Sultan Ibragimov
Sultan Ibragimov | |
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| Born | Sultanahmaed Ibzagimov March 8, 1975 |
| Nationality |  Russian |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 23 |
| Wins | 22 |
| Wins by KO | 17 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 0 |
| Medal record | ||
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| Representing Russia
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| Men’s Boxing | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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2000 Sydney | Heavyweight |
| World Amateur Championships | ||
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2001 Belfast | Heavyweight |
| European Amateur Championships | ||
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2000 Tampere | Heavyweight |
Sultan Ibragimov (Russian: Султан Ыбрагымов; born March 8 1975, Tlyarata, Dagestan) is a Russian heavyweight boxer of Avar origin. Ibragimov is currently the WBO Heavyweight Champion, and as of April 23, 2006 he is ranked #5 in the IBF and #9 in the WBA. He is trained by Jeff Mayweather.
Amateur career
Ibragimov won the silver medal in boxing (heavyweight category) for Russia in the 2000 Summer Olympics. Results were:
- Defeated Pauga Laulau (Samoa) RSCO-4
- Defeated Jackson Chanet (France) PTS (18-13)
- Defeated Vladimer Tchanturia (Georgia) PTS (19-14)
- Lost to Félix Savón (Cuba) PTS (13-21)
2000 2nd place as a Heavyweight at the European Championship in Tampere, Finland. Results were:
- Defeated Primislav Dimovski (Macedonia) PTS
- Defeated Alexander Yatsenko (Ukraine) AB-3
- Defeated Andreas Gustavsson (Sweden)
- Lost to Jackson Chanet (France) DSQ
2001 3rd place at the World Championship in Belfast (Northern Ireland). Results were:
- Defeated Stephen Reynolds (Ireland) RSC-2
- Defeated Kubrat Pulev (Bulgaria) PTS
- Lost to Odlanier Solis (Cuba) PTS (13-23)
Professional career
On July 28 2007, Sultan's record became 19-0-1 when he fought to a draw with Ray Austin in a grueling 12 round IBF Heavyweight Title Eliminator.
Despite the draw against Ray Austin, Ibragimov received a title shot from another sanctioning organization, the WBO. He was scheduled to challenge Shannon Briggs for the WBO Heavyweight Title on March 10, 2007, but because Briggs became ill with pneumonia, Ibragimov instead faced Javier Mora at Madison Square Garden in New York on that date. Ibragimov knocked out Mora 46 seconds into the first round. It broke the record for the quickest knockout in a main event bout in Madison Square Garden, which was previously held by Lee Savold who defeated Buddy Walker in 1948.
Ibragimov, improved his record to 21-0-1, after beating Shannon Briggs by unanimous decision and capturing the WBO heavyweight title in Atlantic City on June 2, 2007. He was scheduled to face WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev on October 13 in Moscow in the first heavyweight unification bout since 1999 (Lennox Lewis vs. Evander Holyfield). However, WBA heavyweight champ Ruslan Chagaev pulled out of the bout against Ibragimov for undisclosed reasons.
Sultan Ibragimov managed to keep his championship against Evander Holyfield [1] for the WBO heavyweight title at Khodynka Arena in Moscow, Russia on October 13, 2007 [1]. Currently, Imbragimov is scheduled to fight Wladimir Klitschko in February at Madison Square Garden. This will be a unification bout laying the two fighters' IBF, IBO, and WBO titles on the line.
Trivia
He is only the fifth southpaw heavyweight champion in history.[2] The others are Michael Moorer, Corrie Sanders, Chris Byrd, and Ruslan Chagaev.
References
- ^ Daily Telegraph Issue No.47,327 (Friday 3rd August 2007)Holyfield steps back into the ring Article by Gareth A. Davies
- ^ http://www.wbaonline.com/news/news030707a.asp
External links
- Sultan Ibragimov Fight-by-Fight Career Record
- Boxing record for Sultan Ibragimov from BoxRec (registration required)
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