Farid Usmanli: Travis Bagent is a wily fox! 16:00 04/08/2014 He used to represent Uzbekistan, now he fights for Turkey. Farid Usmanli wants to take Travis Bagent on again. Not what you were looking for? Search for other text. Farid, when did you start training armwrestling? It all started back in 1998. I was 17 and it was a good way to compete with my friends. I remember you from the World Championships in 2004 in Durban, you fought in 100kg and took 2 nd place in left hand, 3 rd in right. You approached our stand and said: “ I ’ m Farid Usmanov, you better watch me, because I ’ m going to be world champion soon, and fight in your tournaments in Poland ” . Yes, I remember that. My first World Championships were in 2003, however. They were organized by two federations back then. I wound up with the second one, in Suzdal in Russia; your championships were held in Canada. I took 2 nd place in left and right, in 100kg. We all know you as a European and World champion. When was the first