Igor Alborov (Игорь Алборов; born November 30, 1982) is a
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
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from
Uzbekistan, who participated in the
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
for his native
Asian country. There he was stopped in the round of sixteen of the Heavyweight (91 kg) division by
Egypt's eventual bronze medal winner
Mohamed Elsayed
:''Mohamed Elsayed is also the alias of Mohamed Atta''
Mohamed Elsayed ( ar, محمد السيد) is an Egyptian boxing, boxer who competed in the heavyweight class (81 – 91 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Career
In 2003 he captu ...
.
Alborov qualified for the 2004 Athens Games by ending up in first place at the
1st AIBA Asian 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The 1st AIBA Asian 2004 Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament was held in Guangzhou, PR China from March 18 to March 23, 2004. It was the first chance for amateur boxers from Asia to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics after the 2004 Asian Amateur ...
in
Guangzhou,
China
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. In the decisive final match he defeated Kazakhstan's
Pavel Storozhuk
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.
References
Profile
1982 births
Olympic boxers for Uzbekistan
Living people
Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Uzbekistani male boxers
Heavyweight boxers
21st-century Uzbekistani people
Place of birth missing (living people)
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