Sultan Ibragimov vs. Lance Whitaker

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Sultan Ibragimov 220 lbs beat Lance Whitaker 272 lbs by TKO at 2:01 in round 7 of 12

Notes

  • Ibragimov ranked No.6 heavyweight contender by the WBO; Whitaker ranked 9th.
  • A heated face-off prior to the fight turned into a brawl between two fighters, with members of both boxers' teams joining in to help their man.
  • Whitaker was the heaviest opponent of Ibragimov's career, outweighing the Russian by 52.5 pounds.
  • Whitaker down once in rounds one, two, and six.
  • This was only the second stoppage loss of Whitaker's career. Both came at the hands of a European fighter.

Quotes

  • "Sultan had an exciting and spectacular fight, which, according to pundits, might already be a candidate to be the top-10 fight of the year. Right from opening bell, Ibragimov picked up a crazy pace, which stumped Whitaker. And already in the first round, Sultan sent Lance to the canvas. "The Mount" was knocked down twice more, in the sixth and seventh rounds. In these moments, all the eyewitnesses had only one question in mind - would Sultan be able to keep such a crazy pace to the end. [...] Whitaker's corner threw in the towel due to an allegedly severe cut over the left eyebrow." - Konstantin Osipov, Gazeta in Russian
  • "It must be assumed that the public, accustomed in recent years to clumsy heavyweights, should have been delighted with Ibragimov, who immediately rushed into the attack, unleashing a cannonade of blows on the American's torso. Whitaker - with all his widely recognized skill - instantly appeared in the unattractive position of a punching bag. And when he tried to get out of it and throw punches himself, he ran into even more trouble in the form of a hard counter left. [...] In the sixth round, the American became very hurt under this incessant shelling. And at some point, having caught an entire series from Ibragimov, the giant staggered and collapsed onto the canvas. Whitaker survived until the end of this round, and in the middle of the seventh he found, perhaps, the only acceptable way out of this situation for himself and refused to resume fighting, claiming that he was hindered by a cut over the right eye." - Alexei Dospekhov, Kommersant
  • "Eight knockout victories in a row speak volumes. Moreover, the list of victims includes not only human punching bags, like Onebo Maxime, but also great boxers, such as Lance Whitaker. [...] This fight impressed the entire boxing world so much that many have already begun to call Ibragimov the main contender for the throne of the heavyweight king." - Andrey Sentsov, Lenta RU, before Ibragimov's fight against Ray Austin.
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