Murodjon Akhmadaliev Dominates Ricardo Espinoza in Three

Murodjon Akhmadaliev (13-1, 9 KOs) needed only three rounds to get the technical knockout victory over Ricardo Espinoza (30-5, 25 KOs, 1 NC).

The official time of stoppage was 2:59. With the victory, Akhmadaliev reaffirms his status as the mandatory challenger for the WBA super bantamweight title. That belt is currently held by undisputed world champion Naoya Inoue.

The fight headlined a Matchroom Boxing card at the Salle des Étoiles in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Boxing fans around the world could catch the action live on DAZN.

Murodjon Akhmadaliev Dominates Ricardo Espinoza in Three

Fight Recap

Akhmadaliev moved around the ring in the opening round, moving back whenever his opponent pushed forward to throw punches. The Uzbek stuck to this approach and was successfully landing punches from range. On the other hand, Espinoza struggled to close the distance and land shots of his own.

Three knockdowns in round three and it’s all over 🔥🔥🔥

MJ is different to the rest 👑 #AkhmadalievEspinoza pic.twitter.com/AZIj8v9mdg

— Matchroom Boxing (@MatchroomBoxing) December 14, 2024

In round three, Akhmadaliev sent his opponent down for the first time in the fight with a left cross. Though Espinoza got up, the end was near for him. Not long after, a right hook caused the Mexican to fall forward. Espinoza got up yet again, but after being hit with another left cross the referee decided to wave things off. As a result, Akhmadaliev walked away with the technical knockout win.

𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧. 𝗠𝗔𝗗𝗘.

HUGE PERFORMANCE FROM @akhmadalievmj 🔥#AkhmadalievEspinoza | Live on DAZN pic.twitter.com/fGhKsZnBt8

— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) December 14, 2024

Post-fight Interview

Murodjon Akhmadaliev

A message to @naoyainoue_410 👀#AkhmadalievEspinoza pic.twitter.com/SYXm66XY7k

— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) December 14, 2024

Undercard Results

Leonardo Mosquea (16-0, 9 KOs) won a split decision against Cheavon Clarke (10-1, 7 KOs). While one judge saw Clarke winning 117-113, the other two had it 116-112 and 115-112 for Mosquea. With the victory, Mosquea is now the European cruiserweight champion. Clarke went down once in the opening round after being hit with a barrage of punches.

Check out our recap of the rest of the undercard which included a dominant performance from Beatriz Ferreira as she retained her IBF lightweight title.