Ryosuke Iwasa

Murodjon Akhmadaliev impresses against Ryosuke Iwasa, though the stoppage looks premature. UNBEATEN WBA and IBF super-bantamweight champion Murodjon Akhmadaliev maintained his status as the leading 122-pounder in the world by stopping former IBF titlist Ryosuke Iwasa in the fifth round at the Humo Arena in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Fighting in his...

Murodjon Akhmadaliev had a successful homecoming in Uzbekistan, retaining his WBA and IBF junior featherweight titles with a fifth round stoppage win over Ryosuke Iwasa, though the timing of the stoppage will certainly be debated. No one will argue that Akhmadaliev (9-0, 7 KO) definitely looked on his way to...

Humo Arena, Tashkent - Murodjon Akhmadaliev stated his case as the best of a loaded junior featherweight division. The unified WBA/IBF 122-pound titlist made his first successful defense with a 5th round stoppage of Japan's Ryosuke Iwasa. Akhmadaliev was in complete control, although eyebrows were raised when the fight was abruptly stopped in the middle of an exchange during round five Saturday at Humo Arena in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Murodjon Akhmadaliev will defend his World Boxing Association and International Boxing Federation Super-Bantamweight titles Saturday in his home country of Uzbekistan with a match against Ryosuke Iwasa. The fight headlines a card that will begin April 3 at 10 a.m. ET. Akhmadaliev and Iwasa are likely to take to the...

Murodjon Akhmadaliev and Ryosuke Iwasa held their final press conference on Thursday from Tashkent, Uzbekistan, where the local fighter will defend his WBA and IBF super bantamweight championships against the Japanese veteran on Saturday, in an event that will also have two regional WBA titles at stake. The local press...

Uzbekistan’s undefeated WBA and IBF Super-Bantamweight World Champion Murodjon Akhmadaliev will return home to put his World Titles on the line against Japan’s Ryosuke Iwasa on a huge night of boxing at the Humo Arena, Tashkent on Saturday April 3, live on DAZN. Akhmadaliev (8-0, 6 KOs) became the first...

Uzbekistan’s undefeated WBA and IBF Super-Bantamweight World Champion Murodjon Akhmadaliev will return home to put his World Titles on the line against Japan’s Ryosuke Iwasa on a huge night of boxing at the Humo Arena, Tashkent on Saturday April 3, live on DAZN. Akhmadaliev (8-0, 6 KOs) became the first...

It’ll be a little later than we thought, but Murodjon Akhmadaliev will indeed make his first defense as unified super bantamweight champion against interim IBF champ Ryosuke Iwasa. Uzbekistan’s National Olympic Committee held a press conference this morning announcing an April 3rd card in Tashkent, which will feature some of the country’s most prominent fighting exports.