Zemfira Magomedalieva
Magomedalieva (left) against Naomi Graham at the 2020 Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Russian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 February 1988 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | Light heavyweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Win by KO | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No contests | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Zemfira Ramazanovna Magomedalieva[a] (Russian: Зенфира Рамазанова Магомедалиева, romanized: Zenfira Magomedalieva, IPA: [zʲɪnˈfʲirə məɡəmʲɪdɐˈlʲi(ɪ̯)ɪvə]; born 8 February 1988) is a Russian boxer.
She won a medal at the 2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships.[2] She competed in the middleweight division at the 2020 Summer Olympics where she won a bronze medal.[3]
Early life and education
Magomedalieva was born on 8 February 1988 in the Tlyaratinsky District of the Dagestan ASSR.[4]
While studying at Dagestan State Pedagogical University, she competed for the Dagestan team in shot put. She later switched to boxing under coach Alexey Shakhsinov[5] and currently trains under Sukhrab Manapov.[6]
Amateur career
World and European Championships
In November 2014, Magomedalieva won the gold medal at the Women’s World Boxing Championships held in Jeju, South Korea.[7] On her way to victory, she defeated Aynur Rzayeva (Azerbaijan), Kavita (India), Wang Shijin (China), and Lazzat Kungeibayeva (Kazakhstan).[8]
Magomedalieva became the first female boxer from Dagestan to win a world championship title. She received a congratulatory telegram from Russian president Vladimir Putin.[9]
In March 2015, she won the Russian Women’s Boxing Championship in Saransk, defeating Elmira Ramazanova in the final.[10]
On 3 August 2015, by order of the Minister of Sport No. 109-ng, she was awarded the title International Master of Sports of Russia.[11]
At the 2019 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in Ulan-Ude, she defeated Turkish boxer Elif Guneri in the final by unanimous decision, winning her second world title.[12]
Olympic Games
At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo (held in 2021), Magomedalieva competed in the 75 kg weight category. She advanced to the semifinals, where she lost to Li Qian of China, earning a bronze medal.[13]
Later career
In November 2023, she won a bronze medal at the Russian Women’s Boxing Championship in Ufa in the 81 kg category, losing in the semifinal by a 0:5 decision to Saltanat Medenova.[14]
Achievements
- Gold medal — Women’s World Boxing Championships (Ulan-Ude, 2019)
- Gold medal — Women’s World Boxing Championships (Jeju, 2014)
- Gold medal — Russian Women’s Boxing Championship (Saransk, 2015)
- Gold medal — Women’s European Boxing Championships (Sofia, 2016)
- Gold medal — Women’s European Boxing Championships (Madrid, 2019)
Awards
- Medal of the Order “For Merit to the Fatherland”, 2nd class (11 August 2021) — for her significant contribution to the development of Russian sport, outstanding athletic achievements, determination, perseverance, and will to win, demonstrated at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo, Japan.[13]
Notes
- ^ In Russia, her name is spelled 'Zenfira'; despite her first name and patronymic, she is not related to the local rock star Zemfira Ramazanova.
References
- ^ "Boxing record for Zemfira Magomedalieva". BoxRec.
- ^ "2019 World Championships results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-10-13. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics: China's Li Qian to fight for middleweight boxing gold after unanimous decision win". South China Morning Post. August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ "Спортсменки из Дагестана стали лидерами чемпионата Европы по боксу". Archived from the original on 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
- ^ "Зенфира Магомедалиева: биография и фото боксерши, «Летние Олимпийские игры»".
- ^ "О телеграмме от Путина я узнала из новостей".
- ^ "Зенфира Магомедалиева выиграла золото чемпионата мира по боксу". vesti.ru.
- ^ "О телеграмме от Путина я узнала из новостей".
- ^ "Владимир Путин поздравил Зенфиру Магомедалиеву с победой на чемпионате мира". pp. РИА «Дагестан».
- ^ "Зенфира Магомедалиева и Саадат Абдулаева среди триумфаторов Чемпионата России по боксу среди женщин в Саранске". pp. СКФО.РУ. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
- ^ "Приказ министра спорта № 109-нг от 3 августа 2015 года" (PDF).
- ^ "Россиянка Магомедалиева стала двукратной чемпионкой мира по боксу. ТАСС".
- ^ "Россиянка Магомедалиева взяла бронзу Олимпийских игр по боксу в весовой категории до 75 кг".
- ^ "Чемпионат России среди женщин в Уфе. Полуфиналы". Сайт «Федерации бокса России».