On July 1, 2023, Arslanbek Makhmudov (16-0, 15 KOs) and Raphael Akpejiori (15-0, 14 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round heavyweight bout.
Arslanbek Makhmudov is coming in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 93% KO rate; his last fight was a 1st round RTD victory over Michael Wallisch, 6 months and 15 days ago. Raphael Akpejiori is on a 15-fight win streak with a 93% KO rate, with his last fight being a 1st round TKO win over Dell Long, 5 months and 10 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Arslanbek Makhmudov at 99-1 winning odds. Raphael Akpejiori really doesn't have much to present against Makhmudov.
Arslanbek Makhmudov stopped Raphael Akpejiori via TKO in the 2nd round. Makhmudov improves his record to 17-0 (16 KOs), while Akpejiori adds a loss to his record at 15-1.