Albert Selimov

Albert Selimov
Альберт Селимов

Selimov at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Альберт Шевкетович Селимов
Nationality	Azerbaijani  Russian
Born	(1986-04-05) 5 April 1986 (age 37) Kaspiysk, Dagestan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Education	Dagestan State University[1]
Height	171 cm (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Club	Baku Fires[1]
Coached by	Nuripasha Talibov (club) Pedro Roqe (national)[1]
Medal record Representing  Azerbaijan World Amateur Championships 2015 Doha Lightweight European Games 2015 Baku Lightweight Representing  Russia World Amateur Championships 2007 Chicago Featherweight 2009 Milan Lightweight Boxing World Cup 2006 Baku Featherweight 2008 Moscow Lightweight European Amateur Championships 2006 Plovdiv Featherweight 2010 Moscow Lightweight

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

2008

• Lost to Vasiliy Lomachenko (Ukraine) 7–14

2016

• Defeated David Joyce (Ireland) 3-0
• Lost to Sofiane Oumiha (France) 0-3

World Championships

2007 (featherweight)

• Defeated Iulian Stan (Romania) RSC-1
• Defeated Marcel Herfuth (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 Erick Bonez (Ecuador) 18–0
• Defeated Sailom Ardee (Thailand) 14–8
• Defeated Éverton Lopes (Brazil) 17–2
• Lost to José Pedraza (Puerto Rico) 5–9

2011 (lightweight)

• Lost to Héctor Manzanilla (Venezuela) DQ

2015 (lightweight)

• Defeated Seán McComb (Ireland) 2–1
• Defeated Sofiane Oumiha (France) 3–0
• Defeated Robson Conceição (Brazil) 3–0
• Lost to Lázaro Álvarez (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 Yuriorkis Gamboa (Cuba) RET 3

2008 (lightweight)

• Defeated José Pedraza (Puerto Rico) 14–4
• Defeated Hu Qing (China) 12–10

European Championships

2006 (featherweight)

• Defeated Sandor Racz (Hungary) RSCO-2
• Defeated Edgar Manukyan (Armenia) RSCO-2
• Defeated Stephen Smith (England) RSCO-2
• Defeated Shahin Imranov (Azerbaijan) 28–10

European Games

2015 (lightweight)

• Defeated Otar Eranosyan (Georgia) 3–0
• Defeated Elian Dimitrov (Bulgaria) 3–0
• Defeated Seán McComb (Ireland) 3–0
• Defeated Sofiane Oumiha (France) 3–0

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Albert Selimov.

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• Albert Selimov at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)