Education
Dagestan State University.
Dagestan State University.
He formerly competed for the Russian Federation. At the 2006 European Championships he beat Stephen Smith in the semis and Shahin Imranov 28:10 in the final. There he outlasted Ukrainian Vasyl Lomachenko, another southpaw.
Olympic Games
2008
Lost to Vasyl Lomachenko (Ukraine) 7-14
World Championships
2007 (featherweight)
Defeated Iulian Stan (Romania) Royal Society of Chemistry -1
Defeated Marcel Herfuth (Germany) PTS
Defeated Bahodirjon Sooltonov (Uzbekistan) 24-9
Defeated Raynell Williams (United States) 25-8
Defeated Yakup Kılıç (Turkey) walk-over
Defeated Vasyl Lomachenko (Ukraine) 16-11
2009 (lightweight)
Defeated Mohammad Aziz (Afghanistan) 25-1
Defeated Erick Bonez (Ecuador) 18-0
Defeated Sailom Ardee (Thailand) 14-8
Defeated Éverton Lopes (Brazil) 17-2
Lost to José Pedraza (Puerto Rico) 5-9
2011 (lightweight)
Lost to Hector Manzanilla (Venezuela) DQ
2015 (lightweight)
Defeated Sean Mccomb (Ireland) 2-1
Defeated Sofiane Oumiha (France) 3-0
Defeated Robson Conceicao (Brazil) 3-0
Lost to Lazaro Alvarez (Cuba) TKO (cuts)
Boxing World Cup
2008 (lightweight)
Defeated José Pedraza (Puerto Rico) 14-4
Defeated Hu Qing (China) 12-10
European Championships
2006 (featherweight)
Defeated Sandor Racz (Hungary) RSCO-2
Defeated Edgar Manukyan (Armenia) RSCO-2
Defeated Stephen Smith (England) RSCO-2
Defeated Shahin Imranov (Azerbaijan) 28-10
European Games
2015 (lightweight)
Defeated Otar Eranosyan (Georgia) 3-0
Defeated Elian Dimitrov (Bulgaria) 3-0
Defeated Sean McComb (Ireland) 3-0
Defeated Sofiane Oumiha (France) 3-0.