Magomed Abdusalamov (nickname in the ring "MAGO") was born and raised in Makhachkala. Before joining professional boxing, he managed to graduate from the Makhachkala branch of the Moscow Automobile and Road Institute, was engaged in Thai boxing. He has a wife and three small children. He had 18 fights in the professional ring, the last of which was fatal for Magomed.

Abdusalamov began boxing in 2004, was considered a promising young athlete. On amateur ring Magomed managed to become the champion of Russia twice in heavyweight... I had a desire to go to Beijing for the Olympics, but not destiny - I could not get through the qualifying selection.

He made his debut in 2008. Mago practiced open boxing, on the "collision course", betting on the knockout blow. During the battle, Magomed often neglected protection, which played a cruel joke on him during the battle with Peres.

In total, before the ill-fated fight, he entered the ring 17 times in heavyweight champion and always won by knockout in the first rounds... The most significant in the career of the Russian were the fights for the title of the US champion according to the WBC version. In the summer of 2012, Magomed won the fight against Maurice Byrom, becoming the champion, and in March 2013 Abdusalamov managed to defend his title in a difficult fight with the American Jamil McCline.

The fatal fight for Abdusalamov took place on November 2, 2013 in New York at the famous Madison Square Garden. In the fight for the title of the US champion according to the WBC version, the Russian was opposed by the famous Cuban boxer Mike Perez. Experts and the public assumed that the battle would end prematurely, but they were mistaken - both opponents stood on their feet for all 10 rounds.

The beginning of the fight was for Magomed, but somewhere from the 6th round the Cuban seized the initiative and began to seriously press our boxer. In the final three minutes, Perez shocked Abdusalamov with a powerful right cross, but he could not completely dump. After the announcement of the result, the Russian barely had the strength to come up to congratulate his opponent on the victory. So our boxer suffered the first and, presumably, the last defeat in his career.

A few hours after the battle, Magomed complained of headache and dizziness. Abusalamov was hospitalized in the medical center. Roosevelt in New York. After examination, a small blood clot was found in the victim's head, in addition, his arm was broken, his nose was broken, and there were numerous injuries to the maxillofacial section of the skull.

By the decision of the doctors, the athlete was put into a coma and operated on, as a result of which the blood clot was removed from the brain. The doctors also had to remove part of the skull. And later, new shocking news became known: due to cerebral edema, which led to multiple hemorrhages, the boxer suffered a stroke without regaining consciousness. It became clear that there could be no question of returning to the ring, on the contrary - it comes about life and death.

Three weeks later, Magomed came to his senses for a short time, but soon he was again connected to life support devices. The boxer finally woke up and began to breathe on his own only on December 6. After a while, he was operated on again, restoring the removed part of the skull. Now Abdusalamov is in a rehabilitation center, slowly recovering, talking, not moving on his own, eating through a tube. His wife Bakanay is constantly with him. Doctors say that the patient will not be able to fully recover.

Overwhelming news for the boxer's family was the medical bills. Abdusalamov, who earned $ 40 thousand in the fight, owes the medical institution $ 700 thousand. The boxer's close people blame the doctors for the incident, who examined him after the fight. Doctors diagnosed Abdusalamov with a broken nose, advised him to go to the hospital and released him in peace. The boxer's family filed a lawsuit against the New York Athletic Commission, accusing doctors of neglect, as a result of which the athlete became disabled. The amount of the claim is $ 100 million.

The boxer's manager Natan Levkovich, with the support of promoters, organized a fund to raise funds to help the injured athlete. Some of Magomed's “colleagues in the shop” and other not indifferent persons responded to the call for help. As usual, there were those who only wanted to promote themselves on someone else's grief. The businessman Andrey Ryabinsky especially helped by paying for the treatment of the victim in the rehabilitation center. According to available information, one month of stay in the institution costs $ 50 thousand.

Critics blame Abdusalamov's team for the misfortune, especially his manager Boris Grindberg. There is an opinion that sending a Russian to a battle with a Cuban was like throwing him under a tank without a grenade. The question arose: where were the seconds looking and why did they not stop the fight ahead of schedule, seeing the frightening hematoma on the face of their ward? Moreover, they knew very well that Magomed had never stood in the ring for more than 5 rounds.

Abdusalamov bravely held on to the end, as a result of which this fight was recognized as the most spectacular in 2013, but does it make it easier for him?

We bring to your attention the translation of a short article by the famous writer Thomas Hauser, dedicated to former boxer Heavyweight Magomed Abdusalamov.

On November 2, 2013, Russian heavyweight champion Magomed Abdusalamov sustained severe brain damage in a fight with Mike Perez in Madison Square Garden in New York.

