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| Nationality | Kazakhstani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Valentina Khalzova is a Kazakhstani amateur boxer. [1] [2] [3] She won a gold medal at the 2016 World Championships and bronze at the 2022 edition. [4]
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Valentina Khalzova is a Kazakhstani amateur boxer. [1] [2] [3] She won a gold medal at the 2016 World Championships and bronze at the 2022 edition. [4]
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