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Ruslan Chagaev

1978 - Today

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Ruslan Shamilevich Chagaev (Tatar: Руслан Шамил улы Чагаев; Uzbek: Ruslan Shamilovich Chagayev; Russian: Руслан Шамилович Чагаев); born 19 October 1978) is an Uzbekistani former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2016. He held the World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight title twice (Regular version in his second reign) and was the first Asian boxer to win a world heavyweight title by any of the four major sanctioning bodies. He was ranked as a top 10 heavyweight or contender by The Ring magazine at the conclusion of each year between 2006 and 2015; at the end of 2008 he was ranked third, only behind the Klitschko brothers. Chagaev is one of a few professional boxers to resume his amateur boxing career after a few professional bouts in 1997. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ruslan Chagaev is the 210th most popular boxer (down from 182nd in 2019), the 90th most popular biography from Uzbekistan (down from 86th in 2019) and the most popular Uzbekistani Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Ruslan Chagaev ranks 210 out of 496. Before him are Horace Gwynne, Miguel Cotto, Albert Ireton, Roberto Balado, Mike McCallum, and Tyrell Biggs. After him are Wilfred Benítez, Payao Poontarat, Terence Crawford, Fidel LaBarba, Hans Ziglarski, and Sam Langford.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Ruslan Chagaev ranks 294. Before him are Zoë Bell, Marko Jarić, Sverrir Gudnason, Matthew Davis, Mohammed Noor, and Shannyn Sossamon. After him are Camille Cottin, Aleksandar Šapić, Dedé, Paula Seling, Davit Mujiri, and Abu Azrael.

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In Uzbekistan

Among people born in Uzbekistan, Ruslan Chagaev ranks 90 out of 190. Before him are Sultan Rakhmanov (1950), Rustam Kasimdzhanov (1979), Server Djeparov (1982), Boris Nadezhdin (1963), Elvira Saadi (1952), and Alik Sakharov (1959). After him are Dimitris Papadopoulos (1981), Lina Cheryazova (1968), Vladimir Fyodorov (1956), Mirjalol Qosimov (1970), Sergey Belyayev (1960), and Khosiyat Rustam (1971).

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Among BOXERS In Uzbekistan

Among boxers born in Uzbekistan, Ruslan Chagaev ranks 1. After him are Artur Grigorian (1967), Utkirbek Haydarov (1974), Bakhodir Jalolov (1994), Muhammad Abdullaev (1973), Rustam Saidov (1978), Murodjon Akhmadaliev (1994), Abbos Atoev (1986), Bahodirjon Sultonov (1985), Adilbek Niyazymbetov (1989), Shakhram Giyasov (1993), and Fazliddin Gaibnazarov (1991).

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