Albert Selimov

Albert Shevketovich Selimov (Russian: Альберт Шевкетович Селимов; born 5 April 1986) is an Olympic lightweight boxer of Lezgin descent. He is best known for being the only man to defeat Vasyl 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]

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Shevketovich and the family name is Selimov.

Albert Selimov
Альберт Селимов
Selimov at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameАльберт Шевкетович Селимов
Nationality Azerbaijani
Russian
Born (1986-04-05) 5 April 1986
Kaspiysk, Dagestan, 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
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

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 Vasyl Lomachenko, another southpaw.

In the round one bout of the featherweight division at the 2008 Beijing Olympics Vasyl 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)

  • 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 Vasyl 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 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)

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
  1. 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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