# Batyr Akhmedov

Botirjon Abdullaevich Akhmedov (Russian: Ботиржон Абдуллаевич Ахмедов; born 20 December 1990), better known as Batyr Akhmedov, and previously Batuhan Gözgeç, is a Russian professional boxer. He is a two-time super-lightweight world title challenger, having challenged for the WBA (Regular) title in 2019, and the WBA title in 2022. As an amateur he represented Turkey at the 2016 Olympics.

## Amateur career

He won the gold medal at the 2015 International Kadyrov Tournament held in Grozny, Chechen Republic, Russia.
Akhmedov earned a quota spot for 2016 Summer Olympics after taking the bronze medal at the 2016 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament in Samsun, Turkey.

## Professional boxing career

Akhmedov made his professional debut on 23 February 2017, scoring a third-round technical knockout (TKO) over Dmitry Lavrinenko at the Forum in Nizhny Tagil, Russia.
After compiling a record of 7–0 (6 KOs) he faced Mario Barrios for the vacant WBA (Regular) super-lightweight title on 28 September 2019 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. In a fight which saw Akhmedov have a knockdown scored against him after his gloves touched the canvas in the fourth round and a second knockdown in the twelfth and final round, Akhmedov lost via unanimous decision (UD), a decision which many described as controversial. Judge Jeremy Hayes scored the bout 116–111, judge Tim Cheatham scored it 115–111, and judge Zachary Young scored it 114–112.
Almost three years later, Akhmedov would challenge again for a vacant super-lightweight world title, this time the full WBA title against undefeated Alberto Puello on 20 August 2022. Puello won the fight by split decision. Two judges scored the fight 117–111 for Puello, while the third judge scored the fight 115–113.

## Professional boxing record

| 13 fights | 10 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 9 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 3 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 13 | Win | 10–3 | Mukhammadsalim Sotvoldiev | TKO | 3 (8), 1:33 | 6 Nov 2023 | Red Arena, Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia | |
| 12 | Loss | 9–3 | Kenneth Sims Jr | MD | 12 | 13 May 2023 | Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, US | |
| 11 | Loss | 9–2 | Alberto Puello | SD | 12 | 20 Aug 2022 | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida, US | For vacant WBA super-lightweight title |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Argenis Mendez | RTD | 8 (12), 3:00 | 26 Jun 2021 | State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia, US | |
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Rey Perez | KO | 1 (10), 2:19 | 6 Sep 2020 | Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California, US | |
| 8 | Loss | 7–1 | Mario Barrios | UD | 12 | 28 Sep 2019 | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, US | For vacant WBA (Regular) super-lightweight title |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Francisco Gabriel Pina | RTD | 5 (8), 3:00 | 25 May 2019 | Gimnasio Oscar 'Tigre' García, Ensenada, Mexico | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Viktor Plotnikov | RTD | 6 (8), 3:00 | 30 Mar 2019 | Ice Palace, Vladimir, Russia | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Ismael Barroso | KO | 9 (12), 1:06 | 18 Aug 2018 | Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles, California, US | Retained WBA Inter-Continental super-lightweight title |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Oscar Barajas | TKO | 3 (8), 0:56 | 21 Apr 2018 | Kings Theatre, New York City, New York, US | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Ricky Sismundo | UD | 10 | 17 Mar 2018 | Floyd Mayweather Boxing Academy, Zhukovka, Russia | Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental super-lightweight title |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Levani Tsiklauri | TKO | 2 (6), 1:27 | 9 Dec 2017 | Evloev Sports Palace, Nazran, Russia | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Dmitry Lavrinenko | TKO | 3 (4), 2:18 | 23 Feb 2017 | Forum, Nizhny Tagil, Russia | |