Currenty living and training in Koh Samui, Dzhabar is constantly training and fighting professionally. Check out Dzhabars fight record here.
Dzhabar Askerov was born in Kurah, Dagestan in an ethnic Lezgin family. When he was 6, he went to school in Magaramkent. His father took him to the judo gym where he trained for 2 years.
When Dzhabar was 12, his family moved to Derbent. It was his father again who took him to the muay thai gym where he fell in love with the sport. Dzhabar had his first professional fight when he was 18. It was a 4 man tournament which he won. Few years later, he moved to Thailand to train with the best at the birthplace of his beloved sport. He settled at Rompo Gym in Bangkok alongside other well known Dagestani thaiboxers such as Magomed Magomedov and Ramazan Ramazanov.
Dzhabar made his K-1 debut on March 17, 2007 at the K-1 MAX East European tournament against Buakaw Por. Pramuk and lost the fight by unanimous decision.
Russian-born Dzhabar Askerov was the youngest of the 16 fighters in The Contender Asia.
Now residing in Thailand, Askerov is a thinking man’s fighter, fighting intelligently with swift moves, turning his lack of height into strength.
Training and fighting alongside Arslan Magomedov and Ramazan has made Askerov a better fighter and the man nicknamed Genghis Khan boasts a creditable fight record, winning two out of every three fights (33 fights, 22 wins, 11 losses, 8 KOs).
Dzahabar won the WMC Muaythai against Drug title and also the WMC Asian challenge .The psychology student is reluctant to discuss his life in Russia and prefers to do his talking in the ring.
Dzhabar throws a six punch combination, three of which are left bombs that land, and the referee is forced to jump in to give a standing eight count to HINATA. The fight is restarted, and just 3 seconds later the bell rings to end the round, and HINATA crumbles to the mat.
Watch Dzhabar as he earns his first victory in K1 MAX with this fight.