On March 8, 2024, Israil Madrimov (9-0-1, 6 KOs) and Magomed Kurbanov (25-0, 13 KOs) battle it out for the vacant WBA super-welterweight world titles. The vacant WBA super-welterweight title is also on the line.
Israil Madrimov is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Raphael Igbokwe, 11 months ago. Magomed Kurbanov is on a 25-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision win over Michel Soro, 10 months and 2 days ago.
The winning odds are at 89.3-10.7 in favor of Israil Madrimov. Magomed Kurbanov may have moments of brilliance during the fight but it won't be enough for him to get the victory.
Israil Madrimov stopped Magomed Kurbanov via TKO in the 5th round of the 12-round world-title fight. Madrimov improves his record to 10-0-1 (7 KOs), while Kurbanov adds a loss to his record at 25-1.