Boxer Abdusalamov Magomed: biography

Sport has given the world many talented, outstanding personalities. They are people with tremendous will, strength of mind and an irresistible desire to win. And Abdusalamov Magomed is one of them. About his life path, achievements, victories and defeats will be discussed in the article.

The beginning of the path and the first achievements

Dagestani boxer Magomed Abdusalamov was born in 1981, on March 25, in Makhachkala. There he graduated from the school and a branch of the Moscow Road Institute. In 1999, he began to comprehend the basics of Thai boxing under the guidance of coach and coach Zainalbek Zainalbekov. In 2004, Abdusalamov Magomed began the career of a boxer and very soon let everyone know that he is capable of much.

Two years in a row (2005-2006), the athlete was awarded the title of champion of Russia in the heavyweight division.

Professional career

In September 2008, the boxer's first exit to the professional ring took place. Abdusalamov Magomed stood out among other athletes with the ability to defeat the opponent in the early rounds. The first eight fights for the viewer were not very interesting: Magomed knocked out opponents in the first round. Among the defeated in the subsequent battles were:

• Rich Power (was defeated in the 3rd round);
• Pedro Rodriguez;
• Jason Pettaway (surrendered in the 4th round);
• Maurice Bayrom (fatal for him was the third round).

The fight with Jameel McCline

In September 2012 in Moscow Abdusalamov Magomed met in a duel with the famous American boxer Jameel McCline. During this battle for the first time in his sporting career, the Dagestan was knocked down.

From the first minute it was difficult not to notice that McCline came for the victory. In the first minute he sent Abdusalamov in a knockdown. But he recovered and continued the fight with great zeal.

At the end of the second round, the boxer sent his American opponent into a heavy knockdown with a right direct blow. Although McCline and stood at the count of 10, the referee, looking at his exhausted look, decided to stop the fight.

It is interesting that Magomed left on that day in the ring with a trauma - he had a broken rib.

Victor Bisbal is a worthy opponent

In 2013, in March, already well-known and titled boxer Magomed Abdusalamov fought with an athlete from Puerto Rico. Forecasts were on the side of the Dagestan. Despite this, Victor Bisbal for the first two rounds kept Magomed in suspense. He won with a clear advantage. It was the first boxer who made Abdusalamov nervous for two whole rounds.

The course of the match was changed during the third and fourth rounds, in the fifth Bisbal was knocked out.

Fatal battle with Mike Perez

In November 2013, in the ring met two of the strongest boxers - Cuban Mike Perez and Dagestan Magomed Abdusalamov. What happened after this fight, that the famous athlete, whose biography we are studying today, was forced to finish his professional career?

At the beginning of the match, the audience held their breath. Both athletes were extremely active. And the first five rounds of their strength were equal. Only in the 6th tri-minute Perez began to act more successfully. In the 10th round, Abdusalamov was barely able to stand on his feet, but still managed to stand up to the gong. After the battle, the judges announced the winner of the Kuban Mike Perez. This was the first serious defeat of Abdusalamov.

A few hours after the fight, Magomed complained of malaise - headache and dizziness. To avoid complications, it was decided to introduce the athlete into a state of artificial coma.

The conclusion of physicians

November 6, it became known that the boxer suffered a stroke. At a medical center in New York, he removed a blood clot from the brain and part of the skull.

For more than two weeks, Magomed was in a coma and only November 22 was able to get out of it. But after a few hours the doctors were forced to reconnect it to the life support device. Only on December 6 the athlete was able to breathe independently. On December 10, he was transferred to an ordinary room from the intensive care unit.

Financial difficulties

It is known that the family of the boxer, who earned more than $ 40,000 for his last fight, faced fabulous accounts for the treatment. The promoters established a special fund to collect funds and donations for the treatment of Magomed.

Not only his relatives, friends and admirers helped Abdusalamov. The desire to help the boxer was personally expressed by his colleagues - Ruslan Provodnikov, Habib Allahverdiyev, the Klitschko brothers, Sergio Martinez, Sultan Ibragimov. Sergei Kovalev, the Russian boxing world champion, put up his boxers, teips and gloves, in which he defeated Blake Caparello, for auction, and sent the money to Abdusalamov's family in August 2014.

Life goes on

The condition of Magomed Abdusalamov is now satisfactory, he can speak from June 2015, but, unfortunately, the right side of his body remains paralyzed.

He was and will forever remain a real champion who never gives up!