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Khabib Allakhverdiev
Хабиб Аллахвердиев
Born
Khabib Mevlidinovich Allakhverdiev

(1982-12-08) 8 December 1982 (age 40)
Kaspiysk, Dagestan ASSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Nationality
  • Russian
Other namesThe Hawk
Statistics
Weight(s)Light-welterweight
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Reach173 cm (68 in)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights21
Wins19
Wins by KO9
Losses2
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place Mianyang 2005 Lightweight

Khabib Mevlidinovich Allakhverdiev (Russian: Хабиб Мевлидинович Аллахвердиев; born 8 December 1982) is a Russian former professional boxer of Lezgin descent[1] who competed from 2007 to 2015. He held the WBA (Regular) and IBO super-lightweight titles from 2012 to 2014, and as an amateur won a bronze medal in the lightweight division at the 2005 World Championships.

Amateur career

Allakhverdiev won bronze at the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships in the lightweight division, losing to eventual winner Yordenis Ugás.

Allakhverdiev had an amateur record of around 220 fights.

Professional career

He turned professional in 2007 and was promoted by Warriors Boxing and Top Rank. His biggest accomplishments came in 2012, when he first won the IBO junior welterweight title against Kaizer Mabuza, knocking him out in four rounds. The following year he defeated then-unbeaten Joan Guzmán to win the WBA super lightweight title. Allakhverdiev was supposed to make a defense with Breidis Prescott but he got injured and pulled out so Terence Crawford replaced him. One defense was made of both titles in 2013, when Allakhverdiev defeated Souleymane M'baye via late-rounds stoppage. In 2014, Allakhverdiev suffered his first professional loss in a closely contested bout against Jessie Vargas, which went the full twelve-round distance. In 2015, he lost by TKO to Adrien Broner, and has not fought since.

Professional boxing record

21 fights 19 wins 2 losses
By knockout 9 1
By decision 9 1
By disqualification 1 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
21 Loss 19–2 United States Adrien Broner TKO 12 (12), 2:23 3 Oct 2015 United States U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio, US For vacant WBA super-lightweight title
20 Loss 19–1 United States Jessie Vargas UD 12 12 Apr 2014 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US Lost WBA (Regular) and IBO super-lightweight titles
19 Win 19–0 France Souleymane M'baye TKO 11 (12), 2:27 13 Jul 2013 Monaco Salle des Etoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco Retained WBA (Regular) and IBO super-lightweight titles
18 Win 18–0 Dominican Republic Joan Guzmán TD 8 (12) 30 Nov 2012 United States BB&T Center, Sunrise, Florida, US Retained IBO super-lightweight title;
Won vacant WBA (Regular) super-lightweight title;
Split TD after Guzmán could not continue from a knee injury
17 Win 17–0 South Africa Kaizer Mabuza KO 4 (12) 1:01 20 Jun 2012 Russia CSKA Ice Palace, Moscow, Russia Won IBO super-lightweight title
16 Win 16–0 Colombia Ignacio Mendoza TKO 7 (12), 0:23 8 Feb 2012 Russia Metallurg Stadium, Samara, Russia Won vacant WBA Fedelatin super-lightweight title
15 Win 15–0 United States Nate Campbell TD 6 (10), 0:54 25 Sep 2011 Russia Sports Palace Olymp, Krasnodar, Russia Unanimous TD after Campbell was cut from an accidental head clash
14 Win 14–0 Russia Maxim Smirnov UD 8 2 Jul 2011 Russia Peshchera Night Club, Tyumen, Russia
13 Win 13–0 Puerto Rico Juan Nazario UD 6 19 Oct 2010 United States Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, Florida, US
12 Win 12–0 Russia Karen Tevosyan UD 12 23 May 2010 Russia Red Square, Moscow, Russia Won vacant WBC–ABCO super-lightweight title
11 Win 11–0 Mexico Francisco Rios Gil KO 1 (6), 1:29 30 Oct 2009 United States Cambria County War Memorial Arena, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, US
10 Win 10–0 Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Matazimov TKO 5 (8), 1:54 30 May 2009 Russia Sports Palace, Tyumen, Russia
9 Win 9–0 The Bahamas Richard Pitt TKO 1 (6), 2:19 27 Feb 2009 United States Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, Florida, US
8 Win 8–0 Tanzania Maliki Kinyogoli UD 6 21 Nov 2008 Russia Ice Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russia
7 Win 7–0 Ghana Roland Mills TKO 3 (6), 0:41 6 Sep 2008 Russia Red Square, Moscow, Russia
6 Win 6–0 Costa Rica Gustavo Miller UD 4 13 Oct 2007 Russia Khodynka Arena, Moscow, Russia
5 Win 5–0 Puerto Rico Josean Escalera SD 4 31 Aug 2007 United States Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US
4 Win 4–0 Puerto Rico Roberto Acevedo DQ 4 (4), 2:48 2 Jun 2007 United States Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US Acevedo disqualified for repeated holding
3 Win 3–0 The Bahamas Damian Tinker UD 4 16 May 2008 United States Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, Florida, US
2 Win 2–0 United States Devarise Crayton KO 1 (4), 1:33 20 Apr 2007 United States Community Center, Port St. Lucie, Florida, US
1 Win 1–0 Mexico Miguel Ortiz KO 1 (4), 2:59 10 Mar 2007 United States Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US

References

  1. ^ "Khabib Allakhverdiev of Dagestan Captures Vacant WBA Title" Archived 2013-04-17 at archive.today. Russkiy Mir Foundation. 2012-12-03. Retrieved 2013-01-06.

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Sporting positions Regional boxing titles VacantTitle last held byKanat Kartenbayev WBC–ABCOsuper-lightweight champion 23 May 2010 – October 2010Vacated VacantTitle next held byRuslan Provodnikov VacantTitle last held byJohan Pérez WBA Fedelatinsuper-lightweight champion 8 February 2012 – June 2012Vacated VacantTitle next held byAlberto Mosquera Minor world boxing titles Preceded byKaizer Mabuza IBO super-lightweight champion 20 June 2012 – 12 April 2014 Succeeded byJessie Vargas Major world boxing titles VacantTitle last held byMarcos Maidana WBA super-lightweight championRegular title 30 November 2012 – 12 April 2014 Succeeded byJessie Vargas
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