Elshod Rasulov

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Elshod Rasulov
Personal information
Full nameЭльшод Расулов
NationalityFlag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Born (1986-03-07) March 7, 1986 (age 38)
Kokand, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport Boxing
Weight class Light Heavyweight
Medal record
World Amateur Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Milan Light Heavyweight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Baku Light heavyweight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Doha Light heavyweight
World Military Boxing Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Fort Huachuca 69 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Doha Middleweight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Guangzhou Light Heavyweight
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Ulan Bator Middleweight

Elshod Rasulov (born March 7, 1986) is an amateur boxer from Uzbekistan, who won gold at the 2006 Asian Games and at the 2010 Asian Games and silver at 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships.

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Career

In 2004 the southpaw counterpuncher knocked out Emilio Correa in the welterweight finals of the 13th World Junior Championships in Jeju then he moved up to middleweight.

That year, he won the silver medal at the 48th World Military Boxing Championship in the 69 kg weight class. The gold was won by Boyd Melson of the US. [1] [2]

At the Chemiepokal 2006 he beat Sergiy Derevyanchenko (UKR) but lost to world #1 Matvey Korobov. In Doha at the 2006 Asian Games he won the final bout against Kazakhstan's Olympic welterweight champion Bakhtiyar Artayev 32–22. [3]

At the 2007 World Championships he lost by knock out to Argenis Casimiro Núñez and didn't medal.

He qualified for the 2008 Olympics by defeating two unknown opponents from Syria and Japan even though he was KOd in one round by Thai Angkhan Chomphuphuang at the qualifier. In Beijing he beat Jean-Mickaël Raymond and Andranik Hakobyan, but lost to old foe Emilio Correa. Afterwards he moved up to light heavy.

At the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships he beat Abdelkader Bouhenia (FRA) in the semis, then lost to Artur Beterbiyev.

At the 2010 Asian Games he won again.

At the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships he lost to Adilbek Niyazymbetov (KAZ) and won Bronze.

At the 2012 Olympics (results) he defeated Yahia El-Mekachari then lost to Russian favorite Egor Mekhontsev 15:19.

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References

  1. "2004 CISM Military Boxing Championships". Armedforcessports.defense.gov. November 1, 2004. Archived from the original on October 16, 2011. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
  2. "48th World Military Boxing Championship, Fort Huachuca, Arizona, USA, 22–31 October 2004". CISM – Conseil International du Sport Militaire – International Military Sports Council. Archived from the original on August 6, 2011. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
  3. http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/SPORTS/BX/IGBXBoutResult.aspx?rscid=0-075-1-01-00001-1 [ dead link ]
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