Murat Gassiev vs. Peter Kadiru

Murat Gassiev 230 lbs beat Peter Kadiru 257 lbs by TKO at 1:00 in round 6 of 12

• Date: 2026-07-11
• Location: VTB Arena, Moscow, Russia
• Referee: Gustavo Padilla
• Judge: Giuseppe Quartarone 50-45

  1 10 9	2 10 9	3 10 9	4 10 9	5 10 9

• Judge: Chalerm Prayadsab 49-46

  1 10 9	2 10 9	3 10 9	4  9 10	5 10 9

• Judge: Guillermo Perez Pineda 50-45

  1 10 9	2 10 9	3 10 9	4 10 9	5 10 9

Notes

• Announced on July 6.[1]
• Kadiru was a late replacement for Tony Yoka who had to pull out due to injury. Kadiru accepted the fight on five days notice.[2]
• Kadiru ranked 29th by the WBC, unranked by other sanctioning bodies and The Ring Magazine at the time of the announcement.

Preceded by: Usyk vs. Verhoeven

WBA Heavyweight Title Fight # 116

Succeeded by: current