Khabib Allakhverdiev

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Khabib Allakhverdiev Хабиб Аллахвердиев
Born	Khabib Mevlidinovich Allakhverdiev (1982-12-08) 8 December 1982 (age 42) Kaspiysk, Dagestan ASSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Nationality	Russian
Other names	The Hawk
Statistics
Weight(s)	Light-welterweight
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Reach	173 cm (68 in)
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	21
Wins	19
Wins by KO	9
Losses	2
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing  Russia World Championships Mianyang 2005 Lightweight

Khabib Mevlidinovich Allakhverdiev (Russian: Хабиб Мевлидинович Аллахвердиев; born 8 December 1982) is a Russian former professional boxer of Lezgin descent^[1] who competed from 2007 to 2015. He held the WBA (Regular) and IBO super-lightweight titles from 2012 to 2014, and as an amateur won a bronze medal in the lightweight division at the 2005 World Championships.

Allakhverdiev won bronze at the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships in the lightweight division, losing to eventual winner Yordenis Ugás.

Allakhverdiev had an amateur record of around 220 fights.

He turned professional in 2007 and was promoted by Warriors Boxing and Top Rank. His biggest accomplishments came in 2012, when he first won the IBO junior welterweight title against Kaizer Mabuza, knocking him out in four rounds. The following year he defeated then-unbeaten Joan Guzmán on a technical decision to win the vacant WBA super lightweight regular title. Allakhverdiev was supposed to make a defense with Breidis Prescott but he got injured and pulled out so Terence Crawford replaced him. One defense was made of both titles in 2013, when Allakhverdiev defeated Souleymane M'baye via late-rounds stoppage. In 2014, Allakhverdiev suffered his first professional loss in a closely contested bout against Jessie Vargas, which went the full twelve-round distance. In 2015, he lost by TKO to Adrien Broner, and has not fought since.

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
21	Loss	19–2	Adrien Broner	TKO	12 (12), 2:23	3 Oct 2015	U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio, US	For vacant WBA super-lightweight title
20	Loss	19–1	Jessie Vargas	UD	12	12 Apr 2014	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US	Lost WBA (Regular) and IBO super-lightweight titles
19	Win	19–0	Souleymane M'baye	TKO	11 (12), 2:27	13 Jul 2013	Salle des Etoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco	Retained WBA (Regular) and IBO super-lightweight titles
18	Win	18–0	Joan Guzmán	TD	8 (12)	30 Nov 2012	BB&T Center, Sunrise, Florida, US	Retained IBO super-lightweight title; Won vacant WBA (Regular) super-lightweight title; Split TD after Guzmán could not continue from a knee injury
17	Win	17–0	Kaizer Mabuza	KO	4 (12) 1:01	20 Jun 2012	CSKA Ice Palace, Moscow, Russia	Won IBO super-lightweight title
16	Win	16–0	Ignacio Mendoza	TKO	7 (12), 0:23	8 Feb 2012	Metallurg Stadium, Samara, Russia	Won vacant WBA Fedelatin super-lightweight title
15	Win	15–0	Nate Campbell	TD	6 (10), 0:54	25 Sep 2011	Sports Palace Olymp, Krasnodar, Russia	Unanimous TD after Campbell was cut from an accidental head clash
14	Win	14–0	Maxim Smirnov	UD	8	2 Jul 2011	Peshchera Night Club, Tyumen, Russia
13	Win	13–0	Juan Nazario	UD	6	19 Oct 2010	Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, Florida, US
12	Win	12–0	Karen Tevosyan	UD	12	23 May 2010	Red Square, Moscow, Russia	Won vacant WBC–ABCO super-lightweight title
11	Win	11–0	Francisco Rios Gil	KO	1 (6), 1:29	30 Oct 2009	Cambria County War Memorial Arena, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, US
10	Win	10–0	Abdulaziz Matazimov	TKO	5 (8), 1:54	30 May 2009	Sports Palace, Tyumen, Russia
9	Win	9–0	Richard Pitt	TKO	1 (6), 2:19	27 Feb 2009	Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, Florida, US
8	Win	8–0	Maliki Kinyogoli	UD	6	21 Nov 2008	Ice Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russia
7	Win	7–0	Roland Mills	TKO	3 (6), 0:41	6 Sep 2008	Red Square, Moscow, Russia
6	Win	6–0	Gustavo Miller	UD	4	13 Oct 2007	Khodynka Arena, Moscow, Russia
5	Win	5–0	Josean Escalera	SD	4	31 Aug 2007	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US
4	Win	4–0	Roberto Acevedo	DQ	4 (4), 2:48	2 Jun 2007	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US	Acevedo disqualified for repeated holding
3	Win	3–0	Damian Tinker	UD	4	16 May 2007	Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, Florida, US
2	Win	2–0	Devarise Crayton	KO	1 (4), 1:33	20 Apr 2007	Community Center, Port St. Lucie, Florida, US
1	Win	1–0	Miguel Ortiz	KO	1 (4), 2:59	10 Mar 2007	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US

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