Uzbek Israil Madrimov announces his retirement from amateur boxing

Uzbekistan’s Asian Games winner and ASBC Asian Champion Israil Madrimov had tough battles against his main Kazakh opponent Abilkhan Amankul in the recent two years. Amankul is still not enough shape after his injury therefore their head coach Mr. Galymbek Kenzhebayev decided to take Bocskai Memorial Tournament winner Tursynbai Kulakhmet to Bangkok.

The Kazakh middleweight (75kg) boxer proved strong performance in the first round and took the lead in each scorecard. Madrimov was not enough shape today and Kulakhmet defeated the main favourite of the category in Bangkok.

After this defeat to Kazakh boxer, Israil Madrimov announced his retirement from amateur boxing as he will continue his career in professional boxing.