Sultan Ibragimov is connected with the underworld. Sultan Ibragimov - biography, photos

Russian professional boxer, former world champion in heavyweight according to WBO

Russian professional boxer. From June 2007 to February 2008 he was the world heavyweight champion according to the WBO (World Boxing Organization). In the amateur ring, Ibragimov won a silver medal Summer Olympics 2000 in the category up to 91 kilograms.

Sultan-Ahmed Ibragimov was born on March 8, 1975 in the city of Kaspiysk, Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. He started boxing after moving to Rostov-on-Don, where his brother lived. In 1998, Ibragimov got into the national team of Russia,.

Ibragimov's main success in the amateur ring was reaching the final of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he lost on points to Cuban Felix Savon. In 2000, the Russian also became the silver medalist of the European Championship in Tampere (Finland), and in 2001 - bronze medalist World Cup in Belfast (Northern Ireland),.

On May 25, 2002, Sultan Ibragimov made his debut in the professional ring in the most prestigious heavy weight class. By the end of 2005, he won 19 victories in 19 fights and received the right to fight for the title of official contender for the IBF (International Boxing Federation) world title.

On July 28, 2006, Ibragimov met with American Ray Austin. According to the results of this fight, the judges determined a draw, and Austin retained the title of the official IBF challenger. In his next fight, held on March 10, 2007, the Russian knocked out Javier Mora from the USA in the first round,,.

June 2, 2007 Ibragimov held the first in his career championship fight and defeated American WBO title holder Shannon Briggs on points. After that, the Russian signed a contract for a unification fight with the WBA (World Boxing Association) champion Ruslan Chagaev, but this fight did not take place due to the illness of the Uzbek boxer,,.

In early August 2007, Ibragimov signed a contract to fight with the former absolute champion world by the American Evander Holyfield. The duel between Ibragimov and Holyfield took place on October 13, 2007 in Moscow at the Megasport Sports Palace on the Khodynka field. According to the results of 12 rounds, the judges by unanimous decision gave the victory to Ibragimov with a score of 117:111 (twice) and 118:110.

In November 2007, Ibragimov agreed to fight with IBF (International Boxing Federation) world champion Wladimir Klitschko. This meeting, which became the first heavyweight unification bout since 1999, took place on February 23, 2008 at the famous Madison Square Garden arena in New York.

The fight, which lasted 12 rounds, went with a noticeable advantage for Klitschko, and the judges gave the victory to the Ukrainian by unanimous decision, setting points 119:110, 117:111 and 118:110. Thus, Ibragimov lost the WBO title, and Klitschko became the world champion according to two prestigious organizations at once - IBF and WBO.

Sultan Ibragimov is left-handed and boxing in a right-handed stance. He is one of five left-handed heavyweights who managed to win the championship title in this weight category. In total, Ibragimov had 24 fights in the professional ring, 22 of which he won (17 by knockout), one drew and one lost,,,.

Sultan-Akhmed Ibragimov was born on March 8, 1975 in the mountainous Dagestan village of Tlyanad. He began to practice boxing at the age of seventeen, when he arrived in Rostov-on-Don and entered the financial college. It was here that he met his first coach Anatoly Chernyaev.

Soon, his closest friend, promoter and future mentor, Ramazan Abacharaev, who was of great importance in the development of boxing in Dagestan and played a big role in strengthening international prestige, drew the attention of a capable Dagestani. Russian boxing, being the vice-president of AIBA (remember only Olympic gold in Athens G. Gaidarbekov). Ramadan in the life of the Sultan is, in fact, Cus D'Amato in the life of young Tyson. Abacharaev brought a beginner career amateur to sparring with leading Russian boxers. After watching a number of fights, contrary to the accepted rules, the famous boxing specialist Nikolai Khromov, who at that time was the head coach of the Russian national team, invited him immediately to the main team.

