Uzbek boxers claim five medals at Strandja Memorial Tournament in Sofia

Europe’s biggest boxing event the Strandja Memorial Tournament finished with its finals in the Bulgarian capital in Sofia where 18 champions have been named in the last competition day. Four of the medalists are from Uzbekistan in Sofia.

In the 70th edition of the Strandja Memorial Tournament which saw athletes from all of the five continents. 22 strong Asians advanced to the semi-finals of the Strandja Memorial Tournament and among them 17 were finalists in Sofia.

Uzbekistan’s Asian Games winner Mirazizbek Mirzakhalilov and his strong teammate Islamic Solidarity Games winner Abdulkhay Sharakhmatov advanced to the final of the bantamweight (56kg) in Sofia where their fight was one of the best ones in the whole program.

The final verdict was split decision in the favour of Mirzakhalilov who has been preparing to the upcoming ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships and his victory was revenge due his previous loss.

Uzbekistan’s second gold medal was claimed by Jakarta 2018 Asian Games winner Bobo-Usmon Baturov (69kg) who walked over to the title in Sofia.

Uzbekistan’s Indian Open International Tournament winner 19-year-old Khudoynazar Fayzov also advanced to the final, but lost his chance to earn a gold medal and awarded a silver medal as his compatriot Shunkor Abdurasulov claimed a bronze medal in the Strandja Memorial Tournament.