On July 27, 2024, a 32-year-old Shohjahon Ergashev (24-1, 21 KOs) and Julian Smith met in the ring in a super-lightweight bout.
Ergashev came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 29 days.
Shohjahon Ergashev lost to Julian Smith via split decision in the 10-round super-lightweight fight, and adds an loss to his record at 24-2.
On November 25, 2023, a 31-year-old Shohjahon Ergashev (23-0, 20 KOs) got a shot at the super-lightweight IBF title held by 31-year-old Puerto Rican boxer Subriel Matías (18-1, 18 KOs).
Ergashev came in to the fight on a 23-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 3 months, and 15 days. Matías was on a 3-fight win streak with a 94% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 9 months.
The challenger refused to continue the fight in the 5th round, and Subriel Matías is crowned the new super-lightweight world champion. Matías improves his record to 19-1 (19 KOs), while Ergashev adds a loss to his record at 23-1.