And I must say - I was not mistaken. In 1999, Ibragimov became the champion of Russia, then the silver medalist of the European Championship in Finnish Tampere. Once in the national team, he wins at the international qualifying tournament a ticket to Sydney 2000, where he meets the legendary Felix Savon in the final. Possibly gong in last round saved the famous Cuban from defeat after a heavy knockdown (before that, of the entire boxing elite, only our Evgeny Sudakov managed to send a technical and lightning-fast Latin American in attacks to a knockdown). The judges gave preference to Savon, being already a national Hero, the Cuban became the third three-time in world history Olympic champion(along with the legendary Teofilo Stevenson and Laszlo Papp).

The Sultan brought the Russian national team a silver medal and, together with teammates Alexander Lebzyak, Oleg Saitov, Raimkul Malakbekov, Gaidarbek Gaidarbekov, Kamil Dzhamalutdinov and Alexander Maletin, glorified our Motherland. The merits of Sultan Ibragimov to the Motherland were appreciated by the Order of Friendship. He was awarded the title of Honored Master of Sports.

Professional boxing career

Sultan's professional career began in 2002 in the United States under the guidance of his manager Boris Grinberg and under the close supervision of the most experienced Angelo Dundee. Thanks to the paternal care of manager Boris Grinberg, Sultan was deprived of caring for all sorts of minor things in life "overseas" and could fully concentrate on training. Unlike many Russian boxers, who spend the lion's share of what they can earn when preparing for fights, paying for themselves even sparring partners, Ibragimov's approach to training is truly professional.

His only task is to be in good sportswear. Everything else is provided by the manager. This inspires confidence in the future of the Sultan - he has a big real family behind him, and a professional team of like-minded people, without which it is difficult to achieve great success not only in sports, but also in life. Almost every day, the Sultan with calls about how he is there, his relatives, admirers from Dagestan, Rostov-on-Don, Moscow, where he always belongs!

In America, Ibragimov immediately attracted the close attention of experts and boxing fans. Aggressive fighting style, a knockout blow from both hands, an absolute lack of timidity in front of any opponent made him soon popular among the demanding overseas audience. During this time, the “Russian hunter” (the local public gave such a definition to his style of fighting) gained more than 10 kg in weight, learned the basics of the American professional school, got stronger physically, because, according to local canons, the athletic training of boxers plays a huge role. His peculiarity, a characteristic manifestation of talent is a subtle sense of boxing, the correct assessment of the enemy and the ability to impose his fight on him. By the way, the legendary Angelo Dundee, with the help of his assistants Luis Lagerman and Orlando Cibelas, laid the foundations of professional boxing for him. Touching in training process with many boxing professionals and idols (M. Tyson, L. Whitaker, M. Moore, etc.), Sultan and his brother Timur got used to the atmosphere of professional boxing.

It is the combination of technical skills, the speed of amateur boxing with the power nature of professional boxing, complemented by an emphasis on knockout punches, that gives the “Russian hunter” every chance to win the world title. Commenting on Ibragimov’s first victory in Russia over Brazilian champion Carlos Barcelete, the legendary Soviet boxer, President of the Russian Professional Boxing Federation Viktor Petrovich Ageev said: “Sultan, you and your mentors did the only thing right choice to achieve a great goal. Only in the USA heavyweight champion you can really learn something and become a real champion!” In ordinary life, the Sultan is a very charming person with a big heart, a subtle observant mind and versatile interests. Wherever he comes, around him, even in an unfamiliar city, a circle of admirers immediately forms.

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The stable promotion of the Russian boxer is largely facilitated by the personal support of Suleiman Kerimov, State Duma deputy, owner of the Nafta-Moscow company. Young progressive Russian politician and the businessman plans to attend the upcoming show on July 28 in Florida, a landmark event in world boxing will take place - the official status of a mandatory contender for the IBF world title will be played.

Video: Fight Wladimir Klitschko vs Sultan Ibragimov

Sultan-Ahmed Magomedsalihovich Ibragimov(born March 8, 1975, in Tlyarata, ASSR of Dagestan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union), retired professional boxer and former WBO heavyweight champion. It has Avar, Dagestan descent. He fought to become the unified world champion in February 2008, losing to Wladimir Klitschko.

Personal life
Ibragimov is married. He is a Muslim by faith.

Pension
In February 2009, there were rumors of Ibragimov's retirement from boxing following his loss to Wladimir Klitschko, which were later confirmed in July 2009.

