Murodjon Akhmadaliev: record, next fight and profile →
The blessing that came with Daniel Roman’s untimely injury was two-fold. Ideally, the streaking junior featherweight would have preferred to proceed with his mandatory title defense versus Murodjon Akhamdaliev as originally planned only to suffer tendinitis in his left shoulder, forcing him to postpone their scheduled fight last September.
MIAMI--All of the pre-Super Bowl boxing drama has been saved for the ring. Demetrius Andrade and Luke Keeler did their job at the scale, as did every other boxer slated to appear Thursday evening on DAZN, live from Meridian at Island Gardens in Miami, Florida.
MIAMI--The one thing that hurt Daniel Roman more than the shoulder injury suffered during training camp was the realization that he had to pull out of a scheduled fight. A planned unified junior featherweight title defense versus Uzbekistan’s Murodjon Akhmadaliev (7-0, 6KOs) was delayed by four months, as Roman recovered from what was ultimately diagnosed as tendinitis in his left shoulder. It was enough to cause him to shut down sparring and have to stay away from physical contact for nearly two months—but apparently wasn’t enough to convince his opponent of it being the real reason for the postponement.
By Thomas Gerbasi - All fighters are tough. Just walking up those four steps to the ring proves that. Yet Murodjon Akhmadaliev might be a little tougher, something that may come as a surprise to those who only see his relative youth and just seven fights on his pro record. “I might be young, I’m just 25, but I’ve been grinding for all my life,” said Akhmadaliev...
Daniel Roman, Akhmadaliev Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - Two days before the highly-anticipated Miami Fight Night featuring undefeated middleweight star Demetrius Andrade (28-0, 17 KOs) defending his WBO World Middleweight championship against contender Luke Keeler (17-2-1, 5 KOs), the fighters took the stage to discuss their preparations and predictions heading into the fight. (photos by Ed Mulholland)
Lou DiBella couldn’t help but feel nostalgic when looking at the undercard lineup for the next DAZN bill. The Hall of Fame-elected promoter has a vested interest in this week’s pre-Super Bowl boxing card, which airs live from Miami, Florida (Thursday, DAZN, 7:00pm ET), mere miles from the home of Super Bowl LIV. The show boasts three major title fights on the male side along with record-setting seven-division champ and pound-for-pound entrant Amanda Serrano in a non-title fight earlier in the evening.
By the time he ran through Shun Kubo to claim his first world title, the word was out that Daniel Roman was no longer a spoiler but instead a junior featherweight to watch. The streaking all-action boxer from Los Angeles has since become a unified titlist, though somehow remains better known as a show-stealer. “I guess it’s a compliment,” Roman (27-2-1, 10KOs) joked to BoxingScene.com. “It’s just the way I fight, it comes natural to me. It’s flattering that when I’m on a card my fight is the one that everyone remembers. I just love boxing, and I love to fight.”
Daniel Roman, Akhmadaliev Face-Off Miami Photos Gallery - A photo shoot was held for the action-packed night of world championship boxing in Miami, topped by WBO World Middleweight champion Demetrius Andrade (28-0 17 KOs) defending his crown against Irish challenger Luke Keeler (17-2-1 5 KOs). (photos by Ed Mulholland)
Murodjon Akhmadaliev is chasing history as he prepares to challenge WBA and IBF World Super-Bantamweight champion Daniel Roman at the Meridian at Island Gardens in Miami on Thursday January 30, live on DAZN in the US and on Sky Sports in the UK.
Thompson Boxing Promotion’s WBA and IBF World Super-Bantamweight champion, Daniel Roman, held a workout for the media today at the City of Angles Boxing gym in Los Angeles. Roman defends his titles against unbeaten WBA mandatory challenger Murodjon Akhmadaliev on the stacked World championship triple header bill on Thursday January 30 at the Meridian at Island Gardens in Miami, live on DAZN in the US and on Sky Sports in the UK.