On February 13, 2021, Shavkat Rakhimov (15-0, 12 KOs) and Joseph Diaz (31-1, 15 KOs) battle it out for the vacant IBF super-featherweight world titles. The vacant IBF super-featherweight title is also on the line.
Shavkat Rakhimov is coming in to the fight on a 15-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate; his last fight was a 8th round TKO victory over Azinga Fuzile, 1 year, 4 months, and 15 days ago. Joseph Diaz is on a 5-fight win streak with a 46% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Tevin Farmer, 1 year and 14 days ago.
The winning odds are at 85.1-14.9 in favor of Shavkat Rakhimov. Joseph Diaz may have moments of brilliance during the fight but it won't be enough for him to get the victory.
The fight ended in a majority decision draw and both the fighters added a draw to their respective records — Rakhimov is now 15-0-1 and Diaz, 31-1-1.