Super talented Asadkhudja Muydinkhudjayev won the most difficult weight category at the Uzbek Youth National Cup

The seven-day long Uzbekistan Youth National Cup was held in the city of Margilan which is located in the Ferghana Valley. Uzbekistan’s best youth hope a super talented boxer Asadkhudja Muydinkhudjayev won the most difficult category in the Youth National Cup with world class performance.
Margilan hosted an International Junior Tournament in 2017 and due the boxing’s popularity their management decided to take the Uzbekistan Youth National Cup to the city. The 2001-2002 born boxers could attend in 10 weight classes in Margilan which was a preparation and selection event before the 2019 international youth competitions.
The first gold medal in the event was achieved by Avazjon Yuldashev of MHSK who defeated Samarkand’s Temur Tukhtayev in the final of the pinweight (46kg). Bukhara’s Shakhzod Muzaffarov, who attended in the Galib Dzhafarov Prizes Junior Tournament this year, eliminated the main gold medal contender Youth National Champion Mamurjon Eshkuvatov in the quarter-finals and continued his winning path against Kaplanbay Toreboyev and Dilshod Abduvaliyev.
Margilan’s first gold medal in the event was taken by Jasurbek Usmonov at the flyweight (52kg) which was another strong category with high number of international level boxers. The 17-year-old Usmonov claimed bronze medal in the Margilan International Junior Tournament in 2017 and defeated his two main rivals such as Kukon’s Mirzabek Mirzakhalilov and Namangan’s Alimzhanov Youth Memorial Tournament winner Bekzod Turdialiyev.
Kukon’s Khusanjon Karimov won the Tashkent Region International Youth Tournament in Zangiota this August which was his first strong success. The 17-year-old boxer had strong tactical tasks against Hasanboy Abdurakhmonov and Adkhamjon Mukhiddinov during his road to the final of the bantamweight (57kg). Karimov exceeded all of the previous expectations and defeated Tashkent region’s Khayrulla Alimatov who attended in several international events in the recent years.
Ferghana’s Asadkhudja Muydinkhudjayev impressed in the junior level in 2017 and he proved amazing development in the youth age group this year which he showed at the Budapest 2018 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships. The 17-year-old light welterweight (63kg) boxer was too strong for Andizhan’s ASBC Asian Confederation Junior Championships silver medallist Rakhmatullo Tashpulatov while Ruslan Abdullaev and ASBC Asian Junior Champion Javlonbek Yuldashev claimed only bronze medals.
Andizhan’s Jamshid Tojibaev had a surprise triumph over ASBC Asian Confederation Junior Championships silver medallist Asadbek Jumaniyazov in the quarter-final of the welterweight (69kg). Tojibaev was enough skilled to beat also Khorezm’s Khayotbek Bakhtiyorov in the final claiming his first national title.
Ferghana’s Margilan International Junior Tournament winner Komiljon Yusupov defeated Bukhara’s Youth National Champion Sukhrobjon Kayimov in the semi-final and Andizhan’s Rustambek Nasriddinov in the final of the middleweight (75kg). The top favourite of the category Madiyar Rejepov lost his quarter-final bout and he was travelled back to home with a lack of any medals.
Shokhjakhon Abdullaev trains in the Tashkent Sport School and the 16-year-old talent proved his skills in Margilan where he stopped Kamronbek Rakhmonov and Bukhara’s Zafarbek Bozorov at the light heavyweight (81kg). Margilan’s second gold medal was taken by Yokubjon Yusupov who defeated Kukon’s Kuldoshboy Mamadaliyev in the final while the main favourite of the heavyweight (91kg) Amantay Shalanov took only bronze medal.
Dzhizak’s 16-year-old Shokhrukh Almatov is the defending ASBC Asian Junior Champion who returned to the competitions after an injury. Almatov had a close quarter-final against Mirmukhsin Mukhmudov but following that success he was too strong for Dzhizak’s Sanjarbek Kuchkarov and Tashkent region’s Samandar Zhaparov in the final of the super heavyweight (+91kg).

List of the winners in the Uzbek Youth National Cup
46kg: Avazjon Yuldashev, 2002
49kg: Shakhzod Muzaffarov, 2001
52kg: Jasurbek Usmonov, 2001
57kg: Khusanjon Karimov, 2001
63kg: Asadkhudja Muydinkhudjayev, 2001
69kg: Jamshid Tojibaev, 2001
75kg: Komiljon Yusupov, 2001
81kg: Shokhjakhon Abdullaev, 2002
91kg: Yokubjon Yusupov, 2001
+91kg: Shokhrukh Almatov, 2002

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