Ruslan Chagaev is one of those who recorded his name in the history of boxing in Uzbekistan. Chagaev is an Asian and world champion in amateur boxing, and a former world champion in the professional category. "White Tyson" was born on October 19, 1978, in Andijan. During his career in the professional ring, the athlete took part in 38 fights and recorded 34 wins (21 of them by knockout), 1 draw, and 3 losses.
Daryo presents a photo gallery of the activities of the athlete who have turned 44.
16-year-old Chagaev. Ruslan stood out from his counterparts due to his attitude towards sports from a young age.
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Ruslan Chagaev is a 2-time champion of Asia in amateur boxing (1995, 1998), winner of the Asian Games (1999), and a 2-time world champion (1997, 2001).
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Ruslan Chagaev (fifth from the left) took part in the 1996 Olympics held in Atlanta with the Uzbekistan boxing team and ended his participation by losing to Luan Krasnych in the first round.
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In 2000, he participated in the summer Olympics in Sydney in the heavyweight category and was defeated in the quarterfinals.
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In 2001, he won the title of world champion for the second time, defeating Ukrainian Alexei Muzykin in the finals of the 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championship.
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19-year-old Ruslan Chagaev, boxing legend Teofilo Stevenson, trainer Alexander Razmakhov, and world champion Artur Grigoryan.
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He started his career in professional boxing in 2001 and got many achievements.
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In 2002, Ruslan and Victoria started a family. Now they have three sons.
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On November 18, 2006, Chagaev fought former champion John Ruiz and defeated him on points to earn a fight against Nikolai Valuev, the holder of the WBA championship belt.
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On April 14, 2007, he entered the ring against Nikolay Valuev for the WBA championship belt.
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The fight lasted 12 rounds and in the end, Ruslan won with the scores 117–111, 115–113, and 114–114.
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Thus, Ruslan Chagaev got his first championship belt in professional boxing.
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On June 20, 2009, Ruslan Chagaev fought Wladimir Klitschko. Klitschko's IBF, WBO, and IBO belts, as Chagayev's WBA and "The Ring" championship belts were put into play.
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Due to Ruslan's injuries, his coach did not allow him to enter the ring in the 10th round. Thus, Chagayev accepted the first defeat in his career.
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On August 27, 2011, he entered the ring against Russian Alexander Povetkin for the vacant WBA Regular belt.
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In the fight held in Germany, Povetkin won 117-113, 117-113, and 116-112.
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In 2014, the WBA Regular belt became vacant again, and Ruslan Chagaev fought for it against France Oquendo. Chagaev won the 12-round fight and the championship belt for the second time.
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On March 5, 2016, Ruslan Chagaev entered the ring against Australian Lucas Browne for the vacant WBA belt.
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Lucas Browne knocked out Chagaev. However, on March 22, 2016, Lucas was found to be doping, and the result of the fight was canceled and the belt was returned to Ruslan Chagaev.
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By July 28, 2016, due to problems in the organization of the fight between Ruslan and France Okenda, the WBA belt was taken away from Chagayev again.
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On October 17, 2016, Ruslan Chagaev announced his retirement. The boxer said that he had problems with his eyes, so he decided to hang his gloves on a nail.
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According to BoxRec, Chagayev was ranked 7th among the best Asian boxers in the history of boxing. He is the best boxer in the history of Asia in his weight class.
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Chagaev with UFC legend Junior dos Santos.
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After finishing his career, Ruslan Chagaev started coaching. His Russian student Fatima Dudiyeva is slowly gaining popularity.
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Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov is a close friend of Chagayev.
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Currently, Ruslan Chagaev lives in Florida, USA with his family.
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Storyline by Ma’rufjon Ochilov
