Artur Beterbiev: Behold The Rise Of King Artur Of Khasavyurt The Beast Of Dagestan

Beterbiev still wants to compete in the 2016 Olympics. I'd heard him mention that about 18 or so months ago but I thought he'd given up on the idea. I didn't know he'd made his late father a promise he'd win an Olympic gold, which would obviously explain his motivation for him still wanting to do so. That dream should probably have come to fruition at the Beijing Olympics in 2008 when Beterbiev lost a controversial decision to the home nation representative and eventual gold medalist Zhang Xiaoping. Beterbiev had already beaten the guy Zhang fought in the final, Ireland's Kenny Egan who was robbed of the gold against Zhang. Beterbiev stopped Egan in 2 rounds on the OS rule in the European championships in 2006.

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Beterbiev had also stopped the guy Zhang fought in the quarter finals (Abdelhafid Benchebla) in the 4th round of the semi-final of the Feliks Stamm Tournament earlier in the same year as those Olympics too and he also beat him again on points the following year as well.

Artur's partial record

2012 – Chemistry Cup (Halle, GER) 1st place – 91KG Won against Wang Xuanxuan (CHN) AB 3rd round in the final; Won against Julio Castillo (ECU) 14:5 in the semi-final; Won against Elber Passos (BRA) RSC 3rd round in the quarter-final; Won against Johann Witt (GER) 14:9 in the first preliminary round

2012 – International Team Tournament (Almaty, KAZ) 1st place – 91KG Won against Aleksey Sevostyanov (KAZ) AB 2nd round; Won against Suliman Abdourachidov (FRA) WO; Won against Manpreet Singh (IND) RSC 3rd round

2011 – AIBA World Championships (Baku, AZE) 5th place – 91KG Lost to Oleksandr Usyk (UKR) 17:13 in the quarter-final; Won against Djakhon Kurbanov (TJK) AB 2nd round in the second preliminary round; Won against Mario Heredia (MEX) AB 1st round in the first preliminary round

2011 – Umakhanov Memorial Tournament (Makhachkala, RUS) 1st place – 91KG Won against Jose Angel Larduet (CUB) WO in the final; Won against Abdulkadir Abdullayev (AZE) 11:3 in the semi-final; Won against Reza Moradkhani (IRN) RSCI 1st round in the quarter-final

2011 – Russian National Championships 1st place – 91KG Won against Abdulkhamid Nurmagomedov (RUS) 15:4 in the final; Won against Arbi Madayev (RUS) WO in the semi-final; Won against Spartak Bakhtiyarov (RUS) AB 2nd round in the quarter-final

2011 – Great Silk Way Tournament (Baku, AZE) 1st place – 91KG Won against Teymur Mammadov (AZE) WO in the final; Won against Vasiliy Levit (KAZ) 3:0 in the semi-final; Won against Sarkhan Jabbarov (AZE) KO 1st round in the quarter-final

2010 – Russian National Championships 2nd place – 91KG Lost to Pavel Nikitayev (RUS) 12:3 in the final; Won against Abdulkhamid Nurmagomedov (RUS) AB 2nd round in the semifinal; Won against Pavel Shulskiy (RUS) WO in the quarterfinal

2010 – European Championships (Moscow, RUS) 1st place – 81KG Won against Abdelkader Bouhenia (FRA) RSC 1st round in the final; Won against Artur Khachatryan (ARM) RSC 2nd round in the semi-final; Won against Bosko Draskovic (MNE) RSC 2nd round in the quarter-final; Won against Hrvoje Sep (CRO) 15:4 in the first preliminary round

2010 – Umakhanov Memorial Tournament (Makhachkala, RUS) 1st place – 81KG Won against Samir Magomedov (RUS) RSC 1st round in the final; Won against Nikolajs Grisunins (LAT) 9:6 in the semi-final

2010 – Strandja Memorial Tournament (Yambol, BUL) 1st place – 81KG Won against Elshod Rasulov (UZB) 4:0 in the final; Won against Abdelkader Bouhenia (FRA) AB 3rd round in the semi-final; Won against Onder Ozgul (TUR) RSC 3rd round in the quarter-final

2009 – AIBA World Championships (Milan, ITA) 1st place – 81KG Won against Elshod Rasulov (UZB) 13:10 in the final; Won against Jose Angel Larduet (CUB) 10:6 in the semi-final; Won against Dinesh Kumar (IND) RSC 2nd round in the quarter-final; Won against Babacar Kamara (SWE) 11:1 in the second preliminary round; Won against Jamal Ali Layej (IRQ) RSCH 2nd round in the first preliminary round

2009 – Russian Selection Tournament 1st place – 81KG Won against Nikita Ivanov (RUS) 12:7 in the final; Won against Eduard Yakushev (RUS) 12:4 in the semifinal

