Seven years and 10 months into his professional boxing career, Magomed Kurbanov has fought 24 times with 24 wins and no losses. As of June 2023, Kurbanov's boxing record stands at 24-0 (13 KO wins).
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Magomed Kurbanov (Black Lion) is a Russian professional boxer. He was born in Pervomayskoye, Kayakentsky District, Dagestan, Russia on August 3, 1995. Kurbanov made his professional boxing debut at the age of 19, on June 19, 2015. He is a super-welterweight world champion. Kurbanov is 27 years old, he will turn 28 in one month and 24 days.
Total Fights | 24 |
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Wins | 24 |
Losses | 0 |
Draws | 0 |
No-Contests | 0 |
KO Wins | 13 |
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Total Title Wins | 0 |
Title Defenses | 1 |
Title-Fight KO Wins | 0 |
Losses via KO | 0 |
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
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24 | May 6, 2023 | 27 | Michel Soro | Win | SD |
23 | Jul 9, 2022 | 26 | Patrick Teixeira | Win | UD |
22 | May 7, 2021 | 25 | Liam Smith | Win | UD |
21 | Nov 7, 2020 | 25 | Dmitry Mikhaylenko | Win | TKO2 |
20 | Aug 22, 2020 | 25 | Ilya Ochkin | Win | KO1 |
19 | Mar 7, 2020 | 24 | Ismail Iliev | Win | UD |
18 | Nov 2, 2019 | 24 | Diego Chaves | Win | UD |
17 | Feb 22, 2019 | 23 | Damian Ezequiel Bonelli | Win | UD |
16 | Oct 13, 2018 | 23 | Juan Carlos Rodriguez | Win | UD |
15 | Aug 19, 2018 | 23 | Charles Manyuchi | Win | UD |
14 | Apr 22, 2018 | 22 | Nikolozi Gviniashvili | Win | RTD7 |
13 | Dec 15, 2017 | 22 | Akinori Watanabe | Win | TKO8 |
12 | Sep 9, 2017 | 22 | Štěpán Horváth | Win | UD |
11 | May 5, 2017 | 21 | Virgilijus Stapulionis | Win | TKO9 |
10 | Dec 17, 2016 | 21 | Szabolcs Szabo | Win | KO2 |
9 | Nov 18, 2016 | 21 | Dennis Laurente | Win * | UD |
8 | Jul 11, 2016 | 20 | Davi Eliasquevici | Win | TKO3 |
7 | May 6, 2016 | 20 | Manuk Dilanyan | Win | TKO9 |
6 | Mar 5, 2016 | 20 | Omar Marabayev | Win | TKO3 |
5 | Nov 16, 2015 | 20 | Ivan Antropov | Win | TKO2 |
4 | Sep 26, 2015 | 20 | Alexey Evchenko | Win | UD |
3 | Sep 10, 2015 | 20 | Shavkat Madaminov | Win | TKO2 |
2 | Jul 30, 2015 | 19 | Maxim Potapov | Win | RTD3 |
1 | Jun 19, 2015 | 19 | Charlan Takam | Win | TKO2 |
* World-title fight
Kurbanov is a super-welterweight world champion. He has held one world title at super-welterweight, which was a championship elevation.
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Magomed Kurbanov is 177 cm tall (5' 9.69") with a reach of 177 cm (5' 9.69"). He fights out of the orthodox stance and presents an ape-index of 0.
Kurbanov has a 54.2% KO rate. Of his total 13 KO wins, nine were in the early rounds, two in the mid rounds, and two in the later rounds. He has one first-round KO win.
Magomed Kurbanov made his professional boxing debut against Charlan Takam at the age of 19 on June 19, 2015, defeating Takam via 2nd round TKO.
Kurbanov got elevated as the super-welterweight world WBC champion at the age of 21 after 8 professional fights, and had his first title defense fight against Dennis Laurente on November 18, 2016, and won via 10 round unanimous decision.
Some of Kurbanov's best fights and notable victories include wins over Nikolozi Gviniashvili, Akinori Watanabe, Ilya Ochkin, Dmitry Mikhaylenko, Liam Smith, Virgilijus Stapulionis, and Szabolcs Szabo.
Kurbanov has never lost a fight in his professional boxing career so far.
His most recent fight was a non-title bout against French boxer Michel Soro on May 6, 2023. Kurbanov won the fight via 12 round split-decision. It's been 1 month and 4 days since this fight.
Kurbanov has fought a total of 24 times till today, which includes 1 world-title fights at the super-welterweight division. These two fights are the highlight of his career.
November 18, 2016: Kurbanov gets elevated as the WBC super-welterweight champion and has his first world-title fight, and successfully defends the title against Dennis Laurente winning the fight via 10 round unanimous decision.
May 7, 2021: Magomed Kurbanov beats Liam Smith via 12th round unanimous decision.
The following is a fight-by-fight progression of Kurbanov's boxing career; all the way from his debut, to fighting for world-titles, to his latest win against Michel Soro.
On May 6, 2023, a 27-year old Magomed Kurbanov (23-0, 13 KO) fought French boxer Michel Soro, who was 35 years old with a record of 35-3-2. Soro was coming off a draw against Israil Madrimov in his last fight, and was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 1 cm reach advantage over Kurbanov. Coming into this fight, Soro had three losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Kurbanov defeated Soro via 12 round split-decision. He is now on a 24-fight winning streak.
