Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Six boxers representing Uzbekistan have reached the finals of the World Boxing Championships for athletes under 19, which are being held in Budva, Montenegro. Two other Uzbek boxers have secured bronze medals. The final bouts will take place on 27 October, the Uzbekistan Boxing Federation reported.
Four Uzbek men will compete for gold. In the 75kg category, Suhrob Rakhmatullayev will face Iran’s Mohammad Saleh Mesbahi. In the 85kg division, Sardorbek Bakhromkhuzhayev will meet Russia’s Kirill Korshakov. Asadbek Sultonboyev will take on Ukraine’s Vladyslav Naumenko in the 90kg category, while Islом Salikhov will face Kazakhstan’s Vladislav Samozhonov in the over-90kg division.
In the women’s finals, Nazokat Mardonova will face Ruby Lopez of the United States in the 51kg category. Maftuna Yangieva will compete against American Marley McNally in the 70kg division.
Zulfikor Adhamjonov, competing in the 70kg category, and Mukhtasar Aliyeva, in the 48kg division, won bronze medals.
Uzbekistan ranks second in the number of finalists, behind Russia, which has 10 boxers competing for gold. Kazakhstan and China have four finalists each, while the United States has three. Ireland, Ukraine and India have two finalists each. England, Argentina, Brazil, Spain, Iran, Scotland and Japan have one finalist apiece.