Professional career
2002-2006: Perspective for a rival
Ibragimov turned professional and climbed through the heavy ranks, knocking out Journeyman Al Cole, Zuri Lawrence, Friday Ahunanya and Lance Whitaker.
On July 28, 2007, Sultan's record turned 19-0-1 as he fought to a draw with Ray Austin in a grueling 12 round heavyweight IBF title separator.

2007: WBO Heavyweight Champion & Holyfield Bout
Despite a draw against Ray Austin, Ibragimov received a title shot from another sanctioned organization, the WBO. He was scheduled to challenge Shannon Briggs for a WBO heavyweight title on March 10, 2007, but because Briggs fell ill with pneumonia, Ibragimov instead faced Javier Mora at Madison Square Garden in New York City on that date. Ibragimov knocked out Mora 46 seconds into the first round. This victory broke the record for the fastest knockout at the main event meeting at Madison Square Garden, which had previously been held by Lee Sawold, who defeated Buddy Walker in 1948.
Ibragimov faced domineering WBO Heavyweight Champion Shannon Briggs in Atlantic City, New Jersey on June 2, 2007. With the exception of early and late pressure from Briggs in round one & twelve, rounds two-eleven were mostly controlled by Ibragimov, defeating his larger opponent with quick combinations.
On October 13, 2007, Sultan Ibragimov won his first defense of the right against aging former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield by unanimous decision for the WBO cruiserweight title at the Khodynka Arena in Moscow, Russia.
Ibragimov fought Wladimir Klitschko on February 23, 2008 at Madison Square Garden. This fight was a unification bout putting the two fighters' IBF, IBO and WBO titles on the line. This has been the only title amalgamation since 1999, when Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield fought.

2008: Unification meeting against Klitschko
He was defeated by Wladimir Klitschko via unanimous decision. Ibragimov had his moments but was mostly unable to finish long stroke Klitschko and random straight right hand, he struggled to land any significant punches on his larger opponent.

little things
He is only the fifth heavyweight southpaw champion in history. The others are Michael Moorer, Corrie Sanders, Chris Byrd and Ruslan Chagaev, however only Moorer was the true outright champion - Ibragimov and Sanders held the WBO belt, while Baird and Chagaev won the vacant belts while someone else was widely regarded as the top heavyweight.
The Sultan's cousin, Timur Ibragimov, is also a professional heavyweight boxer. However, the Sultan fights for Russia while Timur represents Uzbekistan.

Place of Birth. The city of Kaspiysk (Dagestan, Russia). According to other sources, the high-mountain Dagestan village of Tlyanad.

Career. He took up boxing at the age of 17 after moving to Rostov-on-Don, where he entered the financial college.

Until 2002, he boxed among amateurs. In 1999 he became the owner of the title of champion of Russia. In 2000, at the Olympics in Sydney (Australia), he won a silver medal in the 91 kg weight category.

In 2002 he moved to the USA and began to compete in the professional ring. All this time, Boris Grinberg remains his manager.

In America, Ibragimov immediately attracted the close attention of experts and boxing fans. Aggressive fighting style, knockout blow from both hands, absolute lack of timidity in front of any opponent quickly made him popular among the demanding overseas audience. During his work in the USA, the "Russian hunter" (this definition of his style of fighting was given by the local public) perfectly mastered the basics of the American professional school, got stronger physically, gained more than 10 kg in weight (according to local canons, the boxer's athletic training plays a huge role).

Specialists call a subtle sense of boxing, the ability to correctly assess the enemy and impose their "move" of the battle on him, a characteristic manifestation of talent.

In less than six years of his professional career, he won 21 fights with one ending in a draw. In 17 fights out of 20, victory was achieved ahead of schedule.

In June 2007, in Atlantic City, in a 12-round fight, he defeated the American Shannon Briggs and became the new WBO world heavyweight champion.

In October of the same year, he defended his champion title in a duel with the world boxing legend, already aged, but still desperate, Evander Holyfield.

According to some sources, one of the richest people in Russia, the owner of the Nafta-Moskva company, a State Duma deputy and, like Ibragimov, a native of Dagestan, Suleiman Kerimov, played and continues to play an important role in the promotion of the Russian boxer.

