Umar Dzambekov (born November 20, 1997) is a Chechen-born Austrian professional boxer who competes in the light heavyweight division.
Early life At the age of six, Dzambekov fled with his family from the Chechen War and he finally received Austrian citizenship in 2018.
Amateur career At the 2019 AIBA World Boxing Championships Dzambekov got beaten in the third round by Cuban-born Azerbaijani Loren Alfonso. Dzambekov entered the qualification for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. He suffered an upset to Croatia's Luka Plantić.
Professional career After winning his first two pro fights Dzambekov signed for Tom Loefflers 360 Promotions. He beat the unbeaten American Kwame Ritter on points on the undercard of Serhii Bohachuk vs Patrick Allotey.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes10Win10–0Eric RoblesKO1 (8), 26 Oct 20249Win9–0Edward Jeramie OrtizKO4 (8), 31 Aug 20248Win8–0Frederic JulianUD89 Nov 20237Win7–0David ZegarraKO1 (8), 26 Aug 20236Win6–0Kwame RitterUD822 Jul 20235Win5–0Crispulo Javier AndinoKO3 (8), 9 Jun 20234Win4–0Nathan Davis SharpKO3 (4), 14 Apr 20233Win3–0Anthony FlemingKO4 (6), 27 Jan 20232Win2–0Dogan KurnazRTD1 (4)4 Sep 20211Win1–0Giorgi KandelakiUD417 Jul 2021
References
External links Umar Dzambekov at BoxRec