The title is provocative; the realm, however, is not. For 30-year old Russian cruiserweight Rakhim Chakhkiev, narrowly (not widely) known as the Machine Gun, his Friday fight versus WBC cruiserweight ...

Recently, undefeated Russian cruiserweight bomber Rakhim Chakhkiev (10-0, 8 KOs), who was coming off a huge knockout win over durable journeyman and former amateur star Michael Simms, reflected on his ...

Heavyweights Eichin Alizade of Azerbaijan, Denys Poyatsyka of Ukraine and Rakhim Chakhkeiv of Russia stopped their opponents in preliminary matches at the World Boxing Championships on Friday. Olympic ...

CHICAGO, Nov 2: Russia showed its power in the quarter-finals of the World Boxing Championships, winning eight of nine matches on Thursday. Super heavyweight Islam Timurziev defeated American Michael ...

British cruiserweight Ola Afolabi revives his career with a stunning fifth-round stoppage of Rakhim Chakhkiev in Kazan to claim the IBO title. British cruiserweight Ola Afolabi has stopped Rakhim ...

Russia's Rakhim Chakhkiev savoured sweet revenge over arch-rival Clemente Russo by narrowly outpointing the Italian to win the Olympic heavyweight gold medal yesterday. The two boxers knew each other ...