The prestigious international tournament "Strandja," taking place in Sofia, Bulgaria, is entering its most important and decisive stage today. In the final matches of the competition, the Uzbekistan national team became one of the teams with the largest number of representatives. It is noteworthy that the arrival of 11 boxers from our compatriots at the decisive stage is considered a great achievement and a serious result for our national boxing.
Today's fights will not only decide the fate of medals, but will also once again demonstrate the current form, training, and real potential of Uzbek boxers in the international arena. And the fans, naturally, expect a whole series of bright victories from our young men and women throughout the day.
The final program begins with the fight of Sabina Bobokulova in the -48 kg weight category. She will step into the ring against Ukrainian Anna Okhota. The match is scheduled for 5:00 PM Tashkent time. Half an hour later, in the -57 kg weight category, Nigina Uktamova will compete against Ireland's Michaela Walsh. This is also expected to be one of the most interesting and uncompromising battles.
At 6:00 PM, Navbahor Hamidova will compete against Laura Yessenkeldi from Kazakhstan in the -65 kg weight category. At 6:30 PM, Aziza Zokirova will compete against Australian Emma Sue Greentree in the -75 kg weight category. In the evening program, another important fight will take place in the +80 kg category - Oltinoy Sotimboyeva will have a final fight against Valeria Akhenova from Kazakhstan. This clash is scheduled for 19:00.
At 19:15, in the -51 kg weight category, Feruza Kazakova will enter the ring against the host country's representative Zlatislava Chukanova. The fight against the host boxer is always doubly responsible. Therefore, this match is also expected with special interest.
In the second part of the evening program, the decisive fights among men will begin. At 20:45, in the -75 kg weight category, Fazliddin Erkinboyev will enter the ring against Rami Kivan from Bulgaria. This debate could also be one of the most noteworthy clashes of the day.
At 9:00 PM, Javokhir Ummataliyev will compete against Ukrainian Pavlo Illiusha in the -80 kg category. At 21:15, Akmaljon Israilov will fight against Ukrainian Matvii Rajba in the -85 kg weight category. At 21:30 in the -90 kg category, Turabek Khabibullayev will enter the ring against Ukrainian Bogdan Tolmachov. One of the final fights of the day will take place at 21:45 in the +90 kg weight category - Ozodbek Aliyev will participate in the final against Englishman Damar Thomas.
The matches will begin at 5:00 PM Tashkent time. At the same time, the times indicated for the fights may vary depending on the award ceremony. After all four competitions, an award ceremony for the winners and prize-winners is planned. Therefore, it is possible that there will be small shifts in the schedule during the day.
In short, today's final day of the "Strandja" tournament will be a very important test for Uzbek boxing. The fact that 11 of our boxers have reached the decisive stage is already a great result. Now the main goal is to turn this advantage into gold medals. And fans will be in front of the screens to see the strength of Uzbek boxing once again in today's rings.
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