# Zhanat Zhakiyanov

Zhanat Zhakiyanov (Kazakh: Жанат Ескендирулы Жакиянов; born 4 November 1983) is a Kazakh former professional boxer who competed from 2007 to 2017. He held the WBA (Undisputed) and IBO bantamweight titles in 2017.

## Professional career

Zhakiyanov has been trained by former light-welterweight unified world champion Ricky Hatton since 2013. Zhakiyanov is known for his high workrate and punching power.

### Zhakiyanov vs. Kadirov

Zhakiyanov made his professional debut in August 2007, defeating Nabi Kadirov by unanimous decision on Shymkent.

### Zhakiyanov vs. Usarov

Zhakiyanov suffered his first lost against Sakhib Usarov on his fifth fight.

### Zhakiyanov vs. Abdurahimov

On 2010, Zhakiyanov claimed the ABCO bantamweight title with a unanimous decision over Bahyt Abdurahimov.

### Zhakyanov vs. Guerfi

Zhakiyanov then defeated Karim Guerfi to win the EBU bantamweight title. Guerfi built a lead on the scorecards but Zhakiyanov knocked him out with a right hand at the end of round 5.

### Zhakiyanov vs. Edisherasvhili

In September 2014, Zhakiyanov defeated Gagi Edisherashvili with a first-round knockout. The fight marked his tenth consecutive stoppage win.

### Zhakiyanov vs. Guzman

Zhakiyanov defeated Héctor Guzmán for the WBA International title. Both fighters showed technical deficiencies during the fight, throwing wide, looping punches. Guzmán went down in round 1 and Zhakiyanov went down in round 2, but Zhakiyanov won the fight with a round-6 knockout. In November 2015, he defeated Yonfrez Parejo by split decision (116-113, 115–113, 112–116) for the WBA interim title. The fight halted Zhakiyanov's 12-fight knockout streak.

### Zhakiyanov vs. Warren

In February 2017, Zhakiyanov defeated Rau'shee Warren to win the WBA world title. Zhakiyanov went down twice in round 1, but outworked Warren throughout the rest of the fight and knocked him down in round 3, but the referee ruled it a slip. Zhakiyanov won the fight by split decision (116-110, 115–111, 111–115).

### Zhakyanov vs. Burnett

In August 2017, it was announced that Zhakiyanov would face IBF bantamweight titlist Ryan Burnett on 21 October 2017. Both fighters would be defending their respective world title for the first time against each other. Burnett and Zhakiyanov had previously trained in Hatton's gym together. On fight night, Burnett won a unanimous decision (119-109, 118–110, 117–112) after a tense fight that saw him and Zhakiyanov trade blows in close quarters for most of the twelve rounds.

## Professional boxing record

| 29 fights | 27 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 18 | 0 |
| By decision | 9 | 2 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 29 | Loss | 27–2 | Ryan Burnett | UD | 12 | Oct 21, 2017 | SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland | Lost WBA (Undisputed) bantamweight title; For IBF bantamweight title |
| 28 | Win | 27–1 | Rau'shee Warren | SD | 12 | Feb 10, 2017 | Huntington Center, Toledo, Ohio, US | Won WBA (Undisputed) bantamweight title |
| 27 | Win | 26–1 | Yonfrez Parejo | SD | 12 | Nov 7, 2015 | Salle des Etoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco | Won WBA interim bantamweight title |
| 26 | Win | 25–1 | Héctor Guzmán | KO | 6 (12) | May 9, 2015 | Gymnasium of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Vratsa, Bulgaria | Won vacant WBA International bantamweight title |
| 25 | Win | 24–1 | Roberto Lerio | KO | 2 (10), 1:16 | Nov 8, 2014 | Sleeman Sports Complex, Chandler, Australia | |
| 24 | Win | 23–1 | Gagi Edisherashvili | KO | 1 (10), 2:29 | Sep 10, 2014 | Moulin Rouge Club, Minsk, Belarus | Won vacant WBC Eurasia Pacific bantamweight title |
| 23 | Win | 22–1 | Karim Guerfi | KO | 5 (12), 2:39 | Apr 26, 2014 | Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire, UK | Won European bantamweight title |
| 22 | Win | 21–1 | Yuriy Voronin | TKO | 7 (8), 0:25 | Jul 16, 2013 | Moulin Rouge Club, Minsk, Belarus | |
| 21 | Win | 20–1 | Michael Escobar | TKO | 4 (6), 2:04 | Jun 28, 2013 | Holiday Inn, Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
| 20 | Win | 19–1 | Erick Diaz Siregar | KO | 2 (8), 1:03 | Dec 11, 2012 | Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong | |
| 19 | Win | 18–1 | Timur Shailezov | TKO | 3 (10), 2:50 | May 25, 2012 | Restaurant Rukia, Shymkent, Kazakhstan | |
| 18 | Win | 17–1 | Lookdiew Sithkruluor | KO | 1 (10), 2:00 | Jan 27, 2012 | Sports Palace Zhenis, Petropavl, Kazakhstan | Retained ABCO Continental bantamweight title |
| 17 | Win | 16–1 | Dzmitri Agafonau | TKO | 2 (8) | Nov 3, 2011 | Gagarin Club, Minsk, Belarus | |
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Anwar Alfadli | TKO | 5 (6), 1:25 | Aug 19, 2011 | Tower Circus, Blackpool, England | |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Benjamin Pitteloud | TKO | 2 (12), 2:20 | May 20, 2011 | Salle du Bourg, Martigny, Switzerland | Won vacant EBU European External bantamweight title |
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Bahyt Abdurahimov | UD | 10 | Dec 11, 2010 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Won vacant ABCO Continental bantamweight title |
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Petchmuangnon Sor Poonsawat | PTS | 6 | Aug 27, 2010 | E-sarn University, Khon Kaen, Thailand | |
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | Kong Kiatpracha | TKO | 2 (6), 1:44 | Aug 6, 2010 | Light Infantry Boxing Arena, Bangkok, Thailand | |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Khvicha Papiashvili | TKO | 2 (6), 2:27 | Nov 28, 2009 | Kazakh State Circus, Almaty, Kazakhstan | |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Boido Simanjuntak | KO | 2 (6) | May 30, 2009 | Kazakh State Circus, Almaty, Kazakhstan | |
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Alexander Fedorov | UD | 8 | Apr 17, 2009 | Sports Palace "Dostyk", Almaty, Kazakhstan | |
| 8 | Win | 7–1 | Richard Agagad | UD | 6 | Mar 7, 2009 | Ablay Khan Sports Club, Almaty, Kazakhstan | |
| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Rustam Abdullaev | TKO | 4 (6) | Oct 29, 2008 | Club "OQ-TEPA", Tashkent, Uzbekistan | |
| 6 | Loss | 5–1 | Sakhib Usarov | UD | 8 | Oct 4, 2008 | Borisoglebsky Sports Palace, Ramenskoye, Russia | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Bahyt Abdurahimov | UD | 4 | Jun 24, 2008 | Shymkent, Kazakhstan | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Bekzat Tampiyev | TKO | 3 (4) | Apr 19, 2009 | Kazakh State Circus, Almaty, Kazakhstan | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Bahyt Abdurahimov | UD | 4 | Feb 15, 2008 | Sports Palace "Dostyk", Almaty, Kazakhstan | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Samat Kulbayev | RTD | 3 (4) | Aug 13, 2007 | Shymkent, Kazakhstan | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Nabi Kadirov | UD | 4 | Aug 3, 2007 | Shymkent, Kazakhstan | |