Makhachkala, December 15, 20105. On December 13, Dagestani professional boxer Arif Magomedov, fighting in the United States, became a winner of the ring, the President of the Professional Boxing Federation Zaynalabid Gajiyev says.
In the 10-round bout in Glendale (California), Arif Magomedov defeated the Mexican Jonathan Tavira by a technical knockout in the 7th round.
“Magomedov knocked Tavira down in the fourth round courtesy of a pair of crunching right hands to the chin. In the seventh round, Magomedov connected again with a very solid right hand to the chin that hurt Tavira and dropped him again. He beat the count but was in no position to continue and Young waved off the fight at 55 seconds" - the source noted.
The native of Kizlyar Arif Magomedov continues his boxing career without defeat. In the professional boxing, he won 17 victories, most of which ended with early knockouts. In the US, the 23-year-old boxer trains under the guidance of a mentor of the former UFC champion Rhonda Rosie Edmund Tarverdyan and the former sparring partner of ex- world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson - John Bray.
Magomedov is included in the ratings of all four prestigious organizations: hi is the second in the list of UBE, the third – in the World Boxing Council (TBR), the sixth – in the World Boxing Association (WBA), the 12th – in the International Boxing Federation (IBF).