Hurshid Tojibaev wins a license to Rio 2016 Olympic Games

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) -- Uzbek boxer Hurshid Tojibaev won a license to Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) tournament in Tashkent on Saturday.

In eight round bout in the weight category up to 60 kg, Uzbek boxer defeated Dmitry Polyanskiy of Russian with the score 3:0 (80:72,79:73 and 78:74).

Hurshid Tojibaev also became contender for for APB Lightweight Champion title, which currently owned by Berik Abdrakhmanov of Kazakhstan.