Shavkat Rakhimov
Career, Record, Stats
Shavkat Rakhimov (Shere Khan) is a 30-year-old Tajikistani professional boxer. He is a former super-featherweight world champion. 8 years, 9 months, and 13 days into his career, Rakhimov's record stands at 17-2-1, which includes 14 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.
Shavkat Rakhimov's Boxing Career
Shavkat Rakhimov was born in Qurghon-Teppa, Khatlon Province, Tajikistan on August 14, 1994. He made his professional debut at the age of 21 years on December 6, 2015 against Visita Gairabekov. Rakhimov defeated Gairabekov via 2nd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Rakhimov got his first shot at a world title at the age of 26 after 15 professional fights. On February 13, 2021 Rakhimov challenged Joseph Diaz' IBF super-featherweight title but lost via 12-round majority decision.
He became a world champion on November 5, 2022 at the age of 28 years, after by defeating Zelfa Barrett in a clash for the vacant IBF super-featherweight champion. Rakhimov stopped Barrett in the 9th round of the 12-round world-title fight. This was his 18th fight as a professional.
Rakhimov's latest fight was an 11th-round TKO loss to Eduardo Nuñez at age 29, on February 16, 2024.
Some of Shavkat Rakhimov's best fights so far have been against Joseph Diaz, Zelfa Barrett, and Azinga Fuzile. For a complete list of Rakhimov's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Shavkat Rakhimov".
Rakhimov has just 2 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Shavkat Rakhimov Losses".
Shavkat Rakhimov's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 | Feb 16, 2024 | 29 | 
Eduardo Nuñez 26 26-1  | loss | TKO 11 |
19 | Apr 22, 2023 | 28 | 
Joe Cordina 31 15-0 | loss | SD 12 |
18 | Nov 05, 2022 | 28 | 
Zelfa Barrett 29 28-1 | win | TKO 9 |
17 | Dec 11, 2021 | 27 |  Sardor Muzaffarov | win | RTD 2 |
16 | Feb 13, 2021 | 26 | 
Joseph Diaz 28 31-1 | draw | MD 12 |
15 | Sep 29, 2019 | 25 | 
Azinga Fuzile 23 14-0 | win | TKO 8 |
14 | Mar 23, 2019 | 24 | Rofhiwa Maemu | win | RTD 4 |
13 | Aug 19, 2018 | 24 | Robinson Castellanos | win | TKO 2 |
12 | Feb 10, 2018 | 23 | Malcolm Klassen | win | TKO 8 |
11 | Sep 09, 2017 | 23 | Emanuel López | win | UD 12 |
10 | May 05, 2017 | 22 | Jimmy Paypa | win | TKO 6 |
9 | Feb 18, 2017 | 22 | Rogelio Jun Doliguez | win | TKO 5 |
8 | Dec 17, 2016 | 22 | Roldan Aldea | win | KO 2 |
7 | Nov 18, 2016 | 22 | Jerry Castroverde | win | RTD 4 |
6 | Sep 09, 2016 | 22 | Farhod Oripov | win | TKO 2 |
5 | May 06, 2016 | 21 | Alexander Saltykov | win | TKO 2 |
4 | Apr 01, 2016 | 21 | Musaib Asadov | win | UD 6 |
3 | Feb 27, 2016 | 21 | Mirzhan Zhaxylykov | win | UD 4 |
2 | Dec 17, 2015 | 21 | Sergey Dyachkov | win | TKO 1 |
1 | Dec 06, 2015 | 21 | Visita Gairabekov | win | TKO 2 |