KZ Event prospects Ahmedov and Hudaynazarov remain unbeaten

Ravshan Hudaynazarov

Age: 26
Born:  June 1, 1984 in Andijan, Uzbekistan
Resides: Las Vegas, Nevada
Hometown: Andijan, Uzbekistan
Height: 5’ 9”   Weight: 146.5 lbs.
Record: 15-0, 12 KOs

WBA Fedelatin Welterweight Champion
WBA World Rated #8

Ravshan Hudaynazarov (15-0, 12 KOs), a 2007 World Military Games Gold Medalist, dropped down from junior middleweight to the more competitive welterweight for the first time against a dangerous opponent in Anthony “The Matrix” Mora (15-6, 10 KOs). Ravshan used his lethal body attack once again, dropping Mora twice with left hooks, the last time resulting in a knockout at 2:59 of the opening round.

Ahmedov and Hudaynazarov are promoted by Las Vegas-based KZ Event Productions, the Las Vegas-based company owned and operated by the Shumenov brothers, World Boxing Association light heavyweight champion, Beibut, and Chingis.

Alexandr Zhuravskiy

Age: 25
Born: April 20, 1985 in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan
Resides: Las Vegas, Nevada
Hometown: Pavlodar, Kazakhstan
Height: 5’ 10”   Weight: 140 lbs.
Record: 10-0, 8 KOs

WBA International Light Welterweight Champion
WBA World Rated #15

Highly decorated former Kazakhstan amateur boxer Alexander Zhuravskiy is the latest addition to the growing KZ Event Productions stable.

The 25-year-old junior welterweight, who recently moved to Las Vegas, captured more than a dozen gold medals as an amateur, and was the Kazakhstan National Championship.

Zhuravskiy, currently rated No. 5 by the WBC Asian Pacific Council and No. 9 by the WBO Asia Pacific, turned pro April 29, 2007, stopping Mirazam Ahmedov in the second round of their fight in Kazakhstan.

After winning his first four pro fights in his native Kazakhstan, Zhuravskiy traveled to Thailand in 2009 for two fights, both first-round knockouts, of Sornsurin Kiatprapas and Pichitchai Kawponkanpim.

Alexander, who has knocked out seven of his nine opponents to date, fought the last three times in Kazakhstan, winning all three in relatively easy fashion, two by KO and the other by a unanimous 6-round decision (60-54, 60-54, 59-55). His last was a fourth-round knockout of Hurid Madaminov in Kazakhstan this past May.

Gayrat Ahmedov

Age: 32
Born:  January 3, 1979 in Andijan, Uzbekistan
Resides: Las Vegas, Nevada
Hometown: Andijan, Uzbekistan
Height: 5’ 11”   Weight: 175 lbs.
Record: 17-0-1, 11 KOs

WBA International Light Heavyweight Champion
WBA World Rated #2

Gayrat Ahmedov (17-0-1, 11 KOs), a four-time Uzbekistan National Amateur Champion, recently cracked the World Boxing Association ratings and he is currently ranked No. 14 in the world. Gayrat is the reigning WBC Asian Boxing Council and PABA Interim light heavyweight champion.

In his non-title fight, main event bout, Ahmedov took on 45-fight veteran Demetrius Davis, who holds upset wins against Joseph Kiwanuka and Brian Norman, and fought a draw with Tommy Karpency. The durable Davis also went the distance with former world champion Eric Lucas and world title challengers Thomas Tate and Omar Sheika. Ahmedov landed the harder and more effective punches to win an 8-round decision.