Biography
Utkirbek Haydarov was born on 25 January 1974 in Andijan. He boxed as an amateur at 75 kg (middleweight) and 81 kg (light heavyweight) and is 186 cm tall.
In 1999 he won world gold in Houston (75 kg) and in 2001 silver in Belfast. At the 2000 Sydney Olympics he lost to Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov of Russia 10–11. In 2002 he won the Asian Games in Busan and the Asian Championships in Seremban.
At the 2004 Athens Olympics he won bronze at 81 kg, beating Isaac Ekpo, Abdelhani Kensi and Ihsan Yildirim Tarhan before losing the semi-final to Andre Ward 15–17. In 2005 he took silver at the Asian Championships in Ho Chi Minh City.
State honours (per Russian Wikipedia): Honoured Athlete of Uzbekistan (2000), the «Mehnat shuhrati» order (2001), the «Fidokorona xizmatlari uchun» order (2004) and the «El-yurt hurmati» order (2016), plus the title «O'zbekiston iftixori».
Awards
Pride of UzbekistanUzbekistan
Honoured Sportsman of Uzbekistan2000 · Uzbekistan
Order «El-yurt hurmati»2016 · Uzbekistan
Order «For Selfless Service»2004 · Uzbekistan
Order of Labor Glory2001 · Uzbekistan
Life path
- 1999World champion
Houston, 75 kg.
- 2000Sydney Olympics
Lost to G. Gaydarbekov 10–11.
- 2001World Championships silver
Belfast, 75 kg.
- 2002Asian Games champion
Busan, 75 kg; also Asian Championships gold.
- 2004Athens Olympic bronze
81 kg.
- 2005Asian Championships silver
Ho Chi Minh City.
Achievements
- 🥇Gold medalWorld Championships, Houston (1999)
- 🥈Silver medalWorld Championships, Belfast (2001)
- 🥇Gold medalAsian Games, Busan (2002)
- 🥉Bronze medalOlympic Games, Athens (2004)
- 🥈Silver medalAsian Championships (2005)