▪️Uzbekistan captured the overall title in Strandja Memorial with women boxers contributing four gold medals to the men’s three while Kazakhstan female boxers stood on top of their men with three gold medals
March 2, 2026
Women’s boxing was a massive driver of success for Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan in the just-concluded Strandja Memorial International Boxing Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.
The exceptional performances of the women’s boxers contributed significantly to Uzbekistan winning the overall title with 7 gold, 4 silver and 6 bronze medals followed by Kazakhstan 4-2-3, Ukraine 3-3-4, Bulgaria 2-1-4 and fifth-placed England 2-1-3.
Uzbekistan female boxers were on top of their men with four medals while the men won three gold medals. Women boxers also stood on top of Kazakhstan male boxers with three gold and one from the male flyweight Daniyali Sabit who improved on his silver at the 2025 Strandja tournament.
IBA and WB world bronze medallist light-flyweight Sabina Bobokulova, Paris Olympics quarter-finalist Nigina Uktamova, welterweight Navbakhor Khamodova and middleweight Aziza Zokirova won Uzbekistan’s four gold while Kazakhstan’s three gold cams via bantamweight Elina Bazarova, light-heavyweight Nadezhda Ryabets and heavyweight Valeria Aksenova.
Bulgaria’s female flyweight Zlatislava Chukanova and male lightweight Radoslav Rosenov once again won the best boxers award with Radoslav winning for the fifth time and Chukanova second time.
