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At the IBA.PRO 21 tournament, two-time Russian champion Igor Sviridchenkov defeated Belarusian Viktor Murashkin by unanimous decision. In the main event, Timuraz Surov prevailed over Vladislav Smyaglikov, while 55-year-old Jeff Monson lost to Ion Sholtoyan and announced his final career bout.
Otabek YusupovA women's boxing club in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood, west of Gaza City, resumed operations in an improvised tent after its gym and equipment were destroyed in Israeli attacks. Coach and national referee Nader Yassin trains athletes aged 7 to 40 with limited resources; the sessions help them cope with psychological pressure. According to the Palestinian Sports Media Association, more than 1,000 athletes and scouts have been killed and over 265 sports facilities destroyed during three years of attacks.
Javlon TursunovTwo-time Olympic champion from Uzbekistan Bakhodir Jalolov on 17 October in London defeated British heavyweight Solomon Dacres by unanimous decision. In the fifth round Jalolov knocked his opponent down. This is the Uzbek boxer's 18th win in the professional ring, 15 of which he won by knockout.
Bekzod NazarovDaniel Dubois defeated Fabio Wardley by technical knockout in the second round of their fight at London's O2 Arena and retained the WBO world heavyweight title. Dubois sent his opponent down 17 seconds after the start of the fight, and at 2:21 of the second round Wardley's corner threw in the towel. It was a response to their May fight, in which Wardley himself had knocked Dubois down in the first round.
Bekzod Nazarov