People with injuries like Magomed's are usually out of sight. They disappear into the shadows. We sometimes get positive feedback about their condition, such as "he is in the clinic" and "is on the mend," and so on. None of us is immune from this. None of us is promised a life that is immune to terrible suffering.

Magomed fought to provide for his family. And he did it. Last year, New York State, which was responsible for hosting the fights on its territory, agreed to pay Abdusalamov and his family $ 22 million after nearly four years of litigation over New York State's poor medical protocols and their implementation.

Some of the $ 22 million went to lawyers. Magomed's wife, Bakanay, received a large lump sum payment. The bulk of this money will be issued in annuities, which will constitute Magomed's income over the next thirty years. If he dies before this period ends, $ 2 million will be returned to New York State, and the remainder of the annuity will become the property of Magomed. All of his medical expenses and related bills are paid from the annuity, which is overseen by Charles Thomas, a former Queens County judge.

Magomed and Bakanay live in Greenwich with their three daughters, who are 11, 8 and 4 years old today. Greenwich is part of Connecticut's Gold Coast, home to major fund managers and other members of the financial elite. But there are also several less expensive areas in the city. The Abdusalamovs live in a modest house surrounded by asphalt and gravel on a small plot of land with no lawn or garden.

Every morning Bakanai bathes and shaves Magomed and dresses him in clean clothes. She drives him to Stamford Hospital three days a week for physical therapy. It is not aimed at improving his condition - only small physical or cognitive improvements are expected - but mostly to prevent further atrophy of Magomed's muscles.

The right side of Magomed's body is completely paralyzed. On the right side of the head, there is a scar in the shape and size of a horseshoe. He can control his left hand to a certain extent, and the left side of the body. He gets tired quickly and suffers from seizures. He cannot walk or control his physical functions. He has a high risk of suffocation, so anything that gets into his mouth is carefully monitored.

His voice is weak. He tries to speak, sometimes in English and sometimes in Russian. Often what he says is incomprehensible. At best, only a few words come out at a time. Sometimes they fit the situation. In other cases, they are not suitable.

He can follow simple commands such as "take my hand."

Magomed knows that he is sick. The extent to which he understands his condition is uncertain. He responds to kindness. He recognizes familiar faces, his wife and children, and knows that they are the objects of his affection. His strongest connection is with Bakanai. When asked if he knows who she is, he replies: "Great love."

His mind is wandering. Almost always his gaze is blank.

He will never be able to take care of himself again.

But he's still Mago.

The family of the Russian heavyweight Magomed Abdusalamov, who received a severe head injury in a duel with Mike Perez, filed documents with the court. The boxer's relatives accuse the New York State Athletic Commission of negligence and medical error and demand to recover compensation from the state in the amount of $ 100 million.

Recall that in November Abdusalamov met in the ring with Mike Perez, to whom he lost by unanimous decision of the judges following the results of 10 rounds. In that fight, the Russian boxer missed 312 accurate punches. After the fight, the boxer underwent emergency brain surgery to remove a large blood clot that had formed in him. Abdusalamov was in a coma for several weeks, now the boxer is in a rehabilitation facility, where he showed little activity and is able to respond to simple commands, but still remains bedridden and, according to doctors, he may never be able to walk and talk. While in the locker room after the fight, Abdusalamov, who suffered a fracture of his upper jaw and arm during the fight, told the doctor of the New York Athletic Commission that he had a very headache. Doctors performed some simple neurological tests, diagnosing a broken nose and recommending that the boxer see a doctor as soon as he returned to Florida. But neither the commission nor the doctors knew that at some point, bleeding began in Abdusalamov's brain, which would surely have killed the boxer if it had not been for the medical assistance provided.

Athletic Commission Inspector Matt Farrago, appointed as Abdusalamov's observer that evening, said that after doctors checked the boxer and left the locker room, he noticed traces of blood in Abdusalamov's urine tests, which could be a sign of internal bleeding. Farrago, who has been a professional boxer for 8 years, advised the team Russian boxer take him by taxi to the hospital. But an anonymous source, who was at the MGM arena that evening, said that 2 ambulances were on duty at the scene, but the medical commission did not call any of them for the Russian boxer. In early November, at the request of the New York Secretary of State overseeing the Athletic Commission, the Inspector General began an investigation into the fight itself and the events that followed that evening. The date of the end of the investigation was never announced. Athletic Commission Chair Melvina Lathan, Chief Medical Adviser Dr. Barry Jordan and referee Benji Estevez Jr., who were in the ring area that evening, declined to comment on the matter.

