Shohjahon Ergashev

Shohjahon Ergashev
Шохжахон Эргашев
Ergashev in 2018
Personal information
Nickname
Descendant of Tamerlane
NationalityUzbek
BornShohjahon Abdusamiyevich Ergashev
(1991-12-12) 12 December 1991
Fergana, Uzbekistan
Height5 ft 10+12 in (179 cm)
Weight
Boxing career
Reach71 in (180 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights28
Wins26
Win by KO23
Losses2

Shohjahon Ergashev (born 12 December 1991) is an Uzbek professional boxer. He challenged for the IBF super-lightweight title in 2023.

Background

Ergashev was born in Fergana, Uzbekistan. He was representing the National Team of Uzbekistan; his coach saw excellent results and talent in him and decided to check into professional boxing.[1]

Career

Ergashev had nine professional fights, all of which ended in stoppages, in Russia and then signed for Salita Promotions and subsequently moved to the USA.[2] He had two successful fights against Marquis Hawthorne and Sonny Fredrickson where, he won both fights via technical knockout.[3][4]

On 28 April 2018, Ergashev fought Zhimin Wang for the vacant WBC International super-lightweight title.[5] Ergashev won the bout at the Barclays Center in New York City via unanimous decision.[6]

On 25 November 2023 at Michelob Ultra Arena in Paradise, Nevada, Ergashev challenged Subriel Matías for the IBF super-lightweight title.[7] He lost the fight via sixth round RTD.[8]

On 28 March 2024 at Wayne State Fieldhouse in Detroit, Ergashev was scheduled to face Juan Huertas.[9] He won by first round knockout.[10]

Ergashev lost by split decision to Julian Smith at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on 27 July 2024.[11]

He got back to winning ways in his next fight, knocking Junju Power to the canvas three times before the bout was stopped in the first round at Samo Arena in Fergana on 15 February 2025.[12]

On 4 January 2026, Ergashev knocked out Gurpreet Singh in the first round of their scheduled 10-round contest at Family Park Arena in Samarqand.[13]

He is due to face Batyrzhan Jukembayev at Humo Arena in Tashkent on 9 May 2026.[14]

