Mourad Aliev
{{Short description|French boxer (born 1995)}}
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| weight = Super-heavyweight
| height = 2.01 m{{Cite web|title=BoxRec: Mourad Aliev|url=https://boxrec.com/en/amateurboxer/876286|access-date=19 June 2021|website=BoxRec}}
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| nationality = French
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|7|31}}
| birth_place = Moscow, Russia
| style = Southpaw{{Cite web|date=12 March 2021|title=Ferreira and Romeu shined on the first day at the Cologne Boxing World Cup|url=https://www.aiba.org/blog/ferreira-and-romeu-shined-on-the-first-day-at-the-cologne-boxing-world-cup/|access-date=19 June 2021|website=AIBA|language=}}
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| total = 7
| wins = 7
| KO = 5
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{{MedalSport|Men's amateur boxing}}
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{{MedalCompetition|European Games}}
{{MedalSilver|2019 Minsk|Super-heavyweight}}
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Mourad Aliev (born 31 July 1995){{Cite web|title=Boxing ALIEV Mourad - Tokyo 2020 Olympics|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/boxing/athlete-profile-n1402384-aliev-mourad.htm|access-date=12 August 2021|website=Olympics|language=|archive-date=26 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726161920/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/boxing/athlete-profile-n1402384-aliev-mourad.htm}} is a French professional boxer. As an amateur he won a silver medal at the 2019 European Games. While representing France at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Aliev was disqualified from his quarterfinal bout.[https://www.france24.com/en/sport/20210801-french-boxer-sits-in-protest-after-being-disqualified-from-olympics-over-head-butt French boxer sits in protest after being disqualified from Olympics over head butt] France24, 1 August 2021[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/olympics/2021/08/01/french-boxer-mourad-aliev-stages-ringside-protest-disqualified/ French boxer stages ringside protest after 'headbutt' disqualification loss against Britain's Frazer Clarke] Pippa Field, The Telegraph, 1 August 2021
Early life
Born in Moscow, Russia, and of Azerbaijani descent,{{Cite web|last=Media.Az|title=Представляющий Францию азербайджанец завоевал олимпийскую лицензию - ВИДЕО|url=https://media.az/sports/1067821175/predstavlyayuschiy-franciyu-azerbaydzhanec-zavoeval-olimpiyskuyu-licenziyu-video/|access-date=2021-06-27|website=media.az|language=ru}} Aliev moved to France at the age of six as a political refugee and became a naturalised French citizen at the age of 22.{{Cite web|last=Laronche|first=Romain|date=15 June 2021|title="Ramener une médaille à Nice", le rêve du boxeur Mourad Aliev aux Jeux olympiques - Nice-Matin|url=https://www.nicematin.com/amp/boxe/ramener-une-medaille-a-nice-le-reve-du-boxeur-mourad-aliev-aux-jeux-olympiques-695338|access-date=19 June 2021|website=Nice-Matin|language=fr}}
Amateur career
At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Aliev was disqualified in his bout against Frazer Clarke due to a head-butt. As soon as the decision was announced in the ring, Aliev had denounced an injustice. Later, the supervisor certified an error in refereeing and said that there is no error on the part of Aliev, but the decision can not be modified.{{Cite web |url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/les-jeux-olympiques/les-francais/jo-2021-boxe-la-delegation-francaise-va-contester-la-disqualification-litigieuse-de-mourad-aliev-devant-le-tas_4723813.html|title="JO 2021 - Boxe: la délégation française va contester la disqualification litigieuse de Mourad Aliev devant le TAS"|date=2021-08-01|editor= franceinfo: sport, France Télévision}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.lalibre.be/sports/omnisports/2021/08/01/jo-le-boxeur-francais-mourad-aliev-disqualifie-par-erreur-parle-de-scandale-4LATQGMYJJA7TF4XHHBTGY27OY/|title="Le boxeur français Mourad Aliev, disqualifié par erreur aux JO, n'en revient pas: "C'est injuste, tout le monde a vu que j'ai gagné"'|author=AFP|date=2021-08-01|editor=LaLibre}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.france24.com/fr/sports/20210801-tokyo-2021-les-boxeurs-fran%C3%A7ais-et-l-arbitrage-une-mal%C3%A9diction-aux-jo|author=Séphanie Trouillard|title="Tokyo 2021: les boxeurs français et l'arbitrage, une malédiction aux JO ?"|date=2021-08-01|work=France24}} Aliev staged a sit-in protest for an hour,[https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/boxing-frances-aliev-disqualified-protests-with-sit-in-ringside-2021-08-01/ Olympics-Boxing-France's Aliev protests with sit-in after disqualification] Chang-ran Kim, Reuters, August 1, 2021 after punching the ringside camera.[https://www.insider.com/french-olympic-boxer-punches-camera-sits-in-ring-after-disqualified-2021-8 A French Olympic boxer punched a TV camera and sat in the ring for an hour to protest his disqualification] Insider, Sinéad Baker, August 1, 2021 Both actual and former French National Olympic and Sports Committee presidents supported Aliev against what they consider being an injustice.
