Honored Athlete of Mongolia Tsendbaatar Erdenebat defeated Tajikistan’s Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov in his 16th professional bout, capturing the WBC USA (USNBC) Super Featherweight title. With this victory, Tsendbaatar has extended his undefeated professional record to 16–0.

The bout took place on the evening of November 13 (morning of November 14 in Mongolia) at the County Coliseum in El Paso, Texas, in the super featherweight division (58.976 kg / 130 lbs). Tsendbaatar dominated throughout the 10-round fight to earn a clear unanimous decision, with the judges scoring the bout 98–91, 98–91, and 99–90 in his favor. Ahead of the match, he underwent three months of intensive training and cut 15 kg to make weight.

His opponent, 31-year-old southpaw Muhammadkhuja Iskandarovich Yaqubov, who has 12 knockouts to his name, suffered only the second loss of his 23-fight professional career. Ranked No. 7 by the WBC, Yaqubov began boxing as a seventh-grader and currently trains under renowned coach Freddie Roach at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Los Angeles. He was a holder of the WBC International, WBA Continental, WBO Youth, and youth world titles.

Published Date:2026-11-14