Professional boxing record

28 fights 26 wins 2 losses
By knockout 23 1
By decision 3 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
28 Win 26–2 Gurpreet Singh KO 1 (10), ?:?? 4 Jan 2026 Family Park Arena, Samarqand, Uzbekistan
27 Win 25–2 Junju Power TKO 1 (12), 2:34 15 Feb 2025 Samo Arena, Fergana, Uzbekistan
26 Loss 24–2 Julian Smith SD 10 27 Jul 2024 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan, US
25 Win 24–1 Juan Huertas KO 1 (10), 2:00 28 Mar 2024 Wayne State Fieldhouse, Detroit, Michigan, US
24 Loss 23–1 Subriel Matías RTD 5 (12), 3:00 25 Nov 2023 Michelob Ultra Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US For IBF junior welterweight title
23 Win 23–0 Angel Martinez Hernandez TKO 5 (10), 1:24 10 Aug 2022 Garden Theater, Detroit, Michigan, US
22 Win 22–0 Luis Alberto Veron UD 8 26 May 2022 Ford Community Center, Dearborn, Michigan, US
21 Win 21–0 Aekkawee Kaewmanee KO 2 (10), 2:42 11 Dec 2021 Hotel Renaissance, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
20 Win 20–0 Salimu Jengo TKO 1 (10), 0:37 11 Jun 2021 Sport Palace Yunusabad, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
19 Win 19–0 Dzmitry Miliusha RTD 2 (10), 3:00 16 Nov 2020 Vegas City Hall, Krasnogorsk, Russia
18 Win 18–0 Adrian Estrella KO 1 (10), 1:32 17 Jan 2020 WinnaVegas Casino Resort, Sloan, Iowa, US
17 Win 17–0 Abdiel Ramirez TKO 4 (10), 2:00 23 Aug 2019 Central Park Community Center, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, US
16 Win 16–0 Mykal Fox UD 10 15 Feb 2019 Kansas Star Casino, Mulvane, Kansas, US
15 Win 15–0 Nazareno Gaston Ruiz KO 1 (10), 0:18 14 Dec 2018 Olympus Arena, Krasnodar, Russia
14 Win 14–0 Zack Ramsey KO 1 (6), 1:09 10 Nov 2018 UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, US
13 Win 13–0 Juma Waswa RTD 4 (10), 3:00 19 Aug 2018 Korston Club, Moscow, Russia
12 Win 12–0 Zhimin Wang UD 10 28 Apr 2018 Barclays Center, New York City, New York, US Won vacant WBA International super-lightweight title
11 Win 11–0 Sonny Fredrickson TKO 3 (8), 1:58 12 Jan 2018 Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, US
10 Win 10–0 Marquis Hawthorne TKO 2 (6), 0:41 11 Nov 2017 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, US
9 Win 9–0 Sunatollo Rakhmatulloev TKO 1 (6), 0:50 10 Jun 2017 Floyd Mayweather Boxing Academy, Zhukovka, Russia
8 Win 8–0 Hamza Sempewo TKO 1 (10), 1:32 25 Mar 2017 Qin Shi Huang Restaurant, Saint Petersburg, Russia
7 Win 7–0 Ruben Movsesyan TKO 1 (8), 1:05 15 Feb 2017 Korston Club, Moscow, Russia
6 Win 6–0 Marat Khuzeev TKO 1 (6), 0:16 26 Aug 2016 Tough Fight Gym, Moscow, Russia
5 Win 5–0 Dmitriy Antipov TKO 1 (8), 0:54 24 Jun 2016 Sport Service, Podolsk, Russia
4 Win 4–0 Alisher Ashurov KO 2 (8), 2:45 1 Jun 2016 Saturn Boxing Club, Saint Petersburg, Russia
3 Win 3–0 Elmin Safarli KO 6 (6), 0:22 26 Feb 2016 Alexander Morozov Boxing School, Saint Petersburg, Russia
2 Win 2–0 Magomed Aldaganov KO 1 (4), 2:51 30 Jan 2016 Platinum Night Club, Krasnodar, Russia
1 Win 1–0 Arzu Aliev TKO 1 (4), 1:38 23 Dec 2015 Volta Club, Moscow, Russia

References

  1. ^ "Shohjahon Ergashev: "Men hozir 17 emas, 24 yoshdaman"". Olamsport.com (in Uzbek). Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Shohjahon Ergashev: 'I love the training here. Everything in America is great'". The Ring. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Shohjahon Ergashev vs. Sonny Fredrickson on ShoBox, Jan. 12". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Ergashev Destroys Fredrickson in the Third Round on 'ShoBox'". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Shohjahon Ergashev: 'I have to become a champion'". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Ringside Report: Daniel Jacobs v Maciej Sulecki & Undercard Featuring Taylor, Miller v Duhaupas & Debut Of Daniyar Yeleussinov". HitHardNews. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  7. ^ Salazar, Francisco (24 November 2023). "Shohjahon Ergashev finally gets his long-awaited title shot against Subriel Matias". The Ring.
  8. ^ Christ, Scott (25 November 2023). "Subriel Matias stops Shohjahon Ergashev to retain IBF title: Full fight video highlights and results". Bad Left Hook.
  9. ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (14 March 2024). "Shohjahon Ergashev vs Juan Huertas set for Carrillo-Rankin card in March in Detroit". FIGHTMAG.
  10. ^ "Uzbekistan's Shohjahon Ergashev knocks out Juan Huertas in Detroit showdown". Daryo. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  11. ^ "Michel Rivera bests Hugo Roldan; Julian Smith upsets Shohjahon Ergashev". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  12. ^ "Shohjahon Ergashev's knockout streak continues with victory over Junju Power". Qalampir. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  13. ^ "Shohjahon Ergashev knocked out Gurprit Singh in Round 1". Zamin. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  14. ^ "Shohjahon Ergashev vs. Batyrzhan Jukembayev set for May 9 in Uzbekistan". The Ring. Retrieved 8 January 2026.