Paul Edelstein, lawyer for Abdusalamov's wife and children, said that in the near future he was going to file a lawsuit against the commission of doctors and other participants in the incident. As practice shows, more than once there have been cases when the state helped to resolve such conflicts in favor of the relatives of those who suffered a tragedy in the ring, Edelstein said. The widow of Bethhaven Scottland, who died of injuries sustained in 2001 in a fight with Joj Jones, filed a lawsuit, citing the fact that her husband was not granted permission to fight and the fight had to be stopped before the injuries became fatal. 11 years after the incident, the widow was paid $ 150,000.

Edelstein filed a court notice of the costs of Abdusalamov's treatment, which were the result of "unjustified and severe beatings" and "inappropriate, untimely and inadequate medical care and services."

"It was a real war. The guys gave all their strength and showed everything that they are capable of.", - John David Jackson, coach of Magomed Abdusalamov, shared his thoughts about that fight.

A devout Muslim from the Russian republic of Dagestan, Magomed Abdusalamov was the WBC United States Champion and, at the time of the fight with Perez, had a record of 18 victories, each of which was knocked out in the 5th round or earlier. The Russian boxer was one of the main contenders for the heavyweight title, and would surely have received this fight soon, but before he had to fight opponents of Perez's caliber. According to the boxer's manager Boris Grinberg, for Magomed it was the main fight in his career. In the first round of the fight, Mike Perez stabbed with his left forearm in the face of Abdusalamov, this gave the judge every reason to stop the fight because of the forbidden blow, but the referee who was behind the Russian boxer did not consider this moment worthy of his attention. Despite the fact that no one from Abdusalamov's corner protested about this incident and did not seek help from a doctor, at the end of the first round, Magomed looked at his face on the big screen and asked his team if his nose was broken.

As the fight progressed, it became more and more difficult for Abdusalamov to breathe, and left-hand side the face was severely swollen and damaged. His left eye was half-closed due to injuries, and the blood from the dissection above him only made it difficult to see. Despite all the hardest blows and all the damage that both fighters received in this fight, not a single knockdown happened in it. The boxer's trainer, John David Jackson, who later stated that he wanted to stop the fight after the 7th round. The reason was the boxer's injuries, but neither Magomed himself felt in danger, nor the doctors gave any such conclusions. A little later, in the 9th round of the fight, Magomed even succeeded in a small feat, in this round he looked more convincing than his opponent.

Jackson also stated that throughout the fight in the corner of the Russian boxer, there was not enough understanding. Magomed spoke only with his brother in Russian, and Greenberg was passive and did not always translate to the boxer what the coach said. This prevented Jackson from learning about the health of his ward. Chris Jay, a friend of Abdusalamov who helped him learn English at a basic level, stated that the difficulty in the corner was due to the boxer's pride and independence.

"More than once it happened to him to ignore the words in his corner. He did what he wanted to do." Jay said.

“None of the doctors that evening did not make a hint that I had to stop the fight. The kid wanted to fight so badly that I hoped to the end for his victory,” said coach Jackson.

Magomed Abdusalamov's brother said that it was only after the fight that they learned that Magomed had injured his hand in the first round.

"In the first round, I struck with the left to the head of Perez, after which I could not even clench my fist, which prevented me from working with my left the way I wanted. But the champion remains the champion and he had a great fight today," Abdusalamov said in interview after the fight.

When the doctors were in the locker room, the promoter and coach of Abdusalamov insisted that the boxer be taken to the hospital, as he complained of a severe headache. Doctors conducted a King-Devik neurological test, which the boxer had already passed the day before the fight, which required a series of numbers to be read.

“He made a couple of mistakes, but he gave all the numbers pretty clearly and did it pretty quickly. I was very impressed,” said Greenberg Jr., who was with the boxer during the tests.

However, Coach Jackson was suspicious of the test and protested against it, even leaving the premises for a while.

“What the hell happened? pain, "- said Jackson.

After examining Abdusalamov's face, the doctors diagnosed a broken nose, and also stitched up the incision and advised to visit a doctor in a couple of days, and then remove the stitches a week later.

"It seemed that everything was going according to the protocol. All the necessary steps that the doctors saw in that situation were taken," said the inspector of the athletic commission Farrago.

After the boxer was examined and the doctors left the locker room, Farrago still had to conduct urine tests on Abdusalamov, who, incidentally, was then having difficulty urinating. Only after Magomed took a shower, these tests were carried out. As soon as Farrago found traces of blood in his urine, he immediately advised the boxer's team to take a taxi and head to the nearest hospital.

“I have to defend what was done, since he never showed signs of serious head injury. Of course, he had injuries that required an ambulance, but no one knew about the bleeding in the brain. to change anything then? Of course ... If I knew more, "- said Farrago.

