Tajikistan’s star Shabbos Negmatulloev defeated his main rival strong Akhmadjon Saidov in the final of the Dushanbe City Cup

The Dushanbe City Cup was held in the Tajik capital where their biggest star Hamburg 2017 AIBA World Boxing Championships quarter-finalist Shabbos Negmatulloev defeated his main national rival, another top talent Akhmadjon Saidov. Besides to him Rukhafzo Khaknazarova, Nilufar Boboyorova, Bakhodur Usmonov, Mirzomukhammad Bakhtiyar and Siyovush Zukhurov also won the titles in Dushanbe.
Tajikistan’s capital city hosted the Asian Students Boxing Championships two years ago and several of those medallists attended in the Dushanbe City Cup. The women and men elite boxers also competed in the Dushanbe City Cup where the number of the total participants was 68 and twelve champions have been crowned.
Rukhafzo Khaknazarova lost to AIBA Women’s Youth World Boxing Championships competitor Madina Gaforova last year in the national event but she was able to do revenge in the Dushanbe City Cup. Khaknazarova launched the more effective punches this time and the referee confirmed her RSC success against Gaforova and claimed the first title in the event.
Asian Students Championships bronze medallist Nilufar Boboyorova and 19-year-old Mizhgona Boboyeva both are defending Women’s National Champions in Tajikistan. They met in the final of the women’s middleweight (75kg) which was won by the experienced Boboyorova who is planning to compete in the next international event.
The gold medal of the men’s light flyweight (49kg) has gone to Izatullo Aliyev who defeated Abubakr Yuldashev in the first male final. The second title was achieved by U21 National Championships silver medallist Bakhodur Mirzoaliyev at the flyweight (52kg) who dominated his final against Khabib Ochimamadov in Dushanbe.
Abdullo Sharipov was bronze medallist in the 2016 Tajikistan Youth National Championships but since then he moved up tow categories and defeated Zukhurbek Sharipov in the final of the bantamweight (56kg). Relatively unknown Elchibek Niyozmamadov did a surprise in the final of the lightweight (60kg) when he triumphed over Youth National Champion Alijon Usmonov winning the bout by unanimous decision.
Bakhodur Usmonov is one of their most promising young boxer in Tajikistan who was involved to the national squad in 2013 as a junior athlete. The 20-year-old light welterweight (64kg) boxer competed in several international elite events and his experiences have paid off in the final where he controlled his bout against Safarali Makhmadaliyev.
Tajikistan’s current U21 National Champion at the welterweight (69kg) is Khuzaif Fozilov who won his next title after beating Shakhrom Niyozov by unanimous decision. Mirzomukhammad Bakhtiyar is member of the national team since 2010 and competed in the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships but he had do his very best against 19-year-old Fozil Radjabaliyev in the final of the middleweight (75kg).
Tajikistan has got two world and young class boxers at the light heavyweight (81kg) and both competed in the Dushanbe City Cup. Both Hamburg 2017 AIBA World Boxing Championships quarter-finalist Shabbos Negmatulloev and his younger counterparts Akhmadjon Saidov both claimed bronze medals in the recent editions of the AIBA Junior World Boxing Championships. The two-year older Negmatulloev found the weak points of his opponent and celebrated his title after the best bout of the whole competition.
Davlat Boltayev reached his career highlight with his gold medal at the heavyweight (91kg) where he defeated Shakhrom Afsakhov in the final. Singapore 2010 Youth Olympian Siyovush Zukhurov competed in the last two editions of the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships therefore he was too strong for Abubakr Khudoydodov in the final of the super heavyweight (+91kg).

List of the winners in the Dushanbe City Cup
Women’s 51kg: Rukhafzo Khaknazarova
Women’s 75kg: Nilufar Boboyorova
Men’s 49kg: Izatullo Aliyev
Men’s 52kg: Bakhodur Mirzoaliyev
Men’s 56kg: Abdullo Sharipov
Men’s 60kg: Elchibek Niyozmamadov
Men’s 64kg: Bakhodur Usmonov
Men’s 69kg: Khuzaif Fozilov
Men’s 75kg: Mirzomukhammad Bakhtiyar
Men’s 81kg: Shabbos Negmatulloev
91kg: Davlat Boltayev
+91kg: Siyovush Zukhurov