2009 – Ahmet Cömert Tournament (Istanbul, TUR) 1st place – 81KG Won against Elshod Rasulov (UZB) 4:2 in the final; Won against Abdelhafid Benchebla (ALG) 8:4 in the semifinal; Won against Haydar Ali Guney (TUR) AB 2nd round in the quarterfinal

2009 – Bocskai Memorial Tournament (Debrecen, HUN) 2nd place – 81KG Lost to Imre Szello (HUN) 12+:12 in the final; Won against Ramazan Magomedov (BLR) WO in the semifinal; Won against Jose Angel Larduet (CUB) 15:8 in the quarterfinal; Won against Mitja Disic (SLO) RSC 1st round in the first preliminary round

2008 – AIBA World Cup (Moscow, RUS) 1st place – 81KG Won against Abbos Atoyev (UZB) 17:7 in the final; Won against Dinesh Kumar (IND) AB 2nd round in the semifinal; Won against Vladimir Cheles (MDA) 5:1 in the quarterfinal

2008 – XXIXth Summer Olympic Games (Beijing, CHN) 9th place – Lost to Zhang Xiaoping (CHN) 8:2 in the second round; Won against Kennedy Katende (SWE) 15:3 in the first preliminary round

2008 – Gee Tournament (Helsinki, FIN) 1st place – Won against Imre Szello (HUN) WO in the final; Won against Abbos Atayev (UZB) DQ 4th round in the semi-final

2008 – Feliks Stamm Tournament (Warsaw, POL) 1st place – Won against Marek Springl (CZE) RSC 1st round in the final; Won against Abdelhafid Benchebla (ALG) RSC 4th round in the semifinal; Won against Daugirdas Semiotas (LTU) WO in the quarterfinal

2008 – RUS-USA Dual Match2 – Won against Siju Shabazz (USA) RSC 3rd round
2008 – RUS-USA Dual Match1 – Won against Christopher Downs (USA) 12:9

2007 – AIBA World Championships (Chicago, USA) 2nd place – Lost to Abbos Atoyev (UZB) 20:17 in the final; Won against Daugirdas Semiotas (LTU) WO in the semifinal; Won against Imre Szello (HUN) 25:9 in the quarterfinal; Won against David Tsiklauri (GEO) 23:9 in the second round; Won against Washington Luis Silva (BRA) RSCH 3rd round in the first preliminary round

2007 – Amber Gloves Team Tournament (Kaliningrad, RUS) 1st place – Won against Utkirbek Saipov (UZB) AB 3rd round; Won against Oleksandr Usyk (UKR) 12:10; Won against Javid Taghiyev (AZE) AB 2nd round

2007 – Russia Senior National Champs 1st place – Won against Yevgeniy Makarenko (RUS) 26:15 in the final; Won against Yegor Mekhontsev (RUS) 24:18 in the semifinal

2007 – Strandja Tournament (Plovdiv, BUL) 1st place – Won against Javid Taghiyev (AZE) WO in the final; Won against Daniel Kooij (NED) AB 3rd round in the semifinal; Won against Lei Yuping (CHN) RSCO 2nd round in the quarterfinal

2006 – Team World Cup (Baki, AZE) 2nd place – Won against Yunier Dorticos (CUB) RSCI 1st round; Won against Thabiso Mchunu (RSA) RSCO 3rd round; Won against Ismail Syllakh (UKR) KO 2nd round; Won against Lei Yuping (CHN) 26:13

2006 – European Championships (Plovdiv, BUL) 1st place – Won against Ismail Syllakh (UKR) 34:23 in the final; Won against Kenneth Egan (IRL) RSCO 2nd round in the semifinal; Won against Artak Malumyan (ARM) RSCH 2nd round in the quarterfinal; Won against Tervel Pulev (BUL) 38:22 in the first round

2006 – Grand Prix Usti nad Labem (Usti nad Labem, CZE) 1st place – Won against Yerdos Dzhanabergenov (KAZ) 18:5 in the final; Won against Tomas Kovacs (SVK) AB 2nd round in the semifinal

2006 – Russia Senior National Champs 2nd place – Lost to Yevgeniy Makarenko (RUS) DQ 4th round in the final; Won against Yegor Mekhontsev (RUS) 42:29 in the semifinal

2005 – Multinations Tournament (Ballybunion, IRL) 1st place – Won against Darren O’Neill (IRL) 29:19 in the final

2005 – Russia Senior National Champs 3rd place – Lost to Mihail Gala (RUS) 39:27 in the semifinal

2005 – Copa Independencia (Santo Domingo, DOM) 1st place

2001 – Cadet World Champs (Baki, AZE) 3rd place