Bakhodir Jalolov is an Uzbekistani professional boxer who won a bronze medal at the 2015 World Championships, and gold at the 2019 and 2023 World Championships and 2020 Summer Olympics.
31 Facts About Bakhodir Jalolov
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Bakhodir Jalolov competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and acted as Uzbekistan's flag bearer at both games.
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Bakhodir Jalolov went on another perfect run in the 2019 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships, and earned his place in the finals after beating Mohamad Mulayes by unanimous decision in the semifinals.
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Bakhodir Jalolov faced a familiar opponent in the finals, Kamshybek Kunkabayev, and won the fight by majority decision.
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Bakhodir Jalolov took part in the 2021 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships as well, and earned his place in the finals with a technical knockout of Abdulrahman Alanzi in the semifinals.
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Bakhodir Jalolov faced Kamshybek Kunkabayev in the tournament finals, and prevailed against Kunkabayev, winning by unanimous decision.
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Bakhodir Jalolov participated in the 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships, held in Doha, Qatar in October 2015.
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Bakhodir Jalolov earned his place in the semifinals with decision wins against Mohamed Grimes, Lenier Pero and Hussein Iashaish.
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Bakhodir Jalolov lost his semifinal bout against Ivan Dychko by split decision.
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Bakhodir Jalolov faced Kamshybek Kunkabayev in the finals and beat him by unanimous decision.
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Bakhodir Jalolov reached quarterfinals at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he lost to the eventual silver medalist Joe Joyce.
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Bakhodir Jalolov thoroughly outboxed Abdullayev over three rounds and scored a standing eight count in round two, although he was unable to finish his opponent.
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Bakhodir Jalolov earned the gold medal after beating Richard Torrez by unanimous decision in the finals of the super heavyweight tournament.
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Bakhodir Jalolov made his professional debut against Hugo Trujillo on 5 May 2018.
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Bakhodir Jalolov won the fight by a third-round technical knockout.
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Bakhodir Jalolov scored another stoppage victory four months later, on 29 September 2018, when he knocked Eduardo Vitela out in the first round.
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Bakhodir Jalolov was next scheduled to face Tyrell Wright at the Madison Square Garden on 27 October 2018.
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Bakhodir Jalolov won the fight by stoppage, after Wright retired from the fight at the end of the fourth round.
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Bakhodir Jalolov was scheduled to fight Marquis Valentine on 8 December 2018, in his last fight of the year.
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Bakhodir Jalolov scored the second first-round stoppage of his professional career, knocking Valentine out at the 2:29 minute mark of the opening round.
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Bakhodir Jalolov was next scheduled to face Willie Harvey on 15 March 2019.
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Bakhodir Jalolov won the fight by a second-round technical knockout.
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Bakhodir Jalolov fought for his first professional title on 10 April 2019, when he took on Brendan Barrett for the vacant WBC-NABF Junior heavyweight title.
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Bakhodir Jalolov returned on 12 December 2020, to fight Wilfredo Leal.
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Bakhodir Jalolov fought in his native Uzbekistan on 3 April 2021, when he was scheduled to fight Kristaps Zutis.
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Bakhodir Jalolov knocked out Kamil Sokolowski in the fifth round on 18 March 2022.
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Bakhodir Jalolov returned to the United States to face Jack Mulowayi on 10 June 2022.
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Bakhodir Jalolov won the fight by an eight-round knockout, flooring Mulowayi with a left hook.
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Bakhodir Jalolov knocked his opponent down with a left hook in the sixth round as well, and was deducted a point in the fourth round for excessive holding.
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Bakhodir Jalolov faced the veteran Curtis Harper on 26 November 2022.
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Bakhodir Jalolov won the fight by a fourth-round knockout, after having knocked Harper down twice prior to the stoppage.