Zabit Samedov ( az, Zabit Səmədov, russian: Забит Самедов, born July 21, 1984) is an

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and

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fighter. He is the 2012 K-1 World Grand Prix Finalist, when he lost to

Badr Hari Badr Hari (born 8 December 1984) is a Moroccan-Dutch kickboxer. He is a former K-1 Heavyweight World Champion (2007–2008), It's Showtime Heavyweight World Champion (2009–2010) and ''K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 and 2009'' finalist. Born an ...

in the quarter-finals by unanimous decisions. Samedov is also a former It's Showtime 95MAX World Championship challenger. As of July 2021, he is ranked the #5 heavyweight in the world by Combat Press.

Early life

Zabit Samedov was born in Georgia into an

family and moved to

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when he was 10 years old.Zabit's Biography from his official website
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for 6 months under Aziz Dursunov, then switched to

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. In 1998, he joined Chinuk Gym, a well known gym based in

. He trained with

Alexey Ignashov Alexey Victoravich Ignashov ( be, Аляксей Ігнашоў; born 18 January 1978) is a Belarusian Heavyweight kickboxer. He is a four-time Muay Thai World champion, K-1 World GP 2003 in Paris and K-1 World GP 2001 in Nagoya tournament cham ...

and Sergei Gur under the management of his trainer Dmitriy Pyasetsky.

Martial arts career

K-1 & It's Showtime

He was recruited by top martial arts organization

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after achieving several titles in various events between 2004 and 2006. He began to fight with consistency by attaining the title of K-1 Fighting Network in Riga in 2006 in

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. On August 17, 2007, following the K-1 World GP 2007 in Las Vegas event the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) issued a statement that Samedov tested positive for

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, an

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. On 26 April 2008, Samedov competed in

K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Amsterdam ''K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Seoul Final 16'' was a martial arts event held by the K-1 on Saturday September 27, 2008 at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul, Korea. It was the Final Elimination tournament for top sixteen fighters. The winner ...

, dispatched Doug Viney and

Brian Douwes Brian "Bad Ass" Douwes (born 21 November 1987 in Beverwijk) is a Dutch kickboxer fighting out of Team Spirit, formerly known as Top Team Beverwijk in Beverwijk. He competed in K-1, Enfusion Live, Superkombat and Glory. As of 1 May 2017, he is ...

respectively. However, he was beaten by

Errol Zimmerman Errol Zimmerman (born April 20, 1986) is a Curaçaoan- Dutch kickboxer, representing the Hemmers Gym in Breda, Netherlands. He is K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Amsterdam and SUPERKOMBAT Fight Club tournaments champion. Zimmerman is also former Gl ...

in the final on points. On November 29, 2008, Samedov faced

Tyrone Spong Tyrone Clinton Spong (born 3 September 1985) is a Surinamese-Dutch professional boxer and mixed martial artist and former kickboxer. As a boxer, he held the WBC and WBO Latino heavyweight titles in 2018. In kickboxing, he is the former WFCA cru ...

for the inaugural It's Showtime 95MAX World title, and lost by unanimous decision. Samedov K-1

Samedov fought at the

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where he beat, Mindaugas Sakalauskas by unanimous decision and Raul Cătinaș and

Sergei Lascenko Serhiy Lashchenko (Ukrainian: Сергій Лащенко; 21 June 1987 – 8 April 2015), also spelled as Sergii Lashchenko and Sergei Lascenko, was a Ukrainian kickboxer. He was a K-1 and Superkombat Heavyweight. Lashchenko won the Superko ...

to finally make it to the Final 16. At the

K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final 16 ''K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final'' was a martial arts event held by the K-1 on Saturday December 5, 2009 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. It was the 17th K-1 World GP Final, the culmination of a year full of regional elimination tourname ...

