Dzhakhon and Shabbos won their first bouts at the World Boxing Championship

On October 28, three Tajik boxers entered the ring — Khusravkhon Rahimov in the 57 kg weight category fought against Yilmar Gonzalez (Colombia), Saidikrom Amonov in the 67 kg weight category faced Martin Skogeim (Norway), and Jahon Kurbonov in the +92 kg weight category was up against Eli Ochoa (Kenya).

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Jahon Kurbonov managed to advance to the next round. He was able to win against his Kenyan opponent with a score of 4:1 in the second round. Both rounds were free. On October 31, Jahon Kurbonov will enter the ring against Narenda from India.

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On October 26, in the first round, Shabbos Negmatulloev in the 80 kg weight category won his match against Silvio Scherle from Germany.

The Men’s World Boxing Championship in Belgrade, Serbia began on October 24 and will continue until November 6. Eight athletes from Tajikistan are participating.

On October 29, Abdurakhmon Yokubov will enter the ring in the 60 kg weight category against Roland Veres (Hungary) and Parviz Karimov in the 90 kg weight category will face Jamar Telei (USA).

On October 30, there will be a match between Bahodur Usmonov and Ilya Shakirov (Russia) in the 63.5 kg weight category, and Abdumalik Boltaev will compete against Sumit (India) in the 75 kg weight category. Also, Shabbos Negmatulloev will enter the ring for his second match against Samuel Kamara from Sierra Leone.

Over 500 athletes from 88 countries are participating in the Men’s World Boxing Championship across 13 weight categories. For the first time in the history of the championship, winners will receive cash prizes totaling $100,000 in addition to medals. Second and third place holders will receive $50,000 and $25,000 respectively.