Ryosuke Iwasa

The Murodjon Akhmadaliev-Ryosuke Iwasa stoppage might’ve been controversial but there is no doubt about who was in charge Saturday. Akhmadaliev, the unified 122-pound titleholder fighting in his home country of Uzbekistan, had outworked Iwasa for four-plus rounds and was landing damaging blows in Round 5 when referee Yuri Koptzev stopped the fight in Tashkent.

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...

By Mark Eisner: In a highly questionable stoppage, IBF/WBA super bantamweight champion Murodjon Akhmadaliev (9-0, 7 KOs) defeated former IBF 122-lb belt-holder Ryosuke Iwasa (27-4, 17 KOs) by a fifth-round knockout on Saturday night in the main event on DAZN from the Humo Arena in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The referee jumped...

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...

DAZN begins its action-packed international April on Easter Saturday. Murodjon Akhmadaliev puts his IBF and WBA (Super) super-bantamweight titles on the line against Ryosuke Iwasa as DAZN presents a live boxing card from Uzbekistan on Saturday. Should the home hope come through this stern test, he aims to embark on...

By Matt Lieberman: IBF & WBA super bantamweight champion Murodjon Akhmadaliev (9-0, 7 KOs) looked out of this world good tonight in beating the courageous and tough as nails Ryosuke Iwasa (27-4, 17 KOs) by a fifth-round technical knockout on Saturday in front of an energized crowd at the Humo Arena in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. the fight was stopped at 1:30 of the fifth.

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 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...

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.

Unified super bantamweight champion Murodjon Akhmadaliev, out of action since last January, could defend his IBF and WBA belts against a very worthy contender in the coming months. Asian Boxing, citing Uzbek website Olamsport, claims Akhmadaliev is “looking” to face interim IBF champ Ryosuke Iwasa on March 13th in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.