Sport has given the world many talented, outstanding personalities. These are people with amazing will, strength of mind and irresistible desire for victory. And Abdusalamov Magomed is one of them. His life path, achievements, victories and defeats will be discussed in the article.
Beginning of the path and first achievements
Dagestan boxer Magomed Abdusalamov was born in 1981, March 25, in Makhachkala. He graduated from the school and a branch of the Moscow Road Institute there. In 1999, he began to learn the basics of Thai boxing under the guidance of a mentor and coach Zaynalbek Zaynalbekov. In 2004, Abdusalamov Magomed began his boxing career and very soon made it clear to everyone around that he was capable of much.
For two years in a row (2005-2006), the athlete was awarded the title of Russian champion in heavy weight.
Professional career
In September 2008, the boxer first entered the professional ring. Abdusalamov Magomed stood out among other athletes in his ability to hit the opponent in the early rounds. The first eight fights were not very interesting for the viewer: Magomed knocked out opponents in the first round. Among the losers in subsequent battles were:
- Rich Power (was defeated in the 3rd round);
- Pedro Rodriguez;
- Jason Pettaway (surrendered in the 4th round);
- Maurice Byr (the 3rd round became fatal for him).
Fight with Jameel McCline
In September 2012, in Moscow, Abdusalamov Magomed met in a duel with the famous American boxer Jamil McCline. During this fight, for the first time in his sports career, the Dagestan was knocked down.
From the first minute it was hard not to notice that McCline came for the victory. In the first minute, he sent Abdusalamov to the knockdown. But he recovered and continued the battle with great zeal.
At the end of the second round, the boxer, with a right-handed strike, sent his American opponent into a heavy knockdown. Although McCline counted at 10, the referee, looking at his exhausted look, decided to stop the fight.
It is interesting that Magomed entered the ring that day with an injury - his rib was broken.
Victor Bisbal - a worthy opponent
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 Dagestan. Despite this, Victor Bisbal kept Magomed in suspense for the first two rounds. He won with a clear advantage. This was the first boxer to make Abdusalamov nervous for two whole rounds.
The course of the match changed during the third and fourth rounds, in the fifth Bisbal was knocked out.
Fatal fight with Mike Perez
In November 2013, two strongest boxers met in the ring - Cuban Mike Perez and Dagestan 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 period did Peres begin to act more successfully. In the 10th round, Abdusalamov was barely able to stand on his feet, but still managed to reach the gong. At the end of the battle, the judges declared the winner of the Kuban Mike Peres. This was the first serious defeat of Abdusalamov.
A few hours after the match, Magomed began to complain of malaise - headache and dizziness. To avoid complications, it was decided to enter the athlete into an artificial coma.
The conclusion of doctors
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 on 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 ward from the intensive care unit.
Financial difficulties
It is known that the family of the boxer, who earned more than $ 40, 000 in his last fight, was faced with fabulous treatment 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, Habib Allahverdiyev, the Klitschko brothers, Sergio Martinez, Sultan Ibragimov. Sergei Kovalev, the Russian world boxing champion, in August 2014 put up for auction his boxers, teips and gloves, in which he defeated Blake Caparello, and sent the proceeds to the Abdusalamov family.
