Live: Karimov and Okonkwo all square after two rounds in Istanbul
World No. 1 Aleksei Karimov and Nigeria's Marcus Okonkwo split the first two rounds of their five-round main event at the KBN Istanbul Open 2026. Round three is under way.
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Aleksei Karimov
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan · 6-2-0
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Live · KBN Istanbul Open 2026
Round 3 of 5AK
KARIMOV🇺🇿 Red corner
19–19
Judges' total so far
MO
OKONKWO🇳🇬 Blue corner
R110–9
R29–10
R3—
R4—
R5—
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Professional · Men's Kickboxing · Welterweight
Top 10| Rank | Fighter | Verified record | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | AK Aleksei Karimov🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 6–2–0 | 635 |
| 2 | — | EY Emre Yılmaz🇹🇷 Turkey | 4–1–0 | 180 |
| 3 | ▲3 | JR James Roberts🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 3–1–0 | 152.5 |
| 4 | ▼1 | KP Kim Park🇰🇷 South Korea | 4–0–0 | 137.5 |
| 5 | ▲4 | OR Omid Rahimi🇮🇷 Iran | 5–0–0 | 135 |
Professional · Men's MMA · Featherweight
Top 10| Rank | Fighter | Verified record | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | LS Li Shang🇨🇳 China | 6–0–0 | 562.5 |
| 2 | — | RM Ruslan Magomedov🇷🇺 Russia | 5–1–0 | 305 |
| 3 | — | TW Tom Walsh🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 5–1–0 | 290 |
| 4 | — | TB Tunde Balogun🇳🇬 Nigeria | 3–2–0 | 215 |
| 5 | — | AH Ali Hosseini🇮🇷 Iran | 3–1–0 | 175 |
Professional · Women's Muay Thai · Flyweight
Top 10| Rank | Fighter | Verified record | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | FD Fatima Diallo🇸🇳 Senegal | 4–0–0 | 535 |
| 2 | — | LA Leyla Aksoy🇹🇷 Turkey | 3–1–1 | 225 |
| 3 | ▲1 | SM Sara Moradi🇮🇷 Iran | 3–1–0 | 165 |
| 4 | ▼1 | AP Anna Petrova🇷🇺 Russia | 4–1–0 | 157.5 |
| 5 | — | CB Chloe Bennett🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1–2–0 | 117.5 |
Amateur · Men's Boxing · Middleweight
Top 10| Rank | Fighter | Verified record | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | RN Rustam Nazarov🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 4–0–0 | 357.5 |
| 2 | — | AA Ahmed Al Hammadi🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 4–0–0 | 182.5 |
| 3 | — | SO Sergei Orlov🇷🇺 Russia | 2–1–0 | 175 |
| 4 | ▲1 | BC Ben Carter🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 3–0–0 | 135 |
| 5 | ▼1 | MK Mehmet Kaya🇹🇷 Turkey | 3–0–0 | 100 |
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| International Open | ×1.5 |
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