On April 22, 2023, Shavkat Rakhimov (17-0-1, 14 KOs), the super-featherweight IBF champion, defends his title against former world champion Joe Cordina (15-0, 9 KOs).
Shavkat Rakhimov is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate; his last fight was a 9th round TKO victory over Zelfa Barrett, 5 months and 17 days ago. Joe Cordina is on a 15-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, with his last fight being a 2nd round KO win over Kenichi Ogawa, 10 months and 18 days ago.
The odds of winning are at 95.7-4.3 in favor of Joe Cordina. Shavkat Rakhimov won't be able to do much against Cordina.
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.