Murodjon "MJ" Akhmadaliev is an Uzbekistani professional boxer. He is a former unified super-bantamweight world champion, having held both the WBA (Super) and IBF titles from 2020 to 2023. Akhmadaliev is known for his accomplishments in the super-bantamweight division.
In November 1994, Murodjon Kakharovich Akhmadaliev, also known as MJ, was born.
In 2015, Murodjon Akhmadaliev won a silver medal at the World Championships as an amateur.
In 2016, Murodjon Akhmadaliev secured a bronze medal at the Olympics as a bantamweight.
Murodjon participated in the Rio 2016 Olympics.
On 10 March 2018, Murodjon Akhmadaliev made his professional debut against David Michel Paz of Argentina, winning by knockout in the first round.
On 21 April 2018, Murodjon Akhmadaliev won his second professional fight against Carlos Gaston Suarez by technical knockout in the fourth round.
On 14 July 2018, Murodjon Akhmadaliev defeated Luis Fernando Molina by unanimous points decision.
On 23 August 2018, Murodjon Akhmadaliev defeated Ramon Contreras by knockout in the first round.
On 24 November 2018, Murodjon Akhmadaliev defeated Issac Zarate by technical knockout in the ninth round.
On 25 April 2019, Murodjon Akhmadaliev signed a contract with Matchroom Sport, promoted by Eddie Hearn. On 26 April 2019 Akhmadaliev fought against Carlos Carlson, winning by TKO in the third round.
In September 2019, the bout between Murodjon Akhmadaliev and Daniel Roman was initially scheduled but postponed due to Roman's shoulder injury.
On 13 September 2019, Murodjon Akhmadaliev beat Wilner Soto by technical knockout after landing several unanswered punches.
On 11 December 2019, it was announced that Murodjon Akhmadaliev would face Daniel Roman, the unified WBA and IBF super-bantamweight champion.
On 30 January 2020, Murodjon Akhmadaliev defeated Daniel Roman via controversial split decision in Miami, Florida, becoming Uzbekistan's first unified world champion.
In 2020, Murodjon Akhmadaliev became the unified super-bantamweight champion, holding the WBA (Super) and IBF titles.
On 11 January 2021, it was revealed that Murodjon Akhmadaliev was looking to defend his unified crown against Ryosuke Iwasa.
On 3 April 2021, Murodjon Akhmadaliev beat Ryosuke Iwasa by a fifth-round knockout in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
The text mentions "by 24 May 2021" but based on the context of the entry, this date is likely erroneous and should refer to a date in 2022. The primary event of the entry is the ordering of a fight in January 2022.
On 4 October 2021, it was announced that Murodjon Akhmadaliev would make his third WBA and IBF title defense against Ronny Rios.
On 19 November 2021, Murodjon Akhmadaliev won against Jose Velasquez by unanimous decision, after Ronny Rios withdrew due to a positive COVID-19 test.
On 24 January 2022, Akhmaladiev was ordered by the WBA to make a mandatory title defense against Ronny Rios. On 28 January, the IBF and WBA agreed that Akhmaladiev would first fight Rios and then Tapales.
On 18 September 2022, the IBF ordered Murodjon Akhmadaliev to face their mandatory super bantamweight title challenger Marlon Tapales. On 4 December, Tapales' team requested an immediate purse bid.
On 3 January 2023, Murodjon Akhmadaliev and Marlon Tapales came to an agreement for their championship bout.
On 8 April 2023, Murodjon Akhmadaliev lost his title fight against Marlon Tapales by split decision at the Tech Port Arena in San Antonio, Texas.
On 5 June 2023, the WBA ordered Murodjon Akhmadaliev to face Tomoki Kameda in a super bantamweight title eliminator, after a request for an immediate rematch was denied. Kameda declined the fight on 28 June.
In October 2023, after failing to come to terms with Kevin Gonzalez, a purse bid was scheduled and won by Matchroom Boxing with a bid of $120,000.
On 16 December 2023, Murodjon Akhmaladiev defeated Kevin Gonzalez by 8th round TKO.
By 2023, Murodjon Akhmadaliev was a former unified super-bantamweight champion, having held the WBA (Super) and IBF titles between 2020 and 2023.
On 14 December 2024, Akhmadaliev faced Ricardo Espinoza Franco for the interim WBA super bantamweight title in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Akhmadaliev won the fight by TKO in the 3rd round.
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