3 Fights, 3 Wins: Uzbek Boxers Shake Up the IBA.PRO 20 Tournament

The latest professional boxing night hosted by the Russian city of Naberezhnye Chelny — “IBA.PRO 20” — will be remembered for the complete dominance and historic victories of Uzbekistan’s boxing stars.

Three of our compatriots who stepped into the ring — Mirazizbek Mirzaxalilov, Havasbek Asadullaev and Xalimjon Mamasoliev — all finished their bouts with convincing victories, recording a perfect result. Two-time Olympic champion Hasanboy Dusmatov attended the tournament as an honored guest and supported our boxers in person.

Mirazizbek Mirzaxalilov scores an early win and claims the IBF title

One of the evening’s highlights came in the second super-bantamweight division (55.3 kg). The vacant IBF European championship belt was at stake in the 10-round bout.

Competing for this prestigious title, our compatriot Mirazizbek Mirzaxalilov (6-0, 5 KO) faced unbeaten Russian knockout artist Chingiz Natirov (10-1, 5 KO) in a title eliminator:

• Relentless pressure: Mirzaxalilov seized the initiative from the opening seconds, landing a series of powerful and accurate punches on his opponent.

• Technical knockout: After the fourth round, Natirov’s corner decided not to continue the fight and threw in the towel as their boxer was dazed by the heavy blows.

• Result: Mirazizbek Mirzaxalilov won by technical knockout and became the new holder of the IBF European belt !

Havasbek Asadullaev hands unbeaten Russian opponent his first defeat

Our promising welterweight boxer Havasbek Asadullaev (8-0, 5 KO) faced experienced Sergey Lubkovich (20-1-2, 12 KO), who had gone unbeaten in 22 professional bouts.

In a full 10-round contest marked by intense tactical exchanges, Asadullaev prevailed with precise work and won by unanimous decision (98-92, 97-93, 96-94). The result marked Lubkovich’s first professional defeat in his 23rd fight.

Xalimjon Mamasoliev defeats a 111-kilogram giant

Our heavyweight boxing representative Xalimjon Mamasoliev (97.8 kg) faced Russian fighter German Skobenko (111.4 kg), who outweighed him by almost 14 kilograms.

In a hard-hitting 10-round battle, our compatriot secured a dominant victory by unanimous decision.

Main event of the tournament: Jambulat Bijamov’s success

The evening’s main event determined another IBF European champion at super middleweight:

• Russian amateur world champion Jambulat Bijamov (4-0) entered the ring against world championship medalist Vladimir Mironchikov (8-1, 6 KO), who represents Serbia.

• In the full 10-round fight, Bijamov won by decision (97-93, 96-94, 96-94) to claim the belt.

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