Azerbaijani K-1 fighter to compete in “Legend” Grand Prix
Baku, September 20 (AZERTAC). Azerbaijani K-1 fighter Zabit Samedov will test his strengths at the LEGEND Fighting Show to be held at the Luzhniki Minor Sports Arena, Moscow, on November 8. He will take on Melvin Manhoef, Dutch-Surinamese professional kickboxer and mixed martial artist.
Zabit Samedov was born in Georgia into an Azerbaijani family and moved to Minsk when he was 10 years old. He started practicing martial arts at the age of 9. At very first he studied karate for 6 months under Aziz Dursunov, then switched to Muay Thai. In 1998, he joined Chinuk Gym, a well known gym based in Minsk. He trained with Alexey Ignashov and Sergei Gur under the management of his trainer Dmitriy Pyasetsky. He was recruited by top martial arts organization K-1, after achieving several titles in various events between 2004 and 2006. He began to fight with consistency by attaining the title of K-1 Fighting Network in Riga in 2006 in Latvia.
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