IBA PRO 19 Moscow – 11 July 2026

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IBA PRO 19 is under way at VTB Arena in Moscow, with a packed fight card bringing together championship boxing, leading heavyweight contenders, international match-ups and IBA Bare Knuckle action.The event is headlined by WBA heavyweight world champion Murat Gassiev (RUS), who will defend his title against Peter Kadiru (GER) in the main event. Gassiev enters the ring for the first defence of the title he captured at IBA PRO 13, while Kadiru steps into one of the biggest opportunities of his professional career.In the co-main event, Artem Suslenkov (RUS) faces Rio 2016 Olympic silver medallist Joe Joyce (GBR) in a 12-round heavyweight bout for the WBA Gold International Heavyweight title.

The card also features several major title and contender bouts, including Pavel Sosulin (RUS) against Eddie Colmenares (VEN) for the IBA Intercontinental title, Sharabutdin Ataev (RUS) against Jose Uzcategui (VEN) in a WBA light heavyweight eliminator, and Tamerlan Ozdoev (RUS) against Shivam Jangra (IND) for the WBA Asia East title.

IBA Bare Knuckle is also represented on the programme, with Vitaly Starykh (RUS) facing Maksim Gorbatko (RUS), and Vyacheslav Meshcherkin (RUS) meeting Elmar Huseynov (AZE).

The opening bout of the night saw Ozdoev stop Jangra in the eighth round to become WBA Asia East champion.

IBA PRO 19 Moscow – 11 July 2026

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