Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov

Muhammadkhuja Iskandarovich Yaqubov (born 31 March 1995) is a Tajikistani professional boxer who has held the WBC International super-featherweight title since 2018. As of October 2020, he is ranked as the world's fifth best super-featherweight by the WBC and tenth by the WBO.[2]

Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
NationalityTajikistani
Born (1995-03-31) 31 March 1995
Isfara, Tajikistan
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record[1]
Total fights16
Wins16
Wins by KO9

Amateur career

Yaqubov started boxing at the age of 10 and reached the rank of Candidate for Master of Sport (кмс).[3]

Professional career

Yaqubov turned professional in late 2015, signing a deal with RCC Boxing Promotions.[3] He soon made his debut on 12 December of that year, defeating fellow debutant Vladimir Terekhov in Saint Petersburg.[4] After three more victories he received his first title shot on 15 November 2016, and defeated Nikolai Buzolin by eighth-round technical knockout (TKO) to win the WBC–ABCO Continental lightweight title.[5] He retained it three months later against veteran Yogli Herrera by way of unanimous decision (UD).[6] In his next fight he picked up the vacant WBO Youth lightweight title; his opponent Feruzbek Yuldashev didn't answer the bell for the fifth round due to injury.[7] Two months later he successfully defended it, scoring three knockdowns en route to a first-round TKO of Japanese challenger Daiki Ichikawa.[7]

On 10 February 2018, Yaqubov defeated young prospect Mark Urvanov by UD in Yekaterinburg, adding the WBA Continental and IBF Baltic super-featherweight titles to his résumé.[5] He won the vacant WBC International super-featherweight title a few months after that, stopping Víctor Alejandro Zúñiga in the first round with a shot to the solar plexus on 19 August.[8] In his first defense of the WBC International belt in February 2019, he decisioned Emanuel López at the KRK Uralets.[9] He also outpointed NABF champ Abraham Montoya and former world champ Tomás Rojas in subsequent title bouts.[10][11]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
16 fights 16 wins 0 losses
By knockout 9 0
By decision 7 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
16 Win 16–0 Tomás Rojas UD 12 7 Mar 2020 RCC Boxing Academy, Yekaterinburg, Russia Retained WBC International super-featherweight title
15 Win 15–0 Abraham Montoya UD 12 2 Nov 2019 RCC Boxing Academy, Yekaterinburg, Russia Retained WBC International super-featherweight title
14 Win 14–0 Jhon Gemino KO 2 (8), 1:26 13 Jul 2019 RCC Boxing Academy, Yekaterinburg, Russia
13 Win 13–0 Emanuel López UD 10 22 Feb 2019 KRK Uralets, Yekaterinburg, Russia Retained WBC International super-featherweight title
12 Win 12–0 Víctor Alejandro Zúñiga KO 1 (10), 2:51 19 Aug 2018 DIVS, Yekaterinburg, Russia Won vacant WBC International super-featherweight title
11 Win 11–0 Mark Urvanov UD 12 10 Feb 2018 DIVS, Yekaterinburg, Russia Won vacant WBA Continental and IBF Baltic super-featherweight titles
10 Win 10–0 Jaime Barcelona KO 1 (8), 1:34 15 Dec 2017 DIVS, Yekaterinburg, Russia
9 Win 9–0 Ernie Sanchez KO 4 (8), 1:01 9 Sep 2017 Traktor Sport Palace, Chelyabinsk, Russia
8 Win 8–0 Daiki Ichikawa TKO 1 (8), 1:50 9 Jul 2017 DIVS, Yekaterinburg, Russia Retained WBO Youth lightweight title
7 Win 7–0 Feruzbek Yuldashev RTD 4 (8), 3:00 2 May 2017 Dom Pechati, Yekaterinburg, Russia Won vacant WBO Youth lightweight title
6 Win 6–0 Yogli Herrera UD 10 18 Feb 2017 Traktor Sport Palace, Chelyabinsk, Russia Retains WBC–ABCO Continental lightweight title
5 Win 5–0 Nikolai Buzolin TKO 8 (10), 0:29 15 Nov 2016 Dom Pechati, Yekaterinburg, Russia Won vacant WBC–ABCO Continental lightweight title
4 Win 4–0 Andranik Hloyan KO 4 (8), 1:58 17 Sep 2016 SKK im Blinova, Omsk, Russia
3 Win 3–0 Nikolai Buzolin SD 6 8 May 2016 Sports Palace, Vidnoye, Russia
2 Win 2–0 Amir Saltayev MD 4 22 Apr 2016 SuperClub, Pskov, Russia
1 Win 1–0 Vladimir Terekhov RTD 3 (4), 3:00 12 Dec 2015 Saturn Boxing Club, Saint Petersburg, Russia

References
  1. "Boxing record for Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov". BoxRec.
  2. "Rankings". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  3. Korchagin, Sergey (30 May 2018). "Проспекты. Мухаммадхуча Якубов. Факты о боксёре". boxanalitika.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  4. "Мухаммадхуча Якубов" (in Russian). RCC Boxing Promotions. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  5. Kayumov, Alisher (21 February 2018). "Мухаммад Якубов – новый чемпион по боксу из Таджикистана". SugdNEWS (in Russian). Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  6. Sukachev, Alexey (18 February 2017). "Shavkat Rakimov Stops Rogelio Doliguez in Five Rounds". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  7. Kayumova, Mukhayo (13 February 2018). "Таджикский боксёр празднует очередную победу". SugdNEWS (in Russian). Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  8. "Noquean al 'Gato' Zúñiga en Rusia". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). 20 August 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  9. "ВИДЕО БОЯ МУХАММАД ЯКУБОВ — ЭМАНУЭЛЬ ЛОПЕС / MUHAMMADKHUJA YAQUBOV VS EMANUEL LOPEZ". boxinggu.ru (in Russian). 22 February 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  10. "В Екатеринбурге два таджикских профи-боксера побили соперников". nm.tj (in Russian). 4 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  11. "Мухаммад Якубов: Через пару боёв смогу подраться за чемпионский пояс WBA". Asia-Plus (in Russian). 7 April 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
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