Rakhim Ruslanovich Chakhkiev (russian: Рахим Русланович Чахкиев; born 11 January 1983) is a Russian former

professional boxer Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...

who competed from 2009 to 2016.. Retrieved 2 October 2016. He held the IBO cruiserweight title in 2015, the

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cruiserweight title in 2014, and challenged once for the WBC cruiserweight title in 2013. As an

amateur An amateur () is generally considered a person who pursues an avocation independent from their source of income. Amateurs and their pursuits are also described as popular, informal, autodidacticism, self-taught, user-generated, do it yourself, DI ...

he won a silver medal at the 2007 World Championships and gold at the 2008 Olympics, both in the

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division.

Amateur career

Chakhkiyev beat

Jasur Matchanov Jasur Matchanov (born March 15, 1984) is an Uzbek amateur boxer from Tashkent who medaled repeatedly at 201 lbs in international tournaments. Career 2004 he boxed at super heavyweight at the military world championships winning bronze after ...

inside the distance to become 2006 Military world champion at 201 lbs. He also beat

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n Osmay Acosta 24:15 at the (team) World Cup 2006 but Russia lost. In 2006 he lost to world class (silver medallist 2005) fellow southpaw Roman Romanchuk at the Russian Championships but defeated him 28-25 in 2007 to win the Russian national title 2007. At the world championships he defeated among others

Elchin Alizade Elchin Alizade ( az, Elçin Əlizadə) (born 2 January 1986) is an Azerbaijani amateur boxer best known for winning silver at the 2005 World championships at heavyweight 201 lbs limit. Career In 2001 he won silver against Ismail Sillakh at ...

of Azerbaijan 17-6 and

John M'Bumba John Mickael M'Bumba (born April 29, 1983) is a French amateur boxer, born in Anderlecht, Belgium, best known for winning a bronze medal at the 2007 World Championships as a heavyweight (up to 91 kg). He also fought in the 2008 S ...

to reach the final where he lost 6:7 against Italian

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. In 2008 he lost to Deontay Wilder in a Duals.

Olympic results

2008 *Defeated

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(Iran) 7-3 *Defeated

(France) 18-9 *Defeated Osmay Acosta (Cuba) 10-5 *Defeated

(Italy) 4-2

World Championship results

2007 (as a heavyweight) *Defeated Evan Redd (Aruba) RSCH 2 *Defeated John Sweeney (Ireland) 28-5 *Defeated

(Azberbaijan) 17-6 *Defeated

(France) 21-9 *Lost to

(Italy) 6-7 (won a silver medal)

Professional boxing record

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chakhkiev, Rakhim 1983 births Living people Cruiserweight boxers Heavyweight boxers Olympic boxers of Russia Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Russia Ingush people People from Tobolsk Olympic medalists in boxing Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Russian male boxers International Boxing Organization champions AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists European Boxing Union champions Sportspeople from Tyumen Oblast