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The Russian boxer Khataev suffered his first defeat in a professional career, losing to the Cuban Morrel
Imam Khataev and David Morrel / Photo: © Cris Esqueda / Golden Boy / Contributor / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru
The bronze medalist of the Olympic Games Russian boxer Imam Hataev suffered his first defeat in his career in a professional ring.
At the tournament in New York, Khataev lost to Cuban David Morrel. The duel passed all 10 rounds and ended with the victory of Morel with a separate decision of the judges: 94:95, 96:93, 95:94.
Khataev is 30 years old, he is the bronze medalist of the Olympics in Tokyo and the bronze medalist of the 2023 World Cup in the weight category up to 80 kg. In a professional ring, he won 10 victories, now he also has one defeat on his account.
In early July, the International Doping Testing Agency (ITA) announced the two -year disqualification of Khataev for violating anti -doping rules. In the doping industry of the athlete of April 9, 2024, the presence of clomiphen and his metabolites were discovered. Khataev was suspended from the competition until June 25, 2027, its results from April 9, 2024 to June 26, 2025 were canceled. The decision was made on behalf of the International Boxing Association (IBA).
Source: Sportbox
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