Orazbek Assylkulov

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Orazbek Assylkulov
Personal information
Born1998 (age 2627)
Kokshetau, Kazakhstan
Weight Featherweight
Boxing career
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
IBA World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Dubai Featherweight
Asian Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Chiang Mai Featherweight

Orazbek Assylkulov (born 1998) is a Kazakhstani boxer. As an amateur, he won a gold medal at the 2025 IBA Men's World Boxing Championships and silver medal at the 2024 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships.

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Early life

Born in Kokshetau, Assylkulov took up boxing at the age of 10. [1]

Amateur career

In November 2018, Assylkulov competed in the 56 kg category of the national championships and won the silver medal, losing to Kairat Yeraliyev. [2] [3] In December 2021, he competed in the 57 kg category of the national championships and won the gold medal. [4] He returned to the national championships the following year, where he won the silver medal in the same category. [5]

At the 2024 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships, Assylkulov competed in the featherweight division where he reached the gold medal bout, losing to Mirazizbek Mirzakhalilov in the final. [6]

Assylkulov competed in the featherweight division of the 2025 IBA Men's World Boxing Championships. He defeated Elisandro Sanches da Silva in the round of 32 and Mukelo Dlamini in the following round, the latter by knockout. [7] [8] He then defeated Carlos Martínez Bernad in the quarterfinal and Andrei Peglivanian in the semifinals. [9] [10] In the gold medal match, he defeated Khusravkhon Rakhimov. [11]

References

  1. "Пришел в бокс в 10 лет и стал "кошмаром" для узбеков. Кто такой Оразбек Асылкулов и откуда это прозвище?" (in Russian). vesti.kz. 5 December 2024.
  2. "Kazakh national boxing team selected after championships in Aktau". The Astana Times. 20 November 2018.
  3. "Оразбек Асылкулов: Как и Сапиев, я хочу победить на Олимпиаде" (in Russian). National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 26 November 2018.
  4. "Оразбек Асылкулов стал чемпионом Казахстана в весе до 57 кг" (in Russian). prosports.kz. 23 December 2021.
  5. "Определились чемпионы Казахстана по боксу" (in Russian). Qazsport. 9 December 2022.
  6. "Оразбек Асылкулов стал серебряным призером Чемпионата Азии по боксу". gov.kz (in Russian). 12 December 2024.
  7. "Казахстанец стал любимцем на ЧМ‑2025: он "кошмар узбекских боксёров"" (in Russian). Vesti.kz. 8 December 2025.
  8. "Нокаутом за 21 секунду завершился бой Казахстана на ЧМ-2025 по боксу" (in Russian). Vesti.kz. 9 December 2025.
  9. "Казахстан с разгромом вышел в полуфинал и взял медаль ЧМ по боксу" (in Russian). Vesti.kz. 10 December 2025.
  10. "Разгром вывел "кошмара узбекских боксёров" из Казахстана в финал ЧМ" (in Russian). Vesti.kz. 11 December 2025.
  11. "Боксер из Казахстана выступил с заявлением после исторического «золота» ЧМ-2025" (in Russian). Sports.kz. 13 December 2025.