Timur Ibragimov (Тимур Ибрагимов; born January 15, 1975) is an Uzbekistani 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 2000 to 2012. As an amateur, he competed at the
1996 Summer Olympics
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.
Early years
Ibragimov is from
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked cou ...
. He is frequently being presented by various media as the cousin of former WBO Heavyweight Champion
Sultan Ibragimov
Sultan-Ahmed Magomedsalihovich Ibragimov (russian: Султан-Ахмед Магомедсалихович Ибрагимов, av, Султан-АхӀмад МухӀаммадсалихӀазул вас Ибрагьимов; born 8 March 1975 ...
, although Sultan is a native of
Dagestan
Dagestan ( ; rus, Дагеста́н, , dəɡʲɪˈstan, links=yes), officially the Republic of Dagestan (russian: Респу́блика Дагеста́н, Respúblika Dagestán, links=no), is a republic of Russia situated in the North C ...
. In fact they are not relatives, but they are close friends, they are also friends with Uzbek boxer
Ruslan Chagaev
Ruslan Shamilevich Chagaev ( tt-Cyrl, Руслан Шамил улы Чагаев; uz, Ruslan Shamilovich Chagayev; russian: Руслан Шамилович Чагаев); born 19 October 1978) is an Uzbekistani former professional boxer who c ...
.
Amateur career
Ibragimov had over 200
amateur
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fights, and during the 1990s, he was one of the world's leading amateur boxers in the
light heavyweight
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Boxing Professional
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division. In 1991, Ibragimov won the
Soviet Union
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Junior National Championships for his age category (16 to 18 years old). After the break-up of the USSR, Ibragimov won the Uzbekistani National Championships five times. Ibragimov participated several times in the
Asian Amateur Boxing Championships
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Men's editions
Women's editions
Combined editions
All-time medal table ...
and the
Asian Games
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, and in 1995 he was a quarter finalist at the
World Amateur Boxing Championships
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in
Berlin
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. Ibragimov won the Gold Medal at the
Central Asian Games
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in 1997.
Ibragimov participated in the
1996 Summer Olympics
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in
Atlanta
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as a member of the 1996 Uzbek Olympic team. In this tournament, Ibragimov lost a highly controversial decision to Croatia's Stipe Drews.
Highlights
World Cup
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(81 kg),
Bangkok, Thailand
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Zoltán Béres
Zoltán Béres (born January 19, 1968 in Nyírbátor) is a boxer from Hungary, who won a light heavyweight bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Amateur career
As an amateur, Beres was a member of the Hungarian Olympic team of 1992 Ba ...
(Hungary) 25–9 (5 rds)
*1/2: Lost to
Sven Ottke
Sven Ottke (born 3 June 1967) is a German former professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2004. He was a unified super-middleweight world champion, having held the IBF title from 1998 to 2004, and the WBA (Unified) title from 2003 to 2004. W ...
(Germany) 3–20 (5 rds)
Asian Games
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(81 kg),
Hiroshima, Japan
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Hiroshima Prefecture has a population of 2,811,410 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 8,479 km² (3,274 sq mi). Hiroshima Prefecture borders Okayama ...
, October 1994:
*1/4: Lost to
Lakha Singh
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Lakha was married several times and had ...
(India) 4–8
World Championships
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(81 kg),
Berlin, Germany
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, May 1995:
*1/16: Defeated Mehmed Skomorac (Yugoslavia) 8–3
*1/8: Defeated In Soo Lee (South Korea) 7–3
*1/4: Lost to
Thomas Ulrich
Thomas Ulrich (born 11 July 1975, in Berlin) is a German former professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2012. He challenged twice for a light-heavyweight world title: the WBC title in 2005, and the WBO/ lineal titles in 2006. He also held t ...
(Germany) by walkover
Asian Championships
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List of Championships (Summer Olympic Sports)
;Aquatics
* Asia ...
