Biography
Dilshodbek Ruzmetov is an Uzbek boxer who competes at light heavyweight. He was born on 12 March 1999 in Urgench. He is a member of the Uzbekistan national boxing team and trains under Farrukh Kilichev.
At the 2019 World Championships in Yekaterinburg he beat Shinebayar Narmandakh, Peter Pita, Andrei Aradoaie, Loren Alfonso and Benjamin Whittaker at 81 kg, then lost the final to Kazakhstan's Bekzad Nurdauletov to take silver. In March 2020 he lost to Australia's Paulo Aokuso at the Asia-Oceania Olympic qualifier. In February 2021 he won the Strandja tournament in Sofia, and in May he became Asian champion in Dubai, beating Iran's Meysam Gheshlaghi in the final.
At the Tokyo Olympics he beat Ireland's Emmett Brennan 5–0 in the round of 32 and lost the round of 16 to Loren Alfonso, boxing for Azerbaijan (1–4). On 17 December 2021 he made his professional debut in Tashkent with a unanimous decision against Russia's Maksim Smirnov.
Career
- Uzbekistan national boxing teamNational team member
Life path
- 2019World Championships silver (Yekaterinburg, 81 kg).
- 2021Strandja tournament winner; Asian champion (Dubai); round of 16 at the Tokyo Olympics.
- 2021Professional debut (17 December, Tashkent).
Achievements
- 🥈Silver medalWorld Championships, Yekaterinburg (2019)
- 🥇WinnerStrandja tournament, Sofia (2021)
- 🥇Asian championAsian Championships, Dubai (2021)