Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov Explained

Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov
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Nationality:Tajikistani
Birth Date:1995 3, df=y
Birth Place:Isfara, Tajikistan
Style:Southpaw
Boxrec:754350
Total:22
Wins:21
Losses:1
Ko:11

Muhammadkhuja Iskandarovich Yaqubov (born 31 March 1995) is a Tajikistani professional boxer who has held the WBC International super-featherweight title since 2018.

Amateur career

Yaqubov started boxing at the age of 10 and reached the rank of Candidate for Master of Sport (кмс).[1]

Professional career

Yaqubov turned professional in late 2015, signing a deal with RCC Boxing Promotions.[1] He soon made his debut on 12 December of that year, defeating fellow debutant Vladimir Terekhov in Saint Petersburg.[2] After three more victories he received his first title shot on 15 November 2016, and defeated Nikolai Buzolin by eighth-round technical knockout (TKO) to win the WBCABCO Continental lightweight title.[3] He retained it three months later against veteran Yogli Herrera by way of unanimous decision (UD).[4] In his next fight he picked up the vacant WBO Youth lightweight title; his opponent Feruzbek Yuldashev didn't answer the bell for the fifth round due to injury.[5] Two months later he successfully defended it, scoring three knockdowns en route to a first-round TKO of Japanese challenger Daiki Ichikawa.[5]

On 10 February 2018, Yaqubov defeated young prospect Mark Urvanov by UD in Yekaterinburg, adding the WBA Continental and IBF Baltic super-featherweight titles to his résumé.[3] He won the vacant WBC International super-featherweight title a few months after that, stopping Víctor Alejandro Zúñiga in the first round with a shot to the solar plexus on 19 August.[6] In his first defense of the WBC International belt in February 2019, he decisioned Emanuel López at the KRK Uralets.[7] He also outpointed NABF champ Abraham Montoya and former world champ Tomás Rojas in subsequent title bouts.[8] [9] Yaqubov made his fourth WBC International title defense against Lunga Sitemela on 27 March 2021, whom he beat by unanimous decision.[10]

Yaubov faced O'Shaquie Foster in a WBC title eliminator on 18 March 2022, on the undercard of the Sunny Edwards and Muhammad Waseem IBF title bout.[11] He lost the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 118–109, 117–110 and 117–110.[12] Yaqubov rebounded from the first loss of his professional career with a unanimous decision victory over Carlos Daniel Cordoba on 11 September 2022, and a knockout of Javokhirbek Karimov on April 28, 2023.[13]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
22Win21–1Pablo VicenteUD1025 Nov 2023
21Win20–1Javokhirbek KarimovKO1 (8), 28 Apr 2023
20Win19–1Carlos Daniel CordobaUD811 Sep 2022
19Loss18–1O'Shaquie FosterUD1218 Mar 2022
18Win18–0Christian PalmaRTD4 (10), 11 Sep 2021
17Win17–0Lunga SitemelaUD1027 Mar 2021
16Win16–0Tomás RojasUD127 Mar 2020
15Win15–0Abraham MontoyaUD122 Nov 2019
14Win14–0Jhon GeminoKO2 (8), 13 Jul 2019
13Win13–0Emanuel LópezUD1022 Feb 2019
12Win12–0Víctor Alejandro ZúñigaKO1 (10), 19 Aug 2018
11Win11–0Mark UrvanovUD1210 Feb 2018
10Win10–0Jaime BarcelonaKO1 (8), 15 Dec 2017
9Win9–0Ernie SanchezKO4 (8), 9 Sep 2017
8Win8–0Daiki IchikawaTKO1 (8), 9 Jul 2017
7Win7–0Feruzbek YuldashevRTD4 (8), 2 May 2017
6Win6–0Yogli Herrera1018 Feb 2017
5Win5–0Nikolai Buzolin8 (10), 15 Nov 2016
4Win4–0Andranik Hloyan4 (8), 17 Sep 2016
3Win3–0Nikolai Buzolin68 May 2016
2Win2–0Amir Saltayev422 Apr 2016
1Win1–0Vladimir Terekhov3 (4), 12 Dec 2015

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Notes and References

  1. News: Проспекты. Мухаммадхуча Якубов. Факты о боксёре.. boxanalitika.ru. Sergey. Korchagin. 30 May 2018. 12 November 2020. ru.
  2. Web site: Мухаммадхуча Якубов. 18 January 2017 . RCC Boxing Promotions. 12 November 2020. ru.
  3. News: Мухаммад Якубов – новый чемпион по боксу из Таджикистана. SugdNEWS. Alisher. Kayumov. 21 February 2018. 12 November 2020. ru.
  4. News: Shavkat Rakimov Stops Rogelio Doliguez in Five Rounds. Boxing Scene. Alexey. Sukachev. 18 February 2017. 12 November 2020.
  5. News: Таджикский боксёр празднует очередную победу. SugdNEWS. Mukhayo. Kayumova. 13 February 2018. 12 November 2020. ru.
  6. News: Noquean al 'Gato' Zúñiga en Rusia. El Siglo de Torreón. 20 August 2018. 12 November 2020. es.
  7. News: ВИДЕО БОЯ МУХАММАД ЯКУБОВ — ЭМАНУЭЛЬ ЛОПЕС / MUHAMMADKHUJA YAQUBOV VS EMANUEL LOPEZ. boxinggu.ru. 22 February 2019. 12 November 2020. ru.
  8. News: В Екатеринбурге два таджикских профи-боксера побили соперников. nm.tj. 4 November 2019. 12 November 2020. ru.
  9. News: Мухаммад Якубов: Через пару боёв смогу подраться за чемпионский пояс WBA. Asia-Plus. 7 April 2019. 12 November 2020. ru.
  10. Web site: Мухаммад Якубов победил Лунгу Сайтмелу . allboxing.ru . 27 March 2021 . 26 January 2022.
  11. Web site: Stumberg . Patrick L. . O'Shaquie Foster vs Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov eliminator joins Edwards-Waseem on March 18th . badlefthook.com . 5 February 2022 . 4 February 2022.
  12. Web site: Donovan . Jake . O'Shaquie Foster Drops, Soundly Outpoints Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov In WBC Title Eliminator . boxingscene.com . 18 March 2022 . 18 March 2022.
  13. Web site: Мухаммадхуча Якубов победил Карлоса Дэниэла Кордобу . allboxing.ru . 11 September 2022 . 21 December 2022.