Ali Ismayilov (born May 8, 1974) is a

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from

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and the former

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Latino Cruiserweight champion, he also challenged for the WBO cruiserweight title against

Victor Emilio Ramírez Victor Emilio Ramírez (born March 30, 1984) is an Argentine former professional boxer. He held the WBO cruiserweight title in 2009 and the IBF cruiserweight from 2015 to 2016. Ramírez announced his retirement in December 2016. He fought once a ...

Amateur career

Ismayilov won the bronze medal at light heavyweight at the

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. He won a bronze medal at the

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, followed by early loss at the

2000 Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

. Ismayilov qualified for the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...

by ending up in first place at the 4th AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in

Baku, Azerbaijan Baku (, ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Azerbaijan, largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and in the Caucasus region. Baku is below sea level, which makes it the List of capital ci ...

. He then participated in the

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. There he defeated Washington Silva but lost in the second round of the Light heavyweight (81 kg) division by Greece's Elias Pavlidis.

Professional career

He turned pro as a cruiser and is 11-1 as of 2007, his loss a stoppage by

Vadim Tokarev Vadim Tokarev (born 29 February 1972) is a US-based Russian professional boxer who competed from 2000 to 2008. Professional career Born in Yekaterinburg, Tokarev began his professional career in 2000 and won his first 15 fights in a row. He has a ...

. He became Golden belt champion in 2008 when he defeated Luciano Torres.

Professional boxing record

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1974 births Living people Azerbaijani male boxers Cruiserweight boxers Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Azerbaijan Boxers from Donetsk AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists {{Azerbaijan-boxing-bio-stub