Final month, within the Paris 2024 Olympics, Hasanboy Dusmatov turned a two-time Olympic champion.
The 31-year-old Uzbek novice standout, who claimed gold on the Rio Olympics in 2016 however didn’t go to the Tokyo video games as a result of his weight class was taken away, loved showing and taking high prize in Paris.
“To take part on this large occasions like Olympic Video games is particular for every athlete on this planet,” Dusmatov informed The Ring by way of supervisor Vadim Kornilov. “Everybody is aware of that the dream of all the children in Olympic sports activities is to win the Olympic video games. I used to be fortunate sufficient to make it twice. I’m blessed, glad and grateful to God for the whole lot that I went by way of and skilled in my profession.
“Nothing on this planet I can examine successful the Olympics for the primary time. These feelings are incomparable, but when there’s something as near feelings because it was first time it’s to win it for the second time.”
🥇DUSMATOV WINS THE OLYMPIC GOLD
Hasanboy Dusmatov of Uzbekistan wins the Olympic Gold at 51kg as he defeats Billal Bennama 5-0 #Boxing #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/xmGRlC8OUw
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Within the seven male weight courses, Uzbekistan dominated the sphere by claiming a vastly spectacular haul of 5 gold medals.
Nevertheless, regardless of that success, Dusmatov feels it may have been extra.
“I’m at all times happy with our achievements of our group,” he mentioned. “I’m the older man, I’ve been right here [for many] Olympics cycles, and I’ve seen how a few of this boxers develop from youngsters to grown males and to Olympic champions. I’m very happy with them and of all their achievements.
“However in actuality, I additionally really feel somewhat bit upset, as a result of two of our guys received unsuitable choices of their fights and we may have gotten at the least seven medals. Will probably be at the least two bronze, if the boys hadn’t obtained such dangerous choices. I consider that they had been higher than everybody of their weight courses.”
The boxing-crazy nation takes care of their very own and are reaping the rewards by often showing on the rostrum at main novice boxing tournaments.
“Since 2016, nothing has modified. Uzbekistan is a boxing nation that has produced champions for the final decade,” he mentioned. “We’re taking the gold all all over the world and convey them again to Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan is happy with us. They assist us, all of the individuals, all followers, the federal government, the President, everybody’s behind us. Each single household in our nation helps us.
“That’s what offers us motivation each time we step within the ring. And naturally, we’re at all times welcome dwelling and so they deal with us as some form of heroes as we’re elevating our flag with honor all over the world.”
Dusmatov, who except for his Olympic success picked up gold within the 2023 World Championships in addition to three golds on the Asian Championships amongst different notable match wins, says he has in extra of 400 amateurs wins, with solely about 10 to fifteen loses and going a really spectacular 18-0 within the World Collection of Boxing (WSB).
That a part of his life seems to be behind him, and he has aspirations of including extra accolades within the skilled ranks, the place he’s at the moment 6-0 (5 KOs). He can have a watch on this weekend’s WBA strawweight title combat between Knockout CP Freshmart and Alex Winwood in Perth, Australia.
“I achieved each single factor on this planet, I gained each single match on this planet,” he identified. “I’m a two-time Olympic gold medalist and Val Barker trophy recipient, perhaps the final within the historical past of novice boxing.
“If there’s something left that I’d love to attain and attain is changing into knowledgeable world champion. I’m the official obligatory challenger for the WBA strawweight champion. I’m speaking to my administration in regards to the chance to combat the champion. After I relaxation little bit, I’m keen to problem him for the WBA strawweight championship however I’m additionally open for any greater weight guys, champions, who desires to be challenged.”
And that’s the goal for Kornilov, who additionally guides the careers of his countrymen Bakhodir Jalalov, Israil Madrimov and Murodjon Akhmadaliev amongst others.
“Hasanboy has finished the whole lot within the amateurs,” mentioned Kornilov. “I’m hoping that he will get his alternative to change into a world champion within the professional ranks subsequent.”
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