Sultan Ibragimov Султан Ибрагимов | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Sultan-Ahmed Magomedsalihovich Ibragimov 8 March 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Russian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 193 cm (76 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sultan-Ahmed Magomedsalihovich Ibragimov (Russian: Султан-Ахмед Магомедсалихович Ибрагимов, Avar: Султан-АхӀмад МухӀаммадсалихӀазул вас Ибрагьимов; born 8 March 1975)[1] is a Russian former professional boxer. He competed from 2002 to 2008, and held the WBO world heavyweight title from 2007 to 2008.[2] He was ranked by The Ring as the world's sixth best active heavyweight at the conclusion of 2007 and 2008.[3] As an amateur he won silver medals at the 2000 Olympics and 2000 European Championships, and bronze at the 2001 World Championships, all in the heavyweight division.
Ibragimov is one of seven southpaws to become world heavyweight champion: the others being Michael Moorer, Corrie Sanders, Chris Byrd, Ruslan Chagaev, Charles Martin (boxer) and Oleksandr Usyk. He remains one of only five former world heavyweight champions, alongside Gene Tunney, Rocky Marciano, Riddick Bowe and Nikolai Valuev to have never suffered a stoppage defeat. He also holds the second least career losses among former world heavyweight champions, having only lost to Wladimir Klitschko in his final fight. As of November 2020, BoxRec ranks Ibragimov as the 12th greatest Russian fighter of all time, pound-for-pound.[4]
- ^ "CNN.com - Felix Savon - Jun 8, 2004". Edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ "Sport & Note". www.sportenote.com. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ "The Ring Magazine's Annual Ratings: Heavyweight--2000s". BoxRec. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "BoxRec ratings: Russian, pound-for-pound, active and inactive". BoxRec. Retrieved 24 July 2020.