On July 9, 2022, a 26-year old Magomed Kurbanov (22-0, 13 KO) fought Brazilian boxer Patrick Teixeira, who was 31 years old with a record of 31-3. Teixeira was on a two-fight losing streak, and was the taller of the two by 5 cms and also had a 17 cm reach advantage over Kurbanov. Coming into this fight, Teixeira had three losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Kurbanov defeated Teixeira via 10 round unanimous decision. He is now on a 23-fight winning streak.
On May 7, 2021, a 25-year old Magomed Kurbanov (21-0, 13 KO) fought British boxer Liam Smith, who was 32 years old with a record of 29-2-1. Smith was on a three-fight win streak with 16 KO wins. Both the boxers were of the same height but Kurbanov had a 1 cm reach advantage over Smith. Coming into this fight, Smith had two losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Kurbanov defeated Smith via 12 round unanimous decision. He is now on a 22-fight winning streak.
On November 7, 2020, a 25-year old Magomed Kurbanov (20-0, 12 KO) fought Dmitry Mikhaylenko in his 21st professional fight. He defeated Mikhaylenko via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a 21-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On August 22, 2020, a 25-year old Magomed Kurbanov (19-0, 11 KO) fought Ilya Ochkin in his 20th professional fight. He defeated Ochkin via 1st round KO. He is now on a 20-fight winning streak.
On March 7, 2020, a 24-year old Magomed Kurbanov (18-0, 11 KO) fought Ismail Iliev in his 19th professional fight. He defeated Iliev via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 19-fight winning streak.
On November 2, 2019, a 24-year old Magomed Kurbanov (17-0, 11 KO) fought Diego Chaves in his 18th professional fight. He defeated Chaves via 12th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 18-fight winning streak.
On February 22, 2019, a 23-year old Magomed Kurbanov (16-0, 11 KO) fought Damian Ezequiel Bonelli in his 17th professional fight. He defeated Bonelli via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 17-fight winning streak.
On October 13, 2018, a 23-year old Magomed Kurbanov (15-0, 11 KO) fought Juan Carlos Rodriguez in his 16th professional fight. He defeated Rodriguez via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 16-fight winning streak.
On August 19, 2018, a 23-year old Magomed Kurbanov (14-0, 11 KO) fought Charles Manyuchi in his 15th professional fight. He defeated Manyuchi via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 15-fight winning streak.
On April 22, 2018, a 22-year old Magomed Kurbanov (13-0, 10 KO) fought Nikolozi Gviniashvili in his 14th professional fight. He defeated Gviniashvili via 7th round RTD. He is now on a 14-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On December 15, 2017, a 22-year old Magomed Kurbanov (12-0, 9 KO) fought Akinori Watanabe in his 13th professional fight. He defeated Watanabe via 8th round TKO. He is now on a 13-fight winning streak.
On September 9, 2017, a 22-year old Magomed Kurbanov (11-0, 9 KO) fought Štěpán Horváth in his 12th professional fight. He defeated Horváth via 12th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 12-fight winning streak.
On May 5, 2017, a 21-year old Magomed Kurbanov (10-0, 8 KO) fought Virgilijus Stapulionis in his 11th professional fight. He defeated Stapulionis via 9th round TKO. He is now on a 11-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On December 17, 2016, a 21-year old Magomed Kurbanov (9-0, 7 KO) fought Szabolcs Szabo in his 10th professional fight. He defeated Szabo via 2nd round KO. He is now on a 10-fight winning streak.
On November 18, 2016, a 21-year old Magomed Kurbanov (8-0, 7 KO) got elevated as WBC super-welterweight champion and defended the title against Dennis Laurente. He defeated Laurente via 10th round unanimous decision to retain the WBC super-welterweight title. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak.
On July 11, 2016, a 20-year old Magomed Kurbanov (7-0, 6 KO) fought Davi Eliasquevici in his 8th professional fight. He defeated Eliasquevici via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On May 6, 2016, a 20-year old Magomed Kurbanov (6-0, 5 KO) fought Manuk Dilanyan in his 7th professional fight. He defeated Dilanyan via 9th round TKO. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On March 5, 2016, a 20-year old Magomed Kurbanov (5-0, 4 KO) fought Omar Marabayev in his 6th professional fight. He defeated Marabayev via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a six-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On November 16, 2015, a 20-year old Magomed Kurbanov (4-0, 3 KO) fought Ivan Antropov in his 5th professional fight. He defeated Antropov via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a five-fight winning streak.
On September 26, 2015, a 20-year old Magomed Kurbanov (3-0, 3 KO) fought Alexey Evchenko in his 4th professional fight. He defeated Evchenko via 6th round unanimous decision. He is now on a four-fight winning streak.
On September 10, 2015, a 20-year old Magomed Kurbanov (2-0, 2 KO) fought Shavkat Madaminov in his 3rd professional fight. He defeated Madaminov via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On July 30, 2015, a 19-year old Magomed Kurbanov (1-0, 1 KO) fought Maxim Potapov in his 2nd professional fight. He defeated Potapov via 3rd round RTD. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On June 19, 2015, a 19-year old Magomed Kurbanov successfully debuted against Charlan Takam. He defeated Takam via 2nd round TKO.
Kurbanov has knocked out 13 of his 24 opponents so far. His KO ratio currently stands at 54.2%. Of his total 24 wins, 13 of them have been via KO (54.2%).