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Ruslan Chagaev

2008-01-27T17:35:12Z

Wellwalker:

[[file:Chagaev-belt.jpg|left|180px|Ruslan Chagaev]]

<boxer>024358</boxer>
'''Manager''': [[Klaus-Peter Kohl]] 
'''Trainer''': [[Michael Timm]] 
Chagaev, a two-time world amateur champion, defeated legendary Cuban boxer [[Felix Savon]] to capture the gold medal at the 1997 World Championships. After being stripped of his crown for having two pro fights prior to the championships, Chagaev was reinstated as an amateur when the fights were declared exhibitions. He is one of only five southpaw heavyweight champions in history. The others are [[Michael Moorer]], [[Corrie Sanders]], [[Chris Byrd]] and [[Sultan Ibragimov]]
 
==Amateur Highlights==
*'''1995''' won the gold medal at the Asian Championships in Tashkent at Heavyweight.
*'''1996''' represented Uzbekistan at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta at Heavyweight. Result was:
**Lost to [[Luan Krasniqi]] (Germany) PTS (4-12)
*'''1996''' won a bronze medal at the Junior World Championships in Havanna at Heavyweight. Results were:
** Defeated [[Marat Tuchazyan]] (Armenia) RSC-3
** Lost to [[Yurkis Sterlin]] (Cuba) PTS (11-14)
*'''1997''' won the gold medal (later stripped) at the World Championships in Budapest at Heavyweight. Results were:
**Defeated [[Sergey Dychkov]] (Belarus) PTS (15-7)
**Defeated [[Giacobbe Fragomeni]] (Italy) PTS (18-4)
**Defeated [[Mike Hanke]] (Germany) PTS (12-7)
**Defeated [[Felix Savon]] (Cuba) PTS (14-4)
*'''1998''' won the gold medal at the Asian Games in Bangkok at Heavyweight. Results were:
**Defeated [[Muzaffar Iqbal Mirza]] (Pakistan) RSC-1
*'''1999''' represented Uzbekistan at the World Championships in Houston at Heavyweight. Results were:
**Defeated [[Garth Da Silva]] (New Zealand) PTS
**Defeated [[David Turner]] (Australia) RSC-1
**Lost to [[Felix Savon]] (Cuba) PTS (1-9)
*'''1999''' won the gold medal at the Asian Championships in Tashkent at Heavyweight.
*'''2000''' represented Uzbekistan at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney at Heavyweight. Results were:
**Defeated [[Alexander Yatsenko]] (Ukraine) PTS (15-2)
** Lost to [[Vladimir Chanturia]] (Georgia) PTS (12-18)
*'''2001''' won the gold medal at the World Championships in Belfast at Superheavyweight. Results were:
**Defeated [[Csaba Kurtucz]] (Hungary) RTD-2
**Defeated [[Vitali Boot]] (Germany) RSCO-3
**Defeated [[Alexey Mazikin]] (Ukraine) RTD-2

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before= [[Nikolay Valuev]]|
title= [[WBA Heavyweight Champion]]|
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[[Category:World Heavyweight Champions|Chagaev, Ruslan]]
[[Category:Uzbekistani World Champions|Chagaev, Ruslan]]
[[Category:Southpaw World Champions|Chagaev, Ruslan]]
[[Category:Uzbekistani Olympians|Chagaev, Ruslan]]
[[Category:1996 Olympians|Chagaev, Ruslan]]
[[Category:2000 Olympians|Chagaev, Ruslan]]

File:Kirilov.jpg

2007-10-14T08:46:26Z

Wellwalker: Dimitry Kirilov

Dimitry Kirilov

Zaurbek Baysangurov

2006-09-26T12:32:11Z

Wellwalker:

[[file:Zaur-Baysangurov-Urbanski6 crop.jpg|left|Zaur Baysangurov]]
<boxer>257892</boxer>

File:Zaur-Baysangurov-Urbanski6 crop.jpg

2006-09-26T12:30:31Z

Wellwalker: Zaur Baysangurov

Zaur Baysangurov

Ruslan Chagaev

2006-04-28T19:25:59Z

Wellwalker:

[[file:Chagaev.jpg|left|frame|<center>Ruslan Chagaev</center>]]

<boxer>024358</boxer> 
Chagaev, a two-time world amateur champion, defeated legendary Cuban boxer [[Felix Savon]] to capture the gold medal at the 1997 World Championships. After being stripped of his crown for having two pro fights prior to the championships, Chagaev was reinstated as an amateur when the fights were declared exhibitions. The undefeated southpaw returned to win a gold medal in the super heavyweight division at the 2000 in defeating Savon again for World Championships, and made it to the quarterfinals of the 2000 Olympics. 
Chagaev won 82 of his 85 amateur fights.

