| Umar Salamov | |
| Weight: | |
| Height: | 6 ft 3+1/2 in |
| Reach: | 76 in |
| Birth Date: | 1994 6, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Grozny, Russia |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Boxrec: | 636531 |
| Total: | 30 |
| Wins: | 28 |
| Ko: | 20 |
| Losses: | 2 |
Umar Isaevich Salamov (; born 7 June 1994) is a Russian professional boxer who held the IBO light-heavyweight title in 2016.
In May 2016, Salamov moved to Las Vegas, Nevada to start at a new training camp in Kevin Barry's gym. Barry is well known for training legendary boxers like David Tua, former WBA middleweight champion Maselino Masoe, three time world champion Beibut Shumenov and former IBF junior-lightweight champion Robbie Peden. Barry is training Salamov alongside Izu Ugonoh and former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker.[1]
On 1 December, 2018, Salamov beat Emmanuel Anim by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest. The scorecards read 98-92, 97-93, 99-91 in favor of Salamov.[2]
On 19 September, 2019, Salamov fought and beat Emmanuel Danso by knockout in the 3rd round.[3]
Salamov fought Dmitry Bivol on 11 December, 2021, or the WBA light heavyweight championship of the world. Bivol was ranked as the #2 light heavyweight in the world according to The Ring magazine. Bivol won the fight by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest with the scorecards being 119-109, 118-109, 118-110 in Bivol's favor.[4]
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Win | 28–2 |  Dilmurod Satybaldiev | UD | 10 | 24 Feb 2024 | |||
| 29 | Win | 27–2 |  Vikapita Meroro | KO | 1 (10), | 25 Sep 2022 |  | ||
| 28 | Loss | 26–2 | Dmitry Bivol | UD | 12 | 11 Dec 2021 | | ||
| 27 | Win | 26–1 | Sergei Ekimov | UD | 10 | 8 Apr 2021 | |||
| 26 | Win | 25–1 |  Emmanuel Danso | KO | 3 (12), | 19 Sep 2019 | |||
| 25 | Win | 24–1 |  Norbert Dąbrowski | KO | 9 (12), | 18 Apr 2019 | |||
| 24 | Win | 23–1 | Emmanuel Anim | UD | 10 | 1 Dec 2018 | |||
| 23 | Win | 22–1 | Denis Liebau | KO | 2 (10), | 5 Sep 2018 | |||
| 22 | Win | 21–1 |  Brian Howard | KO | 9 (10), | 22 Jun 2018 | |||
| 21 | Win | 20–1 |  Artem Redko | TKO | 3 (10), | 21 Dec 2017 | |||
| 20 | Loss | 19–1 |  Damien Hooper | UD | 10 | 2 Jul 2017 | |||
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Emil Markic | TKO | 4 (10), | 6 May 2017 | |||
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Abdallah Paziwapazi | TKO | 1 (12), | 10 Dec 2016 | |||
| 17 | Win | 17–0 |  Norbert Nemesapati | UD | 10 | 23 Aug 2016 | |||
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Bob Ajisafe | UD | 12 | 22 May 2016 | |||
| 15 | Win | 15–0 |  Joey Vegas | TKO | 2 (10), | 5 Mar 2016 | |||
| 14 | Win | 14–0 |  Doudou Ngumbu | UD | 12 | 14 Nov 2015 | |||
| 13 | Win | 13–0 |  Tomas Adamek | KO | 4 (10), | 13 Jun 2015 | |||
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Enes Zecirevic | UD | 10 | 12 Nov 2014 | |||
| 11 | Win | 11–0 |  Giorgi Beroshvili | RTD | 3 (8), | 31 May 2014 | |||
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Gasan Gasanov | TKO | 4 (10), | 25 Apr 2014 | |||
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Paata Aduashvili | TKO | 2 (8), | 1 Mar 2014 | |||
| 8 | Win | 8–0 |  Ravshan Jabbarov | RTD | 6, (10) | 9 Nov 2013 | |||
| 7 | Win | 7–0 |  Dmitry Adamovich | KO | 2 (6), | 21 Sep 2013 | |||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Andriy Monakhov | TKO | 3 (4), | 2 Jul 2013 | |||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Davit Ribakoni | KO | 6 (6), | 20 Apr 2013 | |||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Iliya Shakuro | TKO | 3 (6), | 16 Mar 2013 | |||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Vladyslav Nykytenko | TKO | 3 (4) | 16 Feb 2013 | |||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Serhiy Chichikalov | UD | 4 | 26 Jan 2013 | |||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Mykhailo Lidovskyy | KO | 2 (4), | 15 Dec 2012 |