Ibragimov VS Klitschko. On February 23, 2008, in the arena of New York's Madison Square Garden, Sultan Ibragimov had to fight with the Ukrainian, the current IBF and IBO champion. This fight for both boxers turned out to be significant for a number of reasons. If only because the winner was to come out of it as the owner of three championship belts at once, and that the last time a similar unifying super-fight took place, no more, no less, eight years ago.

Assessing the chances of his ward, Boris Grinberg said that Sultan, first of all, has a greater technical arsenal than Klitschko, and much faster than the Ukrainian boxer. In his opinion, Ibragimov's more modest indicators in height and weight are, on the contrary, an advantage. "We know the weaknesses of Volodymyr. What the Ukrainian went for more than 10 years, the Sultan came in five years," the manager summed up.

At the end of negotiations with the headquarters of Klitschko, Sultan Ibragimov said: "Vladimir, as many believe, is the most best fighter heavyweight in the world. Therefore, I, adhering to the principle "to be the best fighter you need to win best fighters", I look forward to the opportunity to go against him in the ring. And most importantly, the winner has the right to keep the won titles in his hands, and also get the opportunity to continue to hold unification fights."

After defeating Wladimir Klitschko, Ibragimov planned to meet the winner of the fight for the WBC world title between Oleg Maskaev and Samuel Peter. However, the duel with the Ukrainian, after 12 rounds ending in the loss of the championship belt, made serious adjustments to the plans of the Russian. The defeat from Klitschko was the first in the boxer's professional career.

In total, Sultan Ibragimov fought 24 fights in the pro ring.At 22 he won victories (17 knockouts), and in July 2006 his duel with the American Ray Austin ended in a draw.The defeat from Klitschko was the first in Ibragimov's professional career.Also, this fight was so far the last in the professional ring for the Sultan.

In 2009, p After the fight with Wladimir Klitschko, Ibragimov retired from boxing. He explained this by the fact that even before the battle he suffered 3 fractures of his arm, as well as by the desire to leave at the peak physical form and keep healthy.

Sultan Ibragimov lives in Makhachkala and is in the fuel business.

Family. Sultan Ibragimov is married. He has three children: daughter Rukiyat (born 2010), son Askhab (born 2011) and son Magomedsalih (born 2014).

born 1975-03-08 Russian professional boxer

Life

Sultan-Ahmed Magomedsalihovich Ibragimov (March 8, 1975, the village of Tlyarata, Dagestan ASSR) is a Russian professional boxer in the heavyweight category. Silver medalist Olympic Games 2000. Former champion World Heavyweight Championship according to WBO (2007-2008). Avar by nationality.

2002 — 2006

Debuted in professional boxing 2002.

In December 2005, he knocked out Lance Whitaker in the 7th round.

In July 2006, an IBF eliminator took place between Sultan Ibragimov and Ray Austin. The fight was very even. Austin was knocked down in the 4th round, and Ibragimov in the 10th. The fight had little interest, so it was broadcast only by the ESPN channel, which specializes in showing minor fights.

Since Austin was ranked higher than Ibragimov, and also due to the fact that this was his second consecutive eliminator, the chance to meet the champion Wladimir Klitschko was given to him. Ibragimov also got a chance to meet with the WBO champion.

2006 — 2008

In July 2007, Ibragimov defeated WBO world heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs.

In October 2007, he defeated the legendary Evander Holyfield in Moscow.

In February 2008, a unification bout took place between the heavyweight champions - according to WBO Sultan Ibragimov and according to IBF Wladimir Klitschko. Klitschko had a careful fight, working with one jab. Ibragimov was inferior in height, and therefore did not keep up with his opponent. Wladimir Klitschko confidently won on points.

October 29, 2010 Thirteenth round
October 26, 2010 Sultan Ibragimov, the head of the campaign headquarters, was seriously wounded in the Tlyaratinsky district
October 25, 2010 Mass riots took place in the Tlyaratinsky district
October 13, 2010 The best fights of Sultan Ibragimov
June 15, 2010 Former world champion Ibragimov does not exclude the possibility of returning to boxing
April 30, 2010