Rakhim Ruslanovich Chakhkiev (; born 11 January 1983) is a Russian former

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who competed from 2009 to 2016.. Retrieved 2 October 2016. He held the

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(IBO) cruiserweight title in 2015, the European cruiserweight title in 2014, and challenged once for the

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(WBC) cruiserweight title in 2013. As an

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, he won a

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silver medal at the 2007 World Championships and gold at the

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Amateur career

Chakhkiyev beat Jasur Matchanov inside the distance to become 2006 Military world champion at 201 lbs. He also beat

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n Osmay Acosta 24:15 at the (team) World Cup 2006 but Russia lost. In 2006 he lost to world class (silver medallist 2005) fellow southpaw Roman Romanchuk at the Russian Championships but defeated him 28-25 in 2007 to win the Russian national title 2007. At the world championships he defeated among others Elchin Alizade of Azerbaijan 17-6 and John M'Bumba to reach the final where he lost 6:7 against Italian Clemente Russo. In 2008 he lost to

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in a Duals.

Olympic results

2008 *Defeated Ali Mazaheri (Iran) 7-3 *Defeated John M'Bumba (France) 18-9 *Defeated Osmay Acosta (Cuba) 10-5 *Defeated Clemente Russo (Italy) 4-2

World Championship results

2007 (as a heavyweight) *Defeated Evan Redd (Aruba) RSCH 2 *Defeated John Sweeney (Ireland) 28-5 *Defeated Elchin Alizade (Azberbaijan) 17-6 *Defeated John M'Bumba (France) 21-9 *Lost to Clemente Russo (Italy) 6-7 (won a silver medal)

Professional boxing record

Awards

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(August 3, 2009)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chakhkiev, Rakhim 1983 births Living people Cruiserweight boxers Heavyweight boxers Olympic boxers for Russia Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Russia Ingush people People from Tobolsk Olympic medalists in boxing Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Russian male boxers International Boxing Organization champions AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists European Boxing Union champions Sportspeople from Tyumen Oblast 21st-century Russian sportsmen