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Russian boxer (born 1986)

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 38)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]

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, 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.

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