Radzhab Yusupovich Butaev (Russian: Раджаб Юсупович Бутаев; born 15 December 1993) is a Russian professional boxer who has held the WBA (Regular) welterweight title from October 2021 to April 2022. At regional level he held the WBC-NABF super-welterweight title in 2016
Radzhab Butaev | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 15 December 1993 (age 30) Khasavyurt, Dagestan, Russia | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Russian | ||||||||||||||
| Other names | The Python | ||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Reach | 183 cm (72 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 17 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| No contests | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Amateur career
editAs an amateur, Butaev was a winner of the Kazan Summer Universiade in 2013, fighting at light-welterweight.[1]
In 2015 he won six bouts of the World Series of Boxing.[2]
Professional career
editEarly career
editButaev made his professional debut against Robert Alexander Seyam on March 25, 2016, and won his debut fight by a first-round knockout. He amassed a 10–0 record over the next two years, with just two victories coming by decision.[3] Buatev faced Lanardo Tyner on March 8, 2019,[4] and won the fight by a third-round technical knockout.[5] Butaev was scheduled to face Silverio Ortiz on May 3, 2019, whom he beat by unanimous.[6]
On September 30, 2019, it was announced that Butaev would fight Alexander Besputin for the vacant WBA Regular and EBP welterweight titles. Both Butaev and Besputin earned $252,777.50 for the fight, a 50/50 split of the purse.[7] Butaev lost the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges awarding Besputin a 116-112 scorecard.[8] On January 15, 2020, it was revealed by the Monaco Boxing Federation that Besputin had tested positive for ligandrol, a substance prohibited by WADA.[9] Butaev immediately called the outcome of the fight into question, saying that the positive test was a "...disgrace and is disrespectful to the sport of boxing".[10] The fight was overturned to a no contest on July 6, 2020. Besputin was accordingly stripped of both titles.[11]
Butaev was scheduled to face the undefeated Terry Chatwood on December 26, 2020. He won the fight by a third-round knockout, stopping Chatwood with a left hook to the body at the 1:01 minute mark.[12]
WBA Regular welterweight champion
editThe reigning WBA Regular champion Jamal James was ordered the face Butaev, who was at the time the #3 ranked WBA welterweight contender, in his first title defense. The fight was ordered on February 4, 2021, and the two were given a 30 days to negotiate before a purse bid would be called.[13] The fight was once again ordered on September 26, 2021,[14] and was later scheduled for October 30, 2021.[15] Butaev achieved his career best win, as he stopped James by technical knockout at the 2:12 minute mark of the ninth round.[16]
Professional boxing record
edit| 17 fights | 15 wins | 1 loss |
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| By knockout | 12 | 0 |
| By decision | 3 | 1 |
| No contests | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 17 | Win | 15–1 (1) | Fazliddin Gaibnazarov | RTD | 3 (10), 3:00 | 6 Nov 2023 | Red Arena, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia | |
| 16 | Lost | 14–1 (1) | Eimantas Stanionis | SD | 12 | 16 Apr 2022 | AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas, U.S. | Lost WBA (Regular) welterweight title |
| 15 | Win | 14–0 (1) | Jamal James | TKO | 9 (12), 2:12 | 30 Oct 2021 | Michelob Ultra Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | Won WBA (Regular) welterweight title |
| 14 | Win | 13–0 (1) | Terry Chatwood | KO | 3 (10), 2:58 | 26 Dec 2020 | Shrine Exposition Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 13 | NC | 12–0 (1) | Alexander Besputin | NC | 12 | 30 Nov 2019 | Casino Monte Carlo Salle Medicin, Monaco | Originally a UD win for Besputin, later ruled an NC after Besputin failed a drug test; Vacant WBA (Regular) and EBP welterweight titles were at stake |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Silverio Ortiz | UD | 6 | 3 May 2019 | Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Lanardo Tyner | TKO | 3 (8), 1:48 | 8 Mar 2019 | Maryland Live Casino, Hanover, Maryland, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Azael Cosio | RTD | 3 (10), 3:00 | 27 Oct 2018 | Madison Square Garden Theater, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Ramses Agaton | KO | 3 (8), 2:58 | 20 Jul 2018 | Florentine Gardens, El Monte, California, U.S. | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Janer Gonzalez | UD | 8 | 10 Nov 2017 | Masonic Temple & Performing Arts Center, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Sherzodbek Alimjanov | KO | 3 (8), 1:45 | 22 Jul 2017 | Red Square, Moscow, Russia | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Abraham Alvarez | KO | 1 (8), 1:05 | 3 Jun 2017 | Foxwoods Resort, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Bakhrom Payazov | TKO | 1 (8), 1:00 | 5 Apr 2017 | Korston Club, Moscow, Russia | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Gabor Gorbics | UD | 8 | 19 Nov 2016 | Foxwoods Resort, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S. | Won vacant WBC-NABF super-welterweight title |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Jonathan Batista | KO | 4 (6), 2:01 | 19 Oct 2016 | Grady Cole Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | TyKeem Sadler | TKO | 1 (6), 1:37 | 16 Apr 2016 | Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Robert Alexander Seyam | KO | 1 (6), 1:19 | 25 Mar 2016 | Buffalo Run Casino, Miami, Oklahoma, U.S. |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Athlete Information: Butaev Radzhab at 27th Summer Universiade. Kazan 2013 Official Website". universiade2013.sportresult.com. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ "Butaev Radzhab at World Series of Boxing". worldseriesboxing.com. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ "Results from Madison Square Garden". fightnews.com. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ Salazar, Francisco. "Radzhab Butaev Faces Lanardo Tyner in Hanover, Maryland". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ Salazar, Francisco. "Radzhab Butaev Takes Out Lanardo Tyner in Three Rounds". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ Salazar, Francisco. "Radzhab Butaev Stays Busy With Decision Over Silverio Ortiz". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ Rafael, Dan. "Radzhab Butaev, Alexander Besputin to fight for vacant welterweight title". espn.com. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ Idec, Keith. "Alexander Besputin Decisions Radzhab Butaev For WBA Title". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ Kim, Steve. "Alexander Besputin notified of 'abnormal test result' in wake of Radzhab Butaev fight". espn.com. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ Random Hits. "Butaev Reacts To Besputin's 'B' Sample Coming Back Positive". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ Boxing Social Staff. "WBA strips shamed Besputin, Ugas and Ramos to contest vacant 147lbs crown". boxing-social.com. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ Donovan, Jake. "Radzhab Butaev Blasts Out Terry Chatwood in Three". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ Stumberg, Patrick L. "WBA orders Jamal James to face Radzhab Butaev". badlefthook.com. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ Henschel, Jonathon. "WBA orders welterweight "box-off" featuring Ugas-Stanionis and James-Butaev". badlefthook.com. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ Salazar, Francisco. "On Oct. 30, Jamal James to meet Radzhab Butaev". ringtv.com. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ Star Tribune staff. "Jamal James loses welterweight title fight to Radzhab Butaev in ninth-round TKO". startribune.com. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Radzhab Butaev from BoxRec (registration required)