Jahon Qurbonov

Jahon Qurbonov (Russian: Dzhakhon Kurbanov; born 12 February 1986, in Leninabad, now Khujand) is an amateur boxer from Tajikistan, who competed in the 2006 Asian Games in the Light Heavyweight (-81 kg) division. There he beat Mehdi Ghorbani in the semifinals and won the gold medal in a decisive final bout against Korea's Hak Sung Song 30–15.^[1]

FullnameДжахон Курбонов

NationalityTajikistani

Born (1986-02-12) 12 February 1986 (age 40)

Leninabad, Tajik SSR, USSR

Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)

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Jahon Qurbonov

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Full name	Джахон Курбонов
Nationality	Tajikistani
Born	(1986-02-12) 12 February 1986 (age 40) Leninabad, Tajik SSR, USSR
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Weight class	Light Heavyweight
Medal record Asian Games 2006 Doha Light Heavyweight 2010 Guangzhou Heavyweight Asian Championships 2005 Ho Chi Minh City Middleweight

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At the 2007 World Championships he beat Luis Gonzalez but was DQd against Yerkebulan Shynaliyev.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Qurbanov beat Abbos Atoev of Uzbekistan and then Croatia's Marijo Šivolija before being eliminated by Shynaliyev, again via DQ for biting.^[2][3]

He qualified for the 2012 Olympics in London, where he was knocked out by Yahia El-Mekachari in the first round.