Samedov was knocked out by

in the first round. He's now set to fight

Igor Jurković Igor Jurković (born 15 July 1985) is a Croatian heavyweight kickboxer fighting out of Poreč, Croatia. He was 6 times Croatian national champion 2004, 2005, 2006 in Thai boxing, and kickboxing champion 2005 in full contact, 2005 and 2006 in lo ...

on United Glory 15. He faced Xavier Vigney at the ''K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo Final 16'' on October 14, 2012 and totally outclassed the young American, flooring him three times in the first round to win via TKO. He was scheduled to face

Andrei Stoica Andrei Cătălin Stoica (born May 1, 1987) is a Romanian kickboxer competing in the Light Heavyweight division of the ONE Championship where he is a former ONE Light Heavyweight Championship title challenger. He was the first to ...

for the inaugural SUPERKOMBAT Super Cruiserweight Championship at the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final in

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on December 22 but pulled out due to illness. At the ''

K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final ''K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final'' was a kickboxing event promoted by the K-1 promotion. It took place on March 15, 2013 in Zagreb, Croatia. It was the 19th annual K-1 World GP Final and the first K-1 event since the establishment of K-1 Global ...

'' on March 15, 2013, in Zagreb, Croatia, he was originally drawn against Ben Edwards in the quarter-finals. However, Edwards withdrew due to having a fight booked with

Paul Slowinski Paul "The Sting" Slowinski (born 24 September 1980) is a Polish kickboxer, a four-time World Muay Thai Council (WMC) Muay Thai World champion and two-time K-1 World GP 2006 in Auckland and K-1 World GP 2007 in Amsterdam champion. After two y ...

a week later, and was replaced by

. Samedov was knocked down in round one and received a standing eight count in three, losing a unanimous decision.

SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship

Samedov scored a first round high kick KO over Wiesław Kwaśniewski at SUPERKOMBAT New Heroes 3 in Vienna, Austria on May 10, 2013.

LEGEND

A third fight with Badr Hari took place at ''Legend 1'' in Moscow, Russia on May 25, 2013. Samedov dropped Hari late in round one, and sent him to the canvas again with a left hook in the second. Although Hari seemed lucid, he stayed on his knees and did not beat the count, giving Samedov the KO victory. He competed in the -93 kg/205 lb tournament at ''Legend 2: Invasion'' in Moscow, Russia on November 9, 2013, taking a unanimous decision over

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in the semi-finals. He was set to fight Pavel Zhuravlev in the final but was unable to do so due to a cut and was replaced by

Agron Preteni Agron Preteni (born 1990 in Split) is a Croatian Cruiserweight kickboxer. Biography and career Preteni is the best fighter in junior category in his ''Pit Bull'' gym but also in Croatia. He has won many international titles, in 2006 Agron was ...

. Returning to the ring for the first time in eight months, Samedov scored a 21-second high kick knockout over Stefan Leko on the undercard of the

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 ...

vs.

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boxing match in Grozny, Russia on July 6, 2014.

Global FC

He won three more fights, defeating Jafar Ahmadi,

Makoto Uehara Makoto Uehara ( ja, 上原誠; born November 14, 1984) is a Japanese Shidokan Karateka and heavyweight kickboxer competing in K-1. He is the former RISE Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight champion. Biography and career He faced Hiromi Amada ...

and Mert Akın by decision. Samedov took part in the GFC Fight Series 3 tournament. He beat

Steve McKinnon Steve "The Smashing Machine" Mckinnon (born 23 November 1976 in Scotland) is a WBC Hall of Fame, 8 time world champion Australian, Heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of the Bulldog Gym in Sydney. He competed in Glory and is the former WBC Mua ...

by decision in the semifinals, and

Danyo Ilunga Danyo "Dibuba" Ilunga (born January 31, 1987) is a Congolese-German Muay Thai kickboxer currently competing in GLORY. Ilunga is a four-time kickboxing and Muay Thai world champion - most notably being the former It's Showtime 95MAX World Champi ...

by an extra round decision in the finals.

Russia

In the latter part of 2015, Samedov signed with Akhmat Fight Show, and fought almost exclusively for them over the next three years. In his organizational debut, he was scheduled to fight

Dževad Poturak Dževad Poturak (born September 20, 1977) is a Bosnian heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of Jumruk Gym in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is the former WAKO Pro World Low-Kick champion and K-1 Fighting Network Prague 2007 tournament champ ...

