Botirjon Makhmudov
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Botirjon Makhmudov (uzbek: Mahmudov Botirjon Bahodir ugli; born 3 January 1990) is an Uzbek boxing coach and former boxer who competed in the welterweight division. As an amateur, he won a silver medal at the 2008 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships and a bronze medal at the 2009 AIBA World Boxing Championships.[1][2][3][circular reference]
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| Nationality | Uzbekistani | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1990 (age 35–36) Andijan Region, Uzbekistan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | Welterweight | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Early life
Makhmudov was born in 1990 in Andijan Region, Uzbekistan.[1]
Amateur career
2008 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships
Makhmudov competed internationally in the welterweight division. At the 2008 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships in Guadalajara, he defeated Errol Spence Jr. and Sadulai Abdulai before losing to Óscar Molina in the final, taking the silver medal.[2]
2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships
At the 2009 AIBA World Boxing Championships in Milan, he defeated Siphiwe Lusizi, Konstantin Snigour, and Mikael Zewski to reach the semifinals. There he lost to Jack Culcay, earning a bronze medal in the welterweight event.[3][4]
After his medal-winning results at youth and senior world level, Makhmudov remained active in international amateur competition. He appeared at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Istanbul, where he was defeated by Glen Tapia. In 2009, he reached the quarter-finals of the AIBA President's Cup in Baku.[5][AI-retrieved source]
One of the last international tournaments of his amateur career came at the Strandja Memorial in Sofia, where he defeated Jhonatan Conceição Soares before losing in the following round to Zaal Kvachatadze.[6]