The biography of the Chakhkiev Rakhim

He began to engage in boxing at the age of 12 by the famous coach from Ingushetia Ruslan Chapanov. The first significant success came to Rahim four years later, when he won the Russian Championship among sports schools in the weight category up to 81 kg. And in the year, Chakhkiev declared himself and at the international level, becoming the winner of the European championship among juniors, which took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

In the year, Rakhim graduated from the Institute of Economics and Law with a degree in jurisprudence. Repeatedly became the winner of the championship of the country. In the year, he won a silver medal, and in the years he was a bronze medalist, won gold in the year. In the fall of the same year, to perform in the national team of Russia at the World Cup in Chicago. In the final of that tournament, Rakhim lost with a difference of only one point by the famous Italian boxer Clementa Russo.

In the final of the Olympic Games in Beijing, Chakhkiev managed to get even with the offender. Boxing in the category up to 91 kg, Rakhim very confidently held an Olympic tournament. In the semifinals, they defeated the famous Cuban of Osmai Akosta, and in a decisive battle for the gold medal, Chakhkiev took revenge from Russo. After the Olympic triumph, Rahim was awarded the title of Honored Master of Sports.

Next year, Chakhkiev decided to complete an amateur career and go to professional boxing. Chakhkiev’s debut at Prof-Ring took place on October 10 in the German city of Rostok, in which he defeated Tayyara Mehmed in the 2nd round of Bulgarian Tayyara Mehmed. The first two years in the prof-interpretation of the Chakhkiev confidently defeated the rivals in rating battles, as a rule, ending the fights ahead of schedule.

The first title in professional boxing the title of Baltic champion WBC in the first heavy weight Rahim won in January of the year. After a convincing victory in November, the rating American Andres Taylor opened a direct road to the battle for the title of WBC champion in front of Rahim. Chakhkiev’s duel with the then owner of this title Pole Krzyshtof Vlodarchik took place on June 21 in Moscow.

In January, he signed a contract with the largest Russian promotional company Mir Boxing Andrei Ryabinsky. In March, having won an early victory in the 9th round over Finn Yuho Haapuya, Rahim acquired the title of the WBC silver champion in the first heavy weight. Then, in May of that year, he conducted his successful defense in the battle with Colombian Santander Silgado.

And in October he knocked out the former world champion from Italy Jacobbe Fragomen and tried on the European champion belt. In April, Chakhkiev won a confident victory over the experienced compatriot Valery Broke, sending him to a heavy knockout in the fourth round. After that, after a month and a half, Rakhim again reached the ring, where the playfully dealt with the unclaimed American Junior Anthony Wright Wright Ko.

In September of the same year, Chakhkiev defeated Brazilian Hamilton Ventura, defeating an uncomfortable opponent with a unanimous decision of the judges. Already in the 1st round, Chakhkiev was repeatedly shocked. In the 2nd round, Rakhim was counted a knockdown after a short blow to the right. After that, he could go several times to the flooring of the ring, but miraculously kept on his feet after the shocks.

Everything could end already at the sixth minute of the battle, in the second round on the broadcast screen, the round time was erroneously indicated, according to which Vlasov had another 15 seconds left at the end of the round, in fact the round lasted 3 minutes. Vlasov completely controlled the course of the meeting. In the 3rd and 4th rounds, Maxim took a pause and gave the enemy to work.

At the end of the relatively calm 5th round, Samaret once again sent an opponent to a knockdown: he got a straight line on the right. In the middle of the 6th round, Chakhkiev showed a miracle, suddenly overturning the favorite on the flooring of the ring with a powerful blow to the liver. A few seconds later, Maxim wigged with an exhausted offender, once again sending him to a knockdown with a poke's right.

Awesome round. At the beginning of the 7th three-minute, Vlasov put Chakhiev in a knockout by a series of blows from both hands.