 |
9 | Apr 17, 2009 | 25 | Alexander Fedorov | win | UD 8 |
8 | Mar 07, 2009 | 25 | Richard Agagad | win | UD 6 |
7 | Oct 29, 2008 | 24 | Rustam Abdullaev | win | TKO 4 |
6 | Oct 04, 2008 | 24 | Sakhib Usarov | loss | UD 8 |
5 | Jun 24, 2008 | 24 | Bahyt Abdurahimov | win | UD 4 |
4 | Apr 19, 2009 | 25 | Bekzat Tampiyev | win | TKO 3 |
3 | Feb 15, 2008 | 24 | Bahyt Abdurahimov | win | UD 4 |
2 | Aug 13, 2007 | 23 | Samat Kulbayev | win | RTD 3 |
1 | Aug 03, 2007 | 23 | Nabi Kadirov | win | UD 4 |