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Radzhab Butaev
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<h2 id="amateur-career">Amateur career</h2> <p>As an <a href="/facts/Amateur_boxing/EQR2unyG">amateur</a>, Butaev was a winner of the <a href="/facts/2013_Summer_Universiade/2KDUvTPC">Kazan Summer Universiade</a> in 2013, fighting at <a href="/facts/Light-welterweight/7Poq1Pvc">light-welterweight</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> </p><p>In 2015 he won six bouts of the <a href="/facts/World_Series_of_Boxing/fsLkEeDE">World Series of Boxing</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="professional-career">Professional career</h2> <h3>Early career</h3> <p>Butaev made his professional debut against Robert Alexander Seyam on March 25, 2016, and won his debut fight by a first-round knockout. He amassed a 10–0 record over the next two years, with just two victories coming by decision.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> Buatev faced <a href="/facts/Lanardo_Tyner/aof4u2c9">Lanardo Tyner</a> on March 8, 2019,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> and won the fight by a third-round technical knockout.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> Butaev was scheduled to face Silverio Ortiz on May 3, 2019, whom he beat by unanimous.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p><p>On September 30, 2019, it was announced that Butaev would fight <a href="/facts/Alexander_Besputin/KcVaqIjX">Alexander Besputin</a> for the vacant <a href="/facts/List_of_WBA_world_champions/NzkwmFwz">WBA Regular</a> and <a href="/facts/Eurasian_Boxing_Parliament/8rqMaM7u">EBP</a> welterweight titles. Both Butaev and Besputin earned $252,777.50 for the fight, a 50/50 split of the purse.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> Butaev lost the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges awarding Besputin a 116-112 scorecard.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> On January 15, 2020, it was revealed by the Monaco Boxing Federation that Besputin had tested positive for <a href="/facts/Ligandrol/QFlPaF2I">ligandrol</a>, a substance prohibited by WADA.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> Butaev immediately called the outcome of the fight into question, saying that the positive test was a "...disgrace and is disrespectful to the sport of boxing".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> The fight was overturned to a no contest on July 6, 2020. Besputin was accordingly stripped of both titles.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> </p><p>Butaev was scheduled to face the undefeated Terry Chatwood on December 26, 2020. He won the fight by a third-round knockout, stopping Chatwood with a left hook to the body at the 1:01 minute mark.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> </p> <h3>WBA Regular welterweight champion</h3> <p>The reigning WBA Regular champion <a href="/facts/Jamal_James/DGXrxKph">Jamal James</a> was ordered the face Butaev, who was at the time the #3 ranked WBA welterweight contender, in his first title defense. The fight was ordered on February 4, 2021, and the two were given a 30 days to negotiate before a purse bid would be called.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> The fight was once again ordered on September 26, 2021,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a> and was later scheduled for October 30, 2021.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a> Butaev achieved his career best win, as he stopped James by technical knockout at the 2:12 minute mark of the ninth round.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="professional-boxing-record">Professional boxing record</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>17 fights</th><th>15 wins</th><th>1 loss</th></tr><tr><th>By knockout</th><td>12</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><th>By decision</th><td>3</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><th>No contests</th><td colspan="2">1</td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><th>No.