Khabib Allakhverdiev

Khabib Allakhverdiev Хабиб Аллахвердиев
Statistics
Real name	Khabib Mevlidinovich Allakhverdiyev
Nickname(s)	The Hawk
Rated at	Light welterweight
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Reach	173 cm (68 in)
Nationality	Russian Dagestani Lezgin
Born	8 December 1982 Kaspiysk, Dagestan SSR, Soviet Union
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	21
Wins	19
Wins by KO	9
Losses	2
Medal record Men's boxing World Amateur Championships Mianyang 2005 Lightweight

Khabib Mevlidinovich Allakhverdiyev (Хабиб Мевлидинович Аллахвердиев; born 8 December 1982)^[1] is a Russian professional boxer of Lezgin descent.^[2] He is a former IBO and WBA light welterweight champion. As an amateur he won a bronze medal in the lightweight division at the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships,

Amateur career

Allakhverdiev won bronze at the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships in the lightweight division, losing to eventual winner Yordenis Ugás.

Professional career

He turned professional in 2007 and was promoted by Warriors Boxing and Top Rank. His biggest accomplishments came in 2012, when he first won the IBO junior welterweight title against Kaizer Mabuza, knocking him out in four rounds. The following year he stopped then-undefeated Joan Guzmán to win the WBA super lightweight title. One defense was made of both titles in 2013, when Allakhverdiev defeated Souleymane M'baye via late-rounds stoppage. In 2014, Allakhverdiev suffered his first professional loss in a closely contested bout against Jessie Vargas, which went the full twelve-round distance.

Professional boxing record

References

1. "Khabib Allakhverdiev". BoxRec. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
2. "Khabib Allakhverdiev of Dagestan Captures Vacant WBA Title". Russkiy Mir Foundation. 2012-12-03. Retrieved 2013-01-06.

External links

• Professional boxing record for Khabib Allakhverdiev from BoxRec