Apti Davtaev: record, next fight and profile →
This past Friday, Thompson Boxing Promotions celebrated its 20th Anniversary in boxing with their signature “Path to Glory" event from the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, Calif. In the main event, fan favorite Ruben “Ace” Torres (12-0, 9 KOs) remained undefeated with a spectacular 4th round knockout over Gabino Cota (19-11-2, 17 KOs).
Moscow - In a frenetic fight between two determined veterans, former amateur standout Islam Edisultanov survived an early crisis to outpoint Evgueny Terentiev for both WBC Asian Boxing Council and WBA Asian light middleweight titles with a unanimous decision.
On Friday, February 21, Russian heavyweight destroyer Apti Davtaev will make a quick return to the rirg in an important eight-round showdown against fellow undefeated John Napari of Accra, Ghana. Davtaev (19-0-1, 18 KOs) and Napari (21-0, 15 KOs) will meet as a chief supporting bout on Akhmat Promotion Company’s stacked event at the Dynamo Palace of Sports in Krylatskoye, Moscow, featuring undefeated Russian super welterweight champion Islam “The Sniper” Edisultanov’s (9-0, 6 KOs) domestic battle against tough southpaw Evgeny Terentiev (15-2, 7 KOs).
ATLANTIC CITY – Jacob Bonas initially looked like he would have a tough time Friday night with Christian Rivera. Rivera rocked Bonas with a right hand in the first round, but Bonas withstood that trouble, regained control of their four-round fight and remained unbeaten on the Claressa Shields-Ivana Habazin undercard at Ocean Resort Casino’s Ovation Hall. Bonas battered Rivera with several right hands and left hooks apiece during a one-sided second round and won each of the final three rounds on the scorecards of all three judges.
Grozny, Russia - WBO #8 super middleweight Aslambek Idigov was forced to work very hard to overcome tough resistance of Czech and Slovakian national champion Robert Racz (21-2, 19 KOs). He got the job done through sweat and pain, scoring a unanimous decision – 98-94, 97-93, and 98-92 – and thus retaining his WBO European and IBF European 168lb titles.
The coming Thursday will mark the next return of professional boxing to Grozny, the capital of the Chechen Republic and one of the hotbeds of martial arts in Russia. Staged by Akhmat Promotion Company at the Uvais Akhtaev Sports Palace is a huge fight card, which will see the best of local boxing against top intrinsic and international opposition, which includes a former world champion among others.
An explosive trio of Salita Promotions fighters will be back in action Thursday, September 19, in Grozny, Russia, as Umar Salamov, Aslambek Idigov and Apti Davtaev will all be featured in important fights. In the night’s main event, Grozny’s own WBO #4-, IBF #6- and WBA #7-rated Salamov (24-1, 18 KOs) will attempt to make the third defense of WBO International Light Heavyweight Championship in a 10-round battle against WBO #5-rated Roamer Alexis Angulo (24-1, 21 KOs) of El Bordo, Colombia.
Eastern European fight scene got back to its busy schedule the past week with three different promotions in Kiev (Ukraine), Grozny (Russia) and at the outskirts of Moscow, also Russia. There were no world-class superstars in the ring but several world-rated contenders took their parts in corresponding events.
All three of Salita Promotions’ Russian contenders emerged with important victories last Thursday, April 18. Fighting in the “Time of Legends” event at the Colosseum Sport Hall in Grozny City, and live on Russian public sports channel Match TV and Klowd TV in the USA, undefeated heavyweight Apti Davtaev, light heavyweight slugger Umar Salamov and undefeated super middleweight Aslambek Idigov all took steps forward in their promising careers
On Thursday, April 18, at the Sportivnyy Kompleks "Kolizey" in Grozny City, Russian heavyweight crusher Apti Davtaev (16-0, 15 KOs) will headline a show entitled “Time of Legends,” in a 10-round showdown against Brazil’s Pedro Otas (32-4-1, 28 KOs).