Rakhim Ruslanovich Chakhkiev (; born 11 January 1983) is a Russian former professional boxer. He held the IBO cruiserweight title in 2015, the European cruiserweight title in 2014 and challenged for the WBC cruiserweight title in 2013. As an amateur, he won the heavyweight gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Amateur career Chakhkiev won the silver medal in the heavyweight division at the 2007 World Championships in Chicago, USA, losing to Italy's Clemente Russo on points 7:6 in the final.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, he avenged his loss from the previous year by defeating Russo 4:2 in the final to claim the gold medal.
Professional career Chakhkiev turned professional in 2009, making his pro-debut with a second round knockout win over Tayar Mehmed at StadtHallen in Rostock, Germany, on 10 October that year.
He challenged WBC cruiserweight champion Krzysztof Włodarczyk at Krylatskoye Sports Palace in Moscow, Russia, on 21 June 2013, but lost by technical knockout in the eighth round.
Chakhkiev knocked out Giacobbe Fragomeni in the fourth round of their fight at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, on 24 October 2014 to win the vacant European cruiserweight title.
At the same venue, he became IBO cruiserweight champion by stopping Junior Anthony Wright in round eight of their bout for the vacant title on 22 May 2015.
Chakhkiev lost the championship in his first defense, suffering a knockout in the fifth round against Ola Afolabi at TatNeft Arena in Kazan, Russia, on 4 November 2015.
In what turned out to be his final fight, he was stopped in the seventh of a scheduled 10-round contest by Maxim Vlasov at Megasport Arena in Moscow, Russia, on 3 December 2016.
Chakhkiev announced his retirement from professional boxing in September 2017.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes29Loss26–3Maxim VlasovTKO7 (10), 3 Dec 201628Win26–2Alejandro Emilio ValoriKO2 (10), 9 Sep 201627Win25–2Tamas LodiUD821 May 201626Loss24–2Ola AfolabiKO5 (12), 4 Nov 201525Win24–1Hamilton VenturaUD824 Sep 201524Win23–1Junior Anthony WrightKO8 (12), 22 May 201523Win22–1Valery BrudovKO4 (10), 10 Apr 201522Win21–1Jackson JuniorTKO4 (10), 28 Nov 201421Win20–1Giacobbe FragomeniKO4 (12), 24 Oct 201420Win19–1Santander SilgadoUD1230 May 201419Win18–1Juho HaapojaTKO9 (12), 15 Mar 201418Win17–1Giulian IlieKO10 (10), 5 Oct 201317Loss16–1Krzysztof WłodarczykTKO8 (12), 21 Jun 201316Win16–0Andres TaylorUD1010 Nov 201215Win15–0Epifanio MendozaKO9 (10), 12 Oct 201214Win14–0Zack PageTKO6 (8), 11 May 201213Win13–0Jaidon CodringtonKO1 (10), 21 Apr 201212Win12–0Alexandr KotlobayUD1028 Jan 201211Win11–0Michael SimmsKO4 (10), 24 Sep 201110Win10–0Harvey JollyKO3 (4), 9 Apr 20119Win9–0Alex MogylewskiTKO1 (6), 26 Mar 20118Win8–0Łukasz RusiewiczUD84 Dec 20107Win7–0Chris ThomasKO1 (8), 19 Nov 20106Win6–0Łukasz Rusiewicz63 Jul 20105Win5–0Slavomir SelickyKO1 (6), 24 Apr 20104Win4–0Rene Huebner4 (6), 17 Apr 20103Win3–0Igor Pylypenko2 (6), 19 Dec 20092Win2–0Denis SolomkoKO2 (4), 21 Nov 20091Win1–0Tayar Mehmed2 (4), 10 Oct 2009
Awards
Order of Friendship (August 3, 2009)
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