Arslanbek Ruslanovich Makhmudov (Russian: Арсланбек Русланович Махмудов, Kumyk: Arslanbek Mahmut Ruslannı ulanı; born 7 June 1989)[2] is a Russian professional boxer who has held the WBC-NABF heavyweight title since 2019.
| Arslanbek Makhmudov Арсланбек Махмудов | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Nickname(s) | Lion |
| Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
| Height | 6 ft 5+1⁄2 in (197 cm) |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Born | (1989-06-07) 7 June 1989 (age 33) Mozdok, Russia |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record[1] | |
| Total fights | 15 |
| Wins | 15 |
| Wins by KO | 14 |
| Losses | 0 |
Arslanbek was born in the town of Mozdok in North-Ossetia[3] to a Kumyk family.[4] He studied in Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism.[3] In his amateur career he performed for "Dinamo" boxing team based in Moscow, and won European student championship.[5][3]
Makhmudov made his professional debut on 8 December 2017, scoring a first-round technical knockout (TKO) victory over Jaime Barajas at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto, Canada.[6]
He scored four stoppage wins in 2018, with TKOs over Christian Larrondo in April;[7] Elder Hernandez in May;[8] and Emilio Zarate in October;[9] followed by a knockout (KO) over Andrew Satterfield in November.[10]
Following first-round TKO victories over Jason Bergman in January[11] and Avery Gibson in March 2019,[12] he fought for his first professional title against Jonathan Rice on 17 May at the Montreal Casino. Makhmudov captured the vacant WBC Continental Americas heavyweight title via seventh-round TKO.[13] He won his second regional championship, the WBC-NABF heavyweight title, via third-round TKO against Julian Fernandez on 28 September at the Montreal Casino.[14] The first defence of his WBC-NABF title came against former world champion, Samuel Peter, on 7 December at the Bell Centre in Montreal. Makhmudov retained his title via first-round TKO.[15] Makhmudov made his second title defense against Dillon Carman on 10 October 2020.[16] He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout, stopping Carman after just 27 seconds.[17]
On 23 July 2021, Mahmudov faced Pavel Sour in the second defense of his WBC-NABF title fight and in a fight for the vacant WBA-NABA heavyweight title.[18] He won the fight by a first-round knockout, stopping Sour with a right straight after just 37 seconds.[19] Makhmudov made the first defense of the two titles against Erkan Teper on 23 September 2021.[20] He won the fight by a first-round stoppage, as Teper retired from the fight at the end of the round.[21]
Makhmudov successfully defended his WBC-NABF and WBA-NABA titles against the one-time unified heavyweight title challenger Mariusz Wach on 19 February 2022.[22] He won the fight by a sixth-round technical knockout.[23] Makhmudov made another WBC-NABF and WBA-NABA heavyweight title defense against Carlos Takam on 16 September 2022. Aside from the aforementioned titles, the vacant WBC Silver heavyweight title was on the line as well.[24] Makhmudov won the fight by unanimous decision.[25]
| 15 fights | 15 wins | 0 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 14 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Carlos Takam | UD | 10 | 16 Sep 2022 | Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada | Retained WBC-NABF and WBA-NABA heavyweight titles; Won vacant WBC Silver heavyweight title |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Mariusz Wach | TKO | 6 (10), 0:39 | 19 Feb 2022 | Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada | Retained WBC-NABF and WBA-NABA heavyweight titles |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Erkan Teper | RTD | 1 (10), 3:00 | 23 Sep 2021 | Centre Videotron, Quebec City, Canada | Retained WBC-NABF and WBA-NABA heavyweight titles |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Pavel Sour | KO | 1 (10), 0:37 | 23 Jul 2021 | Hotel Holiday Inn, Cuernavaca, Mexico | Retained WBC-NABF heavyweight title; Won vacant WBA-NABA heavyweight title |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Dillon Carman | TKO | 1 (10), 0:27 | 10 Oct 2020 | Centre Gervais Auto, Shawinigan, Canada | Retained WBC-NABF heavyweight title |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Samuel Peter | TKO | 1 (10), 2:23 | 7 Dec 2019 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada | Retained WBC-NABF heavyweight title |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Julian Fernandez | TKO | 3 (10), 1:19 | 28 Sep 2019 | Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada | Won vacant WBC-NABF heavyweight title |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Jonathan Rice | TKO | 7 (10), 0:30 | 17 May 2019 | Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada | Won vacant WBC Continental Americas heavyweight title |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Avery Gibson | TKO | 1 (8), 2:31 | 16 Mar 2019 | Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Jason Bergman | TKO | 1 (6), 1:37 | 26 Jan 2019 | Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Andrew Satterfield | KO | 1 (6), 0:35 | 24 Nov 2018 | Le Centre Financiere Sun Life, Rimouski, Canada | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Emilio Ezequiel Zarate | TKO | 2 (4), 1:09 | 13 Oct 2018 | Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Elder Hernandez | TKO | 1 (4), 1:07 | 26 May 2018 | Videotron Center, Quebec City, Canada | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Christian Larrondo | TKO | 1 (4), 0:46 | 7 Apr 2018 | Videotron Centre, Quebec City, Canada | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Jaime Barajas | TKO | 1 (4), 0:24 | 9 Dec 2017 | Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, Canada |
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| Regional boxing titles | ||||
| Vacant Title last held by Carlos Negrón |
WBC Continental Americas heavyweight champion 17 May 2019 – August 2019 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Frank Sánchez | ||
| Vacant Title last held by Óscar Rivas |
WBC-NABF heavyweight champion 28 September 2019 – present |
Incumbent | ||