Jahon Qurbonov
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| Full name | Джахон Курбонов | |||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Tajikistani | |||||||||||||||
| Born |
February 12, 1986 Leninabad, Tajik SSR, USSR | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | |||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||||
| Rated at | Light Heavyweight | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jahon Qurbonov (born 12 February 1986 in Leninabad, now Khujand), Russian: Dzhakhon Kurbanov, is an amateur boxer from Tajikistan, who competed in the 2006 Asian Games in the Light Heavyweight (-81 kg) division. There he beat Mehdi Ghorbani in the semifinals and won the gold medal in a decisive final bout against Korea's Hak Sung Song 30-15.[1]
At the 2007 World Championships he beat Luis Gonzalez but was DQd against Yerkebulan Shynaliyev.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Qurbanov beat Abbos Atoev of Uzbekistan and then Croatia's Marijo Šivolija before being eliminated by Shynaliyev, again via DQ for biting.[2]
He qualified for the 2012 Olympics in London, where he was knocked out by Yahia El-Mekachari in the first round.
References
- ↑ Light heavyweight final bout results
- ↑ "Again, it becomes bite night". Boston.com. 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
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