Umar Salamov
Born (1994-06-07) 7 June 1994
Grozny, Russia
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height6 ft 3+12 in (192 cm)
Reach76 in (193 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights29
Wins27
Wins by KO20
Losses2

Umar Isaevich Salamov (Russian: Умар Исаевич Саламов; born 7 June 1994) is a Russian professional boxer who held the IBO light-heavyweight title in 2016.

Professional career

In May 2016, Salamov moved to Las Vegas, Nevada to start at a new training camp in Kevin Barry's gym. Barry is well known for training legendary boxers like David Tua, former WBA middleweight champion Maselino Masoe, three time world champion Beibut Shumenov and former IBF junior-lightweight champion Robbie Peden. Barry is training Salamov alongside Izu Ugonoh and former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker.[2]

Salamov vs. Anim

On 1 December, 2018, Salamov beat Emmanuel Anim by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest. The scorecards read 98-92, 97-93, 99-91 in favor of Salamov.[3]

Salamov vs. Danso

On 19 September, 2019, Salamov fought and beat Emmanuel Danso by knockout in the 3rd round.[4]

Salamov vs. Bivol

Salamov fought Dmitry Bivol on 11 December, 2021, or the WBA light heavyweight championship of the world. Bivol was ranked as the #2 light heavyweight in the world according to The Ring magazine. Bivol won the fight by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest with the scorecards being 119-109, 118-109, 118-110 in Bivol's favor.[5]

