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 odds of winning are at 98.6-1.4 in favor of Israil Madrimov. Magomed Kurbanov won't be able to do much against Madrimov.
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.