Zaur Abdullaev
Zaur Abdullaev | |
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| Born | March 23, 1994 Russia |
| Occupation | Professional boxer |
| Years active | 2017–present |
| Known for | Contended for the WBC interim lightweight championship in 2019 |
Zaur Magomedalievich Abdullaev (; born 23 March 1994) is a Russian professional boxer who contended for the WBC interim lightweight championship in 2019.
Professional career
Abdullaev made his professional debut on 4 March 2017, securing a first-round technical knockout (TKO) victory over Sardorbek Kamilov in Berezovsky, Russia.
Starting his career with an undefeated 7–0 record (including 5 knockouts), he claimed the WBO Youth lightweight title on 10 February 2018 at DIVS, Yekaterinburg, by stopping Ardie Boyose via seventh-round TKO. At the time of the stoppage, judges had him comfortably ahead on points.
On 22 April 2018, Abdullaev earned the vacant WBC Silver lightweight belt by defeating Deiner Berrio through a unanimous decision (UD) at DIVS, with scorecards reading 117–111, 117–111, and 115–113.
He successfully defended the WBC Silver lightweight title against Hank Lundy in September 2018 by unanimous decision. This was followed by a non-title TKO victory over Humberto Martínez in February 2019. Abdullaev then challenged Devin Haney for the vacant WBC interim lightweight championship on 13 September 2019 at the Hulu Theater in New York City but experienced his first professional defeat when his corner retired him after the fourth round.
Abdullaev bounced back on 22 August 2020 by knocking out Pavel Malikov in the seventh round, having floored him multiple times during the contest. He continued his winning streak with a unanimous decision triumph over journeyman Zhora Hamazaryan on 27 March 2021.
On 11 September 2021, Abdullaev regained the vacant WBC Silver lightweight title by outpointing Dejan Zlatičanin via unanimous decision with wide margins. He then defended this title successfully against former three-division world champion Jorge Linares on 19 February 2022, winning by twelfth-round TKO after scoring two knockdowns.
Abdullaev contested for the vacant IBF interim lightweight crown against Raymond Muratalla at Pechanga Arena in San Diego on 10 May 2025 but was defeated by unanimous decision.
He was scheduled to face Adam Azim at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on 15 November 2025; however, he withdrew from the bout on 17 October due to visa complications.
Professional boxing record
16 15 14 13 12 11 Template:Yes2Win 11–0 Humberto Martínez TKO 10 (10), Template:Small 2:31 22 Feb 2019 Template:Small KRK Uralets, Ekaterinburg, Russia 10 Template:Yes2Win 10–0 Hank Lundy UD 12 7 Sep 2018 Template:Small Traktor Ice Arena, Chelyabinsk, Russia Template:Small Defended WBC Silver lightweight title 9 Template:Yes2Win 9–0 Deiner Berrio UD 12 22 Apr 2018 Template:Small DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia {{small Won vacant WBC Silver lightweight championship}} 8 Template:Yes2Win 8–0 Ardie Boyose TKO 7 (10), Template:Small 2:20 10 Feb 2018 Template:Small DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia {{small Captured vacant WBO Youth lightweight title}} 7 Template:Yes2Win 7–0 Roberto Gonzales TKO 7 (8), Template:Small 2:51 15 Dec 2017 Template:Small DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia 6 Template:Yes2Win 6–0 Ziyoyidin Tokhirov KO 4 (8), Template:Small 1:18 9 Sep 2017 Template:Small Traktor Ice Arena, Chelyabinsk, Russia 5 Template:Yes2Win 5–0 Mao Kawanishi UD 4 9 Jul 2017 Template:Small DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia 4 Template:Yes2Win 4–0 Dmitry Ganiev RTD 5 (6), Template:Small 3:00 5 May 2017 Template:Small DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia 3 Template:Yes2Win 3–0 Sherzodbek Mamajonov RTD 3 (6), Template:Small 3:00 2 May 2017 Template:Small Dom Pechati, Ekaterinburg, Russia 2 Template:Yes2Win 2–0 Sharobidden Jurakhonov UD 4 25 Mar 2017 Template:Small PNTZ Palace of Culture, Pervouralsk, Russia 1 Template:Yes2Win 1–0 Sardorbek Kamilov TKO 1 (4), Template:Small 1:15 4 Mar 2017 Template:Small Sports Complex Leader, Berezovsky, Russia| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 22 | Template:No2Loss | 20–2 | Raymond Muratalla | UD | 12 | 10 May 2025 | Pechanga Arena, San Diego, California, U.S. | Contested vacant IBF interim lightweight title |
| 21 | Template:Yes2Win | 20–1 | Juan Javier Carrasco | TKO | 12 (12) | 19 Oct 2024 | Estadio Cubierto Aconcagua Arena, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 20 | Template:Yes2Win | 19–1 | Roger Gutiérrez | UD | 10 | 10 Feb 2024 | KRK Uralets, Ekaterinburg, Russia | |
| 19 | Template:Yes2Win | 18–1 | Roman Andreev | RTD | 3 (10), 3:00 | 8 Sep 2023 | Traktor Ice Arena, Chelyabinsk, Russia | |
| 18 | Template:Yes2Win | 17–1 | Ricardo Nunez | UD | 10 | 7 Mar 2023 | DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia | |
| 17 | Template:Yes2Win | 16–1 | Jovanni Straffon | RTD | 5 (10), 3:00 | 11 Sep 2022 | Traktor Ice Arena, Chelyabinsk, Russia | |
| Template:Yes2Win | 15–1 | Jorge Linares | TKO | 12 (12), 2:28 | 19 Feb 2022 | RCC Boxing Academy, Ekaterinburg, Russia | Defended WBC Silver lightweight title | |
| Template:Yes2Win | 14–1 | Dejan Zlatičanin | UD | 12 | 11 Sep 2021 | RCC Boxing Academy, Ekaterinburg, Russia | Captured vacant WBC Silver lightweight title | |
| Template:Yes2Win | 13–1 | Zhora Hamazaryan | UD | 10 | 27 Mar 2021 | RCC Boxing Academy, Ekaterinburg, Russia | ||
| Template:Yes2Win | 12–1 | Pavel Malikov | KO | 7 (10), 1:24 | 22 Aug 2020 | RCC Boxing Academy, Ekaterinburg, Russia | ||
| Template:No2Loss | 11–1 | Devin Haney | RTD | 4 (12), 3:00 | 13 Sep 2019 | Hulu Theater, New York City, U.S. | For WBC interim lightweight championship |