Dzhabar Askerov
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Dzhabar "Genghis Khan" Askerov (Russian:
Джабар Аскеров; born January 24, 1986) is a Dagestan
i-born Russia
n welterweight
kickboxer fighting out of Askerov Team. and representing Dagestan-Russia.. He is the WMC Muay Thai Welterweight
European champion and K-1 MAX Scandinavia 2008 tournament finalist.
in an ethnic Lezgin
family. When he was 6, he went to school in Magaramkent. His father took him to the judo
gym where he trained for 2 years.
When Dzhabar was 9, his family moved to Derbent
. It was his father again who took him to the muay thai
gym where he fell in love with the sport. Dzhabar had his first professional fight when he was 18. It was a 4 man tournament which he won. Few years later, he moved to Thailand
to train with the best at the birthplace of his beloved sport. He settled at Rompo Gym in Bangkok
.
Dzhabar made his K-1
debut on March 17, 2007 at the K-1 MAX East European tournament against Buakaw Por. Pramuk and lost the fight by unanimous decision
.
reality show. He was part of the Tiger Kings team and reached the semi finals where he was defeated by John Wayne Parr
.
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
Джабар Аскеров; born January 24, 1986) is a Dagestan
Dagestan
The Republic of Dagestan is a federal subject of Russia, located in the North Caucasus region. Its capital and the largest city is Makhachkala, located at the center of Dagestan on the Caspian Sea...
i-born Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n welterweight
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
kickboxer fighting out of Askerov Team. and representing Dagestan-Russia.. He is the WMC Muay Thai Welterweight
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
European champion and K-1 MAX Scandinavia 2008 tournament finalist.
Biography and career
Dzhabar Askerov was born in Kurah, DagestanDagestan
The Republic of Dagestan is a federal subject of Russia, located in the North Caucasus region. Its capital and the largest city is Makhachkala, located at the center of Dagestan on the Caspian Sea...
in an ethnic Lezgin
Lezgins
The Lezgians are an ethnic group living predominantly in southern Dagestan and northeastern Azerbaijan and who speak the Lezgian language.- Historical concept :While ancient Greek historians, including Herodotus, Strabo, and Pliny the Elder, referred...
family. When he was 6, he went to school in Magaramkent. His father took him to the judo
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
gym where he trained for 2 years.
When Dzhabar was 9, his family moved to Derbent
Derbent
Derbent |Lak]]: Чурул, Churul; Persian: دربند; Judæo-Tat: דארבּאנד/Дэрбэнд/Dərbənd) is a city in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia, close to the Azerbaijani border. It is the southernmost city in Russia, and it is the second most important city of Dagestan...
. It was his father again who took him to the muay thai
Muay Thai
Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
gym where he fell in love with the sport. Dzhabar had his first professional fight when he was 18. It was a 4 man tournament which he won. Few years later, he moved to Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
to train with the best at the birthplace of his beloved sport. He settled at Rompo Gym in Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
.
Dzhabar made his K-1
K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
debut on March 17, 2007 at the K-1 MAX East European tournament against Buakaw Por. Pramuk and lost the fight by unanimous decision
Unanimous decision
A unanimous decision is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving striking in which all three judges agree on which fighter won the match....
.
The Contender Asia
In 2008 Dzhabar took part in The Contender AsiaThe Contender Asia
The Contender Asia was a reality-based television series that follows 16 aspiring Muay Thai middleweight fighters from 12 countries as they compete in a series of outdoor challenges and sanctioned matches...
reality show. He was part of the Tiger Kings team and reached the semi finals where he was defeated by John Wayne Parr
John Wayne Parr
John Wayne "The Gunslinger" Parr , also known as JWP, is an Australian middleweight kickboxer and boxer, fighting out of Boonchu Gym in Gold Coast, Queensland. He is a 8 time World Champion and runner up in The Contender Asia....
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Titles
- 2011 Fights by TNA RULES TNA World Cup –70 kg
- 2010 Fights by TNA RULES TNA World Cup –70 kg
- 2008 WMC Muay Thai Middleweight European champion –72.5 kg
- 2008 S-Cup 2008 Europe Shootboxing tournament runner up –70 kg
- 2008 K-1 Scandinavia MAX tournament runner up –70 kg
- 2006 W.M.C./S1 Kings Cup runner up –72 kg
- 2006 K-1 Russia MAX runner up –70 kg
- 2005 W.M.C. "Muay Thai Against Drugs" world champion
- 2005 Patong Stadium Muaythai super welterweight champion -68 kg
- 2004 PK-1 world champion
- 2003 I.F.M.A. World Muay Thai Championships
-57 kg - 2000 World Junior Championship
- 1999 World Junior Championship
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