After doctors examined Magomed, his promoter Sampson Lewkowitz returned to the arena to watch other fights of that boxing evening. Then Greenberg told him that Abdusalamov needed an ambulance, Levkovits turned to the chairman of the commission to provide the boxer with an ambulance, but the chairman of the commission did not even budge and did not take any steps to help in this situation. As the boxer's brother says, even then Abdusalamov needed help to get dressed and leave the locker room.

"He was not able to think adequately. He was on the verge of unconsciousness and keep repeating to me," I'm leaving, I'm leaving, "said the boxer's brother.

When the brothers, their father and Greenberg Jr. went out into the street, where Greenberg Sr. and his wife were already waiting for them, Greenberg Jr. left everyone on the sidelines and went to catch a taxi, he even turned to a policeman for help, but everything was unsuccessful. It took them about 20 minutes to find a free taxi that evening. Upon arrival at the hospital, they were told that they would have to wait in line, as there were already people in front of them. While waiting, Magomed asked to lie down, then he began to have dry urge to vomit.

"Only after I started to swear, the guard saw what was happening with Magomed, then he said that we had better go outside and call 911 from there, because then they will immediately show medical assistance and we won't have to wait, "said Greenberg Jr.

Greenberg Jr. states that he left Abdusalamov with his brother in the waiting room and went outside to call 911 from his phone. According to the police department, the 911 call came in at 12:16 am and lasted about five minutes. When he returned to the hall, he saw that Abdusalamov's father, who arrived in another taxi, had already obtained the attention of doctors to his son. According to the hospital's data, Magomed was registered at 12:31 am. Greenberg Jr. said that during the examination by the doctors, Magomed became less and less susceptible to what was happening around him.

"He put in a lot of effort to say just a few words. It was a very difficult situation."- said Greenberg Jr.

"Based on the initial results of the CT scan, the extent of his brain damage at the time of admission to the hospital was already questioning his life. At that time we did not know if we could save him," said Dr. Swarup.

A scan carried out at 12:50 a.m. revealed a large blood clot in the left hemisphere of Abdusalamov's brain, which pressed on the skull, after which the boxer was taken to the operating room. Doctors began the operation at 1:33 pm local time, removing part of the skull on the left side to relieve pressure, removed a blood clot, and then began therapy to reduce cerebral edema. However, due to the pressure exerted on the brain and the blows received, the damage was too severe.

"We saved everything we could, but we will not be able to make him the same as he was before. He is young and most likely many brain functions will return, but it is difficult for us to say how much he will be able to recover," said Dr. Swarup.

On Christmas Eve, Abdusalamov was moved to a rehabilitation center in the suburbs of New York, where he spent all this time, with the exception of returning to the hospital, for a procedure to replace the removed part of the skull.

"Magomed was a funny, open guy, with a great spirit. He was a very bright and positive, and not just a gloomy fighter from Russia. It will be a great regret if people never get to know him from this side - this is a tragedy at all levels." - said Chris Jay, a friend of Magomed Abdusalamov.

Finally, we suggest watching an interview with Magomed Abdusalamov about life, boxing and much more on April 13, 2013.

Sport has given the world many talented and outstanding personalities. These are people with tremendous will, fortitude and an irresistible desire to win. And Abdusalamov Magomed is one of them. About him life path, achievements, victories and defeats will be discussed in the article.

The beginning of the path and the first achievements

Dagestan boxer Magomed Abdusalamov was born in 1981, on March 25, in Makhachkala. He also graduated from school and a branch there.In 1999, he began to comprehend the basics muay thai under the guidance of mentor and coach Zaynalbek Zaynalbekov. In 2004, Abdusalamov Magomed began his career as a boxer and very soon made it clear to everyone around that he was capable of much.

For two years in a row (2005-2006), the athlete was awarded the title of Russian heavyweight champion.

Professional career

In September 2008, the boxer's first entry into the professional ring took place. Abdusalamov Magomed stood out among other athletes for his ability to hit the enemy in the early rounds. The first eight fights were not very interesting for the viewer: Magomed knocked out his opponents in the first round. Among the defeated in subsequent battles were:

• Rich Power (Defeated in Round 3)
• Pedro Rodriguez;
• Jason Pettaway (surrendered in the 4th round);
• Maurice Byrom (the third round became fatal for him).

Fight with Jameel McCline

In September 2012, in Moscow, Abdusalamov Magomed met in a duel with the famous American boxer Jamil McCline. During this fight, for the first time in his sports career the Dagestani was knocked down.

