Israil Madrimov continued his unbeaten hot streak by improving to 8-0-1 after putting on a blitzing performance by defeating Magomed Kurbanov via fifth-round technical knockout to win the vacant WBA super welterweight title.
The Uzbek-born fighter was in control the entire time, with Kurbanov unable to find and answer for his well-rounded attack, and not offering up much of his own. Madrimov’s controlled aggression was the story of the fight, and his ability to constantly switch stances without skipping a beat offensively was too much for Kurbanov to overcome.
The loss is the first for Kurbanov, who had racked up an impressive 25-0 record to start his boxing career, winning the vacant WBO International light middleweight title and the vacant WBO International light middleweight title, along the way.
“Knockout Chaos” will be headlined by Heavyweight fight between former champion Anthony Joshua and ex-UFC titleholder, Francis Ngannou. In the co-main event, Zhang Zhilei faces Joseph Parker in another pivotal Heavyweight bout. All four men are hoping to make a splash in victory in order to lock down a title fight against the winner of the upcoming fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, who collide for the WBC strap later this year.
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