Shigabudin Aliev

Shigabudin Alievich Aliev (; born 12 May 1993) is a Russian professional boxer.

Amateur career Prior to turning professional, Aliev competed in the heavyweight division (91+ kg) of the 2018 World Series of Boxing (WSB), as part of team Dynamo Moscow, winning his bout against Nursultan Amanzholov by MD.

Professional career In July 2018, Aliev scored a second-round TKO victory over Irakli Gvenetadze to take his record to 3–0.

Aliev faced former world title challenger Kevin Johnson (34–13–1, 18 KOs) at the Red Square in Moscow on 22 July 2019, winning by unanimous decision.

In his ninth bout, on 3 July 2020, Aliev defeated Artush Sarkisyan by knockout in the sixth round.

In December 2020, the WBC announced the first set of rankings for the new bridgerweight division, with Aliev at #10.

Aliev faced Ruslan Fayfer (27–3, 19 KOs) at the Usadba Familiya in Plastunovskaya on 30 October 2021, fighting to a ten-round draw. Aliev faced Fayfer for the second time at the Basket Hall on 31 March 2022, winning by TKO in the sixth round.

Professional boxing record

World Series of Boxing record