Karim Tulaganov

Karim Alimshanovich Tulyaganov was born on 27 August 1973 in the Tashkent Region. As an amateur he boxed at 71 kg and trained at the sports school of the Pakhtakor stadium under Felix Pak and Hasan Mukhamedov.

He took bronze at the 1995 Asian Championships in Thailand and won the Uzbek national title in 1996. At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics (light middleweight, 71 kg) he beat Oscar Gómez of Argentina, Yared Wolde of Ethiopia and Rival Cadeau of the Seychelles, lost the semi-final 4–12 to the American David Reid and took the bronze medal. In 1999 he was Uzbek runner-up.

He boxed briefly as a professional in 1999–2002, with more losses than wins, and retired in 2002. He holds the title Honoured Sportsman of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Order «Mehnat shuhrati» (Labour Glory).