The IBA Champions Night, crowned by the main title fight between Hasanboy Dusmatov and Samuel Carmona, will take place in Tashkent on April 14, 2024, and will pit renowned Uzbek boxers against strong rivals from around the world.
Dusmatov, a world and Olympic champion from Uzbekistan, also has a professional record of six wins and no losses. He has already performed well at the IBA Champions Night, winning against Spain's Martin Molina Salvador in Phuket last year. His opponent in the title fight is 27-year-old Carmona, also from Spain, whose professional record is 10 wins and 1 loss. The main event of the night will be a 10 round match.
In the super heavyweight division, a thrilling bout is scheduled between Uzbek star, world and Olympic champion Vahodir Jarolov and Croatian professional boxer Agron Smakic, who has a record of 20 wins and 2 losses. Yarolov has already competed in the inaugural IBA Champions Night in Abu Dhabi in 2022, where he defeated Bahrain's Danis Latipov. The eight-round clash between the two tallest boxers is sure to be one of the most exciting main events.
In another bout over 92kg, American Michael Hunter will take on Russia's Artem Saslenkov in a 10-round ranked fight. Hunter, 35, has an impressive record of 22-1-2 and was a contender for the WBO title in 2017, but lost to Oleksandr Usyk. Suslenkov will be another opponent from Russia for the American, who had wins over Alexander Ustinov and Sergei Kuzmin while drawing with Alexander Povetkin in 2019. Undefeated Artem Suslenkov has 10 professional fights and also has experience in amateur boxing, winning the World Military Championship. game.
Current IBA world champion Asadkuja Muidinkuyayev from Uzbekistan will face Turkiye's Fatih Keres in an eight-round ranking match in the 67kg weight class. The 22-year-old Muydin Kudzhaev has already made his debut at the IBA Champions Night in Thailand and celebrated his victory over Kazakhstan's Durat Bekhbauch. Ceres has participated in this event twice, but so far without a win.
Mujibilo Tursunov, a native of Uzbekistan, has already made his debut in professional boxing, with four wins to date. This time he will take on Juma Choki Ramadani, a southpaw from Tanzania who has a record of 8 wins, 0 losses and 1 loss in the 63.5kg weight class.
In a six-round ranking match in the 60kg weight class, 2015 IBA World Championship bronze medalist Elnur Abdurayimov of Uzbekistan will face Mexico's Carlos Ornelas (28 wins, 4 losses).
2017 IBA World Championship silver medalist Ikboryon Khordorov will be challenged by Kazakhstan's Sagadat Rakhmankul (8 wins, 5 losses) in the 71kg weight class.
IBA World Championship bronze medalist, Uzbek boxer Alokhon Abdullaev (1-0, 1 loss) will take on Mongolia's Jargal Otgon Jargal (1-0) in the 75kg weight class.
The IBA welcomes all boxing fans to the Humo Arena, where you can watch the live stream on the night.iba.sport website.
