Kurbanov Magomed is a professional Russian boxer who achieved great success at a young age. During his short career, he has not lost a single battle. This boxer is the pride of the Sverdlovsk region. He performs in the first middle weight category.
The beginning of the sports path
Kurbanov Magomed was born on August 3, 1995 in the city of Pervomaisk, Sverdlovsk Region. He got into sports by accident. Magomed came with his mother to his uncle in the city of Khanty-Mansiysk. He, seeing the activity of young Magomed, decided that he should be sent to the sport, and took him to the boxing section.
Kurbanov was lucky with the first coach Alexander Sleptsov. It was he who taught Magomed the basics of boxing. Sleptsov became the second father for this young athlete. At an early age, Kurbanov Magomed stood out among his peers by physical strength and hard work.
At the end of the school, Kurbanov Magomed entered the Ugra Olympic Reserve Boarding College, where he is currently studying. It was there that he continued his boxing classes and began to achieve high sports results.
Transition from amateur to professional boxing
While in college, Kurbanov Magomed decided to become a professional athlete. He loves boxing very much and always dreamed that this sport would become his main profession.
At 19, this young athlete moved to Yekaterinburg for training. There, he worked hard at a local sports base, where the popular Ural boxer Ivan Provodnikov, who is an ex-WBA world champion, once practiced.
In amateur boxing Kurbanov has achieved great success. He received the title of master of sports. Magomed won his first big victory as an amateur at the Olympics in Russia. The transition from amateur to professional boxing was very difficult. Since amateurs box only 3 rounds, and professionals 12. Moreover, the blows of professional athletes are significantly stronger. But Magomed was not afraid of difficulties and worked hard to adequately perform among professionals.
Club Best Fighters, where Magomed trains, is popular in Russia. It consists of a large number of high-level boxers. The managers and promoters of this club are actively working on the professional growth of Kurbanov.
First title fight
Magomed Kurbanov-boxer made his debut in the professional ring on June 19, 2015. He spent 6 fights at once in one year. This allowed him to finally participate in the title fight.
In May 2016, Magomed met with boxer from Armenia Manun Dilanyan in the fight for the WBC Asian Boxing Council Silver title. On the account of this boxer from Armenia there are a large number of victories. The fight caused a great stir among boxing fans.
Magomed studied the manner of his rival for a long time. The coach did a great job with Kurbanov. This boxer in the ring clearly followed the plan. He tried to get closer to his opponent less often, and to act more at a distance, as often as possible delivering hard long-range strikes.
The fight turned out, to the delight of the fans, very interesting and long. Kurbanov won in round 9 by technical knockout. This title fight was the first in the career of Magomed.
After the important victory of this boxer, many famous athletes, politicians, as well as numerous relatives congratulated this boxer. Magomed Kurbanov, whose nationality follows the pedigree from Dagestan, was awarded a cash prize from the Boxing Federation for his victory.
Title defense
Already in July 2016, as part of the boxing evening of Sergei Kavalev and Isaac Chileba, Magomed defended his title. The fight took place in the city of Yekaterinburg, where he had previously prepared for professional performances.
The audience warmly greeted this boxer and supported him in every possible way during the fight. The rival of Kurbanov was the well-known boxer Alexander Yengoyan, who already managed to conduct 37 fights in the professional ring. Magomed successfully defended his title. The fight turned out to be difficult for him, but Kurbanov exceeded his opponent in speed and technique throughout the fight.
Idols of the athlete
Magomed Kurbanov, whose biography is developing very well, does not stop working on himself. This boxer admitted that he is trying to take a lot from his idols. Magomed does not miss a single fight with the participation of boxer Alexander Povetkin. He marks the technical and crossfight that this fighter is fighting. And Kurbanov is trying to learn a lot from the invincible boxer Floyd Mayweather. Its speed and combat technique is a training tool for all young boxers.
Currently, Magomed Kurbanov (boxer) lives overseas. In Los Angeles, there are all conditions for the training of high-level fighters.
The boxing world is well aware of this athlete. Young Magomed has already won prestigious awards. This boxer does not stop working on himself, and will soon be sure to fight for the world title.