On May 24, 2024, a 37-year-old Isaac Chilemba (27-9-3, 11 KOs) and a 36-year-old Russian boxer Alexei Papin (16-1, 15 KOs) met in the ring.
Chilemba came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 28% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 7 months, and 8 days. Papin was on a 5-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 16 days.
Alexei Papin stopped Isaac Chilemba via KO in the 2nd round. Papin improves his record to 17-1 (16 KOs), while Chilemba adds a loss to his record at 27-10-3.
On May 27, 2022, a 35-year-old Isaac Chilemba (26-8-3, 10 KOs) and a 24-year-old Cuban boxer Osleys Iglesias (5-0, 5 KOs) met in the ring in a super-middleweight bout.
Chilemba came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 27% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 1 day. Iglesias was on a 5-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 8 days.
Osleys Iglesias defeated Isaac Chilemba via unanimous decision in the 12-round super-middleweight fight. Iglesias improves his record to 6-0, while Chilemba adds a loss to his record at 26-9-3.
On November 26, 2021, a 34-year-old Isaac Chilemba (26-7-3, 10 KOs) and Pavel Silyagin met in the ring in a super-middleweight bout.
Chilemba came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 27% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months and 6 days.
Isaac Chilemba lost to Pavel Silyagin via unanimous decision in the 12-round super-middleweight fight, and adds an loss to his record at 26-8-3.
On July 20, 2019, a 32-year-old Isaac Chilemba (25-6-2, 10 KOs) and a 32-year-old Russian boxer Maxim Vlasov (43-3, 26 KOs) met in the ring for the 2nd time, in a light-heavyweight bout.
Chilemba came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 30% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 11 months and 16 days. Vlasov was on a 1-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 1 day.
In the rematch, Maxim Vlasov defeated Isaac Chilemba via unanimous decision in the 12-round light-heavyweight fight. Vlasov improves his record to 44-3, while Chilemba adds a loss to his record at 25-7-2.
On August 4, 2018, a 31-year-old Isaac Chilemba (25-5-2, 10 KOs) got a shot at the light-heavyweight WBA title held by 27-year-old Russian boxer Dmitry Bivol (13-0, 11 KOs).
Chilemba came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 31% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 19 days. Bivol was on a 13-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 1 day.
Dmitry Bivol defeated Isaac Chilemba via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA light-heavyweight title. Bivol improves his record to 14-0, while Chilemba adds a loss to his record at 25-6-2.
On November 19, 2016, a 29-year-old Isaac Chilemba (24-4-2, 10 KOs) and a 29-year-old Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Gvozdyk (11-0, 9 KOs) met in the ring in a light-heavyweight bout.
Chilemba came in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 33% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 8 days. Gvozdyk was on a 11-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 27 days.
Oleksandr Gvozdyk stopped Isaac Chilemba via RTD in the 8th round. Gvozdyk improves his record to 12-0 (10 KOs), while Chilemba adds a loss to his record at 24-5-2.
On July 11, 2016, a 29-year-old Isaac Chilemba (24-3-2, 10 KOs) got a shot at the light-heavyweight WBA (Undisputed), IBF, and WBO title held by 33-year-old Russian boxer Sergey Kovalev (29-0-1, 26 KOs).
Chilemba came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 34% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 13 days. Kovalev was on a 13-fight win streak with a 86% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 11 days.
Sergey Kovalev defeated Isaac Chilemba via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA (Super), IBF, and WBO light-heavyweight titles. Kovalev improves his record to 30-0-1, while Chilemba adds a loss to his record at 24-4-2.
On November 28, 2015, a 28-year-old Isaac Chilemba (24-2-2, 10 KOs) and a 31-year-old Colombian boxer Eleider Álvarez (18-0, 10 KOs) met in the ring in a light-heavyweight bout.
Chilemba came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 35% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 14 days. Álvarez was on a 18-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 13 days.
Eleider Álvarez defeated Isaac Chilemba via majority decision in the 12-round light-heavyweight fight. Álvarez improves his record to 19-0, while Chilemba adds a loss to his record at 24-3-2.
On May 25, 2013, a 26-year-old Isaac Chilemba (20-1-2, 9 KOs) and a 30-year-old British boxer Tony Bellew (19-1-1, 12 KOs) met in the ring for the 2nd time, in a light-heavyweight bout.
Chilemba came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 39% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 25 days. Bellew was on a 0-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 25 days.
In the rematch, Tony Bellew defeated Isaac Chilemba via unanimous decision in the 12-round light-heavyweight fight. Bellew improves his record to 20-1-1, while Chilemba adds a loss to his record at 20-2-2.
On July 5, 2007, a 20-year-old Isaac Chilemba (8-0, 6 KOs) and Willbeforce Shihepo met in the ring.
Chilemba came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 23 days.
Isaac Chilemba lost to Willbeforce Shihepo via points decision in the 6-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 8-1.