Arslanbek Makhmudov

Arslanbek Ruslanovich Makhmudov (Russian: Арсланбек Русланович Махмудов, Kumyk: Arslanbek Ruslannı ulanı Mahmut; born 7 June 1989)[2] is a Russian professional boxer who has held the WBC-NABF heavyweight title since 2019.

Arslanbek Makhmudov
Арсланбек Махмудов
Statistics
Nickname(s)Lion
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height6 ft 5 1⁄2 in (197 cm)
NationalityRussian
Born (1989-06-07) 7 June 1989
Mozdok, Russia
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights11
Wins11
Wins by KO11
Losses0

Early life

Arslanbek was born in the town of Mozdok in North-Ossetia[3] to a Kumyk family.[4] He studied in Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism.[3] In his amateur career he performed for "Dinamo" boxing team based in Moscow, and won European student championship.[5][3]

Professional career

Makhmudov made his professional debut on 8 December 2017, scoring a first-round technical knockout (TKO) victory over Jaime Barajas at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto, Canada.[6]

He scored four stoppage wins in 2018, with TKOs over Christian Larrondo in April;[7] Elder Hernandez in May;[8] and Emilio Zarate in October;[9] followed by a knockout (KO) over Andrew Satterfield in November.[10]

Following first-round TKO victories over Jason Bergman in January[11] and Avery Gibson in March 2019,[12] he fought for his first professional title against Jonathan Rice on 17 May at the Montreal Casino. Makhmudov captured the vacant WBC Continental Americas heavyweight title via seventh-round TKO.[13] He won his second regional championship, the WBC-NABF heavyweight title, via third-round TKO against Julian Fernandez on 28 September at the Montreal Casino.[14] The first defence of his WBC-NABF title came against former world champion, Samuel Peter, on 7 December at the Bell Centre in Montreal. Makhmudov retained his title via first-round TKO.[15]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
11 fights 11 wins 0 losses
By knockout 11 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
11 Win 11–0 Dillon Carman TKO 1 (10), 0:27 10 Oct 2020 Centre Gervais Auto, Shawinigan, Canada Retained WBC-NABF heavyweight title
10 Win 10–0 Samuel Peter TKO 1 (10), 2:23 7 Dec 2019 Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada Retained WBC-NABF heavyweight title
9 Win 9–0 Julian Fernandez TKO 3 (10), 1:19 28 Sep 2019 Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada Won vacant WBC-NABF heavyweight title
8 Win 8–0 Jonathan Rice TKO 7 (10), 0:30 17 May 2019 Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada Won vacant WBC Continental Americas heavyweight title
7 Win 7–0 Avery Gibson TKO 1 (8), 2:31 16 Mar 2019 Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada
6 Win 6–0 Jason Bergman TKO 1 (6), 1:37 26 Jan 2019 Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada
5 Win 5–0 Andrew Satterfield KO 1 (6), 0:35 24 Nov 2018 Le Centre Financiere Sun Life, Rimouski, Canada
4 Win 4–0 Emilio Ezequiel Zarate TKO 2 (4), 1:09 13 Oct 2018 Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada
3 Win 3–0 Elder Hernandez TKO 1 (4), 1:07 26 May 2018 Videotron Center, Quebec City, Canada
2 Win 2–0 Christian Larrondo TKO 1 (4), 0:46 7 Apr 2018 Videotron Centre, Quebec City, Canada
1 Win 1–0 Jaime Barajas TKO 1 (4), 0:24 9 Dec 2017 Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, Canada

References
  1. "Boxing record for Arslanbek Makhmudov
    Арсланбек Махмудов"    . BoxRec.
  2. "BoxRec: Arslanbek Makhmudov". boxrec.com. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  3. http://www.skfo.ru/people/item/270_Arslanbek_Makhmudov/
  4. "Kumyk Sport Encyclopedia", Makhachkala, 2013, Ibragimov M.
  5. https://ria.ru/20111119/492416977.html
  6. "BoxRec: Arslanbek Makhmudov vs. Jaime Barajas". boxrec.com. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  7. "BoxRec: Arslanbek Makhmudov vs. Christian Larrondo". boxrec.com. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  8. "David Lemieux Sends Achour Down, Punishes Him For Decision". BoxingScene.com. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  9. "BoxRec: Arslanbek Makhmudov vs. Emilio Zarate". boxrec.com. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  10. "BoxRec: Arslanbek Makhmudov vs. Andrew Satterfield". boxrec.com. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  11. Toro, Carlos (29 January 2019). "Worldwide Boxing Results (1/25-27) | Fightful Boxing". www.fightful.com. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  12. "BoxRec: Arslanbek Makhmudov vs. Avery Gibson". boxrec.com. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  13. "BoxRec: Arslanbek Makhmudov vs. Jonathan Rice". boxrec.com. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  14. Rebner, Jamie (30 September 2019). "Big Cats At The Casino, Part Two - Makhmudov & Lexson Shine". The Fight City. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  15. Christ, Scott (10 March 2020). "Golden Boy adds heavyweight Arslanbek Makhmudov to stable". www.badlefthook.com. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Carlos Negrón		 WBC Continental Americas heavyweight champion
17 May 2019 – August 2019
Vacated		 Vacant
Title next held by
Frank Sánchez
Vacant
Title last held by
Óscar Rivas		 WBC-NABF heavyweight champion
28 September 2019 – present		 Incumbent
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