Rakhim Ruslanovich Chakhkiev (russian: Рахим Русланович Чахкиев; born 11 January 1983) is a Russian former
professional boxer
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who competed from 2009 to 2016.
[. Retrieved 2 October 2016.] He held the
IBO cruiserweight title in 2015, the
European
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cruiserweight title in 2014, and challenged once for the
WBC cruiserweight title in 2013. As an
amateur
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he won a silver medal at the
2007 World Championships and gold at the
2008 Olympics, both in the
heavyweight
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Boxing Professional
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division.
Amateur career
Chakhkiyev beat
Jasur Matchanov
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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
Cuba
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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
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to reach the final where he lost 6:7 against Italian
Clemente Russo
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. In 2008 he lost to
Deontay Wilder in a Duals.
Olympic results
2008
*Defeated
Ali Mazaheri
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(Iran) 7-3
*Defeated
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 ...
(France) 18-9
*Defeated
Osmay Acosta (Cuba) 10-5
*Defeated
Clemente Russo
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(Italy) 4-2
World Championship results
2007 (as a heavyweight)
*Defeated Evan Redd (Aruba) RSCH 2
*Defeated John Sweeney (Ireland) 28-5
*Defeated
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 ...
(Azberbaijan) 17-6
*Defeated
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 ...
(France) 21-9
*Lost to
Clemente Russo
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(Italy) 6-7 (won a silver medal)
Professional boxing record
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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