Muhammadkhuja Iskandarovich Yaqubov (born 31 March 1995) is a Tajikistani professional boxer who has held the WBC International super-featherweight title since 2018.
Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 March 1995 Isfara, Tajikistan |
| Nationality | Tajikistani |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record[1] | |
| Total fights | 22 |
| Wins | 21 |
| Wins by KO | 11 |
| Losses | 1 |
Amateur career
editYaqubov started boxing at the age of 10 and reached the rank of Candidate for Master of Sport (кмс).[2]
Professional career
editYaqubov turned professional in late 2015, signing a deal with RCC Boxing Promotions.[2] He soon made his debut on 12 December of that year, defeating fellow debutant Vladimir Terekhov in Saint Petersburg.[3] 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 WBC–ABCO Continental lightweight title.[4] He retained it three months later against veteran Yogli Herrera by way of unanimous decision (UD).[5] 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.[6] Two months later he successfully defended it, scoring three knockdowns en route to a first-round TKO of Japanese challenger Daiki Ichikawa.[6]
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.[4] 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.[7] In his first defense of the WBC International belt in February 2019, he decisioned Emanuel López at the KRK Uralets.[8] He also outpointed NABF champ Abraham Montoya and former world champ Tomás Rojas in subsequent title bouts.[9][10] Yaqubov made his fourth WBC International title defense against Lunga Sitemela on 27 March 2021, whom he beat by unanimous decision.[11]
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.[12] He lost the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 118–109, 117–110 and 117–110.[13] 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.[14]
Professional boxing record
edit| 22 fights | 21 wins | 1 loss |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 11 | 0 |
| By decision | 10 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Win | 21–1 | Pablo Vicente | UD | 10 | 25 Nov 2023 | Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 21 | Win | 20–1 | Javokhirbek Karimov | KO | 1 (8), 2:51 | 28 Apr 2023 | Dushanbe Tennis Palace, Dushanbe, Tajikistan | |
| 20 | Win | 19–1 | Carlos Daniel Cordoba | UD | 8 | 11 Sep 2022 | Traktor Sport Palace, Chelyabinsk, Russia | |
| 19 | Loss | 18–1 | O'Shaquie Foster | UD | 12 | 18 Mar 2022 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | For WBC Silver super-featherweight title |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Christian Palma | RTD | 4 (10), 3:00 | 11 Sep 2021 | RCC Boxing Academy, Yekaterinburg, Russia | Retained WBC International super-featherweight title |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Lunga Sitemela | UD | 10 | 27 Mar 2021 | RCC Boxing Academy, Yekaterinburg, Russia | Retained WBC International super-featherweight title |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Tomás Rojas | UD | 12 | 7 Mar 2020 | RCC Boxing Academy, Yekaterinburg, Russia | Retained WBC International super-featherweight title |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Abraham Montoya | UD | 12 | 2 Nov 2019 | RCC Boxing Academy, Yekaterinburg, Russia | Retained WBC International super-featherweight title |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Jhon Gemino | KO | 2 (8), 1:26 | 13 Jul 2019 | RCC Boxing Academy, Yekaterinburg, Russia | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Emanuel López | UD | 10 | 22 Feb 2019 | KRK Uralets, Yekaterinburg, Russia | Retained WBC International super-featherweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Víctor Alejandro Zúñiga | KO | 1 (10), 2:51 | 19 Aug 2018 | DIVS, Yekaterinburg, Russia | Won vacant WBC International super-featherweight title |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Mark Urvanov | UD | 12 | 10 Feb 2018 | DIVS, Yekaterinburg, Russia | Won vacant WBA Continental and IBF Baltic super-featherweight titles |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Jaime Barcelona | KO | 1 (8), 1:34 | 15 Dec 2017 | DIVS, Yekaterinburg, Russia | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Ernie Sanchez | KO | 4 (8), 1:01 | 9 Sep 2017 | Traktor Sport Palace, Chelyabinsk, Russia | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Daiki Ichikawa | TKO | 1 (8), 1:50 | 9 Jul 2017 | DIVS, Yekaterinburg, Russia | Retained WBO Youth lightweight title |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Feruzbek Yuldashev | RTD | 4 (8), 3:00 | 2 May 2017 | Dom Pechati, Yekaterinburg, Russia | Won vacant WBO Youth lightweight title |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Yogli Herrera | UD | 10 | 18 Feb 2017 | Traktor Sport Palace, Chelyabinsk, Russia | Retains WBC–ABCO Continental lightweight title |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Nikolai Buzolin | TKO | 8 (10), 0:29 | 15 Nov 2016 | Dom Pechati, Yekaterinburg, Russia | Won vacant WBC–ABCO Continental lightweight title |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Andranik Hloyan | KO | 4 (8), 1:58 | 17 Sep 2016 | SKK im Blinova, Omsk, Russia | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Nikolai Buzolin | SD | 6 | 8 May 2016 | Sports Palace, Vidnoye, Russia | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Amir Saltayev | MD | 4 | 22 Apr 2016 | SuperClub, Pskov, Russia | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Vladimir Terekhov | RTD | 3 (4), 3:00 | 12 Dec 2015 | Saturn Boxing Club, Saint Petersburg, Russia |
References
edit- ^ "Boxing record for Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov". BoxRec.
- ^ a b Korchagin, Sergey (30 May 2018). "Проспекты. Мухаммадхуча Якубов. Факты о боксёре". boxanalitika.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Мухаммадхуча Якубов" (in Russian). RCC Boxing Promotions. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ a b Kayumov, Alisher (21 February 2018). "Мухаммад Якубов – новый чемпион по боксу из Таджикистана". SugdNEWS (in Russian). Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ Sukachev, Alexey (18 February 2017). "Shavkat Rakimov Stops Rogelio Doliguez in Five Rounds". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ a b Kayumova, Mukhayo (13 February 2018). "Таджикский боксёр празднует очередную победу". SugdNEWS (in Russian). Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Noquean al 'Gato' Zúñiga en Rusia". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). 20 August 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "ВИДЕО БОЯ МУХАММАД ЯКУБОВ — ЭМАНУЭЛЬ ЛОПЕС / MUHAMMADKHUJA YAQUBOV VS EMANUEL LOPEZ". boxinggu.ru (in Russian). 22 February 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "В Екатеринбурге два таджикских профи-боксера побили соперников". nm.tj (in Russian). 4 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Мухаммад Якубов: Через пару боёв смогу подраться за чемпионский пояс WBA". Asia-Plus (in Russian). 7 April 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Мухаммад Якубов победил Лунгу Сайтмелу". allboxing.ru. 27 March 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ Stumberg, Patrick L. (4 February 2022). "O'Shaquie Foster vs Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov eliminator joins Edwards-Waseem on March 18th". badlefthook.com. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ Donovan, Jake (18 March 2022). "O'Shaquie Foster Drops, Soundly Outpoints Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov In WBC Title Eliminator". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ "Мухаммадхуча Якубов победил Карлоса Дэниэла Кордобу". allboxing.ru. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov from BoxRec (registration required)
- Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov at boxinggu.ru (in Russian)