Many athletes after the end of their sports career begin political or social activities. The famous kickboxer Alexander Lipovoy was no exception. About him and will be discussed.
Oh sport, you are the world
Despite the fact that Alexander Mikhailovich Lipovoy has the citizenship of the Russian Federation, he was born in the hero city of Odessa on July 26, 1976.
It is not surprising that Alexander chose the career of an athlete, because his parents served as a clear example for him, who instilled in the boy a love of sports. Alexander Lipovoy was born into a military family, where his mother is a retired warrant officer, and his father is an Air Force colonel and, moreover, a master of sports of the USSR international class in combat sambo and handball.
In Odessa, Alexander graduated from the 82nd school and spent some time studying at VPTU # 26. At the age of 17, Lipovoy became the owner of the CMS degree, and later, the MC, becoming the champion of Ukraine in boxing.
At the age of 25 he moved to Taganrog, where he graduated with a degree in jurisprudence. Later, after several years of wandering from Rostov to Odessa, in 2011 he moved to Moscow for permanent residence. However, before moving to the capital, the athlete wasted no time and managed to take part in a number of tournaments and even win first places in them.
In Moscow, the life of Alexander Lipovoy sparkled with new colors. His sports career quickly went uphill - tournament after tournament, victory after victory. It seems that this athlete has no equal.
Sports achivments
Alexander Lipovoy is a multiple triumphant in kickboxing championships in Moscow, Russia and the World. It is also interesting that this athlete ended up in the Guinness Book of Records due to the fact that in 2006, in one of the sparring sessions in 48 minutes, he managed to inflict 4,000 punches on his opponent - 2,000 with his hands and feet.
Alexander even created his own training program for sparring, which is based on proper nutrition and regular physical activity without the intervention of pharmacology.
Not quite sporting, but also an achievement, is the fact that Alexander is the president of the Lipovoy Gym International fight club network, the creation of which was an athlete's dream.
Athlete's personal life
In December 2016, Alexander married Alexandra Kabaeva, who is a video blogger and model.
It is worth noting that before that, Alexander had once been married to Alana Khubetsova, as a result of which they had a son, Alex.
Social activity
Today, Alexander is actively working in the international project to combat drug addiction "Social Lift", being its leader. Moreover, as a representative of this project, he repeatedly presented his ideas at a meeting of the General Assembly at the UN. In addition, as a member of United Russia, he leads the sports commission on the social platform.
By the way, in spite of the enemies and luckily for the fans, the athlete has not yet completed his career, therefore, who knows, perhaps in the near future, Alexander Lipovoy will still please all kickboxing fans with the next championship titles.