The Uzbek Tigers are Uzbek

amateur An amateur () is generally considered a person who pursues an avocation independent from their source of income. Amateurs and their pursuits are also described as popular, informal, autodidacticism, self-taught, user-generated, do it yourself, DI ...

and a semi-professional boxing team that has competed in the WSB World Series of Boxing since season from 2016 to 2018. In the first debut season in 2016 Uzbek Tigers won the bronze medal of WSB tournier. For the Team fought

Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...

and AIBA World Championship medalists like

Hasanboy Dusmatov Hasanboy Marfjon Ugli Dusmatov (born 24 June 1993) is an Uzbekistani professional boxer. As an amateur, Dusmatov won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2013 Summer Universiade as a light flyweight. He also three-time Asian Amateur Boxi ...

, Fazliddin Goibnazarov,

Bakhodir Jalolov Bakhodir Jalolov ( uz, Bahodir Jalolov) is an Uzbekistani professional boxer who won a bronze medal at the 2015 World Championships, and gold at the 2019 World Championships and 2020 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the 2016 Summer Olympi ...

, Shakhram Giyosov, Murodjon Akhmadalaiev and many others.

History

Uzbek Tigers team founded under the Boxing Federation of Uzbekistan and National Olympic Committee of Uzbekistan in 2015 and started to compete in the popular boxing series from the VI season. The competitors were allowed to maintain Olympic and AIBA world championship eligibility. The team was given the status of the National Team of the Republic of

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked cou ...

in professional boxing.

Weight classes and all boxers

Light flyweight Light flyweight, also known as junior flyweight or super strawweight, is a weight class in boxing. Professional boxing The weight limit at light flyweight in professional boxing is 108 pounds (49 kilograms). When New York legalized boxing in 1920 ...

(46–49 kg)

, Mironshoh Ibragimov, Khudoynazar Fayzov *

Flyweight Flyweight is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing above 49 kg (108 lb) and up to 51 kg (112 lb). Professional boxing The flyweight division was the last of bo ...

(-52 kg) Abrorjon Kodirov, Latipov Jasurbek, Nodir Mirzakhmedov, *

Bantamweight Bantamweight is a weight class in combat sports. For boxing, the range is above and up to . In kickboxing, a bantamweight fighter generally weighs between . In mixed martial arts, MMA, bantamweight is . The name for the class is derived from Ba ...

(-56 kg) Abdulkhay Sharahmatov,

Murodjon Akhmadaliev Murodjon Kakharovich Akhmadaliev ( uz, Murodjon Qahhorovich Ahmadaliyev; born 2 November 1994) is an Uzbekistani professional boxer who is a unified super-bantamweight champion, having held the WBA (Super), and IBF titles since 2020. As an ama ...

, Ulugbek Dusmuradov, Shahobiddin Zoirov *

Lightweight Lightweight is a weight class in combat sports and rowing. Boxing Professional boxing The lightweight division is over 130 pounds (59 kilograms) and up to 135 pounds (61.2 kilograms) weight class in the sport of boxing. Notable lightweight boxe ...

(-60 kg) Elnur Abduraimov, Aliyor Noraliev, Shunqor Abdurasulov *

Light welterweight Light welterweight, also known as junior welterweight or super lightweight, is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Professional boxing In professional boxing, light welterweight is contested between the lightweight and welterweight divisions, ...

(-64 kg) Fazliddin Goibnazarov, Iqboljon Kholdorov, Fazliddin Meliboev, *

Welterweight Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like Muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify the ...

(-69 kg)

Shakhram Giyasov Shakhram Djamshedovich Giyasov (born 7 July 1993) is an Uzbek professional boxer. As an amateur he won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics as a welterweight. Amateur career Olympic result Rio 2016 *Round of 32: Defeated Youba Sissokho ...

, Rustam Tulaganov, Makhmud Gaipov, Turdiev Dostonbek, Dilshod Mahmudov, Odiljon Aslonov *

Middleweight Middleweight is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Professional In professional boxing, the middleweight division is contested above and up to . Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have be ...

(-75 kg) Israil Madrimov, Ulugbek Khaqberdiev, Normatov Khurshidbek, *

Light heavyweight Light heavyweight, also referred to as junior cruiserweight or light cruiserweight, is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Professional In professional boxing, the division is above and up to , falling between super middleweight and cruise ...

(-81 kg) Shuhrat Abdullaev, Mahkamov Zuhriddin,

Bektemir Melikuziev Bektemir Rozmatjon Ogli Meliqoziyev (born 13 April 1996) is an Uzbek professional boxer. As an amateur, he won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics as a middleweight. Amateur career Olympic result Rio 2016 *Round of 16: Defeated Daniel ...

, Madiyar Saidrakhimov, *

Heavyweight Heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports and professional wrestling. Boxing Professional Boxers who weigh over are considered heavyweights by 3 of the 4 major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the Wo ...

(-91 kg) Sanjar Tursunov, Mirzobek Khasanov, Mahkmov Zuhriddin, *

Super heavyweight Super heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports and competitive bodybuilding. Boxing In amateur boxing, the super heavyweight division is a weight class division for fighters weighing in excess of 91 kilograms (200 pounds). Introduced for th ...

(91+ kg)

, Abdullaev Sardor, Ulugbek Mubinov,

Season 2016

In amateur boxing, the World Series of Boxing (WSB) is being held for the sixth year. The WSB is a unique concept in the form of the world's first boxing league uniting countries on a franchise basis to compete in 10 weight classes - the best amateur boxers competing in the world's professional format competitions. All WSB boxers retain the right to represent their countries at the Olympic Games. As in professional boxing, each fight is decided by a three-judge scoring system, or in some cases by knockout, technical knockout, or waiver. In this year 16 teams are divided into four groups. The Uzbek team "Uzbek Tigers" (Uzbek tigers) for the first time in the history of this tournament took part in the VI season of the World Series of Boxing (WSB), which started on January 16, 2016.

Season 2017

On November 30, 2016, the draw for the 7th season of the World Series of Boxing took place in Geneva, Switzerland. In Season VII, 12 teams are divided into three geographical areas: Americas, Europe / Africa and Asia. The Uzbek team "Uzbek Tigers" got into group "C" with the teams "China Dragons", "Russian Boxing Team" and "Astana Arlans Kazakhstan" In 2017 Uzbek Tigers started cooperation with Buka Boxing Sportswear.

Season 2018

The World Series of Boxing (WSB) is in its eighth season. The VIII season of the World Series of Boxing started in February 2018. The Uzbek team "Uzbek Tigers" got into the Americas group with the teams "Cuba Domadores", "Colombian Heroicos", "Caciques de Venezuela". In Season VIII, 12 teams are divided into three geographical areas: Americas, Europe and Asia. Group preliminary matches hold from February to April 2018.

References

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