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Rustam Tulaganov

Uzbekistani boxer: bronze medallist at the 2016 Rio Olympics (heavyweight) and 2015 Asian Championships silver medallist.

Occupation:
Athlete, Boxer
Born:
October 8 1991(35 years old) ♎
Birthplace:
Tashkent

Biography

Rustam Tulaganov was born on 8 October 1991 in Tashkent. An Uzbekistani heavyweight boxer, he won silver at the 2015 Asian Championships in Bangkok.

At the 2016 Rio Olympics he beat Julio Castillo of Ecuador in the round of 16 and Abdulkadir Abdullayev of Azerbaijan in the quarter-final (both 3–0), lost the semi-final to Russia's Evgeny Tishchenko and took bronze.

He has boxed professionally since October 2017; Wikipedia lists four bouts, all won (2017, 2019, 2020 and 2021, including a win over Beibi Berrocal in Moscow on 29 January 2021).

Life path

  1. 2015
    Asian Championships silver

    Bangkok, heavyweight.

  2. 2016
    Rio Olympics — bronze

    Lost the semi-final to E. Tishchenko.

  3. 2017
    Professional debut

    27 October, win over R. Guerra.

  4. 2021
    Win in Moscow

    29 January, over B. Berrocal, 8 rounds.

Achievements

  • 🥉
    Bronze medal
    Olympic Games (2016)
  • 🥈
    Silver medal
    Asian Championships (2015)
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