Hasanboy Dusmatov to fight for IBA.Pro title in Istanbul on December 4
Two-time Olympic champion Hasanboy Dusmatov will face the Philippines' Roderick Bautista in Istanbul on December 4 in a bout for the IBA.Pro championship belt, Upl.uz reports, citing the International Boxing Association (IBA).
The bout is scheduled for 10 rounds and will take place in the super flyweight division (up to 52.2 kg). The venue will be the Sinan Erdem Arena. The fight is included in the program of the IBA President's Cup finals, which is being held for the first time this year.
The tournament will begin on November 27 and run through December 4. Its total prize fund is $3 million. Men will compete for medals across 12 weight categories: the champion in each will receive $100,000, the silver medalist $50,000, and the bronze medalists $25,000 each.
The competition is being held under the IBA Elite project, a new international platform designed to unite amateur and professional boxing into a single system. Dusmatov won Olympic gold in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and in Paris in 2024.
What it means
Dusmatov's fight with Bautista is scheduled for December 4 and will take place in Istanbul at the Sinan Erdem Arena; the entire IBA President's Cup tournament will run from November 27 to December 4.
Sources
- UzA: Профессиональный бокс: Хасанбой Дусматов проведет бой в Стамбуле news agency
- Upl.uz: Узбекский боксёр Хасанбой Дусматов поборется за чемпионский пояс IBA.PRO в Стамбуле media outlet
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Published 6 November 2026, 07:17 · No updates · Russian original
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