From the first minute it was hard not to notice that McCline came to win. In the first minute, he knocked Abdusalamov down. But he recovered and continued the fight with great zeal.

At the end of the second round, the boxer sent his American opponent into a heavy knockdown with a straight right punch. Even though McCline scored 10, the referee, looking at his exhausted appearance, decided to stop the fight.

It is interesting that Magomed entered the ring that day with an injury - he had a broken rib.

Victor Bisbal is a worthy opponent

In 2013, in March, the already famous and titled boxer Magomed Abdusalamov fought with an athlete from Puerto Rico. The forecasts were on the side of the Dagestani. Despite this, Victor Bisbal kept Magomed in suspense for the first two rounds. He won by a clear advantage. This was the first boxer who made Abdusalamov nervous for two whole rounds.

The course of the fight changed during the third and fourth rounds, in the fifth Bisbal was knocked out.

Fatal fight with Mike Perez

In November 2013, two strongest boxers met in the ring - Cuban Mike Perez and Dagestani Magomed Abdusalamov. What happened after this fight that the eminent athlete, whose biography we are studying today, was forced to end his professional career?

At the beginning of the fight, the audience held their breath. Both athletes were extremely active. And for the first five rounds, their strengths were equal. Only in the 6th three minutes did Perez begin to act more successfully. In the 10th round, Abdusalamov could barely keep his feet, but still managed to reach the gong. At the end of the fight, the judges announced the winner of the Kuban Mike Perez. This was the first serious defeat for Abdusalamov.

A few hours after the fight, Magomed began to complain of malaise - headache and dizziness. To avoid complications, it was decided to put the athlete in a state

Medical conclusion

On November 6, it became known that the boxer suffered a stroke. At a medical center in New York, he removed a blood clot from his brain and part of his skull.

For more than two weeks, Magomed was in a coma and only on November 22 was he able to get out of it. But after a few hours, the doctors were forced to reconnect him to the life support apparatus. Only on December 6, the athlete was able to breathe on his own. On December 10, he was transferred to a regular ward from the intensive care unit.

Financial difficulties

It is known that the family of a boxer, who for his the last battle earned more than 40 thousand dollars, faced fabulous treatment bills. A special fund was created by the promoters to collect funds and donations for the treatment of Magomed.

Not only his relatives, friends and fans helped Abdusalamov. The desire to help the boxer was personally expressed by his colleagues - Ruslan Provodnikov, the Klitschko brothers, Sergio Martinez, Sergey Kovalev, Russian champion world boxing, in August 2014 put up for auction his boxers, tapes and gloves, in which he defeated Blake Caparello, and sent the proceeds to the Abdusalamov family.

Life goes on

Magomed Abdusalamov's condition is currently satisfactory, since June 2015 he can speak, but, unfortunately, right part his body still remains paralyzed.

He was and will always be a true champion who never gives up!

The wife of the Dagestani boxer Magomed Abdusalamov in an interview with MI about how she raises her husband after an injury in the ring, won millions and two hours in court, which turned the whole life of the Abdusalamov family.

A LITTLE BACKGROUND

Dagestan heavyweight Magomed Abdusalamov became famous in 2005, having won the title of Russian heavyweight champion in the amateur ring. Not getting to the Beijing Olympics, he turned professional. Over the next five years, the boxer fought 17 fights and won all of them ahead of schedule. He fought very spectacularly, often at the same time taking risks and completely forgetting about defense.

At the beginning of 2013, Magomed climbed to the fourth line WBC rankings and began to be seen as a contender for a fight against a Ukrainian world champion Vitali Klitschko... His new rival is the Cuban Mike Perez.

In a fight with Peres, Abdusalamov suffered his first defeat in the professional ring. Magomed received fractures of his left arm, nose, facial bones and a craniocerebral injury, which resulted in cerebral edema and a blood clot. After the fight, the boxer complained of pain in his head, but the doctors refused hospitalization, and Magomed had to get to the hospital on his own. Time was lost ... A few hours later, Abdusalamov was put into a state of artificial coma. A few days later, he suffered a stroke. It was reported that the boxer has almost no chance of survival, but he is alive and has already begun to speak.

After the tragic incident, the Abdusalamov family filed a lawsuit against the state of New York, accusing doctors of negligence and unprofessionalism, and won $ 22 million in compensation. The trial lasted (and continues to last) for almost four years, and all this time, his wife and three daughters remain next to the heavyweight named Mago.

"HE LIKE A CHILD"

- Bakanai, first of all, I would like to inquire about the state of Magomed. How does he feel now? What has changed since our last conversation two years ago?

