Israil Madrimov: record, next fight and profile →
Madrimov Training Camp Photos Gallery - Israil Madrimov and Michel Soro will rematch in a final eliminator for the WBA super welterweight world title on the undercard of the heavyweight clash between Derek Chisora and Kubrat Pulev at The O2 in London on Saturday July 9, live on DAZN.
Israil Madimov and Michel Soro are ready to resolve unfinished business. The junior middleweight rematch is set months after being formally ordered by the WBA, as Matchroom Boxing confirmed that it will land on the already announced July 9 DAZN show at The O2 In London. The bout is one of two confirmed rematches on the show, with the main event featuring former heavyweight title challengers Derek Chisora and Kubrat Pulev meeting six years after their first encounter.
Two-and-a-half months after the controversial conclusion to their elimination match, the WBA has ordered an immediate rematch between 154-pound contenders Israil Madrimov and Michel Soro.
By Keith Idec - Four weeks have passed since officials at ringside in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, made one of the most egregious errors in recent boxing history. The WBA is in the process of reviewing what went wrong that night, hopefully with the intent to do right by Michel Soro. That besmirched sanctioning organization’s championship
All Michel Soro and his handlers can do is wait. Soro’s attorney, David Berlin, petitioned the WBA in a letter dated December 21 to change the controversial outcome of his 154-pound elimination match from a ninth-round, technical-knockout victory for Israil Madrimov to a no-decision. The boxing commission in Madrimov’s home country of Uzbekistan, where their fight took place December 17, has acknowledged that only the WBA has the authority to change the official result because WBA officials and rules were utilized.
Tashkent Uzbekistan, - In a WBA junior middleweight eliminator, Israil Madrimov (8-0, 6 KOs) picked up a controversial stoppage of Michel Soro (35-3-1, 24 KOs) in the ninth round.
Uzbekistan is just hours away from its second huge boxing event of 2021. Matchroom Boxing will unify its efforts with Russia's big promoter World of Boxing to showcase Uzbekistan’s brightest talent within one event, which is about to take place at the Renaissance Hall in Tashkent, Uzbekistan’s capital.
By Cliff Rold - The best division in boxing right now is lightweight, right Not so fast. While recent action cast shine on the depth and quality of the division, lightweight is far from the only division with a case for being the most competitive in boxing. We’re living through a time when several divisions are vibrant and flush with fresh matches. Perhaps the best argument against lightweight will again get the spotlight this weekend.
Israil Madrimov can take a step closer to achieving his World Title dream when he faces Michel Soro in a Final Eliminator for the WBA Super-Welterweight crown on another huge night for Uzbekistan boxing at the Renaissance Hall in Tashkent on Friday December 17, with all of the action shown live worldwide on DAZN.
Israil Madrimov is on the fast track to a major title and with his entire team on board with such plans. Matchroom Boxing claimed promotional rights to an ordered WBA junior middleweight title eliminator between Uzbekistan’s Madrimov (7-0, 5KOs) and former secondary titlist Michel Soro (35-2-1, 24KOs) after winning a purse bid hearing conducted Wednesday from WBA headquarters in Panama City. Matchroom submitted a bid of $245,000, outpacing Yohan Zauoi who bid $217,700 on behalf of Y12 Management.