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Fazliddin Gaibnazarov

Uzbek boxer: Olympic champion at Rio 2016 (light welterweight), professional since 2017.

Occupation:
Athlete, Boxer
Born:
June 16 1991(35 years old) ♊
Birthplace:
Bekabad, Tashkent Region

Biography

Fazliddin Gaibnazarov is an Uzbek southpaw boxer, born on 16 June 1991 in Bekabad. As an amateur he fought as a light welterweight.

At the 2012 London Olympics he lost in the quarter-finals to Han Soon-chul 13–16. At the 2016 Rio Olympics he won gold, beating Dival Malonga, Manoj Kumar, Gary Antuanne Russell and Vitaly Dunaytsev, and defeating Lorenzo Sotomayor Collazo in the final.

In 2015 he took silver at the World Championships in Doha and at the Asian Championships in Bangkok; a silver at the 2013 Summer Universiade is also listed. He turned professional in 2017 with Top Rank and fights as a welterweight; his record stood at 13 fights, 11 wins and 2 losses at the time of the source.

Life path

  1. 2012
    London Olympics

    Light welterweight, quarter-final.

  2. 2013
    Universiade silver

    Kazan.

  3. 2015
    World Championships silver

    Doha.

  4. 2015
    Asian Championships silver

    Bangkok.

  5. 2016
    Olympic champion in Rio

    Light welterweight.

  6. 2017
    Turned professional

    Signed with Top Rank.

Achievements

  • 🥇
    Olympic Games (light welterweight)
    Rio-2016 (2016)
  • 🥈
    World Championships
    Doha (2015)
  • 🥈
    Asian Championships
    Bangkok (2015)
  • 🥈
    Summer Universiade
    Kazan (2013)