Makhachkala, March 21, 2016. Dagestani sportsman Murad Arslanov won the fight for the lightweight title (55.3 kg) among professionals, the head of the Dagestan professional boxing federation Zaynalabid Gadzhiev informs.

The bout between Dagestani boxer and Damir Bulatov from Tyumen was held within the regional boxing event in the city Beloyarsky in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug on March 19.

"From the very beginning, our athlete took the initiative, one after another, striking clean blows onto his opponent. The battle was scheduled for 10 rounds, but Murad confidently completed it in the third round, defeating his rival, the ex- IBF World Champion by technical knockout.

The professional boxing famous people in the world such as Sergey Manenkov and Ruslan provodnikov presented a championship belt to the winner ", - the spokesperson concluded.

It should be noted that this victory had become the fourth for Murad Arslanov in the professional ring.