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It was announced over the weekend that former top welterweight contender Shavkat Rakhmonov was seen on crutches after having undergone another surgery on his knee. Give that it has already been more than a year since he last saw action, his prognosis of a nine-month recovery from his latest procedure means it could be two-plus years between appearances for the Kazakhstan native.