Rakhmatullaev, Sultanboev and Mardonova become U19 world boxing champions

Sukhrob Rakhmatullaev (under 75 kg), Asadbek Sultanboev (under 90 kg) and Nazokat Mardonova (under 51 kg) became champions. In the final, Rakhmatullaev defeated Muhammad Saleh Mesbahi of Iran 3:2, Sultanboev beat Vladyslav Naumenko of Ukraine 5:0, and Mardonova overcame Ruby Lopez of the United States 4:1.

Silver went to Maftuna Yangieva (under 70 kg) and Sardorbek Bakhromkhodjaev (under 85 kg): she lost 1:4 to Marleigh McNelly of the United States, while he was defeated 0:5 by Kirill Korshakov of Russia. Zulfikor Adkhamjonov (under 70 kg) and Mukhtasar Alieva (under 48 kg) took bronze medals, UzDaily reported, citing the Uzbekistan Boxing Federation.

Six Uzbekistani boxers reached the finals, ranking the team second by this metric after Russia, which had ten finalists. The sixth finalist, Islom Salikhov (over 90 kg), was scheduled to face a boxer from Kazakhstan; the outcome of this bout is not provided in the finals report.

The tournament under the auspices of World Boxing was held from October 16 to October 27. It brought together representatives of 69 national federations, with medals contested across 20 weight categories. Uzbekistan sent 18 athletes to the championships. This is the second U19 World Championships under the auspices of World Boxing: the first took place in 2024 in Pueblo, United States.