In the stands was Zlatan Ibrahimovic as support for Chimaev.
The match was the 29-year-old Chimaev’s biggest so far in his career and he won after three rounds after the judges unanimously adjudged him the winner.
Kamzat Chimaev previously represented Sweden but now competes for the United Arab Emirates.
After the victory, he sent a greeting to the outside world:
— What happens in the world, it doesn’t matter which country it is. When children die, I don’t know what to say. Muslims, Christians, Jews, it doesn’t matter. Please, be together, let’s live together in a good way and be happy, he said according to Expressen.