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AIK SHAKHNAZARYAN STOPS ALISHER RAKHIMOV IN TWO
Boxing Scene
March 11 2014
Posted by: Alexey Sukachev on 3/11/2014 .
By Alexey Sukachev
20-year old Russian Armenian Aik "The Humanoid" Shakhnazaryan (11-0,
4 KOs) from Samara made a huge step up in competition, and a risk vs.
reward bet has played on perfectly. The expectedly light-hitting
Russian light welterweight made a big splash by knocking out former
contender and 2000 Uzbek Olympian Alisher Rakhimov (25-3, 12 KOs)
in just four minutes. The fight was held in Kohtla-Jarve, Estonian,
and a vacant WBC Baltic title was at stake in this contest.
Rakhimov's career as an elite boxer looks to be finally over by this
defeat, the first stoppage loss in his pro life. Alisher, now 36,
had his most successful span in 2010-2011, when he consecutively
defeated world-rated contenders Rustam Nugaev, Sergio Thompson and
Saddam Kietyongyuth. His career was then derailed by decision losses
to Ji-Hoon Kim and Denis Shafikov.
http://www.boxingscene.com/aik-shakhnazaryan-stops-alisher-rakhimov-two--75511
Boxing Scene
March 11 2014
Posted by: Alexey Sukachev on 3/11/2014 .
By Alexey Sukachev
20-year old Russian Armenian Aik "The Humanoid" Shakhnazaryan (11-0,
4 KOs) from Samara made a huge step up in competition, and a risk vs.
reward bet has played on perfectly. The expectedly light-hitting
Russian light welterweight made a big splash by knocking out former
contender and 2000 Uzbek Olympian Alisher Rakhimov (25-3, 12 KOs)
in just four minutes. The fight was held in Kohtla-Jarve, Estonian,
and a vacant WBC Baltic title was at stake in this contest.
Rakhimov's career as an elite boxer looks to be finally over by this
defeat, the first stoppage loss in his pro life. Alisher, now 36,
had his most successful span in 2010-2011, when he consecutively
defeated world-rated contenders Rustam Nugaev, Sergio Thompson and
Saddam Kietyongyuth. His career was then derailed by decision losses
to Ji-Hoon Kim and Denis Shafikov.
http://www.boxingscene.com/aik-shakhnazaryan-stops-alisher-rakhimov-two--75511