Professional titles held

Professional boxing record

29 fights 27 wins 2 losses
By knockout 20 0
By decision 7 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
29 Win 27–2 Namibia Vikapita Meroro KO 1 (10), 1:41 25 Sep 2022 Russia Basket-Hall Arena, Kazan, Russia
28 Loss 26–2 Russia Dmitry Bivol UD 12 11 Dec 2021 Russia KRK “Uralets”, Ekaterinburg, Russia For WBA (Super) light-heavyweight title
27 Win 26–1 Russia Sergei Ekimov UD 10 8 Apr 2021 Russia Uvais Akhtaev Sports Palace, Grozny, Russia
26 Win 25–1 Ghana Emmanuel Danso KO 3 (12), 2:30 19 Sep 2019 Russia Uvais Akhtaev Sports Palace, Grozny, Russia Retained WBO International light-heavyweight titles
25 Win 24–1 Poland Norbert Dąbrowski KO 9 (12), 2:02 18 Apr 2019 Russia Colosseum Sport Hall, Grozny, Russia Retained WBO International light-heavyweight titles
24 Win 23–1 Ghana Emmanuel Anim UD 10 1 Dec 2018 Russia Galaktika Culture Centre, Estosadok, Russia Retained WBO International, and EBP light-heavyweight titles
23 Win 22–1 Germany Denis Liebau KO 2 (10), 2:12 5 Sep 2018 Russia Amphitheatre, Grozny, Russia Won vacant WBO International, and EBP light-heavyweight titles
22 Win 21–1 United States Brian Howard KO 9 (10), 0:53 22 Jun 2018 United States Masonic Temple, Detroit, Michigan, US Won vacant IBF North American light-heavyweight title
21 Win 20–1 Ukraine Artem Redko TKO 3 (10), 2:43 21 Dec 2017 Russia Krylia Sovetov, Moscow, Russia
20 Loss 19–1 Australia Damien Hooper UD 10 2 Jul 2017 Australia Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia Lost WBO International light-heavyweight title;
For vacant IBF International light-heavyweight title
19 Win 19–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Emil Markic TKO 4 (10), 2:15 6 May 2017 New Zealand Vodafone Events Centre, Auckland, New Zealand Won vacant WBO International, and IBF East/West Europe light-heavyweight titles
18 Win 18–0 Tanzania Abdallah Paziwapazi TKO 1 (12), 2:58 10 Dec 2016 Russia Krylia Sovetov, Moscow, Russia
17 Win 17–0 Hungary Norbert Nemesapati UD 10 23 Aug 2016 Russia Colosseum Sport Hall, Grozny, Russia
16 Win 16–0 United Kingdom Bob Ajisafe UD 12 22 May 2016 Russia Khodynka Ice Palace, Moscow, Russia Won vacant IBO light-heavyweight title
15 Win 15–0 Uganda Joey Vegas TKO 2 (10), 0:36 5 Mar 2016 Russia Colosseum Sport Hall, Grozny, Russia
14 Win 14–0 France Doudou Ngumbu UD 12 14 Nov 2015 Ukraine Ice Palace, Brovary, Ukraine Retained WBO European light-heavyweight title
13 Win 13–0 Czech Republic Tomas Adamek KO 4 (10), 0:58 13 Jun 2015 Ukraine Cherkasy, Ukraine Retained WBO European light-heavyweight title
12 Win 12–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Enes Zecirevic UD 10 12 Nov 2014 Ukraine Ice Palace, Brovary, Ukraine Retained WBO Youth light-heavyweight title;
Won vacant WBO European light-heavyweight title
11 Win 11–0 Georgia (country) Giorgi Beroshvili RTD 3 (8), 3:00 31 May 2014 Ukraine Sportpalace, Odesa, Ukraine
10 Win 10–0 Russia Gasan Gasanov TKO 4 (10), 2:01 25 Apr 2014 Russia Dynamo Sports in Krylatskoye, Moscow, Russia Won vacant WBO Youth light-heavyweight title
9 Win 9–0 Georgia (country) Paata Aduashvili TKO 2 (8), 1:09 1 Mar 2014 Ukraine Spartak Gym, Kyiv, Ukraine
8 Win 8–0 Uzbekistan Ravshan Jabbarov RTD 6, (10) 3:00 9 Nov 2013 Ukraine Sport Palace, Kyiv, Ukraine Won vacant IBO Youth light-heavyweight title
7 Win 7–0 Belarus Dmitry Adamovich KO 2 (6), 2:49 21 Sep 2013 Ukraine Sportpalace Lokomotiv, Kharkiv, Ukraine
6 Win 6–0 Ukraine Andriy Monakhov TKO 3 (4), 1:16 2 Jul 2013 Ukraine Spartak Gym, Kyiv, Ukraine
5 Win 5–0 Georgia (country) Davit Ribakoni KO 6 (6), 2:50 20 Apr 2013 Ukraine Sportpalace, Kharkiv, Ukraine
4 Win 4–0 Belarus Iliya Shakuro TKO 3 (6), 1:22 16 Mar 2013 Ukraine Sport Palace, Kyiv, Ukraine
3 Win 3–0 Ukraine Vladyslav Nykytenko TKO 3 (4) 16 Feb 2013 Ukraine Spartak Gym, Kyiv, Ukraine
2 Win 2–0 Ukraine Serhiy Chichikalov UD 4 26 Jan 2013 Ukraine SC Voskhod, Kyiv, Ukraine
1 Win 1–0 Ukraine Mykhailo Lidovskyy KO 2 (4), 1:19 15 Dec 2012 Ukraine Cherkasy, Ukraine

References

  1. "Boxing record for Umar Salamov". BoxRec.
  2. Bryce Wilson (5 May 2016). "Umar Salamov Coming to America". Fight News. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  3. "Salamov vs Anim - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  4. "Salamov vs Danso - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  5. "Bivol vs Salamov - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  6. "Kevin Barry's Russian fighter Umar Salamov wins world light-heavyweight title hours after Joseph Parker's IBF mandatory success". Stuff. 22 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  7. Elliot Foster (19 April 2016). "Ajisafe-Salamov Ibo Title Fight Added Wilder Povetkin Bill". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  8. George Gigney (18 November 2015). "Weekly boxing results round up: November 18". Boxing News Online. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
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