Ali Ismayilov (born May 8, 1974) is a

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from Azerbaijan and the current WBO Latino Cruiserweight champion.

Amateur

Ismayilov won the bronze medal at light heavyweight at the

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. He won a bronze medal at the European Amateur Boxing Championships, followed by early loss at the

2000 Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

. Ismayilov qualified for the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

by ending up in first place at the

4th AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament The 4th AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament was held in Baku, Azerbaijan from April 27 to May 1, 2004 during the annual Chowdry Boxing Cup. Boxers finishing in the top two in each weight category earned a chance to compete at the 2004 ...

in Baku, Azerbaijan. He then participated in the

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. There he defeated Washington Silva but lost in the second round of the Light heavyweight (81 kg) division by Greece's Elias Pavlidis.

Pro

He turned pro as a cruiser and is 11-1 as of 2007, his loss a stoppage by Vadim Tokarev. He became Golden belt champion in 2008 when he defeated Luciano Torres.

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1974 births Living people Azerbaijani male boxers Cruiserweight boxers Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Azerbaijan Sportspeople from Donetsk AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists {{Azerbaijan-boxing-bio-stub