Jahon Qurbonov

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Jahon Qurbonov
Personal information
Full nameДжахон Курбонов
NationalityTajikistani
Born (1986-02-12) 12 February 1986 (age 39)
Light Heavyweight
Medal record
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha Light Heavyweight
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Heavyweight
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Ho Chi Minh City Middleweight

Jahon Qurbonov (Russian: Dzhakhon Kurbanov; born 12 February 1986, in Leninabad, now Khujand) 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

Shynaliyev, again via DQ for biting.[2][3]

He qualified for the

2012 Olympics in London, where he was knocked out by Yahia El-Mekachari
in the first round.

References

  1. ^ Light heavyweight final bout results
  2. ^ "Again, it becomes bite night". Boston.com. 20 August 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2016.[dead link]
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jahon Qurbonov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.