Final month, within the Paris 2024 Olympics, Hasanboy Dusmatov turned a two-time Olympic champion.
The 31-year-old Uzbek beginner 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 prime prize in Paris.
“To take part on this big occasions like Olympic Video games is particular for every athlete on the planet,” Dusmatov informed The Ring by way of supervisor Vadim Kornilov. “Everybody is aware of that the dream of all the youngsters in Olympic sports activities is to win the Olympic video games. I used to be fortunate sufficient to make it twice. I’m blessed, comfortable and grateful to God for all the things that I went by way of and skilled in my profession.
“Nothing on the planet I can evaluate 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 sector by claiming a vastly spectacular haul of 5 gold medals.
Nevertheless, regardless of that success, Dusmatov feels it might have been extra.
“I’m all the time pleased with our achievements of our crew,” he stated. “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 children to grown males and to Olympic champions. I’m very pleased with them and of all their achievements.
“However in actuality, I additionally really feel a little bit bit upset, as a result of two of our guys acquired mistaken choices of their fights and we might have gotten not less than seven medals. It is going to be not less than two bronze, if the boys hadn’t acquired such dangerous choices. I imagine 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 repeatedly showing on the rostrum at main beginner boxing tournaments.
“Since 2016, nothing has modified. Uzbekistan is a boxing nation that has produced champions for the final decade,” he stated. “We’re taking the gold all all over the world and convey them again to Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan is pleased with us. They assist us, all of the folks, 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 all the time welcome house and so they deal with us as some sort of heroes as we’re elevating our flag with honor all over the world.”
Dusmatov, who other than 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 to be behind him, and he has aspirations of including extra accolades within the skilled ranks, the place he’s at present 6-0 (5 KOs). He may have an eye fixed on this weekend’s WBA strawweight title struggle between Knockout CP Freshmart and Alex Winwood in Perth, Australia.
“I achieved each single factor on the planet, I gained each single match on the planet,” he identified. “I’m a two-time Olympic gold medalist and Val Barker trophy recipient, possibly the final within the historical past of beginner boxing.
“If there’s something left that I’d love to realize and achieve is turning into an expert world champion. I’m the official obligatory challenger for the WBA strawweight champion. I’m speaking to my administration concerning the chance to struggle the champion. After I relaxation little bit, I’m prepared to problem him for the WBA strawweight championship however I’m additionally open for any larger weight guys, champions, who needs 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 completed all the things within the amateurs,” stated Kornilov. “I hope that he will get his alternative to grow to be a world champion within the professional ranks subsequent.”
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