Sherzod Husanov (born 27 January 1980) is a boxer from Uzbekistan who won medals at the 2001 and 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships and participated in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics.

Sherzod Husanov
Personal information
Full nameШерзод Хусанов
Nationality Uzbekistan
Born (1980-01-27) 27 January 1980 (age 44)
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classWelterweight
Medal record
World Amateur Championships
Silver medal – second place 2003 Bangkok Welterweight
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Belfast Welterweight
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Busan Welterweight
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2004 Puerto Princesa Welterweight
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Seremban Welterweight

Amateurs

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At the 2000 Summer Olympics, Husanov lost in his second bout, to eventual bronze medal winner Vitalie Gruşac of Moldova.

At both the 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships[1] and the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Bangkok,[2] he lost to winner Lorenzo Aragon, winning bronze and silver, respectively, in the Welterweight division.

He qualified for the 2004 Olympics in Athens by winning the silver medal at the 2004 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships in Puerto Princesa, Philippines. In the final he was defeated by South Korea's Kim Jung-Joo. At the 2004 Summer Olympics he was beaten in the quarterfinals of the Welterweight (69 kg) division by Russia's two-time champion Oleg Saitov.

Husanov turned pro at light middleweight at 2007 and won 17 bouts, one draw but showed little power. His draw was against another amateur star in Timur Nergadze whom he outpointed in the rematch.

See also

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