Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev

Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev
Muydinkhujaev at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born (2001-05-08) 8 May 2001
Ferghana, Uzbekistan
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
WeightWelterweight
Boxing career
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record[1]
Total fights2
Wins2
Win by KO1
Losses0
Draws0
No contests0
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Uzbekistan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2024 ParisWelterweight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 Liverpool65 kg
IBA World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 TashkentWelterweight
Gold medal – first place2025 DubaiWelterweight
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 AmmanWelterweight

Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev (Uzbek: Asadxoʻja Moʻydinxoʻjayev, born 8 May 2001) is an Uzbek boxer, gold medalist of 2023 IBA Men's World Boxing Championships in welterweight category[2] and bronze medalist of 2022 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships that held in Amman, Jordan.[3] Asadkhuja also won gold at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the welterweight category.

Biography

Asadkhuja was born on 8 May 2001 in Fergana, Rishtan. He started to train boxing at Fergana sports College of Olympic reserve when he was 13.

Amateur career

  • 2016 winner of 14. President Heydar Aliyev Junior Cup in 46 kg (Baku, Azerbaijan)[4]
  • 2016 winner of Junior Tournament Bekabad, Uzbekistan in 44 kg[5]
  • 2016 winner of Uzbek Junior National Championships Kokand in 44 kg[6]
  • 2017 winner of International Junior Tournament in 52 kg (Margilan, Uzbekistan)
  • 2017 silver medalist of Uzbek Junior National Championships (Urgench, Uzbekistan)[7]
  • 2019 Winner of te International Junior Boxing Tournament in 64 kg (Anapa, Russia)[8][9]
  • 2020 National Champion of Uzbekistan (Elite) in 64 kg (Tashkent, Uzbekistan)[10]
  • 2022 National Champion of Uzbekistan (Elite) in 67 kg (Tashkent, Uzbekistan)
  • 2024 gold medalist of the Paris Summer Olympics in 71 kg (Paris, France)[11]

World Boxing Championships

In 2021, he participated in his first amateur Elite IBA World Boxing Championships, winning his first two bouts against Eugene McKeever and Ahmed Harara and losing in his third bout against Japanese boxer Sewon Okazawa.[12]

In 2023, at the IBA World Boxing Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, he became world champion in the welterweight category by beating Yuto Wakita (5–0), Kiryl Samadurau (5–0); Cuban Roniel Iglesias (4–3) in the quarterfinal, Battömöriin Misheelt (5–0) in the semifinals,[13] and Dulat Bekbauov (5–0) in the final.

Asian Boxing Championships

In 2022 at the Asian Amateur Boxing Championships Muydinkhujaev competed in 67 kg and became the bronze medalist of Asian Championships.[14]

Professional career

Muydinkhujaev signed a promotional contract with Frank Warren led Queensbury in November 2025, making his professional debut that same month.[15][16]

Professional boxing record

2 fights 2 wins 0 losses
By knockout 1 0
By decision 1 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
2 Win 2–0 Aidos Tastayev PTS 6 16 May 2026 Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster, England
1 Win 1–0 Aidos Tastayev TKO 2 (6), 1:10 28 Nov 2025 Yunost Sport Palace, Chelyabinsk, Russia

References

  1. ↑ "Boxing record for Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev". BoxRec.
  2. ↑ "Hosts Uzbekistan in line for most titles at IBA Men's World Boxing Championships". Cuba Si. 2023-05-13. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  3. ↑ "Mongolian Boxers Secure Medals at World Championships". Montsame News Agency. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  4. ↑ "14.President Heydar Aliyev Cup – Baku, Azerbaijan – May 7–10 2016". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  5. ↑ "Junior Tournament – Bekabad, Uzbekistan – February 6–11 2016". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  6. ↑ "Uzbek Junior National Championships – Kokand – March 25–31 2016". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  7. ↑ "Uzbek Junior National Championships – Urgench – March 25–31 2017". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  8. ↑ "Yosh bokschilarimiz Rossiyaning Anapa shahri o'tkaziladigan xalqaro turnirda ishtirok etishadi". m.stadion.uz. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  9. ↑ "Bokschilarimiz Anapadagi musobaqada ishtiroklarini davom ettirishmoqda". Olamsport.com (in Uzbek). Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  10. ↑ "Bugun boks bo'yicha 2020 yilgi O'zbekiston chempionlari malum bo'ladi". Olamsport.com (in Uzbek). Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  11. ↑ "Paris 2024 boxing: Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev of Uzbekistan wins gold medal in men's 71kg". olympics.com. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "Okazawa enjoying time in ring following World Boxing Championships progression". www.insidethegames.biz. 2021-11-01. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  13. ↑ UzDaily. "Seven boxers from Uzbekistan reached the final of the World Championship". UzDaily.uz (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  14. ↑ "Shiva Thapa enters quarters at Asian Elite Boxing Championships". The Times of India. 2022-11-04. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  15. ↑ "Queensberry Promotions signs two top Uzbek amateurs". badlefthook.com. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  16. ↑ "Queensberry Seal Double Signing Of Amateur Champions, Debuting This Weekend". The Ring. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
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