[[Category:Uzbekistani Olympians|Chagaev, Ruslan]]
[[Category:2000 Olympians|Chagaev, Ruslan]]

File:Chagaev.jpg

2006-04-28T19:23:29Z

Wellwalker: Heavyweight Ruslan Chagaev

Heavyweight Ruslan Chagaev

Timor Ibragimov

2006-04-25T10:15:12Z

Wellwalker:

[[file:Timor_ibragimov.jpg|left|frame|<center>Timor Ibragimov</center>]]<boxer>142207</boxer>

Member of the 1996 Uzbekistani Olympic Team as a Light Heavyweight. His results were as follow:
*Defeated [[Rostislav Zaolichni]] (Ukraine) 7-3
*Lost to [[Stipe Drews]] (Croatia) 9-10

[[Category:Uzbekistani Olympians|Ibragimov, Timor]]
[[category:1996 Olympians|Ibragimov, Timor]]

File:Timor ibragimov.jpg

2006-04-25T10:11:09Z

Wellwalker: Timur Igragimov (photo by David Greene)

Timur Igragimov (photo by David Greene)

Lamon Brewster vs. Siarhei Liakhovich

2006-04-16T14:11:06Z

Wellwalker:

<fight>1064756</fight>

*WBO Heavyweight Title
*Referee: Ernie Sharif
*Judges Scoring: Tom Miller 115-112, Dana DePaolo 115-113, Phil Rogers 117-110

Lyakhovich down on one knee in round 7. After the fight the boxer, who have been never previously in a knock down, claimed that it was a tactical decision from him.
In his interview following the fight Lamon Brewster said, that he could not see with his left eye already after the first round. It was later confirmed that Brewster suffered a detached retina in his left eye and has to undergo a surgery.

Serhiy Dzinziruk

2006-01-04T00:33:03Z

Wellwalker: /* Amateur Highlights */

[[file:Dzindziruk.sergej.jpg|left|frame|Sergei Dzindziruk Photo: AP/Eckehard Schulz]]
<boxer>019949</boxer> 

On December 03, 2005, in Magdeburg, Germany, Dzindziruk won the WBO Light Middleweight Title with a [[Fight:1041272|12 round unanimous decision]] over [[Boxer:Daniel Santos:007981|Daniel Santos]].

==Amateur Highlights==
Represented Ukraine at the 1996 [[Olympics]] in Atlanta.

[[Category:1996 Olympians|Dzindziruk, Sergei]]

Yuri Arbachakov

2006-01-03T00:34:39Z

Wellwalker:

[[file:Arbachakov.jpg|left|Yuri Arbachakov]]
<boxer>003208</boxer>

As an amateur Arbachakov won gold medals in the 1989 Soviet, European, and World championships and had a record of 165-21.

First ever Russian champion in professional boxing. One of the first Russian professional fighters.

Amateur boxing tournament of his name is held annually in Russian city of Kemerovo, nearby to which he was born.

*[[WBC]] Flyweight Champion (1992-1997)

[[Category:World Flyweight Champions|Arbachakov, Yuri]]
[[Category:Russian World Champions|Arbachakov, Yuri]]

File:Arbachakov.jpg

2006-01-03T00:26:48Z

Wellwalker: Yuri Arbachakov www.heavyweightcollectebilities.com

Yuri Arbachakov www.heavyweightcollectebilities.com

Nikolay Valuev

2006-01-03T00:12:38Z

Wellwalker:

[[file:NicolayValuev.jpg|left|frame|<center>Nikolay Valuev</center>]]<boxer>019904</boxer>
'''Manager''': [[Wilfried Sauerland]] 
'''Trainer''': [[Manuel Gabrielian]]

Nikolay Valuev (Russian: Николай Валуев) first Russian heavyweight champion, currently holds the WBA heavyweight title. Won the Russian title and has defended it a few times. Is still the undefeated Russian champion today, though he has not faced the greatest of opposition.

== Links ==
*Nicolay Valuev webpage:[http://www.valuev.com/]

[[Category:World Heavyweight Champions|Valuev, Nicolay]]
[[Category:Russian World Champions|Valuev, Nicolay]]

Sultan Ibragimov

2005-12-29T00:05:48Z

Wellwalker:

[[file:Sultan ibragimov.jpg|left|Sultan Ibragimov]]

<boxer>113634</boxer> 
2000 Olympic Silver Medalist

[[Category:Olympic Silver Medalists|Ibragimov, Sultan]]
[[Category:2000 Olympians|Ibragimov, Sultan]]

File:Sultan ibragimov.jpg

2005-12-29T00:04:27Z

Wellwalker: Sultan Ibragimov

Sultan Ibragimov

Roman Karmazin

2005-09-04T12:20:13Z

Wellwalker:

