Albert Selimov
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| Full name | Альберт Шевкетович Селимов | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Azerbaijani  Russian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 April 1986 Kaspiysk, Dagestan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Dagestan State University[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Baku Fires[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Nuripasha Talibov (club) Pedro Roqe (national)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Albert Shevketovich Selimov (Russian: Альберт Шевкетович Селимов; born 5 April 1986) is a Russian Olympic lightweight boxer of Lezgin descent. He is best known for being the only man to defeat Vasiliy Lomachenko in the amateur ranks. Competing for Russia he won the 2007 world title, the 2008 World Cup, and two European titles, in 2006 and 2010. After failing to qualify for the 2012 Olympics he moved to Azerbaijan and placed second at the 2015 World Championships and fifth at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]
Career[]
At the 2006 European Championships he beat Stephen Smith in the semis and Shahin Imranov 28:10 in the final.
At the 2007 World Championships southpaw counterpuncher Selimov beat American southpaw Raynell Williams and won against Yakup Kılıç by walk-over to reach the finals. There he outlasted Ukrainian Vasiliy Lomachenko, another southpaw.
In the round one bout of the featherweight division at the 2008 Beijing Olympics Vasiliy Lomachenko got his revenge and outclassed Selimov 16–11, cutting short Selimov's dream for Olympic gold. Selimov finished his amateur career with 253 fights under his belt, 236 wins, 17 losses.
Olympic Games[]
- Lost to Vasiliy Lomachenko (Ukraine) 7–14
- Defeated David Joyce (Ireland) 3-0
- Lost to Sofiane Oumiha (France) 0-3
World Championships[]
2007 (featherweight)
- Defeated (Romania) RSC-1
- Defeated (Germany) PTS
- Defeated Bahodirjon Sooltonov (Uzbekistan) 24–9
- Defeated Raynell Williams (United States) 25–8
- Defeated Yakup Kılıç (Turkey) walk-over
- Defeated Vasiliy Lomachenko (Ukraine) 16–11
2009 (lightweight)
- Defeated Mohammad Aziz (Afghanistan) 25–1
- Defeated (Ecuador) 18–0
- Defeated (Thailand) 14–8
- Defeated Éverton Lopes (Brazil) 17–2
- Lost to José Pedraza (Puerto Rico) 5–9
2011 (lightweight)
- Lost to Hector Manzanilla (Venezuela) DQ
2015 (lightweight)
- Defeated Seán McComb (Ireland) 2–1
- Defeated Sofiane Oumiha (France) 3–0
- Defeated Robson Conceicao (Brazil) 3–0
- Lost to Lazaro Alvarez (Cuba) TKO (cuts)
Boxing World Cup[]
2006 (featherweight)
- Defeated Xie Longwang (China) 29–11
- Defeated Dmytro Bulenkov (Ukraine) RSCO 2
- Lost to Ibrahima Keita (Guinea) by walkover
- Lost to Yuriolkis Gamboa (Cuba) RET 3
2008 (lightweight)
- Defeated José Pedraza (Puerto Rico) 14–4
- Defeated Hu Qing (China) 12–10
European Championships[]
2006 (featherweight)
- Defeated (Hungary) RSCO-2
- Defeated (Armenia) RSCO-2
- Defeated Stephen Smith (England) RSCO-2
- Defeated Shahin Imranov (Azerbaijan) 28–10
European Games[]
2015 (lightweight)
- Defeated (Georgia) 3–0
- Defeated (Bulgaria) 3–0
- Defeated Seán McComb (Ireland) 3–0
- Defeated Sofiane Oumiha (France) 3–0
References[]
- ^ a b c d Albert Selimov Archived 27 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
- ^ Albert Selimov Archived 27 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
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