He turned professional in 2007 and was promoted by Warriors Boxing and
Top Rank. His biggest accomplishments came in 2012, when he first won the IBO junior welterweight title against
Kaizer Mabuza, knocking him out in four rounds. The following year he defeated then-unbeaten
Joan Guzmán on a technical decision to win the vacant WBA super lightweight regular title. Allakhverdiev was supposed to make a defense with
Breidis Prescott but he got injured and pulled out so
Terence Crawford replaced him. One defense was made of both titles in 2013, when Allakhverdiev defeated
Souleymane M'baye via late-rounds stoppage. In 2014, Allakhverdiev suffered his first professional loss in a closely contested bout against
Jessie Vargas, which went the full twelve-round distance. In 2015, he lost by TKO to Adrien Broner, and has not fought since. ==Professional boxing record==