Unbeaten Heavyweight Bakhodir Jalolov Taken The Distance For the First Time As A Pro; Pounds Out 10 Round Decision Over “Hulk” Shevadzutskyi
Today in Kazakhstan, unbeaten Uzbekistan heavyweight Bakhodir Jalolov was taken the distance for the first time in his pro career, this as Ukrainian giant Ihor “Hulk” Shevadzutskyi survived an early knockdown to go all the way to final bell, this after 10 less than pulsating rounds.
Two-time Olympic heavyweight gold medalist Bakhodir Jalolov (15-0, 14 KOs) won a lackluster 10-round unanimous decision over the slow, 297-lb Ihor ‘Hulk’ Shevadzutskyi (12-3, 10 KOs) on Saturday night at the Barys Arena, Astana, in Kazakhstan.
Update: In what was expected to be the co-feature bout of the evening, a medical issue forced two-time Olympic light heavyweight gold medalist Bakhodir Jalolov to withdraw from his fight against former French champion David Spilmont, forcing the matchup to be canceled.
Unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk has seemingly cleaned out the division or the UK side with his victories over Tyson Fury, Daniel Dubois, and Anthony Joshua.
Last night, in what may prove to be the last boxing match to take place at the Olympics, Uzbekistan’s Bakhodir Jalolov defeated Spain’s Ayoub Ghadfa by unanimous decision to win the gold at super heavyweight.
Heavyweight contender Jared Anderson (16-0, 15 KOs) redeemed himself for his recent poor performance against the old-timer Charles Martin, an even older fighter, 39-year-old Andriy Rudenko (35-7, 21 KOs) by a fifth round TKO on Saturday night at the Hard Rock in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Heavyweight Jared Anderson is headlining, live on ESPN+, against Andriy Rudenko in a 10-round affair in this Top Rank card. Anderson is being matched against an opponent in a learning fight to get him ready for the upper-echelon fighters.
Promoter Lou DiBella says his fighter heavyweight prospect & two-time Olympian Bakhodir Jalolov (12-0, 12 KOs) will return to the ring in May or June against a top 10 contender.
Regis Prograis (27-1, 23 KOs) weighed in at 139lbs, and Jose Zepeda (35-2, 27 KOs) came in at 139.4 lbs during Friday’s weigh-in for their battle for the recently vacated WBA light welterweight title at the Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, U.S.
Undefeated heavyweight prospect, Bakhodir Jalolov knocked out Jack Mulowayi in the eighth and final round from a hard left uppercut, in the main event.