Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2023-05-06, close but not too exciting boxing match: Magomed Kurbanov vs Michel Soro gets two stars (check out our rankings for The best boxing match of 2023).
Soro vs Kurbanov is scheduled to take place on Saturday, May 6, at KRK “Uralets” in Ekaterinburg (Russia), in a 12-round light middleweight match (154 lbs, 69.9 kg); it was the main event of the evening. Watch the video and Rate this fight!
Magomed Kurbanov’s record
The undefeated Magomed Kurbanov entered this bout with a perfect boxing record of 24-0-0 (13 knockouts) and he is ranked as No. 2 light middleweight in the world (currently number 1 in this division is Jermell Charlo).
In the last three matches, he has won Liam Smith (Liam Smith vs Magomed Kurbanov), Patrick Teixeira (Magomed Kurbanov vs Patrick Teixeira) and Johan Gonzalez (Magomed Kurbanov vs Johan Gonzalez).
Michel Soro’s record
His opponent, former WBA interim champion Michel Soro, has an official record of 35-3-2 (24 knockouts) and he’s at number 40 in the light middleweight division.
In the last three matches, he beat Cedric Vitu (Michel Soro vs Cedric Vitu) but then he faced Israil Madrimov twice having lost the first match (Israil Madrimov vs. Michel Soro I) and draw the second one (Israil Madrimov vs. Michel Soro II).
Full/Featured Match Video
Here we will post a collection of the best videos of the match Magomed Kurbanov vs Michel Soro right after the match is over. If you watched the full battle, you can rate it at the end of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms like Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook etc and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
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Result
Who won the fight Kurbanov vs Soro?
Magomed Kurbanov defeated Michel Soro by split decision. The score is 116-112, 115-113, 115-113.