, whom he beat by unanimous decision. Four months later, he beat

in the same manner. In his third fight with the organization, Samedov was scheduled to fight

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for the WBC Muaythai World Heavywheight Championship. He knocked Moroșanu out in the first round, with a knee strike. Over the next two years, Samedov fought five more times: he scored stoppage wins over Evgeny Orlov and

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, and decision wins against

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and

Brice Guidon Brice Guidon (born July 16, 1985), also known as ''"Nectar"'', is a French Muay Thai kickboxer. He is the W.P.M.F. European Heavyweight and World Super Heavyweight Muaythai Champion, and the 2011 United Glory World Series runner-up. He has compete ...

. Following a 26-month hiatus from the sport, Samedov was scheduled to fight

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at the Mix Fight Championship on April 11, 2020. The fight was later cancelled due to the

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. Semedov made his comeback against Deji Kalejaiye, after a two and a half year hiatus, at the WTKF Belarus event. He won the fight by a second-round TKO. Semedov faced Didier Kilola Lubika on October 4, 2021, at ACA 130: Dudaev vs. Praia. He won the bout via TKO in the second round.

Failed drug test

In 2009, Samedov accused

and

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use during their fights. His claims were supported by Ruslan Karaev. In 2019, Hari was revealed to have failed a drug test by the Doping Authority Netherlands (DAN). Samedov himself tested positive for an anabolic steroid following the K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Las Vegas.

Personal life

On October 6, 2020, during the

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Samedov voluntarily joined the Azeri military. He is also known for his appearance as a character called 'Gence Bey' in the Turkish TV series, '' Kuruluş: Osman''.

Titles

International Sport Karate Association The ISKA (originally International Sport Karate Association, later also called the International Sport Kickboxing Association) is one of the major international bodies regulating sport karate and kickboxing matches, and is based in the United ...

** 2022 ISKA K-1 World Heavyweight Champion *World Boxing Council Muaythai ** 2016 WBC Muaythai World Heavywheight Champion -104.50 kg *

Global Fighting Championship Global Fighting Championship was a Dubai-based kickboxing and mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion. Fighters from around world on the roster included Badr Hari, Peter Aerts, Gökhan Saki and Zabit Samedov. It was considered as the biggest kickbo ...

** 2015 GFC Fight Series 3 Heavyweight Tournament Champion *

champion ** 2008 K-1 Europe GP runner-up ** 2007 K-1 World Grand Prix in Las Vegas runner up ** 2007 K-1 Rules Kick Tournament in Marseilles champion ** 2006 K-1 Fighting Network in Riga champion ** 2006 K-1 Hungary champion * KOK ** KOK European Heavyweight Champion * International Federation of Muaythai Amateur ** 2006 IFMA World Amateur Muay Thai Championship Winner in Thailand ** 2001 IFMA European Muay Thai champion * World Muaythai Federation ** 2006 WMF World Amateur Muay Thai Championship Winner in Thailand *World BARS Kickboxing Federation ** 2004 WBKF European Kickboxing champion ** 2002 WBKF BARS Gold Cup Kickboxing champion *

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** 2004 WAKO Thaiboxing World champion in Ukraine ** 2000 WAKO Thaiboxing World Cup champion *Kristall Cup ** 2003 "Kristall Cup" Kickboxing runner-up ** 2002 "Kristall Cup" Kickboxing champion

Fight record

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, , 2 Ext.R Decision (Unanimous), , 5 , , 3:00 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2007-10-13 , , Win , , align=left, Luca Sabatini , , K-1 Fighting Network Latvia 2007 , , Riga, Latvia , , KO (Left cross) , , 1 , , N/A , - bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 2007-08-11 , , Loss , , align=left, Doug Viney , , K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Las Vegas , , Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2007-08-11 , , Win , , align=left, Pat Barry (kickboxer), Patrick Barry , , K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Las Vegas , , Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , , Decision (Split) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2007-08-11 , , Win , , align=left, Esh'Chadar Brown Ton , , K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Las Vegas , , Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , , KO (Spinning back kick) , , 2 , , 1:05 , - bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 2007-06-23 , , Loss , , align=left,