(81 kg),
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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, October 1995:
*1/8: Lost to Lee Seung Bae (South Korea) 1–4
Moscow Open (81 kg),
Moscow, Russia
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, October 1995:
*Finals: Lost to Vasiliy Jirov (Kazakhstan) by unanimous decision, 0–5
Golden Belt Tournament (81 kg),
Bucharest, Romania
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, March 1996:
* (no data available)
Summer Olympics
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(81 kg),
Atlanta, Georgia
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, July 1996:
*1/16: Defeated Rostyslav Zaulychnyi (Ukraine) 7–3
*1/8: Lost to Stipe Drews (Croatia) 9–10
President's Cup (81 kg),
Bogor, Indonesia
Bogor ( su, , nl, Buitenzorg) is a city in the West Java province, Indonesia. Located around south of the national capital of Jakarta, Bogor is the 6th largest city in the Jakarta metropolitan area and the 14th overall nationwide.Gurcharan Singh (India) 12–4 (5 rds)
*1/2: Defeated Syarif Hidayat (Indonesia) 19–2 (5 rds)
*Finals: Defeated Regan Foley (New Zealand) 7–5 (5 rds)
Central Asian Games
The Central Asian Games (CAG) is an international multi-sport event organised by the Central Asian Olympic Committee (CAOC) and held every two years since 1995 among athletes from Central Asian countries and territories of the Olympic Council of ...
(81 kg),
Almaty, Kazakhstan
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, 1997:
* (no data available)
World Military Championships
The World Military Championships (WMC) are the world championships of the military sports, regularly organized by the Conseil International du Sport Militaire, in each of the 26 disciplines of the sport military.
History
CISM had its roots in Worl ...
(81 kg),
San Antonio, Texas
("Cradle of Freedom")
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, December 1997:
*1/4: Defeated J. Bahadur (India) 32–0 (5 rds)
*1/2: Defeated Mohamed Bahari (Algeria) 7–5 (5 rds)
*Finals: Lost to Konstantin Gorbunov (Russia) 4–+4 (5 rds)
King's Cup (91 kg),
Bangkok, Thailand
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, April 1998:
*Finals: Defeated
Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov
Mukhtarkhan Qabylanbekuly Dildabekov ( kk, Мұхтархан Қабыланбекұлы Ділдәбеков, ''Mūhtarhan Qabylanbekūly Dıldäbekov''; born March 19, 1976) is a Kazakh boxer, best known to win the silver medal in the Super He ...
(Kazakhstan) 11–3 (5 rds)
World Military Championships
The World Military Championships (WMC) are the world championships of the military sports, regularly organized by the Conseil International du Sport Militaire, in each of the 26 disciplines of the sport military.
History
CISM had its roots in Worl ...
(81 kg), Warendorf, Germany, September 1998:
*Finals: Lost to Magomed Aripgadzhiev (Russia) 8–9 (5 rds)
Four Nations International Tournament (91 kg),
Moscow, Russia
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, July 2000:
*1/2: Defeated Talgat Dossanov (Kazakhstan)
*Finals: Lost to
Sultan Ibragimov
Sultan-Ahmed Magomedsalihovich Ibragimov (russian: Султан-Ахмед Магомедсалихович Ибрагимов, av, Султан-АхӀмад МухӀаммадсалихӀазул вас Ибрагьимов; born 8 March 1975 ...
(Russia) 5–12
Professional career
Ibragimov turned professional in 2000, fighting alongside his cousin Sultan in a stable managed by Boris Grinsberg. Now based in the
United States
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, Ibragimov ran up a record of 21-0-1 by 2006. His lone draw was against Kevin Johnson.
In 2006 Ibragimov faced then-undefeated heavyweight contender
Calvin Brock
Calvin Vance Brock (born January 22, 1975) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2007. He was ranked as the world's No.9 heavyweight by BoxRec at the conclusion of 2005. Calvin Brock was trained by Tom Yankello. In ...
. The fight took place in Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada, and was aired on
HBO
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as part of ''
Boxing After Dark
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'' series. Although he rocked Brock early with a solid right cross, Ibragimov fought defensively for most of the bout. During the fight, the temperature exceeded , which resulted in each fighter unwilling to press the action. The fight went full twelve rounds, with Ibragimov suffering his first career loss, with the judges scoring the bout 119–109, 115–113 and 117–111, all in favor of Brock.
On February 16, 2007 Ibragimov lost a unanimous decision to Tony Thompson. Ibragimov rallied in the last two rounds, but was not able to overcome the points advantage accumulated by Thompson earlier in the bout. The scores were 99-91, 97-93, and 97-93.
Later in 2007, Ibragimov won a unanimous decision over former European champion
Timo Hoffmann
Timo Hoffmann (born 25 September 1974) is a German professional boxer and multiple-time European heavyweight title challenger. He is perhaps best known as being the only fighter for nearly a decade (from 2000 to 2009) to have gone the full dist ...
in Germany. Ibragimov dominated the bout with shifty boxing tactics and hurtful counter rights to the head. The scores were 99-94, 98-92, and 97-93. The victory was regarded as an upset, and it positioned Ibragimov on the edge of the world ratings.
