Shamil Khataev: record, next fight and profile →
Just a few days ago, 29-year-old Shamil Khataev announced the biggest fight of his career. Today (November 20), the middleweight from Chechnya has announced that he must hang up his gloves following the worsening of a severe eye condition.
Imam Khataev returns to the ring in Grozny in Russia on December 7, when he meets Cuban contender Yunior Mendez at the Colosseum.
Junior welterweight Steve Claggett recorded three knockdowns en route to a fourth-round stoppage of Eduardo Estela at Casino du Lac-Leamy in Quebec, Canada, on Thursday night.
Middleweight Alexandre Gaumont, headlining his first event in front of his home crowd, will face Andres Viera on Thursday at Casino du Lac-Leamy in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.
Eye of the Tiger has strengthened its ranks by acquiring two world-class recruits, super lightweight Arthur Biyarslanov (13-0, 11 KOs), as well as Imam Khataev's brother, Shamil Khataev (12-0, 3 KOs).
Middleweight Shamil Khataev preserved his undefeated record and improved it to 11-0, 3 KOs, following a solid unanimous decision over eight rounds against his most formidable opponent to this date, Emiliano Exequiel Pucheta of Argentina.
Several boxing events took place in June and July in Russia, some featuring formerly (and/or) presently world-rated fighters. Here’s the summary of the most notable past events and some announcements.
Grozny - It took heavyweight Abdul-Kerim "The Chechen Lion" Edilov (4-0, 4 KOs) just 43 seconds to completely annihilate the Ghanaian import Richard Lartey (14-5, 11 KOs) for his fourth consecutive first-round stoppage. Edilov landed a powerful left hand to the whiskers, which had Lartey down and out instantly. The Ghanaian, who went distance with Nathan Gorman a year ago, was taken out of the ring on a stretcher.