Professional career
Aliev made his professional debut on 20 November 2021, scoring a four-round unanimous decision (UD) victory against German Skobenko at the Universum Gym in Hamburg, Germany.{{Cite web |last=Litti |first=Jacek |date=20 November 2021 |title=Box-Gala in Hamburg: Ergebnisse Undercard mit Aliev, Kiwitt & Co. |url=https://www.boxen1.com/box-gala-in-hamburg-ergebnisse-undercard-mit-aliev-kiwitt-co-59034/ |access-date=4 July 2022 |website=Boxen1 |language=de-DE}}
Professional boxing record
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!Result !Record !Opponent !Type !Round, time !Date !Location !Notes |
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| 9
|{{yes2}}Win |9-0 |style="text-align:left;"|Daso Simeunovic |{{abbr|TKO|Technical knockout}} |3 (8) {{small|0:20}} |Dec 17, 2023 |style="text-align:left;"| {{small| Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany}} | |
| 8
|{{yes2}}Win |8-0 |style="text-align:left;"|Evgenios Lazaridis |{{abbr|UD|Unanimous decision}} |12 |Sep 30, 2023 |style="text-align:left;"| {{small| Harzlandhalle, Ilsenburg, Germany}} | | |
| 7
|{{yes2}}Win |7-0 |style="text-align:left;"|Ali Kiydin |TKO |9 (10) |Feb 04, 2023 |style="text-align:left;"| {{small| Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Ludwigshafen, Germany}} |style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Won WBC International Silver Heavyweight Title}} | |
| 6
|{{yes2}}Win |6-0 |style="text-align:left;"| Yakup Saglam |KO |5 (10) {{small|0:26}} |Nov 05, 2022 |style="text-align:left;"|{{small| Rudolf Weber-Arena, Oberhausen, Germany}} |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won WBC Mediterranean Heavyweight Title}} | |
| 5
|{{yes2}}Win |5-0 |style="text-align:left;"| Dzemal Bosnjak |KO |6 (8) {{small|3:00}} |Sep 24, 2022 |style="text-align:left;"|{{small| No Limit Boxing, Leverkusen, Germany}} | |
| 4
|{{yes2}}Win |4–0 |align=left|Mirko Tintor |TKO |2 (8), {{small|2:12}} |14 May 2022 |align=left|{{small|BJK Akatlar Arena, Istanbul, Turkey}} | |
| 3
|{{yes2}}Win |3–0 |align=left|Milos Veletic |UD |6 |19 Mar 2022 |align=left|{{small|Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany}} | |
| 2
|{{yes2}}Win |2–0 |align=left|Dorde Tomic |{{abbr|TKO|Technical knockout}} |2 (6) {{small|0:40}} |19 Feb 2022 |align=left|{{small|Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany}} | |
| 1
|{{yes2}}Win |1–0 |align=left|German Skobenko |{{abbr|UD|Unanimous decision}} |4 |10 Nov 2021 |align=left|{{small|Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany}} | |
Personal life
His father, Ozer, was also an amateur boxer, representing the USSR.{{Cite web|last=Maury|first=Morgan|date=28 March 2019|title=Jeux européens: Mourad Aliev, le poids lourds français venu du froid|url=https://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/sports-de-combat/boxe/jeux-europeens-mourad-aliev-le-poids-lourds-francais-venu-du-froid_AN-201906280255.html|access-date=19 June 2021|website=RMC Sport|language=fr}}
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Category:French people of Azerbaijani descent
Category:Russian sportspeople of Azerbaijani descent
Category:Super-heavyweight boxers
Category:Boxers at the 2019 European Games
Category:European Games medalists in boxing
Category:European Games silver medalists for France
Category:Boxers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic boxers for France