Magomed Ramazanovich Kurbanov (; born 3 August 1995) is a Russian
professional boxer
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...
who fights as a
light middleweight. As an amateur he won a gold medal at the
2008 Youth World Championships.
Biography
Magomed Kurbanov was born on 3 August 1995, in the village of
Pervomayskoye, Kayakentsky District,
Dagestan, Russia, into a simple family.
When he was 12, he and his mother moved to
Khanty-Mansiysk
Khanty-Mansiysk ( rus, Ха́нты-Манси́йск, Khánty-Mansíysk, lit. ''Khanty-Mansi Town''; Khanty: , ''Jomvoćś''; Mansi: , ''Abga'') is a city and the administrative center of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug–Yugra, Russia. It stan ...
, a town in western
Siberia
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. His uncle took him to a boxing gym. His first trainer was Alexander Sleptsov. Then he went to Yugra Boarding College of Olympic Reserve.
Today he lives in the city of
Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg ( ; rus, Екатеринбург, p=jɪkətʲɪrʲɪnˈburk), alternatively romanized as Ekaterinburg and formerly known as Sverdlovsk ( rus, Свердло́вск, , svʲɪrˈdlofsk, 1924–1991), is a city and the administra ...
.
Career
As an amateur, Kurbanov won titles at the national level, as well as the
2008 Youth World Championship. Kurbanov turned pro in 2015 under Russian promotional outfit RCC Boxing. He made his professional debut on June 19, 2015, winning by technical knockout against Cameroonian boxer Charlan Takam.
After winning his first six pro bouts, Kurbanov defeated Manuk Dilanyan by TKO in May 2016 for his first regional belt. Kurbanov won three more bouts during 2016, winning more regional and minor belts from various sanctioning bodies, and scoring at least one knockdown in each fight.
Kurbanov reached an agreement to fight former three-division world champion
Shane Mosley
Shane Mosley (born September 7, 1971), often known by his nickname "Sugar" Shane Mosley, is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2016. He held multiple world championships in three weight classes, including the IBF l ...
in May 2017, but a month before the fight Mosley pulled out due to injury. Kurbanov instead faced Virgilijus Stapulionis, whom he defeated by TKO in the 9th round. The Mosley fight was rescheduled for September but Mosley would pull out once again due to the same back injury.
In September 2017, Kurbanov defeated number 5
WBO contender
Štěpán Horváth by unanimous decision (116–112, 115–112, 115–113). Kurbanov was knocked down for the first time during this fight.
Magomed Kurbanov Defeats Stepan Horvath For WBO Regional.
BoxingScene.com He acquired a vacant WBO International light middleweight title.
In December 2017, he defended his title against Akinori Watanabe, in Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg ( ; rus, Екатеринбург, p=jɪkətʲɪrʲɪnˈburk), alternatively romanized as Ekaterinburg and formerly known as Sverdlovsk ( rus, Свердло́вск, , svʲɪrˈdlofsk, 1924–1991), is a city and the administra ...
city, and won by a technical knockout in the eighth round.
Professional boxing record
References
External links
Magomed Kurbanov
on VK
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1995 births
Living people
Russian male boxers
Light-middleweight boxers
Sportspeople from Dagestan
People from Khanty-Mansiysk
Sportspeople from Yekaterinburg