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, , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2007-04-14 , , Win , , align=left, Kevin Klinger , , K-1 Gladiators 2007 in Estonia , , Tallinn, Estonia , , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2007-03-04 , , Win , , align=left, Tsuyoshi Nakasako , , K-1 World GP 2007 in Yokohama , , Yokohama, Japan , , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2007-01-26 , , Win , , align=left, Gregory Tony (kickboxer), Gregory Tony , , K-1 Rules Kick Tournament 2007 in Marseilles , , Marseilles, France , , KO (Right hook) , , 3 , , 2:30 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2007-01-26 , , Win , , align=left, Karl Dubus , , K-1 Rules Kick Tournament 2007 in Marseilles , , Marseilles, France , , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2007-01-26 , , Win , , align=left, Aurel Bococi , , K-1 Rules Kick Tournament 2007 in Marseilles , , Marseilles, France , , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2007-01-13 , , Win , , align=left, Daniel Lentie , , K-1 Rules Heavyweight Tournament 2007 in Turkey , ,

, , Ext.R Decision , , 4 , , 3:00 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2006-12-16 , , Win , , align=left, Michael McDonald (kickboxer), Michael McDonald , , K-1 Fighting Network Prague Round '07 , , Prague, Czech Republic , , TKO , , 3 , , N/A , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2006-11-04 , , Win , , align=left, Maxim Neledva , , K-1 Fighting Network Riga 2006 , , Riga, Latvia , , Decision (Split) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2006-11-04 , , Win , , align=left, Mariusz Kornacki , , K-1 Fighting Network Riga 2006 , , Riga, Latvia , , TKO , , 1 , , 2:42 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2006-11-04 , , Win , , align=left, Konstantin Uriadov , , K-1 Fighting Network Riga 2006 , , Riga, Latvia , , KO , , 2 , , 2:59 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2006-08-18 , , Win , , align=left, Marko Tomasović (boxer), Marko Tomasović , , K-1 Hungary 2006 , , Debrecen, Hungary , , KO , , 1 , , N/A , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2006-08-18 , , Win , , align=left, Zsolt Bertalan , , K-1 Hungary 2006 , , Debrecen, Hungary , , KO , , 2 , , N/A , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2006-08-18 , , Win , , align=left, Peter Varga , , K-1 Hungary 2006 , , Debrecen, Hungary , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2006-02-22 , , Win , , align=left, Gamzat Islamagamedov , , WBKF European Muay Thai title, (-93 kg) , ,

, , KO , , 3 , , N/A , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2005-09-28 , , Win , , align=left, Maxim Neledva , , WBKF European Muay Thai title (93 kg) , ,

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, , TKO , , 4 , , N/A , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2005-05-09 , , Win , , align=left, Sergei Matkin , , Ufa , , Russia , , Decision , , 5 , , 3:00 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2005-03-30 , , Win , , align=left, Ruslan Baklanov , , Fight Club Arbat , ,

, , KO , , 5 , , N/A , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2005-02-22 , , Win , , align=left, Magomed Kamilov , , Ufa , , Russia , , KO , , 2 , , N/A , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2005-01-26 , , Win , , align=left, Salim Abakarov , , Fight Club Arbat (86 kg) , ,

, , TKO , , 5 , , N/A , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2004-11-13 , , Win , , align=left, Topi Helin , , Fight Festival 12 , , Finland , , Decision (Split) , , 5 , , 3:00 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2004-04-28 , , Win , , align=left, Gamzat Islamagamedov , , WBKF European Muay Thai title (-81 kg) , ,

, , Decision , , 5 , , 3:00 , - bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 2003-12-29 , , Loss , , align=left, Magomed Magomedov (kickboxer), Magomed Magomedov , , WBKF Golden Panther Cup Finals (81 kg) @ Club Arbat , ,

