Bahodirjon Sooltonov
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Bahodirjon Sooltonov is an Uzbekistani boxer
who competed in the bantamweight
(54 kg) division at the 2004 Summer Olympics
and won the bronze medal.
in Puerto Princesa, Philippines
. In the final he defeated Kyrgyzstan's Aybek Abdymomunov
.
Sooltonov won the gold medal at featherweight at the 2006 Asian Games
in Doha beating Olympuc silver medalist Kim Song Guk in the semifinal and Zorigtbaataryn Enkhzorig
.
At the world championships 2007 he lost to eventual Russian winner Albert Selimov
and didn't medal.
2005 (as a bantamweight)
2007 (as a featherweight)
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
who competed in the bantamweight
Bantamweight
Bantamweight is usually a class in boxing for boxers who weigh above 115 pounds and up to 118 pounds . However, in Mixed Martial Arts it is 134-136 pounds . Wrestling also has similar weight classes including bantamweight...
(54 kg) division at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
and won the bronze medal.
Career
At bantamweight he won bronze 2003 losing to Gennadi Kovalev. He qualified for the Athens Games by winning the gold medal at the 2004 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships2004 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships
The 22nd edition of the Men's Asian Amateur Boxing Championships were held from January 11 to January 18, 2004 in Puerto Princesa Coliseum, Puerto Princesa, Philippines...
in Puerto Princesa, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. In the final he defeated Kyrgyzstan's Aybek Abdymomunov
Aybek Abdymomunov
Aybek Abdymomunov is a male amateur boxer from Kyrgyzstan. He qualified to compete at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the bantamweight division where he lost in the first round to Pakistan's Mehrullah Lassi....
.
Sooltonov won the gold medal at featherweight at the 2006 Asian Games
2006 Asian Games
The 15th Asian Games, officially known as the XV Asiad, is Asia's Olympic-style sporting event that was held in Doha, Qatar from December 1 to December 15, 2006. Doha was the first city in its region and only the second in West Asia to host the games...
in Doha beating Olympuc silver medalist Kim Song Guk in the semifinal and Zorigtbaataryn Enkhzorig
Zorigtbaataryn Enkhzorig
Zorigtbaataryn Enkhzorig is an amateur boxer from Mongolia who competed at the 2006 Asian Games in the Featherweight division, beat Galib Jafarov and won the silver medal in a lost match against Uzbekistan's Bahodirjon Sultonov 15-37....
.
At the world championships 2007 he lost to eventual Russian winner Albert Selimov
Albert Selimov
Albert Shevketovich Selimov is a Russian amateur Featherweight boxer best known for winning the European championship 2006 and the World Championships 2007.-Career:...
and didn't medal.
Olympic Results 2004
2004 (as a bantamweight)- 1st round bye
- Defeated Andrzej LiczikAndrzej LiczikAndrzej Liczik is a boxer from Poland.He participated at the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native country...
(Poland) RSC 2 (1:28) - Defeated Andrew KoonerAndrew KoonerAndrew Singh Kooner is a Canadian boxer.-Amateur career:Andrew Kooner moved to Tecumseh, Ontario at a young age and began boxing at age 13 out of a Windsor boxing club. At the 2000 Summer Olympics he lost in the 2nd round in the flyweight division...
(Canada) 44-32 - Lost to Guillermo Rigondeaux OrtizGuillermo Rigondeaux OrtizGuillermo Rigondeaux Ortiz is a Cuban boxer who won the gold medal at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics in the Bantamweight class. Rigondeaux is a seven-time Cuban national champion at bantamweight...
(Cuba) 13-27, southpaw Rigondeaux scored a knockdown
Olympic Results 2008
- Defeated Anthresh Lalit LakraAnthresh Lalit LakraAnthresh Lalit Lakra is an Indian boxer who fought at the 2008 Summer Olympics as a featherweight.-Career:He won the Commonwealth Championships 2005 against Stephen Smith....
(India) 9-5 - Lost to Vasyl LomachenkoVasyl LomachenkoVasyl Anatoliyovich Lomachenko is a Ukrainian amateur boxer who won the silver medal at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships, a gold medal at the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships and the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the featherweight division. Lomachenko is coached by...
(Ukraine) 1-13
World amateur championships results
2003 (as a bantamweight)- Defeated Ibrahim Aydogan (Turkey) RSCO 2
- Defeated Waldemar Cucereanu (Romania) 21-10
- Defeated Han Sung-Moon (South Korea) 37-19
- Lost to Gennady KovalevGennady KovalevGennady Gennadiyevich Kovalev is a boxer from Russia.-Career:Southpaw Kovalev won the silver medal at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships defeating Bahodirjon Sooltonov but losing to Aghasi Mammadov at bantam, and a gold medal at the 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships .He...
(Russia) 15-21 (placed third)
2005 (as a bantamweight)
- Defeated Mirzhan RakhimzhanovMirzhan RakhimzhanovMirzhan Beybutovich Rakhimzhanov is a male boxer from Kazakhstan. He competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where he was stopped in the second round of the men's flyweight division by Russia's Georgy Balakshin.Rakhimzhanov qualified for the Athens Games by...
(Kazakhstan) 26-18 - Defeated Zsolt BedakZsolt BedákZsolt Bedák is a Hungarian boxer. His younger brother Pál Bedák is a flyweight boxer.-Amateur career:*2001 Bedák won bronze at the European Junior Championships....
(Hungary) 41-23 - Defeated Kim Won-Guk (North Korea) 36-19
- Lost to Guillermo Rigondeaux (Cuba) RSCO
2007 (as a featherweight)
- Defeated Jesús Cuéllar (Argentina) 31-13
- Defeated Han Song-Ryong (North Korea) 31-8
- Lost to Albert SelimovAlbert SelimovAlbert Shevketovich Selimov is a Russian amateur Featherweight boxer best known for winning the European championship 2006 and the World Championships 2007.-Career:...
(Russia) 9-24