Anvar Yunusov

Anvar Yunusov
Personal information
Born (1987-02-01) February 1, 1987 (age 37)
Dushanbe, Tajik SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.69 m (5 ft 6+12 in)
Sport
SportBoxing
EventBantam (56kg)
Coached byMirzo Shamsiev
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Tajikistan
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Baku Bantamweight
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Incheon Bantamweight
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Amman Bantamweight
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Ulan Bator Flyweight

Anvar Yunusov (born February 1, 1987, Dushanbe[1]) is a Tajikistani boxer who currently competes as a professional in the super featherweight division. As an amateur, he won bronze at the 2011 amateur world championships, gold at the 2011 Asian championships, and qualified for the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics.[2] He is known for giving Asian Games winner Violito Payla his first ever stoppage defeat at the 2007 World Championships.[3]

  1. ^ "Anvar Yunusov Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-03. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  2. ^ "Asian Olympic Qualifications - 1 - Bangkok, Thailand". www.amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  3. ^ "Make way for RP losers - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos". 2008-02-20. Archived from the original on 2008-02-20. Retrieved 2016-07-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)