- For two years, of course, we have progressed. Now he remembers everything, tries to talk, of course, not the way we do, but he tries. Often in the comments on Instagram they ask if he recognizes friends and relatives. Yes, he will recognize everyone. But we have problems with movement (I mean Magomed), his right side also does not work, his left is very strong, we do not stand, do not sit and do not walk. He eats almost independently, but we give him food that is not quite ordinary - more chopped up. And you can't leave him unattended while eating, he is like a child - he can choke.

The doctors told us at the very beginning that he would not even be able to see, but he sees, he understands. Let me emphasize that this is an area of ​​the brain and in case of problems with it, a person can be very unpredictable - now he can behave well, but after five minutes his mood changes dramatically. Sometimes it happened that he did not sleep all night, and there were nightly "whims", but now the doctor prescribed a sedative, and it became calmer.

- How do you communicate? Do you have any sign language?

- No. We talk to him, and he answers us. I understand him for a long time, I'm used to it. But sometimes you don't even need to speak, he can just show with his hand. Already four and a half years have passed ... I do not separate him from the family, daughters are also drawn to their father. They come from school - they kissed dad, go to bed - kissed dad. Sometimes I even ask Magi: “Did they kiss you?”, He replies: “No,” and the daughters again run to him. Then we start joking, Maga says that no one kissed him and the daughters have to run to their father again. He likes playing. He calls me "princess" and I call him "sunshine." That's how we are (laughs).

"THE YOUNGER DAUGHTER DOESN'T EVEN REMEMBER HIS FATHER HEALTHY"

- By the way, about daughters. You and Magomed have three of them and the youngest Patimat was barely a year old when such a misfortune happened in the family. When she asked what happened to her father, what did you say to her?

- She is still small, on the first of January she turned five years old. She probably doesn't even understand what's wrong with her father. You know, she doesn't even remember her dad when he was healthy, although all her father's attention was always on her, all those ten months. We were expecting a son, but when we were born Patya“The magician didn’t like her. He always took her away from me. We have a million photographs of Patya in his arms. Maybe she thinks that it should be so, I can not read her childhood thoughts.

- What are the thoughts of the eldest daughters?

- Now the hardest of all average Saigibat... Older Shahrizat we have the most sensitive, but already resigned. For the last six months, they have not said anything, although the older one used to ask: “When dad recovers, will he go to box? When will he start walking? " Shahrizat does not ask questions, because he is very worried about me. But sometimes in a conversation with her assistant, she brags about her father, recalls that he constantly took them somewhere. Maga once told me that Shakhrizat came up to him and said: “Daddy don't make a noise today, please, otherwise it’s hard for mom.”

And the second one is a girl with character, she won't tell me anything either, but I heard the other day how she spoke Aine(daughter of the assistant Bakanai) that she was very lucky with her dad, because he walks and can walk with her. (At this moment, the younger Patimat enters the room and hands the mother a drawing, which depicts dad, mom and three daughters). I felt hurt for her. In fact, they have a golden dad. He, in spite of his profession, everything free time paid to daughters. We still walk with the whole family, but, you see, this is not what it was before.

"BOXING WAS MY HUSBAND'S WORK"

- How does Magomed spend his day?

- We used to go to training every day, now it's a little different. We get up in the morning, I take the children to school. At 8:20 am I am already at home, I go to his room, and Maga has already woken up. I go up, hug him and, if I have the opportunity, ask him to guard me while I sleep. He, of course, agrees, but sometimes, if he suddenly gets bored, he wakes me up himself. And then we have breakfast, get dressed and, if there is a workout, go to the gym. Then we come home, have lunch, he will sit in a chair for a while. If we don't go out for a walk, then he watches films, fights. Sometimes we go to the pool. Every day is different. Yes, and also, three times a week Mage is given acupuncture, and on weekends a masseur comes to us.

- Is Magomed watching the fights?

- Yes, he mostly watches our fighters in the UFC, is a fan of Khabib Nurmagomedova.

- And you? How would you yourself react to a boxing match if you happened to see it?

- Sometimes it happens, but I don't look purposefully, it just sometimes comes across on TV. How to react? It was my husband's job, everyone does what he likes. Some work as policemen and are killed in shootings, others work as builders and are crippled, but this does not mean that you need to hate the police and construction. He liked to do it. And what happened is the fault of the doctors.

"DO THEY REALLY THINK I NEED THIS MONEY?"

- By the way, about the doctors' fault. Can we already talk about the course of the court case?

- Of course, it is already known that we won the trial, but the process is still going on, not all doctors have been punished. But, I would like to emphasize with two red lines that the $ 22 million that the court ordered to pay to our family is not in my hands.