</th><th>Result</th><th>Record</th><th>Opponent</th><th>Type</th><th>Round, time</th><th>Date</th><th>Location</th><th>Notes</th></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Win</td><td>15–1 (1)</td><td><a href="/facts/Fazliddin_Gaibnazarov/I0xYqU7y">Fazliddin Gaibnazarov</a></td><td>RTD</td><td>3 (10), 3:00</td><td>6 Nov 2023</td><td>Red Arena, <a href="/facts/Krasnaya_Polyana,_Sochi,_Krasnodar_Krai/rovnT3Us">Krasnaya Polyana</a>, Russia</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Lost</td><td>14–1 (1)</td><td><a href="/facts/Eimantas_Stanionis/nGdLdeQk">Eimantas Stanionis</a></td><td>SD</td><td>12</td><td><a href="/facts/Errol_Spence_Jr._vs._Yordenis_Ug%C3%A1s/jhWtdKUU">16 Apr 2022</a></td><td><a href="/facts/AT%26T_Stadium/0w0f6Mjd">AT&T Stadium</a>, Arlington, Texas, U.S.</td><td>Lost WBA (Regular) welterweight title</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Win</td><td>14–0 (1)</td><td><a href="/facts/Jamal_James/DGXrxKph">Jamal James</a></td><td>TKO</td><td>9 (12), 2:12</td><td>30 Oct 2021</td><td><a href="/facts/Michelob_Ultra_Arena/FMmoh3Lc">Michelob Ultra Arena</a>, <a href="/facts/Paradise,_Nevada/3IDaLcvS">Paradise, Nevada</a>, U.S.</td><td>Won WBA (Regular) welterweight title</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Win</td><td>13–0 (1)</td><td>Terry Chatwood</td><td>KO</td><td>3 (10), 2:58</td><td>26 Dec 2020</td><td>Shrine Exposition Center, <a href="/facts/Los_Angeles,_California/pyXpYEX9">Los Angeles, California</a>, U.S.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>NC</td><td>12–0 (1)</td><td><a href="/facts/Alexander_Besputin/KcVaqIjX">Alexander Besputin</a></td><td>NC</td><td>12</td><td>30 Nov 2019</td><td>Casino Monte Carlo Salle Medicin, Monaco</td><td>Originally a UD win for Besputin, later ruled an NC after Besputin failed a drug test;Vacant <a href="/facts/List_of_WBA_world_champions/NzkwmFwz">WBA (Regular)</a> and EBP <a href="/facts/Welterweight/TCss7VlU">welterweight</a> titles were at stake</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Win</td><td>12–0</td><td>Silverio Ortiz</td><td>UD</td><td>6</td><td>3 May 2019</td><td><a href="/facts/Sands_Bethlehem_Event_Center/AaxB5GUf">Sands Bethlehem Event Center</a>, <a href="/facts/Bethlehem,_Pennsylvania/PGPwjt9R">Bethlehem</a>, <a href="/facts/Pennsylvania/HGqC5bBm">Pennsylvania</a>, U.S.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Win</td><td>11–0</td><td>Lanardo Tyner</td><td>TKO</td><td>3 (8), 1:48</td><td>8 Mar 2019</td><td><a href="/facts/Live!_Casino_%26_Hotel/08kC9eTL">Maryland Live Casino</a>, <a href="/facts/Hanover,_Maryland/8pQ83MqL">Hanover</a>, <a href="/facts/Maryland/tVy9fC1n">Maryland</a>, U.S.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Win</td><td>10–0</td><td>Azael Cosio</td><td>RTD</td><td>3 (10), 3:00</td><td>27 Oct 2018</td><td><a href="/facts/Madison_Square_Garden_Theater/tzl8TsKk">Madison Square Garden Theater</a>, New York City, New York, U.S.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Win</td><td>9–0</td><td>Ramses Agaton</td><td>KO</td><td>3 (8), 2:58</td><td>20 Jul 2018</td><td>Florentine Gardens, <a href="/facts/El_Monte,_California/MaAeFRhQ">El Monte</a>, <a href="/facts/California/zLW2vdQJ">California</a>, U.S.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Win</td><td>8–0</td><td>Janer Gonzalez</td><td>UD</td><td>8</td><td>10 Nov 2017</td><td>Masonic Temple & Performing Arts Center, <a href="/facts/Cleveland/rQb7qveu">Cleveland</a>, <a href="/facts/Ohio/YutCnTlh">Ohio</a>, U.S.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Win</td><td>7–0</td><td>Sherzodbek Alimjanov</td><td>KO</td><td>3 (8), 1:45</td><td>22 Jul 2017</td><td><a href="/facts/Red_Square/8FGrzWMl">Red Square</a>, Moscow, Russia</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Win</td><td>6–0</td><td>Abraham Alvarez</td><td>KO</td><td>1 (8), 1:05</td><td>3 Jun 2017</td><td>Foxwoods Resort, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Win</td><td>5–0</td><td>Bakhrom Payazov</td><td>TKO</td><td>1 (8), 1:00</td><td>5 Apr 2017</td><td>Korston Club, <a href="/facts/Moscow/XUU6VkdY">Moscow</a>, Russia</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Win</td><td>4–0</td><td>Gabor Gorbics</td><td>UD</td><td>8</td><td>19 Nov 2016</td><td><a href="/facts/Foxwoods_Resort/A0lnKYuM">Foxwoods Resort</a>, <a href="/facts/Ledyard,_Connecticut/L5Q5P1J3">Ledyard</a>, <a href="/facts/Connecticut/LeDhYdJG">Connecticut</a>, U.S.