Education
He graduated from the Tajik Institute of Physical Culutre, majoring in boxing.
He graduated from the Tajik Institute of Physical Culutre, majoring in boxing.
Malakhbekovs origins take root in Badakhshan of Tajikistan, which is also known as Pamir. lieutenant is in Dushanbe that he met his future coach and mentorTsiren Balzanov (Russian: Цирен Санджеевич Балзанов, who was his trainer in Dushanbe initially, and after leaving to his native Republic of Kalmykia of the Russian Federation, invited Raimkul to Kalmykia. In 1993, at the age of 19 Malakhbekov also left his home countryTajikistan that was devastated from civil war for Russia to seek better opportunities.
Initially, he settled in Moscow, but after reconecting with his former trainer Balzanov he moved to Elista and restarted his boxing career.
The right mixture of his unique physical conditioning, hard work and determination was noticed by his trainer promised a bright boxing career. 1996 (bronze medalist) Defeated José Miguel Cotto (Puerto Rico) 16-6 Defeated Abdelaziz Boulehia (Algeria) Royal Society of Chemistry 3 (2:52) Defeated Davaatseren Jamgan (Mongolia) 21-9 Lost to Arnaldo Mesa (Cuba) 14-14, referee decision 2000 (silver medalist) Defeated Ceferino Labarda (Argentina) Royal Society of Chemistry 3 Defeated Theimuraz Khurtsilava (Georgia) 13-7 Defeated Alisher Rahimov (Uzbekistan) 16-10 Defeated Sergey Danilchenko (Ukraine) 15-10 Lost to Guillermo Rigondeaux Ortiz (Cuba) 12-18 End of Boxing He said in an interview to a journalist that "the sport is becoming more and more business oriented, rather than art oriented".