On February 16, 2024, a 29-year-old Shavkat Rakhimov (17-1-1, 14 KOs) and a 26-year-old Mexican boxer Eduardo Nuñez (26-1, 26 KOs) met in the ring.
Rakhimov came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 73% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months and 25 days. Nuñez was on a 16-fight win streak with a 96% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 19 days.
Eduardo Nuñez stopped Shavkat Rakhimov via TKO in the 11th round. Nuñez improves his record to 27-1 (27 KOs), while Rakhimov adds a loss to his record at 17-2-1.
On April 22, 2023, the 28-year-old IBF super-featherweight world champion, Shavkat Rakhimov (17-0-1, 14 KOs), faced a 31-year-old Welsh boxer Joe Cordina (15-0, 9 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Rakhimov came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 17 days. Cordina was on a 15-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 10 months and 18 days.
Joe Cordina defeated Shavkat Rakhimov via split decision and wins the IBF title. Cordina improves his record to 16-0, while Rakhimov adds a loss to his record at 17-1-1.