To people who have already converted these dollars into Russian rubles and began to be indignant that this money can cure many sick people, I want to briefly explain that no one gave us money, they are in our account. Almost half of the money went to pay lawyers and pay off millions of medical bills. From this account, we are paid every month for his rehabilitation center, school for children, food. That is, a certain amount is allocated for life. And all by means of checks.

- Did I understand correctly? Do people think that you live with Magomed because of money?

- It turns out that way. Do they think I need this money? Yes, I would refuse them and pay the same amount if they could return my Magomed to me. So I want to explain to these people that money is not happiness. The happiness is that your family is healthy and close. It is better to live as an ordinary person in Makhachkala, in a rented apartment and work as a taxi driver, but be surrounded by your family. There is no price for the health of a loved one. Maybe for some people a husband is just a husband, and a wife is just a person preparing food, but we ... we had a completely different relationship. I cannot enjoy money when my husband is in this state. I would give everything, even a kidney (smiles) to return Magomed and the brother she lost.

- And who are these people who count your money? Subscribers inInstagram?

- Yes, I read all the comments (today the number of Bakanay subscribers on Instagram reaches 236 thousand. - Approx. ed.). In general, I don't care what ill-wishers write, but sometimes it really hurts. I am not ironclad, and the fact that I often post our happy photos with him does not mean that everything is so good with us. Yes, and in appearance they are often passed, for some reason it seems to most subscribers that I have ceased to be a woman and have no right to look beautiful. There are even rumors that I did more than one plastic surgery, but I want to answer all at once - it's not true.

When I complained to my husband, he said, "They just envy you." He always tells everyone that I am his savior, he does not hesitate to kiss my hands right in the rehabilitation center, even the nurses are outraged. With all this, what can I prove to people when I have such a husband?

One in general, can you imagine, wrote "I would have such a rich disabled person." I was very upset when I read this. How can you say that? Others write "I took care of my grandmother, there is nothing complicated about it." If you did this, then you would not condemn other people's work. Anyone who cares for a sick person for at least a couple of days understands what it is hard work... You know, I could now look after several elderly people, but not my husband, who has always been a support for me and had to take care of me himself.

"TWO HOURS TURNED OUR LIFE"

- Let's go back to the court ... In general, for you, Bakanay, this court was a desire to restore justice so that other athletes would not become victims of the negligence of doctors?

- First, of course, these people need to be punished. Because if the doctors took up Magomed right after the fight, he would have gone to the hospital, would have slept for several days, or I don't know ... The fact is that none of this would have happened. They had to be punished so that not only they, but also other doctors knew that it was impossible to treat athletes so negligently, because their family, parents, and children were waiting for them at home.

What did it cost them to take him to the hospital? These two hours turned our lives upside down. It is very difficult ... Everyone, seeing my smile, thinks that I am so simple about it, but they do not see how I suffer.

And secondly, of course, we needed funds for my husband's rehabilitation. I must be sure that tomorrow I will be able to continue Magomed's treatment. How else? Where will I get the money? We owe millions of dollars, where would I find them?

That is, we punished the doctors and found funds for treatment. Of course, the money didn't get my husband back. But this precedent has changed a lot, the rules in boxing have changed, the insurance for athletes has been raised. Now, at the slightest injury, the boxer is removed from the fight and taken to the hospital. It's a shame that we became an example, but since this happened, at least other families will not suffer.

- There really is a fault of the doctors. But how, in your opinion, is Magomed himself guilty of what happened? After all, he could simply refuse to continue that ill-fated battle.

- My Maga is not to blame, he is always right (smiles)... If you didn't stop, then you did the right thing. In general, the mentality of our men is such that they cannot just take and pass. Magomed would never allow himself this, but if doctors told him about the consequences, he would, of course, go to the hospital. The fact is that the doctors allowed him to fight, and Magomed was sure that he was doing well.

"THEY DIDN'T BELIEVE THAT THE MAGA WILL SURVIVE"

- At the very beginning of the treatment, the doctors did not give Magomed any chances, but now progress, as they say, is evident. The magician can already move and take food almost independently. But what if the peak of opportunity has already been reached and there is no further chance of improving health? What do doctors say about this?

- Yes, the doctors said that he would not see, hear, and in general would remain paralyzed for the rest of his life. When I picked him up from the rehabilitation center, the doctors and nurses thought that I did not understand the situation and refused to believe what was happening. They said that Magomed simply would not survive at home, and would never have thought that we would have what we have now.

We have gone through so much and so much ahead, but doctors are adamant in their predictions. This is the first time I speak about this to the press ... And before I really refused to believe that Magomed would not be able to fully recover. The doctor explained to me that my husband does not have half of his brain, it was removed after a stroke. Said: "How do you want his right side of his body to work if the part of the brain responsible for it is missing?" But I still believe. He tries to speak, sees well. It seems to me. My magician is very smart, sometimes he utters words that even I don't know (smiles).

