Ruslan Chagaev

Name: Ruslan Chagaev
Alias: White Tyson
Birth Name: Руслан Шамилович Чагаев
Hometown: Hamburg, Germany
Birthplace: Andijan, Uzbekistan
Stance: Southpaw
Height: 185cm
Reach: 188cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Trainers: Luis A. Tapia (former), Michael Timm (- 2009), Magomed Schaburow (2009), Javan "Sugar" Hill
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Ruslan Chagaev won the first of two World Amateur Championships when he defeated legendary Cuban boxer Felix Savon in 1997. 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.

Chagaev defeated Nikolay Valuev by a twelve-round majority decision to win the WBA Heavyweight Title on April 14, 2007. He is one of only five southpaw heavyweight champions in history. The others are Michael Moorer, Chris Byrd, Corrie Sanders, 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 World Junior Championships in Havanna at Heavyweight. Results were:
  • Defeated Marat Tovmasyan (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 Rohollah Hosseini (Iran) 17-2
  • 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 Super Heavyweight. Results were:
  • Defeated Csaba Kurtucz (Hungary) RTD-2
  • Defeated Vitali Boot (Germany) RSCO-3
  • Defeated Alexey Mazikin (Ukraine) RTD-2

Professional record

Championship record

• 3 opponents (0 by KO) beaten for the World Heavyweight Title.

Preceded by: Nikolay Valuev	WBA Heavyweight Champion 2007 Apr 14 – 2008 Jul 5 Declared Champion in Recess 2008 Jul 5 – 2009 Feb 7 Champion in Recess 2009 Feb 7 – 2009 Jun 20 Stripped	Succeeded by: Nikolay Valuev
Preceded by: Alexander Povetkin Regular Champion Lost bid for Super Championship	WBA Heavyweight Champion 2014 Jul 6 – 2016 Mar 5 Regular Champion	Succeeded by: Lucas Browne Regular Champion
Preceded by: Lucas Browne Regular Champion Stripped	WBA Heavyweight Champion 2016 May 12 – 2016 Jul 25 Regular Champion Stripped	Succeeded by: Manuel Charr Regular Champion