Sport has given the world many talented, outstanding personalities. These are people with amazing will, fortitude and an irresistible desire to win. And Abdusalamov Magomed is one of them. His life path, achievements, victories and defeats will be discussed in the article.
The beginning of the journey and the first achievements
Dagestan boxer Magomed Abdusalamov was born in 1981, March 25, in Makhachkala. There he graduated from school and a branch of the Moscow Road Institute. In 1999, he began to learn the basics of Thai boxing under the guidance of a mentor and trainer, Zaynalbek Zaynalbekov. In 2004, Magomed Abdusalamov began his boxing career and very soon made it clear to everyone around that he was capable of much.
Two years in a row (2005-2006) the athlete was awarded the title of heavyweight champion of Russia.
Professional career
In September 2008, the boxer entered the professional ring for the first time. Abdusalamov Magomed stood out among other athletes with the ability to hit the enemy in the early rounds. The first eight fights were not very interesting for the viewer: Magomed knocked outopponents in the first round. Among those defeated in subsequent battles were:
- Rich Power (was defeated in the 3rd round);
- Pedro Rodriguez;
- Jason Pettaway (surrendered in round 4);
- Maurice Bayrom (fatal for him was the 3rd round).
Fight with Jameel McCline
In September 2012 in Moscow Abdusalamov Magomed met in a duel with the famous American boxer Jameel McCline. During this fight, for the first time in his sports career, the Dagestani was knocked down.
From the first minute it was hard not to notice that McCline came to win. In the first minute, he knocked down Abdusalamov. But he recovered and continued the fight with great zeal.
At the end of the second round, the boxer sent his American opponent to a heavy knockdown with a right direct blow. Although McCline got up on the count of 10, the referee, looking at his exhausted appearance, decided to stop the fight.
It is interesting that Magomed entered the ring that day with an injury - he had a broken rib.
Victor Bisbal is a worthy adversary
In 2013, in March, the already famous and titled boxer Magomed Abdusalamov fought with an athlete from Puerto Rico. Forecasts were on the side of the Dagestanis. Despite this, Victor Bisbal kept Magomed on his toes for the first two rounds. He won by a clear margin. This was the first boxer who made Abdusalamov nervous for two whole rounds.
MoveThe fight reversed during the third and fourth rounds, with Bisbal knocked out in the fifth.
Fatal fight with Mike Perez
In November 2013, two strongest boxers met in the ring - Cuban Mike Perez and Dagestani Magomed Abdusalamov. What happened after this fight that the eminent athlete, whose biography we are studying today, was forced to end his professional career?
At the beginning of the fight, the audience held their breath. Both athletes were extremely active. And the first five rounds of their strength were equal. Only in the 6th three-minute Perez began to act more successfully. In the 10th round, Abdusalamov could barely stand on his feet, but still managed to reach the gong. At the end of the fight, the judges declared the winner of the Kuban Mike Perez. This was the first serious defeat of Abdusalamov.
A few hours after the fight, Magomed began to complain of malaise - headache and dizziness. To avoid complications, it was decided to put the athlete into an artificial coma.
Medical report
November 6, it became known that the boxer suffered a stroke. A blood clot was removed from his brain and part of his skull at a medical center in New York.
Magomed was in a coma for more than two weeks and only on November 22 was he able to get out of it. But after a few hours, the doctors were forced to put him back on life support. Only on December 6, the athlete was able to breathe on his own. On December 10, he was transferred to a regular ward from the intensive care unit.
Financialdifficulty
It is known that the family of the boxer, who earned over $40,000 in his last fight, faced exorbitant medical bills. The promoters created a special fund to raise funds and donations for the treatment of Magomed.
Abdusalamov was helped not only by his relatives, friends and fans. The desire to help the boxer was personally expressed by his colleagues - Ruslan Provodnikov, Khabib Allahverdiev, the Klitschko brothers, Sergio Martinez, Sultan Ibragimov. Sergey Kovalev, the Russian world boxing champion, auctioned his boxers, tapes and gloves in August 2014, in which he defeated Blake Caparello, and sent the proceeds to the Abdusalamov family.
Life goes on
Magomed Abdusalamov's condition is currently satisfactory, since June 2015 he can speak, but, unfortunately, the right side of his body still remains paralyzed.
He was and always will be a true champion who never gives up!
