Murodjon Akhmadaliev stops Ryosuke Iwasa to retain world title belts
April 3 2021:
Murodjon Akhmadaliev made a successful title defense in his home country Uzbekistan. Akhmadaliev defended his WBA and IBF Junior Featherweight titles.
In the 5th round the referee decided to stop the fight. Japanese challenger Ryosuke Iwasa had not been down and wasn't badly hurt. The stoppage was
a little premature.
Murodjon Akhmadaliev Edges Daniel Roman, winning the WBA and IBF Titles
January 30 2020:
The 2016 Olympic Bronze medalist became the first fighter ever from Uzbekistan to become a unified champion, edging Daniel Roman to secure the WBA "Super" and IBF
Super Bantamweight titles. It was a very close fight, the judges had it 115-113 for Roman. The other two had it 115-113 for the new world champion Akhmadaliev who improves to 8-0 (6 KOs). With the win he joins former
World heavyweight champion Leon Spinks as the quickest in history to become a unified titlist.
MURODJON AKHMADALIEV
ALIAS: M.J.
CURRENT WBA "SUPER" & IBF SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPION
Total Fights 9
BORN: November 2 1994 (26)
Wins 9 (KO 7)
BIRTHPLACE: Namangan, Uzbekistan
Losses 0
HEIGHT: 1.66 m
Draws: 0
No.
Result
Opponent
Type
Round
Date
Location
Notes
9
Win
Ryosuke Iwasa
TKO
5
April 3 2021
Humo Arena, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Retains WBA (Super), and IBF super-bantamweight titles
8
Win
Daniel Roman
SD
12
30 Jan 2020
Meridian at Island Gardens, Miami, Florida, United States
Won WBA (Super), and IBF super-bantamweight titles
7
Win
Wilner Soto
KO
4
13 Sep 2019
The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, United States
6
Win
Carlos Carlson
KO
3
26 Apr 2019
The Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
5
Win
Isaac Zarate
KO
9
24 Nov 2018
Hard Rock Live, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
4
Win
Ramon Contreras
KO
1
23 Aug 2018
The Hangar, Costa Mesa, California, United States
3
Win
Luis Fernando Molina
UD
6
14 Jul 2018
Florentine Gardens, Los Angeles, California, United States
2
Win
Carlos Gaston Suarez
KO
4
21 Apr 2018
Kings Theatre, New York City, New York, United States
1
Win
David Michel Paz
KO
1
10 Mar 2018
Kings Theatre, New York City, New York, United States