Sultan Ibragimov was born in Tlyarata, Dagestan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union on March 8, 1975. He made his professional debut at the age of 27 years on May 25, 2002 against Tracy Williams. Ibragimov defeated Williams via 1st round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Ibragimov became a world champion at the age of 32 after 21 professional fights. He challenged Shannon Briggs for the WBO heavyweight title and defeated the champion via 12-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
Ibragimov's last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Wladimir Klitschko at age 32, on February 23, 2008, in which he lost his WBO heavyweight title in a unification bout.
Some of Sultan Ibragimov's best fights have been against Shannon Briggs, Evander Holyfield (HOFer), Lance Whitaker, Zuri Lawrence, and Al Cole. For a complete list of Ibragimov's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Sultan Ibragimov".
Ibragimov has just a single loss on his record. For details about this loss refer to "Sultan Ibragimov Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
24 | Feb 23, 2008 | 32 |
Wladimir Klitschko 31 49-3 | loss | UD 12 |
23 | Oct 13, 2007 | 32 |
Evander Holyfield 44 42-8-2 | win | UD 12 |
22 | Jun 02, 2007 | 32 |
Shannon Briggs 35 48-4-1 | win | UD 12 |
21 | Mar 10, 2007 | 32 | Javier Mora | win | TKO 1 |
20 | Jul 28, 2006 | 31 | Ray Austin | draw | SD 12 |
19 | Dec 15, 2005 | 30 |
Lance Whitaker 33 32-3-1 | win | TKO 7 |
18 | Sep 16, 2005 | 30 | Friday Ahunanya | win | TD 9 |
17 | Jun 24, 2005 | 30 | Andy Sample | win | TKO 1 |
16 | Apr 22, 2005 | 30 |
Zuri Lawrence 34 19-9-4 | win | TKO 11 |
15 | Mar 03, 2005 | 29 |
Al Cole 40 34-13-3 | win | TKO 3 |
14 | Dec 11, 2004 | 29 | James Walton | win | TKO 6 |
13 | Oct 16, 2004 | 29 | Najee Shaheed | win | KO 3 |
12 | Aug 28, 2004 | 29 | Onebo Maxime | win | TKO 5 |
11 | Mar 10, 2004 | 29 | Alexey Osokin | win | UD 8 |
10 | Jan 29, 2004 | 28 | Piotr Sapun | win | KO 1 |
9 | Sep 12, 2003 | 28 | Sedrak Agagulyan | win | TKO 1 |
8 | Jun 06, 2003 | 28 | Marcus McGee | win | TKO 8 |
7 | Apr 22, 2003 | 28 | Carlos Barcelete | win | KO 3 |
6 | Mar 26, 2003 | 28 | Chad Butler | win | UD 6 |
5 | Dec 20, 2002 | 27 | Lincoln Luke | win | RTD 2 |
4 | Dec 06, 2002 | 27 | Clarence Goins | win | TKO 1 |
3 | Oct 18, 2002 | 27 | Leroy Hollis | win | TKO 1 |
2 | Jun 07, 2002 | 27 | John Phillips | win | TKO 1 |
1 | May 25, 2002 | 27 | Tracy Williams | win | KO 1 |