</td><td>Won vacant <a href="/facts/World_Boxing_Council/XNe8dLUz">WBC</a>-<a href="/facts/North_American_Boxing_Federation/8DrfwyYB">NABF</a> <a href="/facts/Super-welterweight/mk3zUQHM">super-welterweight</a> title</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Win</td><td>3–0</td><td>Jonathan Batista</td><td>KO</td><td>4 (6), 2:01</td><td>19 Oct 2016</td><td>Grady Cole Center, <a href="/facts/Charlotte,_North_Carolina/JVJT5LzT">Charlotte</a>, <a href="/facts/North_Carolina/VhKNTULI">North Carolina</a>, U.S.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Win</td><td>2–0</td><td>TyKeem Sadler</td><td>TKO</td><td>1 (6), 1:37</td><td>16 Apr 2016</td><td><a href="/facts/Barclays_Center/9eHKwTLD">Barclays Center</a>, <a href="/facts/New_York_City/YlyvFmVC">New York City</a>, <a href="/facts/New_York_(state)/mnl67G1G">New York</a>, U.S.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Win</td><td>1–0</td><td>Robert Alexander Seyam</td><td>KO</td><td>1 (6), 1:19</td><td>25 Mar 2016</td><td>Buffalo Run Casino, <a href="/facts/Miami,_Oklahoma/mb6enxhW">Miami</a>, <a href="/facts/Oklahoma/fK28L1a4">Oklahoma</a>, U.S.</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_world_welterweight_boxing_champions/MGQ5V6f8">List of world welterweight boxing champions</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://boxrec.com/en/boxer/750459">Boxing record for Radzhab Butaev</a> from <a href="/facts/BoxRec/8Y7at46z">BoxRec</a> (registration required)</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Athlete Information: Butaev Radzhab at 27th Summer Universiade. Kazan 2013 Official Website". universiade2013.sportresult.com. Retrieved 23 November 2016. <a href="http://universiade2013.sportresult.com/NH/en/240/Participant/ParticipantInfo/9a423601-33a6-4d83-a9a7-d3e175fdbc58" target="_blank">http://universiade2013.sportresult.com/NH/en/240/Participant/ParticipantInfo/9a423601-33a6-4d83-a9a7-d3e175fdbc58</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Butaev Radzhab at World Series of Boxing". World Series Boxing. worldseriesboxing.com. Retrieved 23 November 2016. <a href="http://www.worldseriesboxing.com/boxers/butaev-radzhab/" target="_blank">http://www.worldseriesboxing.com/boxers/butaev-radzhab/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Results from Madison Square Garden". fightnews.com. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2021. <a href="https://fightnews.com/results-from-madison-square-garden-2/32881" target="_blank">https://fightnews.com/results-from-madison-square-garden-2/32881</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Salazar, Francisco. "Radzhab Butaev Faces Lanardo Tyner in Hanover, Maryland". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 26 November 2021. <a href="https://www.boxingscene.com/radzhab-butaev-faces-lanardo-tyner-hanover-maryland--136882" target="_blank">https://www.boxingscene.com/radzhab-butaev-faces-lanardo-tyner-hanover-maryland--136882</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Salazar, Francisco. "Radzhab Butaev Takes Out Lanardo Tyner in Three Rounds". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 26 November 2021. <a href="https://www.boxingscene.com/radzhab-butaev-takes-out-lanardo-tyner-three-rounds--136971" target="_blank">https://www.boxingscene.com/radzhab-butaev-takes-out-lanardo-tyner-three-rounds--136971</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Salazar, Francisco. "Radzhab Butaev Stays Busy With Decision Over Silverio Ortiz". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 26 November 2021. <a href="https://www.boxingscene.com/radzhab-butaev-stays-busy-with-decision-over-silverio-ortiz--138765" target="_blank">https://www.boxingscene.com/radzhab-butaev-stays-busy-with-decision-over-silverio-ortiz--138765</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Rafael, Dan (30 September 2019). "Radzhab Butaev, Alexander Besputin to fight for vacant welterweight title". espn.com. Retrieved 26 November 2021. <a href="https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/27738054/radzhab-butaev-alexander-besputin-fight-vacant-welterweight-title" target="_blank">https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/27738054/radzhab-butaev-alexander-besputin-fight-vacant-welterweight-title</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Idec, Keith. "Alexander Besputin Decisions Radzhab Butaev For WBA Title". