Arslanbek Makhmudov
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Arslanbek Ruslanovich Makhmudov (Russian: Арсланбек Русланович Махмудов, Kumyk: Arslanbek Mahmut Ruslannı ulanı; born 7 June 1989) is a Russian professional boxer who held the WBC-NABF heavyweight title between 2019 and 2023.
Infobox
Nickname
Lion
Born
(1989-06-07) 7 June 1989 (age 36)Mozdok, North Ossetia, Russia
Height
mw- 6 ft 5 1⁄2 in (197 cm)
Weight
Heavyweight
Stance
Orthodox
Total fights
23
Wins
21
Win by KO
19
Losses
2
Tables
· Professional boxing record
By knockout
By knockout
23 fights
By knockout
21 wins
19
2 losses
2
By decision
By decision
23 fights
By decision
21 wins
2
2 losses
0
| 23 fights | 21 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 19 | 2 |
| By decision | 2 | 0 |
· Professional boxing record
23
23
No.
23
Result
Win
Record
21–2
Opponent
David Allen
Type
UD
Round, time
12
Date
11 Oct 2025
Location
Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England
Notes
Won WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title
22
22
No.
22
Result
Win
Record
20–2
Opponent
Ricardo Brown
Type
TKO
Round, time
1 (10), 1:57
Date
27 Jun 2025
Location
Videotron Centre, Quebec City, Canada
21
21
No.
21
Result
Loss
Record
19–2
Opponent
Guido Vianello
Type
TKO
Round, time
8 (10), 2:58
Date
17 Aug 2024
Location
Videotron Centre, Quebec City, Canada
20
20
No.
20
Result
Win
Record
19–1
Opponent
Miljan Rovcanin
Type
KO
Round, time
2 (10), 2:32
Date
25 May 2024
Location
Centre Gervais Auto, Shawinigan, Canada
19
19
No.
19
Result
Loss
Record
18–1
Opponent
Agit Kabayel
Type
TKO
Round, time
4 (12), 2:03
Date
23 Dec 2023
Location
Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Notes
Lost WBC-NABF and WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight titles
18
18
No.
18
Result
Win
Record
18–0
Opponent
Junior Anthony Wright
Type
TKO
Round, time
1 (10), 1:10
Date
28 Oct 2023
Location
Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Notes
Retained WBC-NABF heavyweight title;Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title
17
17
No.
17
Result
Win
Record
17–0
Opponent
Raphael Akpejiori
Type
TKO
Round, time
2 (10), 1:43
Date
1 Jul 2023
Location
Huntington Center, Toledo, Ohio, US
Notes
Retained WBC-NABF heavyweight title
16
16
No.
16
Result
Win
Record
16–0
Opponent
Michael Wallisch
Type
RTD
Round, time
1 (10), 3:00
Date
16 Dec 2022
Location
Centre Gervais Auto, Shawinigan, Canada
Notes
Retained WBC-NABF and WBA-NABA heavyweight titles
15
15
No.
15
Result
Win
Record
15–0
Opponent
Carlos Takam
Type
UD
Round, time
10
Date
16 Sep 2022
Location
Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada
Notes
Retained WBC-NABF and WBA-NABA heavyweight titles;Won vacant WBC Silver heavyweight title
14
14
No.
14
Result
Win
Record
14–0
Opponent
Mariusz Wach
Type
TKO
Round, time
6 (10), 0:39
Date
19 Feb 2022
Location
Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada
Notes
Retained WBC-NABF and WBA-NABA heavyweight titles
13
13
No.
13
Result
Win
Record
13–0
Opponent
Erkan Teper
Type
RTD
Round, time
1 (10), 3:00
Date
23 Sep 2021
Location
Centre Videotron, Quebec City, Canada
Notes
Retained WBC-NABF and WBA-NABA heavyweight titles
12
12
No.
12
Result
Win
Record
12–0
Opponent
Pavel Sour
Type
KO
Round, time
1 (10), 0:37
Date
23 Jul 2021
Location
Hotel Holiday Inn, Cuernavaca, Mexico
Notes
Retained WBC-NABF heavyweight title;Won vacant WBA-NABA heavyweight title
11
11
No.
11
Result
Win
Record
11–0
Opponent
Dillon Carman
Type
TKO
Round, time
1 (10), 0:27
Date
10 Oct 2020
Location
Centre Gervais Auto, Shawinigan, Canada
Notes
Retained WBC-NABF heavyweight title
10
10
No.
10
Result
Win
Record
10–0
Opponent
Samuel Peter
Type
TKO
Round, time
1 (10), 2:23
Date
7 Dec 2019
Location
Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada
Notes
Retained WBC-NABF heavyweight title
9
9
No.
9
Result
Win
Record
9–0
Opponent
Julian Fernandez
Type
TKO
Round, time
3 (10), 1:19
Date
28 Sep 2019
Location
Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada
Notes
Won vacant WBC-NABF heavyweight title
8
8
No.
8
Result
Win
Record
8–0
Opponent
Jonathan Rice
Type
TKO
Round, time
7 (10), 0:30
Date
17 May 2019
Location
Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada
Notes
Won vacant WBC Continental Americas heavyweight title
7
7
No.
7
Result
Win
Record
7–0
Opponent
Avery Gibson
Type
TKO
Round, time
1 (8), 2:31
Date
16 Mar 2019
Location
Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada
6
6
No.
6
Result
Win
Record
6–0
Opponent
Jason Bergman
Type
TKO
Round, time
1 (6), 1:37
Date
26 Jan 2019
Location
Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada
5
5
No.