Due to promotional and managerial problems, Ibragimov was inactive after beating Hoffman. In 2008, Ibragimov fought only twice, winning decisions each time. He won two fights in 2009 as well.
Ibragimov had an important year in 2010, winning four fights and obtaining high worldwide rating by the
World Boxing Association
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. In February, he took the International Boxing Association Intercontinental heavyweight title by knocking out Awadh Tamim in three rounds. In June, Ibragimov scored his most important career victory by outpointing former world heavyweight champion Oliver McCall over twelve rounds. The scores were 119-109, 117-111, and 117-111. The McCall victory earned Ibragimov the
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heavyweight title. Ibragimov next defeated Gurcharan Singh and Luis Pineda.
In December 2010, Ibragimov lost a 12-round split decision to former cruiserweight champion
Jean-Marc Mormeck
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. The bout, held in Paris for the vacant WBA International heavyweight title, was closely contested. Many reporters actually scored the fight in favor of Ibragimov. One judge favored Ibragimov 115-113, but was overruled by two judges who chose Mormeck by margins of 116-111 and 116-112. At the time of this match, Ibragimov was ranked seventh worldwide by the
World Boxing Association
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.
After the Mormeck fight, Ibragimov remained inactive for an entire year. When he finally fought again, in December, 2011, he was surprisingly stopped in two rounds by the undefeated, power-punching contender
Seth Mitchell
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Early life
Mitchell earned the nickname, “Little Superstar,” while gr ...
. The defeat, which took place in Washington, D.C., marked the first time that Ibragimov had lost by knockout or technical knockout as an amateur or professional.
Ibragimov won a fight on June, 2012, by outpointing South Africa's Wiseman Dlomo in a bout held in
Uzbekistan
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Namangan
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Seth Mitchell
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Early life
Mitchell earned the nickname, “Little Superstar,” while gr ...
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Jean-Marc Mormeck
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Willie Palms
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Professional c ...
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Atlantic City, New Jersey
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Timo Hoffmann
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Zwickau
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Hollywood, Florida
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Terry McGroom
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Early life
McGroom attended Wells High School in Chicago, which was "full ...
, UD
, 8
, 22 Apr 2004
, align=left, Moscow, Russia
, align=left,
, -
, Win
, 12–0
, align=left, Dmitry Gerasimov
, KO
, 1
, 6 Apr 2004
, align=left, Moscow, Russia
, align=left,
, -
, Win
, 11–0
, align=left, Joseph Kenneth Reyes
, TKO
, 4
, 6 Feb 2004
, align=left, Miami, Florida, U.S.
, align=left,
, -
, Win
, 10–0
, align=left, Juan Carlos Viloria
, TKO
, 2
, 10 Jan 2004
, align=left,
Boynton Beach, Florida
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Donetsk
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, Ukraine
, align=left,
, -
, Win
, 8–0
, align=left, Jerry Cruz
, TKO
, 1
, 1 Aug 2003
, align=left,
Tampa, Florida
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, U.S.
,
, -
, Win
, 7–0
, align=left, Gilberto Melo
, TKO
, 3
, 6 Jun 2003
, align=left,
Rostov-na-Donu
Rostov-on-Don ( rus, Ростов-на-Дону, r=Rostov-na-Donu, p=rɐˈstof nə dɐˈnu) is a port city and the administrative centre of Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia. It lies in the southeastern part of the East ...
Moscow
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, Russia
, align=left,
, -
, Win
, 5–0
, align=left, Sam Tillman
, UD
, 6
, 26 Mar 2003
, align=left,
Coconut Grove, Florida
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, U.S.
, align=left,
, -
, Win
, 4–0
, align=left, Onebo Maxime
, UD
, 4
, 20 Dec 2002
, align=left,
Miami, Florida
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, U.S.
, align=left,
, -
, Win
, 3–0
, align=left, John James
, TKO
, 1
, 6 Dec 2002
, align=left,
Davie, Florida
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, U.S.
, align=left,
, -
, Win
, 2–0
, align=left, Lee Howard
, UD
, 4
, 27 Sep 2002
, align=left,
West Palm Beach, Florida
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, U.S.
, align=left,
, -
, Win
, 1–0
, align=left, Dmitry Naumov
, UD
, 6
, 29 Mar 2000
, align=left,
Ekaterinburg
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