Bektemir Melikuziev
Bektemir Rozmatjon Ogli Meliqoziyev is an Uzbek professional boxer. As an amateur, he won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics as a middleweight.
Amateur career
Olympic result
Rio 2016- Round of 16: Defeated Daniel Lewis 3–0
- Quarter-finals: Defeated Vikas Krishan Yadav 3–0
- Semi-final: Defeated Misael Rodríguez 3–0
- Final: Defeated by Arlen López 3–0
World Championship results
- Round of 32: Defeated Zaal Kvachatadze KO
- Round of 16: Defeated Christian M'billi 2–1
- Quarter-finals: Defeated Petr Khamukov 2–1
- Semi-finals: Defeated Michael O'Reilly 2–1
- Final: Defeated by Arlen López 2–1
- Round of 16: Defeated Muslim Gadzhimagomedov 4–1
- Quarter-finals: Defeated Yerik Alzhanov 3–2
- Semi-final: Defeated by Joe Ward 3–2
Professional career
Early career
On 13 June 2019, Melikuziev made his professional debut against the experienced Argentinian Martin Fidel Rios. Melikuziev won the bout after knocking Rios out with a left hand to the body in the opening round. Melikuziev's second bout as a professional was against Ricardo Adrian Luna Flores on 30 August 2019. Melikuziev secured a first round win after dropping his Mexican opponent on the canvas twice following a series of strong body shots, Melikuziev was declared the winner after Luna Flores was unable to recover from a second time on the canvas.On 2 November 2019, Melikuziev fought professionally for a third time on the undercard of Canelo Álvarez vs Sergey Kovalev against Clay Collard. Melikuziev won via fourth round technical knockout after slowly wearing his opponent down with a number of heavy body shots. Melikuziev was taken the distance for the first time as a professional when he fought Vaughn Alexander on 13 December 2019. Melikuziev won via wide unanimous decision after winning every round on each of the three scorecards.
On 14 February 2020, Melikuziev fought against Oscar Cortes. In the opening round, Melikuziev put his opponent on the canvas with a right hand to the head. Cortes landed few shots throughout the bout and Melikuziev eventually dropped his opponent for a second time in the round with a heavy shot to the body, following the second knock down, referee Edward Hernandez Sr called an end to the fight.
Professional boxing record
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 |  Oscar Cortes | KO | 1, 2:05 | 14 Feb 2020 |  Honda Center, Anaheim, California, US | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Vaughn Alexander | UD | 10 | 13 Dec 2019 | Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, US | Won vacant WBA Continental Americas super-middleweight title |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Clay Collard | TKO | 4, 2:22 | 2 Nov 2019 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Ricardo Adrian Luna Flores | KO | 1, 2:13 | 30 Aug 2019 | Pasadena City Hall, Pasadena, California, US | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 |  Martin Fidel Rios | KO | 1, 1:39 | 13 Jun 2019 | Avalon Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, US |