Umar Isaevich Salamov (; 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 has trained Salamov alongside Izu Ugonoh and former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker.
Salamov vs. Anim On 1 December 2018, Salamov defeated Emmanuel Anim by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest. The scorecards read 98–92, 97–93, 99–91, in favor of Salamov.
Salamov vs. Danso On 19 September 2019, Salamov fought and beat Emmanuel Danso by knockout in the 3rd round.
Salamov vs. Bivol On 11 December 2021, Salamov fought Dmitry Bivol for the WBA light heavyweight division championship. Bivol was ranked as the #2 light heavyweight in the world according to The Ring magazine at that time. 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.
Professional titles held International Boxing Organization Youth World Light Heavyweight title (2013) World Light Heavyweight title (2016) World Boxing Organisation Youth World Light Heavyweight title (2014) WBO European Light Heavyweight title (2014) WBO International light heavyweight title (2017) International Boxing Federation IBF East/West Europe light heavyweight title (2017)
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes31Win29–2 Server EmurlaevRTD4 (12), 11 Sep 202430Win28–2 Dilmurod SatybaldievUD1024 Feb 202429Win27–2 Vikapita MeroroKO1 (10), 25 Sep 2022 28Loss26–2 Dmitry BivolUD1211 Dec 2021 27Win26–1 Sergei EkimovUD108 Apr 202126Win25–1 Emmanuel DansoKO3 (12), 19 Sep 201925Win24–1 Norbert DąbrowskiKO9 (12), 18 Apr 201924Win23–1 Emmanuel AnimUD10 1 Dec 201823Win22–1 Denis Liebau KO2 (10), 5 Sep 201822Win21–1 Brian HowardKO9 (10), 22 Jun 201821Win20–1 Artem RedkoTKO3 (10), 21 Dec 201720Loss19–1 Damien HooperUD10 2 Jul 201719Win19–0 Emil MarkicTKO4 (10), 6 May 201718Win18–0 Abdallah PaziwapaziTKO1 (12), 10 Dec 201617Win17–0 Norbert NemesapatiUD1023 Aug 201616Win16–0 Bob AjisafeUD1222 May 201615Win15–0 Joey VegasTKO2 (10), 5 Mar 201614Win14–0 Doudou NgumbuUD1214 Nov 201513Win13–0 Tomas AdamekKO4 (10), 13 Jun 201512Win12–0 Enes ZecirevicUD1012 Nov 201411Win11–0 Giorgi BeroshviliRTD3 (8), 31 May 201410Win10–0 Gasan GasanovTKO4 (10), 25 Apr 20149Win9–0 Paata AduashviliTKO2 (8), 1 Mar 20148Win8–0 Ravshan JabbarovRTD6 (10), 9 Nov 20137Win7–0 Dmitry AdamovichKO2 (6), 21 Sep 20136Win6–0 Andriy MonakhovTKO3 (4), 2 Jul 20135Win5–0 Davit RibakoniKO6 (6), 20 Apr 20134Win4–0 Iliya ShakuroTKO3 (6), 16 Mar 20133Win3–0 Vladyslav NykytenkoTKO3 (4)16 Feb 20132Win2–0 Serhiy ChichikalovUD426 Jan 20131Win1–0 Mykhailo LidovskyyKO2 (4), 15 Dec 2012
References
External links
Umar Salamov - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live