
Heavyweight Labinot Xhoxhaj outduels Mourad Aliev in Hamburg
Heavyweight Labinot Xhoxhaj won a 12-round unanimous decision over Mourad Aliev here on Saturday in a show staged outside the new Universum Gym.

Heavyweight Labinot Xhoxhaj won a 12-round unanimous decision over Mourad Aliev here on Saturday in a show staged outside the new Universum Gym.

France’s Mourad Aliev is to challenge the European heavyweight champion Labinot Xhoxhaj in Hamburg, Germany on June 7

Heavyweight Labinot Xhoxhaj will defend his minor heavyweight title against Mourad Aliev on June 7 outside Universum gym in Hamburg, Germany.

According to the EBU, European heavyweight champion Labinot Xhoxhaj, 20-0-1 (16 KOs) will defend the title against mandatory challenger, 13-0 (10 KOs) Frenchman Mourad Aliev, on June 7 in Hamburg, Germany, on an event promoted by Universum Box Promotion

Mourad Aliev secured a sixth-round stoppage over Davide Brito in Hamburg.

French heavyweight Mourad Aliev, 12-0 (9 KOs), will defend a minor belt against Italy’s Davide Brito, 6-0 (3 KOs), on December 14 at the Grand Elysee Hotel in Hamburg, Germany.

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Mark "Canelo" Urvanov didn't lose, though he suffered yet another setback. The junior lightweight hopeful was held to a split decision draw by relatively unheralded Murad Aliev in their ten-round main event Saturday evening at RCC Boxing Academy in Ekaterinburg, Russia. Both boxers were awarded a 96-94 verdict on separate cards, overruled by a 95-95 tally from the third judge to produce the stalemate.

In an upset, super featherweight journeyman Armen Ataev (8-5-1, 4 KOs) dealt previously undefeated Aznaur Kalsynov (4-1-3) his fors loss as a pro after eight very hard-fought rounds. Kalsynov was better early on but lacked activity. Still, his counter-punching was effective during the first three rounds, as he tagged Ataev cleanly time and again but lacked power to prevent him from going in. The Armenian ate five to land one, but when he landed this single punch it was well felt by Kalsynov.

Universum heavyweight hopefuls Jose Larduet (9-0) and Mourad Aliev won their respective fights Saturday in Ludwigshafen (Germany) but failed to shine,