Albert Selimov

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Albert Selimov
Альберт Селимов
Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
EducationDagestan State University[1]
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Sport
SportBoxing
ClubBaku Fires[1]
Coached byNuripasha Talibov (club)
Pedro Roqe (national)[1]
Medal record
Representing  Azerbaijan
World Amateur Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Doha Lightweight
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku Lightweight
Representing  Russia
World Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place
2007 Chicago
Featherweight
Bronze medal – third place
2009 Milan
Lightweight
Boxing World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2006 Baku Featherweight
Gold medal – first place 2008 Moscow Lightweight
European Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Plovdiv Featherweight
Gold medal – first place 2010 Moscow Lightweight

Albert Shevketovich Selimov (Альберт Шевкетович Селимов; born 5 April 1986) is a Russian former

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

2008 Beijing Olympics, 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

2008

2016

World Championships

2007 (featherweight)

2009 (lightweight)

2011 (lightweight)

2015 (lightweight)

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 Yuriorkis Gamboa (Cuba) RET 3

2008 (lightweight)

European Championships

2006 (featherweight)

European Games

2015 (lightweight)

References

  1. ^ a b c d Albert Selimov Archived 27 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
  2. ^ Albert Selimov Archived 27 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com

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