Rakhim Chakhkeiv
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Competitor for  Russia |
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| Silver | Chicago 2007 | Heavyweight | |
Rakhim Chakhkeiv ( Russian: Рахим Чахкиев b.January 11, 1983) is a Russian amateur boxer best known to win silver at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships at heavyweight with 201 lbs/91kg limit.
[edit] Career
The hard-punching southpaw Chakhkeiv beat Jasur Matchanov inside the distance to become 2006 Military world champion at 201 lbs. He also beat Cuban Osmay Acosta 24:15 at the (team) World Cup 2006 but Russia lost.
In 2006 he lost big to world class (silver medallist 2005) fellow southpaw Roman Romanchuk at the Russian Championships but upset 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 surprisingly lost 6:7 against Italian Clemente Russo. In 2008 he lost to Deontay Wilder in a Duals.
