Abbos Atoev

Abbos Atoyev
Аббос Аттаев
Personal information
Full nameAbbos Atoyev
Nationality Uzbekistan
Born (1986-06-07) 7 June 1986 (age 38)
Vabkent District, Bukhara Province
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classMiddleweight
Medal record
Summer Olympics
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Middleweight
World Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Chicago Light Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 2009 Milan Middleweight
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Ulan Bator Light Heavyweight
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Middleweight

Abbos Abdurazzoqovich Atoyev (born 7 June 1986) is an amateur boxer from Uzbekistan, best known for winning gold in the light heavyweight competition at the 2007 World Championships where he defeated and upset heavy favourite Artur Beterbiev which to this was his only loss, and at middleweight in 2009. He also won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He fights southpaw and was born in the village of Qulkhatib of Vabkent District of Bukhara Province.