On December 11, 2021, a 27-year-old Umar Salamov (26-1, 19 KOs) got a shot at the light-heavyweight WBA (Super) title held by 30-year-old fellow Russian boxer Dmitry Bivol (18-0, 11 KOs).
Salamov came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 3 days. Bivol was on a 18-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 10 days.
Dmitry Bivol defeated Umar Salamov via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA (Super) light-heavyweight title. Bivol improves his record to 19-0, while Salamov adds a loss to his record at 26-2.
On July 2, 2017, a 23-year-old Umar Salamov (19-0, 14 KOs) and a 25-year-old Australian boxer Damien Hooper (12-1, 8 KOs) met in the ring in a light-heavyweight bout.
Salamov came in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 26 days. Hooper was on a 3-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months.
Damien Hooper defeated Umar Salamov via unanimous decision in the 10-round light-heavyweight fight. Hooper improves his record to 13-1, while Salamov adds a loss to his record at 19-1.