Dilshod Mahmudov

Dilshod Mahmudov (Дильшод Махмудов; born November 30, 1982) is a retired professional boxer from Uzbekistan who won several medals in international tournaments.

Formally of Uzbekistan, Dilshod Mahmudov is now based at BHS boxing gym in Blacktown, where he calls home.

In 2003 he defeated Australia’s own international star and former world IBO champion Billy Dib as a lightweight.

2003 (as a lightweight)

In the Athens Olympics in 2004 the eventual gold medallist defeated him by a single point and again in Beijing the gold medallist defeated him in similar fashion.

He also participated at the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native Asian country.

There he was defeated in the round of sixteen of the Light Welterweight (64 kg) division by Cuba's Yudel Johnson.

He qualified for the Athens Games by winning the silver medal at the 2004 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships in Puerto Princesa, Philippines.

In the final he was defeated by home fighter Romeo Brin.

2004 (as a Light welterweight)

As an amateur Mahmudov was a silver medal winner at the world championships in Thailand in 2005.

He won the silver medal at the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Mianyang, China losing to Serik Sapiyev.

2005 (as a Light welterweight)

At the 2007 World Championships he lost in the very first round to Frenchman Alexis Vastine (27:28).

2007 (as a Light welterweight)

He replicated the silver medal in Moscow in 2008 when he came second at the AIBA world Cup.

2008 (as a Light welterweight)

Took 2nd place.

2008 (as a welterweight)

Under the watchful eyes of Lincoln Hudson and Fidel Tukel, entered the ring and stopped Yodmongkol Singmanasak (11-5-1,7KO’s) of Thailand in the fourth round, one month later took to the ring against Thai, Sataporn Singwancha (19 – 8, 11KO’s) where he showed his total class in destroying the former WBA #14 in 38 seconds into the first round.

On February 13 in Melbourne he made it 3 out of 3, defeating Fijian Opeti Tagi (13 – 5, 8KO’s) again in the first round.