Last fight · 8 Oct 2026
Win vs Padraig McCrory
KO · 10 (10) · North American Boxing Federation
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Australia · Light heavyweight
Imam Khataev
- 32 years old
- 5′10″
- WBC No. 6
- WBO No. 6
- IBF No. 3
- IBO No. 3
- Wins
- 13
- Losses
- 1
- Draws
- 0
- KOs
- 12
92% of wins inside the distance
Fights
Before that
- WinMickael Diallo4 Jun 2026TKO · 1 (10)
- WinAdam Deines11 Dec 2025TKO · 3 (10)
- LossDavid Morrell12 Jul 2025SD · 10
- WinDurval Elias Palacio22 Mar 2025UD · 10
Show the next 5 fights
- WinYunior Menendez7 Dec 2024TKO · 3 (10)
- WinEzequiel Osvaldo Maderna5 Sept 2024TKO · 7 (10)
- WinRicards Bolotniks12 May 2024TKO · 6 (10)
- WinMichal Ludwiczak13 Jan 2024TKO · 2 (10)
- WinFernando Daniel Galvan Rios14 Nov 2023TKO · 2 (8)
4 older fights · BoxRec profile ↗
Rankings
Best: No. 3
- WBC
6
ranked 5th–6th since Sep 2026
- WBO
6
ranked 6th–7th since Aug 2026
- IBF
3
ranked 3rd–8th since Jun 2025
- IBO
3
tracked since Sep 2026
Not ranked by the WBA.
Movement
Places gained or lost with each sanctioning body. Green is up, red is down, “New” marks an entry into the rankings, and a dot a period with no published archive.
| Body | The boxer's place in the sanctioning body's official ranking. “C”: world champion, above No. 1. An interim champion is marked as such (“Interim”, “Int.”): not the reigning champion. No. 1 is the leading contender for the title. | 1M | 3M | 6M | 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WBC | 6 | · | · | · | · |
| WBO | 6 | 1 | · | · | · |
| IBF | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 |
| IBO | 3 | · | · | · | · |
Trajectory, body by body
WBC
No. 6 since Oct 2026 · best No. 5 (Sep 2026)tracked since Sep 2026
WBO
No. 6 since Sep 2026tracked since Aug 2026
IBF
No. 3 since Sep 2026tracked since May 2024
IBO
No. 3tracked since Sep 2026
See the changes in detail
| Sep 2026 | No. 5 |
| Oct 2026 | No. 6 |
| Aug 2026 | No. 7 |
| Sep 2026 | No. 6 |
| May 2024 | No. 12 |
| Jun 2024 | No. 11 |
| Jul 2024 | No. 10 |
| Aug 2024 | No. 9 |
| Sep 2024 | No. 7 |
| Nov 2024 | No. 8 |
| Dec 2024 | No. 6 |
| Feb 2025 | No. 7 |
| Mar 2025 | No. 6 |
| May 2025 | dropped out of the ranking |
| Jun 2025 | No. 6 |
| Jul 2025 | No. 8 |
| Aug 2025 | No. 7 |
| Dec 2025 | No. 6 |
| Feb 2026 | No. 3 |
| Apr 2026 | No. 4 |
| May 2026 | No. 5 |
| Jun 2026 | No. 4 |
| Sep 2026 | No. 3 |
| Sep 2026 | No. 3 |