News - Sultan Ibragimov

The IBF has ordered a heavyweight elimination bout between undefeated contender Sultan Ibragimov and former WBA champion John Ruiz. The winner of Ibragimov-Ruiz will become the mandatory challenger to champion Wladimir Klitschko read more ...

When Warriors Boxing Promotions learned that number two IBF Heavyweight contender Ray Austin had decided that he would wait around and hope for the best rather than fight unbeaten # 5 contender Sultan Ibragimov for the sanctioning body’s number one mandatory contender’s spot, the IBF was forced to look elsewhere to appoint a worthy challenger. Next on the IBF’s list will be number six contender and former World Champion John Ruiz, who has read more ...

Congrats on your victory over Lance Whitaker last month. Can you give us some thoughts on your peformance? "Thank you. I think it was a good fight for me. I've seen the fight on tape five or six times already, and I was happy with the performance but I still have a lot of work to do. I saw I made some mistakes and I want to work on those in my next fight." read more ...

The co-feature in tonight's action consisted of the long anticipated match-up between heavyweights Sultan Ibragimov of Rostov-na-Dono, Russia against Lance "Mount" Whitaker of Granada Hills, CA. Sultan clearly came to finish what was started at their press conference on November 16th, as he attacked Whitaker from the opening bell with vicious combinations to the body and upstairs. Igragimov continued his relentless attack throughout the read more ...

It was supposed to be your typical boxing press conference, an opportunity for the media to meet with the participants of Warrior’s Boxing Promotions’ December 15th card at the Hard Rock Live Arena, and discuss the highly anticipated “Global Warfare” show. But once heavyweights Sultan Ibragimov and Lance ‘Mount’ Whitaker got close to each other at Gallagher’s Steak House in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday, the tension was obvious read more ...

Reliable sources have informed Boxingtalk.com that undefeated 2000 Olympic Silver Medallist Sultan Ibragimov 18-0 (15KO's) will face the toughest challenge of his young career in the form of Lance "Mount" Whitaker. Ibragimov-Whitaker is scehduled to take place December 15 at the Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida. read more ...

Two undefeated and world-ranked heavyweight champions from eastern Europe-Sultan and Timur Ibragimov-appear in separate title bouts on a televised "Guilty Fight Night" card presented by Guilty Boxing in association with Nafta Moskva and Coors Light Friday at the Orleans Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev on June 24. The Ibragimovs, who are read more ...

Heavyweight Sultan Ibragimov scored an eleventh round stoppage of slickster Zuri Lawerence Friday night at the Tropicana Casino Resort in Atlantic City, NJ. Ibragimov was in control all the way, dropping Lawrence in round four, twice in round nine and again in round eleven. The bout was stopped :32 into round eleven. With the win, Ibragimov moved to (16-0, 13 KOs)... read more ...