"DO I HAVE ANOTHER CHOICE?"

- Magomed was very lucky with his wife. After what happened, you actually became the head of the family - you manage finances, make decisions, are responsible for the children and at the same time manage to cope with everything. Hard?

- Do I have any other choice? I don't think so. If I give up, things will go awry. I have a husband and three children, I am obliged to my healthy Magician, I am obliged to raise our daughters. Even in the next world, if we meet there, he will ask me: "How could you?" Children for my Magi were everything, he raved about them. What would happen to him if I dropped my hands? He was saved ... care (from English - care), you see, I already forget the Russian words.

Everyone is wondering if he has a psychologist? He does not have it, my husband does not need it - Magi has no complexes, there was not even a moment when he would say "why do I live at all." No, because no one makes him understand that he is sick. His daughters are always there, his wife is near him. I try to always be cheerful in front of him, do not cry, hug, kiss him. He doesn't feel that something is wrong.

We women are generally very strong people. (smiles)... Many write that Magomed himself probably raised me like that, but this is not entirely true. I was raised by such parents. There were four children of us, and my father's favorite was always me. A lot of love was put into me, I am a positive person. Now I am talking to you and I can rejoice, but in a few minutes I can get upset and drink a sedative. But if we ourselves do not cheer up internally, then how else can we live? Besides, I lost my brother, and there were many different thoughts in my head, but ... If I do that, no one will thank me. You can't give up. The magician will not forgive me.

"WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO LIVE IN DAGESTAN"

- How do you like life in the States? Better than Dagestan?

- Honestly, I love Dagestan, I love our people and I miss him very much. But ... we cannot live in Dagestan. In the States, everything is for people, the best medicine is here, and if not for that, I don't know what would have happened to us. The only bad thing is that there are no relatives nearby. But now we only need medicine.

- It was probably hard for you to put your husband on his feet alone, and even in a foreign country?

- Of course it was hard. But from the first days a friend of Magomed helped us Aminulla Suleimanov, Andrey Mikhailovich Ryabinsky(Russian businessman, vice president of the Federation professional boxing Russia. - Approx. "MI") paid us for the rehabilitation center for 8 months, each - 57,000 dollars. In another way, we would not have been able to start treatment, and who knows what would have happened now. I am very grateful to these people that they were next to us at the most difficult moment.

- Does Magomed himself miss Dagestan?

- Well, there is no such thing that he would sit and say “I miss Dagestan”. When I ask him if he is bored, Magomed replies that the main thing is for the children and wife to be near. We all yearn for Dagestan, but not everything happens in life the way we want. The main thing is that we are together.

- Does the state of health allow Magomed to make long flights?

- We do not risk it yet. Even healthy person that flies 10 hours may be subject to certain risks.

- You have been living in the USA for a long time, your daughters have spent most of their lives in the States ... Do they grow up and are brought up in an American way?

- In no case. I am a smiling mother, but very strict. Friends of my daughters are even afraid of me. I don't let them relax. I teach and clean, and cook, and they wash at me. I teach them to live the way my mother taught me. The girl is getting married, and they will marry me only for Dagestanis. They will have to feed their husbands deliciously, take care of them the way their dad is looked after by their mother.

- What if one of your daughters wants to marry a boxer? How do you react to this?

- We'll make him quit boxing (laughs)... We, of course, will take an interest in the opinion of the daughters, but in general my father chose my husband. Well, he will be a boxer, so what? The main thing is that the guy is good. And I will teach my daughter how to take care of a boxer. Taught by bitter experience ...

"I ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT WE WERE CREATED FOR EACH OTHER"

- Imagine that we will go back 14 years ago - on the day of your wedding with Magomed. Knowing what difficulties you will have to go through, would you marry Magomed?

- I have always believed that we were made for each other. We fought and fought with him, but we always loved each other. For 9 years we lived together before this incident, lived well, and now we live. Why not? At least for the sake of these nine years of life and wonderful daughters. Magomed is my man. If I didn’t want and didn’t love him, then I would have left after what happened. I could also live quietly and securely in Dagestan with my parents and go about my business. In this world, no one owes anyone, and there are many abandoned children and parents in Dagestan. I am already silent about my wife or husband ... It just does not fit in my head, how can you leave your loved one? Probably, I was not brought up that way. I am next to my Maga not because of money or something else, but because he is my husband, the father of my three children, whom I loved and love.

Nurmagomed ASTARKHANOV

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