Anvar Yunusov (born February 1, 1987,

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) is a

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i boxer who currently competes as a professional in the super featherweight division. As an amateur, he won bronze at the 2011 amateur world championships, gold at the 2011 Asian championships, and qualified for the

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and 2016 Olympics. He is also known for giving

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winner

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his first ever stoppage defeat at the 2007 World Championships.

Amateur career

Southpaw Yunusov beat

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at the 2005 World Championships but lost to surprise winner

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. He finished second at the 2006 Military World Championships and the Ahmet Comet Cup 2007 where he beat Mirat Sarsenbayev but lost to local Kadri Kordel. At the 2007 World Championships he stopped Payla, but lost to

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later. At the 2008 Olympic qualifier he beat Payla again, then Mongol Luvsantseren Zorigtbaatar and North Korean Pak Jong Chol. In Beijing, he lost his quarterfinal to experienced Thai favorite

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. At the

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, he lost his first bout to

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. He competed in the lightweight division at the

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. He defeated

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in the first round, but was defeated by

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in the next round. Yunusov finished 9th overall in the division. He was the flag bearer for Tajikistan during the closing ceremony.

Professional career

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yunusov, Anvar Living people Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of Tajikistan 1987 births Boxers at the 2006 Asian Games Boxers at the 2010 Asian Games Boxers at the 2014 Asian Games Tajikistani male boxers AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Sportspeople from Dushanbe Asian Games competitors for Tajikistan Bantamweight boxers