, , Decision (Split) , , 8 , , 2:00 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2003-11-19 , , Win , , align=left, Ubaydulla Chopolayev , , WBKF Golden Panther Cup 1/2 finals (81 kg) @ Club Arbat , ,

, , Decision (Unanimous) , , 5 , , 2:00 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2003-11-19 , , Win , , align=left, Vitaly Shemetov , , WBKF Golden Panther Cup 1/4 finals (81 kg) @ Club Arbat , ,

, , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2003-08-14 , , Win , , align=left, Habib Gadjiev , , Kristall Cup final (76 kg) , ,

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, , Decision , , 5 , , 3:00 , - bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 2003-05-28 , , Loss , , align=left, Magomed Kamilov , , BARS "Arbat" , ,

, , Decision , , 5 , , 3:00 , - bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 2003-03-19 , , Loss , , align=left, Dmitry Shakuta , , BARS - Cup of Arbat Final , ,

, , Decision , , 5 , , 3:00 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2003-03-12 , , Win , , align=left, Kanatbek Sydygaliyev , , BARS - Cup of Arbat Semifinals , ,

, , Decision (Majority) , , 5 , , 3:00 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2003-03-06 , , Win , , align=left, Aleksandr Shlakunov , , BARS - Cup of Arbat Quarterfinals , ,

, , Decision , , 5 , , 3:00 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2003-01-29 , , Win , , align=left, Pavel Boloyangov , , BARS - Cup of Arbat , ,

, , ТKO , , 3 , , N/A , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2002-09-18 , , Win , , align=left, Abdula Gusniyev , , BARS - Cup of Arbat Final , ,

, , Decision (Split) , , 5 , , 3:00 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2002-09-12 , , Win , , align=left, Khabib Ghadzhiyev , , BARS - Cup of Arbat Semifinals , ,

, , Decision (Split) , , 5 , , 3:00 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2002-09-04 , , Win , , align=left, Vladimir Todorov , , BARS - Cup of Arbat Quarterfinals , ,

, , Decision (Split) , , 5 , , 3:00 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2002-02-20 , , Win , , align=left, Anderi Negriy , , N/A , ,

, , Decision , , 5 , , 2:00 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2001-12-01 , , Win , , align=left, Igor Berezuk , , BARS - Cup of Arbat , ,

, , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2001-05-29 , , Win , , align=left, Sergey Ikrennikov , , Fight Club Arbat , ,

, , TKO , , 1 , , N/A , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2001-05-08 , , Win , , align=left, Andrei Gazarov , , Fight Club Arbat , ,

, , KO , , 5 , , N/A , - , colspan=9 , ''Legend'': , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2006-06-07 , , Win , , align=left, Vjacheslav Migolatjev , , IFMA World Amateur Muay Thai Championship final , , Bangkok, Thailand , , N/A , , N/A , , N/A , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2006-06-06 , , Win , , align=left, Harold Olsen , , IFMA World Amateur Muay Thai Championship 1/2 finals , , Bangkok, Thailand , , N/A , , N/A , , N/A , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2006-06-03 , , Win , , align=left, Pedram Toultan , , IFMA World Amateur Muay Thai Championship 1/4 finals , , Bangkok, Thailand , , TKO (Referee stoppage) , , 2 , , N/A , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2006-03-26 , , Win , , align=left, Maksim Vinogradov , , WMF World Amateur Muay Thai Championship Finals , , Bangkok, Thailand , , Decision , , 5 , , 3:00 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2006-03-24 , , Win , , align=left, Erhan Deniz , , WMF World Amateur Muay Thai Championship 1/2 Finals , , Bangkok, Thailand , , Decision , , 5 , , 3:00 , - , colspan=9 , ''Legend'':

Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

Official website Zabit SamedovProfile
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Samedov, Zabit Azerbaijani male kickboxers Heavyweight kickboxers Azerbaijani male mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai Azerbaijani Muay Thai practitioners 1984 births Living people Georgian Azerbaijanis People from Kvemo Kartli SUPERKOMBAT kickboxers Doping cases in kickboxing Azerbaijani sportspeople in doping cases King of Kings champions