Magomed Kurbanov (boxer) explained

Magomed Kurbanov
Nickname:Black Lion
Weight:Light middleweight
Height:177 cm
Birth Name:Магомед Рамазанович Курбанов
Birth Date:3 August 1995
Birth Place:Pervomayskoye, Kayakentsky District, Dagestan, Russia
Style:Orthodox
Total:26
Wins:25
Ko:13
Losses:1
Website:VKontakte

Magomed Ramazanovich Kurbanov (Russian: Магоме́д Рамаза́нович Курба́нов; born 3 August 1995) is a Russian professional boxer who fights as a light middleweight. As an amateur he won a gold medal at the 2008 Youth World Championships.

Early life

Magomed Kurbanov was born on 3 August 1995, in the village of Pervomayskoye, Kayakentsky District, Dagestan, Russia, into a simple Avar family.[1]

When he was 12, he and his mother moved to Khanty-Mansiysk, a town in western Siberia. His uncle took him to a boxing gym. His first trainer was Alexander Sleptsov. Then he went to Yugra Boarding College of Olympic Reserve.[2]

Career

As an amateur, Kurbanov won titles at the national level, as well as the 2008 Youth World Championship. Kurbanov turned pro in 2015 under Russian promotional outfit RCC Boxing.[3] He made his professional debut on June 19, 2015, winning by technical knockout against Cameroonian boxer Charlan Takam.

After winning his first six pro bouts, Kurbanov defeated Manuk Dilanyan by TKO in May 2016 for his first regional belt. Kurbanov won three more bouts during 2016, winning more regional and minor belts from various sanctioning bodies, and scoring at least one knockdown in each fight.

Kurbanov reached an agreement to fight former three-division world champion Shane Mosley in May 2017, but a month before the fight Mosley pulled out due to injury. Kurbanov instead faced Virgilijus Stapulionis, whom he defeated by TKO in the 9th round.[4] The Mosley fight was rescheduled for September but Mosley would pull out once again due to the same back injury.[5]

In September 2017, Kurbanov defeated number 5 WBO contender Štěpán Horváth by unanimous decision (116–112, 115–112, 115–113). Kurbanov was knocked down for the first time during this fight.[6] He acquired a vacant WBO International light middleweight title.

In December 2017, he defended his title against Akinori Watanabe, in Yekaterinburg city, and won by a technical knockout in the eighth round.

Personal life

Today he lives in the city of Yekaterinburg.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
26Loss25–1Israil MadrimovTKO5 (12), 8 Mar 2024
25Win25–0Michel Soro125 May 2023
24Win24–0Johan GonzalezUD1011 Dec 2022
23Win23–0Patrick TeixeiraUD109 Jul 2022
22Win22–0Liam SmithUD127 May 2021
21Win21–0Dmitry MikhaylenkoTKO2 (10), 7 Nov 2020
20Win20–0Ilya OchkinKO1 (10), 22 Aug 2020
19Win19–0Ismail IlievUD107 Mar 2020
18Win18–0Diego ChavesUD122 Nov 2019
17Win17–0Damian Ezequiel BonelliUD1022 Feb 2019
16Win16–0Juan Carlos RodríguezUD1013 Oct 2018
15Win15–0Charles ManyuchiUD1019 Aug 2018
14Win14–0Nikolozi GviniashviliRTD7 (10), 22 Apr 2018
13Win13–0Akinori WatanabeTKO8 (12), 15 Dec 2017
12Win12–0Štěpán HorváthUD129 Sep 2017
11Win11–0Virgilijus StapulionisTKO9 (10), 5 May 2017
10Win10–0Szabolcs Szabo2 (8), 17 Dec 2016
9Win9–0Dennis LaurenteUD1018 Nov 2016
8Win8–0Davi EliasqueviciTKO3 (10), 11 Jul 2016
7Win7–0Manuk DilanyanTKO9 (10), 6 May 2016
6Win6–0Omar MarabayevTKO3 (6), 5 Mar 2016
5Win5–0Ivan AntropovTKO2 (6), 16 Nov 2015
4win4–0Alexey EvchenkoUD626 Sep 2015
3win3–0Shavkat Madaminov2 (8), 10 Sep 2015
2win2–0Maxim Potapov3 (8), 30 Jul 2015
1win1–0Charlan Takam2 (4), 19 Jun 2015

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Magomed Kurbanov speaks about his career and championship ambitions.. Allboxing . ru . 2017-10-03 . 2017-10-27.
  2. Web site: Box is my life. Dagpravda . ru . 2016-06-01 . 2017-10-27.
  3. Web site: Magomed Kurbanov. 11 October 2016.
  4. http://www.boxingscene.com/magomed-kurbanov-drills-vurgilijus-stapulionis-nine-rounds--116305 Magomed Kurbanov Drills Vurgilijus Stapulionis in Nine Rounds.
  5. http://www.boxingscene.com/shane-mosley-no-longer-going-fight-kurbanov-russia--118033 Shane Mosley No Longer Going To Fight Kurbanov in Russia.
  6. http://www.boxingscene.com/magomed-kurbanov-defeats-stepan-horvath-wbo-regional--120307 Magomed Kurbanov Defeats Stepan Horvath For WBO Regional.