Magomed Kurbanov (18-0) vs Ismail Iliev (12-1-1). The fight was held on March 7 in Yekaterinburg at the RCC Boxing Promotions tournament.
Despite the fact that the fight was non-title, it is of a fundamental nature - Kurbanov and Iliev share the first two lines of the Russian rating in the weight category up to 69.9 kg, and in the world ranking Kurbanov is eight lines higher and takes 17th place there. Naturally, for Iliev, winning this match is a great chance to strengthen his position.
It is interesting that both boxers made their professional debuts in 2015, but if Kurbanov has already had six successful title fights, Iliev has only entered the ring three times for belts and won only two victories in them. However, it should be taken into account that he suffered his only defeat in the United States in a fight against local Patrick Day, who, being an Amateur, was considered the country's first number in his weight.