Magomed Kurbanov (boxer)

Magomed Ramazanovich Kurbanov (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.

Magomed Kurbanov
Магомед Курбанов
Statistics
Nickname(s)Black Lion
Weight(s)Light middleweight
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
NationalityRussian
BornМагомед Рамазанович Курбанов
(1995-08-03) 3 August 1995
Pervomayskoye, Kayakentsky District, Dagestan, Russia
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights25
Wins25
Wins by KO13
Losses0
WebsiteVKontakte
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  Russia
Youth World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Guadalajara Bantamweight

Biography

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

Today he lives in the city of Yekaterinburg.

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.

Professional boxing record
24 fights 24 wins 0 losses
By knockout 13 0
By decision 11 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
24 Win 24–0 Johan Gonzalez UD 10 11 Dec 2022 DIVS, Yekaterinburg, Russia
23 Win 23–0 Patrick Teixeira UD 10 9 Jul 2022 KRK Uralets Arena, Ekaterinburg, Russia
22 Win 22–0 Liam Smith UD 12 7 May 2021 KRK Uralets Arena, Ekaterinburg, Russia Won vacant WBO International light middleweight title
21 Win 21–0 Dmitry Mikhaylenko TKO 2 (10), 1:47 7 Nov 2020 RCC Boxing Academy, Ekaterinburg, Russia
20 Win 20–0 Ilya Ochkin KO 1 (10), 1:25 22 Aug 2020 RCC Boxing Academy, Ekaterinburg, Russia
19 Win 19–0 Ismail Iliev UD 10 7 Mar 2020 RCC Boxing Academy, Ekaterinburg, Russia
18 Win 18–0 Diego Chaves UD 12 2 Nov 2019 RCC Boxing Academy, Ekaterinburg, Russia Won vacant WBO International light middleweight title
17 Win 17–0 Damian Ezequiel Bonelli UD 10 22 Feb 2019 KRK "Uralets", Ekaterinburg, Russia
16 Win 16–0 Juan Carlos Rodríguez UD 10 13 Oct 2018 Ekaterinburg Expo, Ekaterinburg, Russia
15 Win 15–0 Charles Manyuchi UD 10 19 Aug 2018 DIVS, Yekaterinburg, Russia
14 Win 14–0 Nikolozi Gviniashvili RTD 7 (10), 3:00 22 Apr 2018 DIVS, Yekaterinburg, Russia
13 Win 13–0 Akinori Watanabe TKO 8 (12), 1:15 15 Dec 2017 DIVS, Yekaterinburg, Russia Retained WBO International light middleweight title
12 Win 12–0 Štěpán Horváth UD 12 9 Sep 2017 DIVS, Yekaterinburg, Russia Won vacant WBO International light middleweight title
11 Win 11–0 Virgilijus Stapulionis TKO 9 (10), 2:34 5 May 2017 DIVS, Yekaterinburg, Russia Won vacant WBO Intercontinental light middleweight title
10 Win 10–0 Szabolcs Szabo KO 2 (8), 2:19 17 Dec 2016 Yekaterinburg Expo, Yekaterinburg, Russia Won vacant WBO Youth light middleweight title
9 Win 9–0 Dennis Laurente UD 10 18 Nov 2016 KRK Uralets, Yekaterinburg, Russia Retained WBC Asian Boxing Council Silver light middleweight title
Won vacant WBC Eurasia Pacific Boxing Council light middleweight title
8 Win 8–0 Davi Eliasquevici TKO 3 (10), 1:53 11 Jul 2016 KRK Uralets, Yekaterinburg, Russia Retained WBC Asian Boxing Council Silver light middleweight title
7 Win 7–0 Manuk Dilanyan TKO 9 (10), 0:45 6 May 2016 KRK Uralets, Yekaterinburg, Russia Won vacant WBC Asian Boxing Council Silver light middleweight title
6 Win 6–0 Omar Marabayev TKO 3 (6), 1:51 5 Mar 2016 Sports Palace, Beloyarsk, Russia
5 Win 5–0 Ivan Antropov TKO 2 (6), 1:38 16 Nov 2015 PNTZ Palace of Culture, Pervouralsk, Russia
4 win 4–0 Alexey Evchenko UD 6 26 Sep 2015 Arena (ex Rings), Yekaterinburg, Russia
3 win 3–0 Shavkat Madaminov TKO 2 (8), 2:12 10 Sep 2015 Ambar, Tolyatti, Russia
2 win 2–0 Maxim Potapov RTD 3 (8) 30 Jul 2015 Ambar, Tolyatti, Russia
1 win 1–0 Charlan Takam TKO 2 (4), 1:46 19 Jun 2015 Vodoley, Yekaterinburg, Russia

References
  1. "Magomed Kurbanov speaks about his career and championship ambitions" (in Russian). Allboxing. 2017-10-03. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  2. "Box is my life" (in Russian). Dagpravda. 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  3. "Magomed Kurbanov". 11 October 2016.
  4. Magomed Kurbanov Drills Vurgilijus Stapulionis in Nine Rounds. BoxingScene.com
  5. Shane Mosley No Longer Going To Fight Kurbanov in Russia. BoxingScene.com
  6. Magomed Kurbanov Defeats Stepan Horvath For WBO Regional. BoxingScene.com
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