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RCC Boxing Academy, Ekaterinburg, Russia - Winning is important. Impressing is too. In his fight versus dangerous Argentinean import Diego Gabriel Chaves, a familiar name not so long ago, Russian standout Magomed Kurbanov won but hardly impressed over twelve rounds, which ended in a unanimous decision in his favour.

Chaves is best known for his stint in welterweight, specifically for his 2013-2014 accomplishments, when he fought the who's who of the division and impressed to a degree. The Argentinean gave fits to Keith Thurman before unfolding in later rounds, fought on even terms in a roughie against Brandon Rios, when the fight got stopped on a DQ and, finally, boxed to a draw with Timothy Bradley, when he was at his peak.

WBA #9 and WBC #10 Kurbanov, although just 24, had seen better days in 2017 and early 2018, when he was on a roll. He has lost a step since then.

https://www.BS.com/magomed-kur ... ts--143933

The BS article talks about Chaves like he isnt washed up at age 33, even though he was stopped twice in his last 3 bouts before the Kurbanov fight. Diego's only wins since November 2016 have been over badly faded Venezuelan Juan Carlos Prada, who has become something of a human punching bag in recent years.