Who is Sultan Ibragimov? Well, unless your a die hard boxing fan you probably have no idea who the plain looking 6'1 220 Lb. WBO hevyweight champion is. Trust me the oddmakers at SportsBetting.com know all about the Russian Champion, making Sultan Ibragimov a heavy -500 odds favorite against Evander Holyfield.
The undefeated Russian Ibragimov, recently earned a shot at Shannon Briggs for the WBO title and he made the most of the opportunity by outboxing the massive 271 Lb. Briggs for an easy decision victory to take the title. This weekend Ibragimov defends his title against popular American heavyweight Evander Holyfield.
Sultan was an accomplished amateur winning the Silver medal at the 2000 Olympics and European Amateur Championships. Ibragimov is a 32 year old southpaw that has an impressive record of , 21-0-1, 17 KO's, and is officially ranked #6 at Heavyweight by The Ring.
Sultan is a well-conditioned, stand-up European styled boxer that blocks punches with his arms and gloves. Ibragimov has durable legs with decent agility and he likes to use his footwork to set up his hard, accurate straight left hand to either the head or body. After his long amateur pedigree Ibragimov has developed sound technique with a decent jab and he knows how to think on his toes having seen a variety of styles.
The Russian however, is a smallish heavyweight with modest power and an average chin. Ibragimov really doesn't posses very much athletic ability and he could be prone to cuts if he gets hit with enough hard shots. Ibragimov looks like a plain guy with a soft physique but he knows how to win and he is a southpaw with good fundamentals.
Point-Spreads.com Fight Expert Brad Marchetti has a strong opinion on the Sultan Ibragimov vs Holyfield Heavyweight Fight. SportsBetting.com has posted boxing betting odds on the Ibragimov vs Holyfield Heavyweight Fight being held in Moscow Russia on 10/12/07 at 20:00 EST:
Sultan Ibragimov: -500
Evander Holyfield: +300
