Lazizbek Mullojonov
Uzbekistani boxer (born 1999)
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Lazizbek Mullojonov (born 13 May 1999)[1] is an Uzbek professional boxer. He won a gold medal at the 2022 Asian Championships as a super-heavyweight. He became Olympic Champion in the heavyweight event at the 2024 Summer Olympics[2].
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| Born | 13 May 1999 Fergana, Uzbekistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | Super-heavyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Win by KO | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No contests | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mullojonov is currently serving a three-year ban set to expire to July 2028 for an anti-doping rule violation.[3]
Professional career
2021
On 29 January 2021, in Moscow (Russia) Mullojonov made his debut in the professional ring, ahead of schedule by technical knockout in the 2nd round, defeating Russian Alexander Stepanov (2–2).
At the end of September 2021, he became the world champion at the 58th Military World Boxing Championship in Moscow (Russia) held under the auspices of the International Military Sports Council, in the final, by a split decision of the judges, defeating an experienced Russian Svyatoslav Teterin.[4][5]
At the end of October – at the beginning of November 2021 in Belgradee (Serbia), participated in the 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships in the category over 92 kg. Where in 1/16 finals defeated the experienced Iranian Puria Amiri on points,[6] in the 1/8 finals he defeated the Brit Delicious Ori,[7] but in the quarterfinal on points in a competitive battle he lost to the Armenian David Chaloyan[8] – who became the silver medalist of this world championship.[citation needed]
2022
In February 2022, he became the champion in the weight category over 92 kg of the prestigious international Strandzha Cup held in Sofia (Bulgaria),[9] where he defeated the experienced Russian Yaroslav Doronichev,[10] then in the semi-finals by points of victories Kazakh silt Nurlan Saparbay, and in the final he defeated the experienced German boxer Nelvy Tiafaka.[11]
2025 Provisional Suspension
In November 2025, Mullojonov was issued with a three-year ban backdated to July 2025 by the International Testing Agency for an anti-doping rule violation after testing positive for methasterone.[12][3][13]
Professional boxing record
| 8 fights | 7 wins | 0 losses |
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| By knockout | 7 | 0 |
| No contests | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 8 | Win | 7–0 (1) | Monyasahu Muritador | TKO | 3 (10), 0:38 | 14 Nov 2025 | Humo Arena, Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Won vacant WBC CISBB heavyweight title |
| 7 | NC | 6–0 (1) | Youness Baalla | NC | 6 | 21 Jun 2025 | Global Theater Boulevard Riyadh City, Riyadh | WBC Grand Prix Heavyweight Round of 16; Originally UD win for Mullojonov, changed to NC after Mullojonov failed drug test |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Marvin Mendoza | TKO | 3 (6), 1:59 | 20 April 2025 | Global Theater Boulevard Riyadh City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | WBC Grand Prix Heavyweight Round of 32 |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Ruslan Miraimov | TKO | 2 (8), 2:12 | 29 Jan 2025 | Sport Palace Yunusabad, Tashkent, Uzbekistan | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Nursultan Amanzholov | TKO | 1 (8), 2:13 | 26 Aug 2023 | Stadion Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Michael Bassett | TKO | 1 (6), 1:04 | 13 Aug 2021 | Humo Arena, Tashkent, Uzbekistan | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Anton Sjomkin | KO | 1(6), 0:31 | 4 Jun 2021 | Sibur Arena, Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Alexander Stepanov | TKO | 1 (6), 1:05 | 29 Jan 2021 | USC Soviet Wings, Moscow, Russia |
