Olympic Champions as Dusmatov and Jalolov lead Team Uzbekistan at the IBA Men’s Elite World Boxing Championships
Uzbekistan confirmed its fantastic line-ups before the start of the IBA Men’s Elite World Boxing Championships which will start in Tashkent on May 1. Several of the Uzbek boxers moved up or down to be selected to the participating team which will lead their Olympic Champions, Hasanboy Dusmatov and Bakhodir Jalolov.
Uzbekistan delivered fantastic performances in the 2015, 2017 and 2019 editions of the Men’s Elite World Boxing Championships but the last competition in Belgrade was not a huge success for their top squad. The Uzbeks delivered several titles in the previous Olympic Games and the ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships and their current team has several gold medal favourites.
Hasanboy Dusmatov (51kg) earned the Val Barker Trophy at the 2016 Olympic Games, while their super heavyweight (+92kg) No.1, Bakhodir Jalolov bagged the title in Tokyo. Dusmatov has never claimed any gold medals in the Men’s Elite World Boxing Championships yet but Jalolov earned a title in the 2019 edition.
The virtuoso silver medallist from the 2021 edition, Abdumalik Khalakov (57kg), Ruslan Abdullayev (63.5kg), Saidjamshid Jafarov (71kg) and Lazizbek Mullojonov (92kg) are all ASBC Asian Champions and have gold medal expectations in Tashkent as well.
The powerful Mujibullo Tursunov (60kg), the technician Asadkhudja Muydinkhudjayev (67kg) and Shokhjakhon Abdullayev (86kg) all competed in the last edition of the Men’s Elite World Boxing Championships but the trio are much stronger than in 2021.
Shodiyorjon Melikuziyev (48kg), the Bocskai Memorial Tournament winner Oybek Jurayev (54kg) and the ASBC Asian U22 Champions, Alokhon Abdullayev (75kg) and Jasurbek Yuldashev (80kg) are also involved to the participating team for the first time.
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