Ramal Ali oglu Aslanov ( az, Rəmal Əli oğlu Aslanov, nicknamed Lord; Chanlibel, Shamkir) is an Azerbaijani professional

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. He holds the world kickboxing belt. He has won the Azerbaijani championship 11 times, and the World and European championship 3 times. Aslanov has received the title of "Honored Master of Sports" in

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. He is the vice-president and captain of the Azerbaijan Kickboxing Federation.

Early life

Ramal Aslanov was born on 1 March 1992, in Chanlibel,

Shamkir District Shamkir District ( az, Şəmkir rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the north-west of the country and belongs to the Gazakh-Tovuz Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Gadabay, Tovuz, Samukh, Goyg ...

. He is originally from the Gegharkunik region of today's

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. Aslanov has a sister. He wanted to be a doctor in high school, but then stopped focusing on his school life as he won

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championships. Aslanov graduated from high school in 2009 and the Azerbaijan State Physical Culture and Sports Academy in 2014. He served in the sports team of the

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of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Internal Affairs from 2014 to 2015.

Career

Kickboxing

Ramal Aslanov trained in

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for only a week in 2004, and in the same year began training in

. His first and last coach is Hakim Hajiyev, who has received the title of "honored coach" in

. Aslanov is a six-time champion of Azerbaijan in amateur kickboxing. He won the Azerbaijani championship 11 times, and the World and European championship 3 times. Among professionals, he has a world belt in IKBO, WAC, WMAO, FF, and WCF. In March 2015, Aslanov won first place at the World Kickboxing Championship in

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. He became a world champion in 2012, forcing his opponent to surrender in the third round of the World Kickboxing Championship among professionals in

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, and brought the world belt to Azerbaijan. Aslanov holds the Azerbaijani belt in 71 and 86 kg among professionals. He became the World Champion on March 26, 2016, in

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, Germany, defeating

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athlete Mervin Rozenstruik in WMAO (K-1). Aslanov defeated the

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athlete in the final in 2016 and became the winner of the World Grand Prix tournament for the first time in the history of Azerbaijan. He took a part in the super-final of The World Faith Fight series in

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that year, defeating Lee Yinggang from China. He won the Grand Prix in 2018 for the second time. Aslanov became the world champion in October 2019, defeating Miloš Keljanović from

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(-75 kg) in the final of the World Kickboxing Championship held in

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. As of July 2021, Aslanov had 37 wins (13 of which were by knockout) from 42 official matches during his professional career. Aslanov has been the captain of the national team of the Azerbaijan Kickboxing Federation since 2014. In July 2021, he was appointed vice-president of the Azerbaijan Kickboxing Federation. Aslanov was also appointed Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Federation.

Boxing

Aslanov won a silver medal in December 2018 on behalf of Sadarak Sports Club, making his debut in the Azerbaijani boxing championship in the weight category of 75 kg. He competed in five matches in the championship and won three of them by knockout.

Awards

Ramal Aslanov was named the best kickboxer of the year by the Azerbaijani Ministry of Youth and Sports in 2012 and 2019. He was awarded an honorary degree by the

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Ilham Aliyev Ilham Heydar oghlu Aliyev ( az, İlham Heydər oğlu Əliyev, ; born 24 December 1961) is the fourth president of Azerbaijan, serving in the post since 31 October 2003. The son and second child of the former Azerbaijani leader Heydar Aliyev, ...

in 2016. In 2015, he was awarded the honorary title of "Master of Sports", and in 2017 he was awarded the honorary title of "Honored Master of Sports". In 2018, President Ilham Aliyev presented Aslanov with a new apartment.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Aslanov, Ramal 1992 births Living people Azerbaijani male kickboxers People from Shamkir District Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in kickboxing Kickboxers at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Islamic Solidarity Games silver medalists for Azerbaijan