5
Result
Win
Record
5–0
Opponent
Andrew Satterfield
Type
KO
Round, time
1 (6), 0:35
Date
24 Nov 2018
Location
Le Centre Financiere Sun Life, Rimouski, Canada
4
4
No.
4
Result
Win
Record
4–0
Opponent
Emilio Ezequiel Zarate
Type
TKO
Round, time
2 (4), 1:09
Date
13 Oct 2018
Location
Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada
3
3
No.
3
Result
Win
Record
3–0
Opponent
Elder Hernandez
Type
TKO
Round, time
1 (4), 1:07
Date
26 May 2018
Location
Videotron Centre, Quebec City, Canada
2
2
No.
2
Result
Win
Record
2–0
Opponent
Christian Larrondo
Type
TKO
Round, time
1 (4), 0:46
Date
7 Apr 2018
Location
Videotron Centre, Quebec City, Canada
1
1
No.
1
Result
Win
Record
1–0
Opponent
Jaime Barajas
Type
TKO
Round, time
1 (4), 0:24
Date
9 Dec 2017
Location
Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, Canada
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 23 | Win | 21–2 | David Allen | UD | 12 | 11 Oct 2025 | Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England | Won WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title |
| 22 | Win | 20–2 | Ricardo Brown | TKO | 1 (10), 1:57 | 27 Jun 2025 | Videotron Centre, Quebec City, Canada | |
| 21 | Loss | 19–2 | Guido Vianello | TKO | 8 (10), 2:58 | 17 Aug 2024 | Videotron Centre, Quebec City, Canada | |
| 20 | Win | 19–1 | Miljan Rovcanin | KO | 2 (10), 2:32 | 25 May 2024 | Centre Gervais Auto, Shawinigan, Canada | |
| 19 | Loss | 18–1 | Agit Kabayel | TKO | 4 (12), 2:03 | 23 Dec 2023 | Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Lost WBC-NABF and WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight titles |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Junior Anthony Wright | TKO | 1 (10), 1:10 | 28 Oct 2023 | Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Retained WBC-NABF heavyweight title;Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Raphael Akpejiori | TKO | 2 (10), 1:43 | 1 Jul 2023 | Huntington Center, Toledo, Ohio, US | Retained WBC-NABF heavyweight title |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Michael Wallisch | RTD | 1 (10), 3:00 | 16 Dec 2022 | Centre Gervais Auto, Shawinigan, Canada | Retained WBC-NABF and WBA-NABA heavyweight titles |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Carlos Takam | UD | 10 | 16 Sep 2022 | Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada | Retained WBC-NABF and WBA-NABA heavyweight titles;Won vacant WBC Silver heavyweight title |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Mariusz Wach | TKO | 6 (10), 0:39 | 19 Feb 2022 | Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada | Retained WBC-NABF and WBA-NABA heavyweight titles |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Erkan Teper | RTD | 1 (10), 3:00 | 23 Sep 2021 | Centre Videotron, Quebec City, Canada | Retained WBC-NABF and WBA-NABA heavyweight titles |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Pavel Sour | KO | 1 (10), 0:37 | 23 Jul 2021 | Hotel Holiday Inn, Cuernavaca, Mexico | Retained WBC-NABF heavyweight title;Won vacant WBA-NABA heavyweight title |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Dillon Carman | TKO | 1 (10), 0:27 | 10 Oct 2020 | Centre Gervais Auto, Shawinigan, Canada | Retained WBC-NABF heavyweight title |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Samuel Peter | TKO | 1 (10), 2:23 | 7 Dec 2019 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada | Retained WBC-NABF heavyweight title |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Julian Fernandez | TKO | 3 (10), 1:19 | 28 Sep 2019 | Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada | Won vacant WBC-NABF heavyweight title |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Jonathan Rice | TKO | 7 (10), 0:30 | 17 May 2019 | Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada | Won vacant WBC Continental Americas heavyweight title |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Avery Gibson | TKO | 1 (8), 2:31 | 16 Mar 2019 | Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Jason Bergman | TKO | 1 (6), 1:37 | 26 Jan 2019 | Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Andrew Satterfield | KO | 1 (6), 0:35 | 24 Nov 2018 | Le Centre Financiere Sun Life, Rimouski, Canada | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Emilio Ezequiel Zarate | TKO | 2 (4), 1:09 | 13 Oct 2018 | Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Elder Hernandez | TKO | 1 (4), 1:07 | 26 May 2018 | Videotron Centre, Quebec City, Canada | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Christian Larrondo | TKO | 1 (4), 0:46 | 7 Apr 2018 | Videotron Centre, Quebec City, Canada | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Jaime Barajas | TKO | 1 (4), 0:24 | 9 Dec 2017 | Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, Canada |
· External links
Regional boxing titles
Regional boxing titles
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
VacantTitle last held byCarlos Negrón
VacantTitle last held byCarlos Negrón
Sporting positions
VacantTitle last held byCarlos Negrón
Sporting positions
WBC Continental Americas heavyweight champion 17 May 2019 – August 2019Vacated
Sporting positions
VacantTitle next held byFrank Sánchez
VacantTitle last held byÓscar Rivas
VacantTitle last held byÓscar Rivas
Sporting positions
VacantTitle last held byÓscar Rivas
Sporting positions
WBC-NABF heavyweight champion 28 September 2019 – present
Sporting positions
Incumbent
| Sporting positions | ||||
| Regional boxing titles | ||||
| VacantTitle last held byCarlos Negrón | WBC Continental Americas heavyweight champion 17 May 2019 – August 2019Vacated | VacantTitle next held byFrank Sánchez | ||
| VacantTitle last held byÓscar Rivas | WBC-NABF heavyweight champion 28 September 2019 – present | Incumbent | ||
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