informkz.com

The Kazakh boxer has won a medal at the Uzbekistan Championship.

Ethnic Kazakh Ruslan Abdullayev, competing in the 63.5 kg weight category, secured a victory in the quarterfinal match of the Uzbekistan boxing championship, as reported by Vesti.kz.
Казахстанский боксер завоевал медаль на чемпионате Узбекистана.

Ethnic Kazakh Ruslan Abdullaev, competing in the weight category up to 63.5 kilograms, won his quarterfinal match at the Uzbekistan Boxing Championship, reports Vesti.kz .

He proved to be stronger than Mukhammedsobir Aleuatdinov after three rounds.

As a result, Abdullaev advanced to the semifinals and secured at least a bronze medal.

Abdullaev is the 2023 world champion, and the previous year he won gold at the Asian Championship.

In December 2021, he became the champion of Uzbekistan and was recognized as the best boxer in the country, receiving the "Rufat Riskiyev Cup."

At one point, he traveled to Kazakhstan in an attempt to join the youth national team and even competed for the South Kazakhstan region at the youth championship of the country, where he lost in the semifinals to Sabyrzhan Akkalykov, ultimately finishing as a bronze medalist. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he was unable to participate in other national competitions in Kazakhstan, which led to his return to Uzbekistan.

It is noteworthy that at the Uzbekistan Championship 2025, 15 ethnic Kazakhs were registered .