The World Boxing Championship has started in Liverpool (Great Britain). Nigina Uktamova was the first member of the Uzbek national team to enter the ring.
The athlete, competing in the weight category up to 54 kg, defeated the representative of Kazakhstan Elina Bazarova in her first match. This victory ensured Nigina Uktamova's entry to the next stage of the tournament.
The national team of Uzbekistan is counting on a successful performance and continuation of the winning streak at the World Championship, which brought together the strongest boxers from all over the world.
This is an undoubted success of Elshod Rasulov's wards, although our athletes lost the first place in the medal standings to the national team of Kazakhstan. Our girls have three gold, four silver and two bronze medals.
The other day, the first world boxing champion, the famous Rufat Riskiev, known as the "Tashkent Tiger" turned 75 years old. Representatives of the Ministry of Sports of Uzbekistan and the National Olympic Committee congratulated him on this significant date.
