Muslim Gamzatovich Gadzhimagomedov (; born 14 January 1997) is a Russian professional boxer who held the World Boxing Association (WBA) bridgerweight title from 2024 to 2026. As an amateur, he won a gold medal at the 2019 World Championships and 2019 European Games. Gadzhimagomedov also won silver medals at both the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2017 European Championships.
Amateur career Olympic result Tokyo 2020 Round of 16: Defeated Abdelhafid Benchabla (Algeria) 5–0 Quarter-finals: Defeated Ammar Abduljabbar (Germany) 5–0 Semi-finals: Defeated David Nyika (New Zealand) 4–1 Final: Defeated by Julio César La Cruz (Cuba) 5–0
World Championship results Hamburg 2017 First round: Defeated Jeysson Monroy (Colombia) 5–0 Round of 16: Defeated by Bektemir Melikuziev (Uzbekistan) 4–1 Yekaterinburg 2019 Round of 32: Defeated Berat Acar (Turkey) 5–0 Round of 16: Defeated David Nyika (New Zealand) 5–0 Quarter-finals: Defeated Cheavon Clarke (England) 5–0 Semi–finals: Defeated Radoslav Pantaleev (Bulgaria) 5–0 Final: Defeated Julio Castillo (Ecuador) 5–0
European Games result Minsk 2019 Round of 16: Defeated Victor Schelstraete (Belgium) 5–0 Quarter-finals: Defeated Aziz Mouhiidine (Italy) 5–0 Semi–finals: Defeated Toni Filipi (Croatia) 5–0 Final: Defeated Uladzislau Smiahlikau (Belarus) 5–0
Professional career Gadzhimagomedov made his professional debut on 24 December 2021, against Deibis Berrocal. He won by stoppage after knocking his opponent down three times in the second round.
He won the inaugural WBA bridgerweight title by stopping Zhaoxin Zhang in the fourth round of their fight at the IBA Coliseum in Serpukhov, Russia, on 12 July 2024. Evgeny Tishchenko had technically won the inaugural title the previous year, but a failed drug test rendered his bout a No Contest and his championship recognition was annulled.
Gadzhimagomedov made a successful first defense of his title with a unanimous decision win over Leon Harth at Ufa Arena in Ufa, Russia, on 17 October 2024.
He defeated Thabiso Mchunu via unanimous decision in a 10 round, non-title contest at the International Boxing Centre Luzhniki in Moscow, Russia, on 31 January 2025.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes6Win6–0Thabiso MchunuUD1031 Jan 20255Win5–0Leon HarthUD1217 Oct 20244Win4–0Zhaoxin ZhangTKO4 (12), 12 Jul 20243Win3–0Artur MannRTD8 (10), 9 Dec 20232Win2–0Akani PhuziUD827 Oct 20231Win1–0Deibis BerrocalKO2 (6), 24 Dec 2021
Professional IBA record
+NoResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes2Win2-0Julio Cesar La CruzUD526 August 2023Serpukhov, Russia1Win1-0Enmanuel ReyesUD511 December 2022Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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