Sultan Ibragimov
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Sultan Ibragimov

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Real name Sultanahmed Ibzagimov
Rated at Heavyweight
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Nationality Flag of Russia Russian
Birth date March 8, 1975 (1975-03-08) (age 33)
Birth place Tlyarata, Soviet Union
Stance southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights 24
Wins 22
Wins by KO 17
Losses 1
Draws 1
No contests 0
Amateur medal record
Competitor for Flag of Russia Russia
Men’s Boxing
Olympic Games
Silver 2000 Sydney Heavyweight
World Amateur Championships
Bronze 2001 Belfast Heavyweight
European Amateur Championships
Silver 2000 Tampere Heavyweight

Sultan Ahmed Ibragimov[1](Russian: Султан Ахмед Ибрагимов ; born March 8, 1975, in Tlyarata, Dagestan, Russian SSR, USSR), is a former WBO heavyweight boxing champion of Avar Dagestani descent.


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Amateur career

2000 Silver medal as a heavyweight in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Results:

2000 Silver medal as a heavyweight at the European Championship in Tampere, Finland.
Results:

2001 Bronze medal at the World Championships in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Results:

Professional career

On July 28, 2007, Sultan's record became 19-0-1 when he fought to a draw with Ray Austin in a grueling 12 round IBF heavyweight title eliminator.

Despite the draw against Ray Austin, Ibragimov received a title shot from another sanctioning organization, the WBO. He was scheduled to challenge Shannon Briggs for the WBO heavyweight title on March 10, 2007, but because Briggs became ill with pneumonia, Ibragimov instead faced Javier Mora at Madison Square Garden in New York on that date. Ibragimov knocked out Mora 46 seconds into the first round. This win broke the record for the quickest knockout in a main event bout in Madison Square Garden, which was previously held by Lee Savold who defeated Buddy Walker in 1948.

Ibragimov, improved his record to 21-0-1, after beating Shannon Briggs by unanimous decision and capturing the WBO heavyweight title in Atlantic City, New Jersey on June 2, 2007.

On October 13, 2007, Sultan Ibragimov won his first title defense against Evander Holyfield by unanimous decision[2] for the WBO heavyweight title at Khodynka Arena in Moscow, Russia.[3]

Ibragimov fought Wladimir Klitschko on February 23, 2008 at Madison Square Garden. This fight was a unification bout laying the two fighters' IBF, IBO, and WBO titles on the line. This was the only title unification since 1999 when Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield fought. He was defeated by Wladimir Klitschko by way of a unanimous decision.

Trivia

  • He is only the fifth southpaw heavyweight champion in history.[4] The others are Michael Moorer, Corrie Sanders, Chris Byrd, and Ruslan Chagaev.
  • Sultan's cousin, Timur Ibragimov, is also a heavyweight professional boxer. However, Sultan fights for Russia, while Timur represents Uzbekistan.[5][6]
  • Sultan Ibragimov is the first muslim heavyweight champion of the world since Muhammad Ali. İbragimov has thousands of hundred muslim supporters in the world, especially Turkey. In Klitschko & Ibragimov boot was televised by Fox Turkish TV and watched by 6 million people, midnight on 3.00 PM.

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ Daily Telegraph Issue No.47,327 (Friday 3rd August 2007)Holyfield steps back into the ring Article by Gareth A. Davies
  3. ^ ESPN - Holyfield replaces Chagaev as Ibragimov's opponent - Boxing
  4. ^ Chagaev Vs. Ibragimov heats up
  5. ^ Q&A Timur Ibragimov: "I am the best."
  6. ^ http://www.mma365.com/interviews/sultan_ibragimov.html

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Preceded by
Shannon Briggs		 WBO heavyweight champion
June 2, 2007 – February 23, 2008		 Succeeded by
Wladimir Klitschko
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