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 26 November 2021. <a href="https://www.boxingscene.com/alexander-besputin-decisions-radzhab-butaev-results--144714" target="_blank">https://www.boxingscene.com/alexander-besputin-decisions-radzhab-butaev-results--144714</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Kim, Steve (15 January 2020). "Alexander Besputin notified of 'abnormal test result' in wake of Radzhab Butaev fight". espn.com. Retrieved 26 November 2021. <a href="https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/28485763/alexander-besputin-notified-abnormal-test-result-wake-radzhab-butaev-fight" target="_blank">https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/28485763/alexander-besputin-notified-abnormal-test-result-wake-radzhab-butaev-fight</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>Random Hits. "Butaev Reacts To Besputin's 'B' Sample Coming Back Positive". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 26 November 2021. <a href="https://www.boxingscene.com/butaev-reacts-besputin-b-sample-coming-back-positive--149706" target="_blank">https://www.boxingscene.com/butaev-reacts-besputin-b-sample-coming-back-positive--149706</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>Boxing Social Staff (6 July 2020). "WBA strips shamed Besputin, Ugas and Ramos to contest vacant 147lbs crown". boxing-social.com. Retrieved 26 November 2021. <a href="https://boxing-social.com/news/wba-strips-shamed-besputin-ugas-and-ramos-to-contest-vacant-147lbs-title/" target="_blank">https://boxing-social.com/news/wba-strips-shamed-besputin-ugas-and-ramos-to-contest-vacant-147lbs-title/</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>Donovan, Jake. "Radzhab Butaev Blasts Out Terry Chatwood in Three". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 26 November 2021. <a href="https://www.boxingscene.com/radzhab-butaev-blasts-out-terry-chatwood-three-results--154339" target="_blank">https://www.boxingscene.com/radzhab-butaev-blasts-out-terry-chatwood-three-results--154339</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>Stumberg, Patrick L. (4 February 2021). "WBA orders Jamal James to face Radzhab Butaev". badlefthook.com. Retrieved 26 November 2021. <a href="https://www.badlefthook.com/2021/2/4/22266717/wba-orders-jamal-james-face-radzhab-butaev-pbc-boxing-news-2021" target="_blank">https://www.badlefthook.com/2021/2/4/22266717/wba-orders-jamal-james-face-radzhab-butaev-pbc-boxing-news-2021</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>Henschel, Jonathon (16 September 2021). "WBA orders welterweight "box-off" featuring Ugas-Stanionis and James-Butaev". badlefthook.com. Retrieved 26 November 2021. <a href="https://www.badlefthook.com/2021/9/16/22678069/wba-orders-welterweight-box-off-ugas-stanionis-and-james-butaev-boxing-news-2021" target="_blank">https://www.badlefthook.com/2021/9/16/22678069/wba-orders-welterweight-box-off-ugas-stanionis-and-james-butaev-boxing-news-2021</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>Salazar, Francisco. "On Oct. 30, Jamal James to meet Radzhab Butaev". ringtv.com. Retrieved 26 November 2021. <a href="https://www.ringtv.com/627361-on-oct-30-jamal-james-to-meet-radzhab-butaev/" target="_blank">https://www.ringtv.com/627361-on-oct-30-jamal-james-to-meet-radzhab-butaev/</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:16"><p>Star Tribune staff (31 October 2021). "Jamal James loses welterweight title fight to Radzhab Butaev in ninth-round TKO". startribune.com. Retrieved 26 November 2021. <a href="https://www.startribune.com/jamal-james-loses-welterweight-title-fight-to-radzhab-butaev-in-ninth-round-tko/600111733/" target="_blank">https://www.startribune.com/jamal-james-loses-welterweight-title-fight-to-radzhab-butaev-in-ninth-round-tko/600111733/</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>