Bakhodir Jalolov W8 Vitaly Kudukhov... Heavyweight Bakhodir Jalolov, a two-time Olympic champion, won a hard-fought points win over Vitaly Kudukhov after eight surprisingly competitive rounds. Jalolov (listed as 16-0, but 20-2 is the more accurate record because it includes paid World Series of Boxing bouts) began the bout on the offensive, controlling the distance behind his southpaw jab and looking for openings to land his signature left-hand. However, Kudukhov (7-4, 3 KOs) stuck gamely to his task, forcing ‘The Big Uzbek’ to stand and trade as the two men went to war down the stretch. Nevertheless, it was the cleaner punching and superior skill-set of Uzbek star Jalolov that was enough to secure the victory on the judges’ scorecards. In the main event, Murad Khalidov scored a stunning seventh-round knockout of Sergey Kuzmin. Khalidov has spent the last decade in bare-knuckle boxing but called out Jalolov after his win.  “I want to fight Bakhodir Jalolov next,” said Khalidov.

ADDITIONAL RESULTS

Vage Sarukhanyan produced a career-best performance to capture the Russian 140-pound title with a decision win over Georgii Chelokhsaev. Armenian-born Sarukhanyan (22-4-2, 4 KOs), who entered the fight as wide as a 6-to-1 betting underdog, boxed intelligently on the back foot; using his lateral movement and sharp counters to stifle the advancing Chelokhsaev (24-3-1, 16 KOs) and pick up the deserved upset victory...

Junior welterweight Khariton Agrba got back to winning ways with a clinical display to outpoint the rugged Charles Shinima (19-3, 13 KOs) over ten rounds. Agrba (16-1, 9 KOs) boxed intelligently in booking the win, rebounding from his first career defeat in style and putting his championship aspirations back on track...

Nikita Kuzmin (1-0 IBA Pro) produced a dominant performance to shut out Nekruz Salimov (1-1 IBA Pro) on the scorecards in their six round middleweight encounter...

Alexander Zyryanov (1-0 IBA Pro) kicked off his IBA Pro career with a fourth-round stoppage win over Uzbekistan's Khikmatillo Ulmasov (0-1 IBA Pro) in a welterweight contest...

Light heavyweight Cheerav Ashalaev (1-0) previled in his professional debut, utilizing superior speed and skills to outpoint Sajad Mehrabi (6-6-2, 4 KOs) over six rounds...

Local junior welterweight Tamerlan Ozdoev (3-0, 1 KO) edged Juma Kijo (7-2, 3 KOs) via six-round unanimous decision...

Karina Tazabekova (6-0, 1 KO) outpointed Zambia’s Lina Kasweka (9-3, 4 KOs) in their six round super-bantamweight bout...

Junior middleweight debutant Igor Sviridchenkov (1-0, 1 KO) halted Thailand’s Rattawut Thongaram (10-5, 8 KOs) via TKO in two and....

In a heavily-hyped junior middleweight crossover contest, Andrey ‘Wushu Master’ Efimov scored a crushing third round knockout over Kamariddin ‘Kamil Karate’ Khasanov.