[[file:Roman.karmazin.jpg|left|Roman Karmazin]]
<boxer>015161</boxer>
'''Manager''': [[Steven Bash]] 
'''Trainers''': [[Boris Zykanov]] and [[Freddie Roach]]

[[Category:World Light Middleweight Champions|Karmazin, Roman]]
[[Category:Russian World Champions|Karmazin, Roman]]

File:Roman.karmazin.jpg

2005-09-04T12:19:05Z

Wellwalker: Roman Karmazin

Roman Karmazin

Yuri Arbachakov

2005-09-04T12:14:25Z

Wellwalker:

<boxer>003208</boxer>

As an amateur Arbachakov won gold medals in the 1989 Soviet, European, and World championships and had a record of 165-21 
First ever Russian champion in professional boxing

*[[WBC]] Flyweight Champion (1992-1997)

[[Category:World Flyweight Champions|Arbachakov, Yuri]]
[[Category:Russian World Champions|Arbachakov, Yuri]]

Yuri Arbachakov

2005-09-04T12:14:02Z

Wellwalker:

<boxer>003208</boxer>

As an amateur Arbachakov won gold medals in the 1989 Soviet, European, and World championships and had a record of 165-21
First ever Russian champion in professional boxing

*[[WBC]] Flyweight Champion (1992-1997)

[[Category:World Flyweight Champions|Arbachakov, Yuri]]
[[Category:Russian World Champions|Arbachakov, Yuri]]

Alexander Povetkin

2005-09-04T12:05:41Z

Wellwalker:

[[file:Povetkin.jpg|right|Alexander Povetkin]]
<boxer>318081</boxer>
Povetkin was the 2004 Olympic Gold medalist in the Super Heavyeight (91 kg and over) class. Povetkin's results were as follows:
*Round of 16 - Defeated [[Sergey Rozhnov]] (Bulgaria) - RSC-4
*Quarterfinals - Defeated [[Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov]] (Kazakhstan) - PTS (31-15)
*Semifinals - Defeated [[Roberto Cammarelle]] (Italy) - PTS (31-19)
*Gold Medal Match - Defeated [[Mohamed Aly]] (Egypt) - WO

==Reference sources==
* [http://www.povetkin.ru/index_e.html Alexander Povetkin] - official website

[[Category:2004 Olympians|Povetkin, Alexander]]
[[Category:Olympic Gold Medalists|Povetkin, Alexander]]

Alexander Povetkin

2005-09-04T12:04:49Z

Wellwalker:

[[file:Povetkin.jpg|left|Alexander Povetkin]]
<boxer>318081</boxer>
Povetkin was the 2004 Olympic Gold medalist in the Super Heavyeight (91 kg and over) class. Povetkin's results were as follows:
*Round of 16 - Defeated [[Sergey Rozhnov]] (Bulgaria) - RSC-4
*Quarterfinals - Defeated [[Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov]] (Kazakhstan) - PTS (31-15)
*Semifinals - Defeated [[Roberto Cammarelle]] (Italy) - PTS (31-19)
*Gold Medal Match - Defeated [[Mohamed Aly]] (Egypt) - WO

==Reference sources==
* [http://www.povetkin.ru/index_e.html Alexander Povetkin] - official website

[[Category:2004 Olympians|Povetkin, Alexander]]
[[Category:Olympic Gold Medalists|Povetkin, Alexander]]

File:Povetkin.jpg

2005-09-04T12:00:49Z

Wellwalker: Alexander Povetkin - foto from official web-site

Alexander Povetkin - foto from official web-site

Akhmed Kotiev

2005-08-19T10:05:42Z

Wellwalker:

[[file:Kotiev.jpg|left|Ahmed Kotiev]]
<boxer>004097</boxer>

*[[WBO]] Welterweight Champion (1998-2000)

[[Category:World Welterweight Champions|Kotiev, Ahmed]]
[[Category:Russian World Champions|Kotiev, Ahmed]]

File:Kotiev.jpg

2005-08-19T10:03:57Z

Wellwalker: Ahmed Kotiev, WBO WBO Welterweight, Russia

Ahmed Kotiev, WBO WBO Welterweight, Russia

Akhmed Kotiev

2005-08-19T10:01:01Z

Wellwalker:

<boxer>004097</boxer>

*[[WBO]] Welterweight Champion (1998-2000)

[[Category:World Welterweight Champions|Kotiev, Ahmed]]
[[Category:Russian World Champions|Kotiev, Ahmed]]

Akhmed Kotiev

2005-08-19T10:00:31Z

Wellwalker:

<boxer>004097</boxer>

*[[WBO]] Junior Welterweight Champion (1998-2000)

[[Category:World Welterweight Champions|Kotiev, Ahmed]]
[[Category:Russian World Champions|Kotiev, Ahmed]]