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A boxing legend known by the nickname "Tashkent Tiger". World champion, honored athlete of Uzbekistan. He is a holder of the El-Yurt Hurmati order. He went down in history as the first Uzbek boxer to win an international title. Today is his birthday.
The way of life of the contemporary
Rufat Riskiyev was born on October 1949, 2 in the city of Akkurgan, Tashkent region. He was originally involved in acrobatics. One day a classmate took him to the boxing hall. With this, Rufat’s life is inextricably linked with boxing. He learned the secrets of boxing from his coach Alexander Baranov. He first won the former union championship in 1972 in the 75kg weight class. Rufat Riskiyev proved that he was unequal in the country three times in a row in 1974-76. He won a gold medal at the first World Boxing Championships in Havana in 1974, knocking all his opponents to their knees. In 1974, the AIBA decided to organize the World Amateur Championship, and Rufat Riskiyev went down in history as one of the first champions.
Rufat Asadovich is also a 1976 Olympic finalist. In those days, the World Boxing Championships were held every four years, just like the Olympic Games. In the same year, he reached the final of the most prestigious competition of the four years hosted by the city of Montreal and won a silver medal. In 1979 he graduated from the Uzbek Institute of Physical Culture.
When a boxing legend once told one of the foreign coaches that he had entered the ring with four European champions and won, his interlocutor did not believe it, and even laughed in his head. However, the coach was embarrassed by the Uzbek boxer's behavior when he found out that his opponents were famous athletes such as Vladimir Tarasenkov, Anatoly Klimanov, Vyacheslav Lemeshev, Michael Spinks.
Rufat Riskiyev was awarded the title of "Best Boxer" by the former Union Boxing Federation.
For information, this award was established in Russia in 1948 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of boxing, and the title was awarded to the invincible boxers of their time. During his career, the Uzbek boxer had 189 fights, 174 of which were victories.
After his career in sports, Rufat Riskiyev starred in the 1979 film "Invited to the Ring…", dedicated to his life. In 1997, Rufat Riskiyev became a member of the WBA Referees Division and became the first international professional boxing referee in Central Asia. Rufat Riskiyev and his wife Mamurahon Riskiyeva have raised two sons and a daughter and are currently raising 7 grandchildren. Since 1999, Tashkent has hosted junior boxing competitions for the Riskiyev Prize.
Bahodir Jalolov, who was interested in our legendary boxer as a child, said that when Rufat aka came to Surkhandarya at the age of 3, he took him in his arms and wished him to become one of the strongest boxers when he grows up. Now we see the answer to those wishes.
Contemporary thought
“I spent 40 years in professional boxing. But I was very tired. For me, it’s no longer interesting. Sometimes I watch boxing matches on sports channels. Then if one of my grandchildren comes and asks me to watch a cartoon, I will do it without hesitation. ”
“I achieved great results, I spent time with my children when I was tired and exhausted. One day I called the Boxing Federation of Uzbekistan, where I gave my life. The young man who picked up the phone introduced himself as "Falonchi Palonchiyev." "Nice to meet you. I am Rufat Riskiyev, ”I said,“ Who is he? I'm sorry, I didn't recognize you. " Something inside me seemed to break. The years that have passed have passed from my eyes like a movie. ”
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