Bukhara.
An ancient city on the Silk Road. Shakhram Giyasov was born here on 7 July 1993.

They call him Wonder Boy. Olympic silver medallist, amateur world champion, professional welterweight from Bukhara.
Seventeen wins, ten by knockout. One defeat, in a world title fight.
Twelve rounds from Bukhara to Giza. Tap a round to read it.
An ancient city on the Silk Road. Shakhram Giyasov was born here on 7 July 1993.
He walks into the Bukhara sports school. His first coaches are Olim Mukhammedov and Ravshan Khodjaev.
Four wins in a row, all 3-0. In the quarter-final he beats the reigning Olympic champion Roniel Iglesias. In the final he loses to Daniyar Yeleussinov. Silver.
First, gold at the Asian Championships at home in Tashkent. Then Hamburg: four wins and a final against the same Iglesias, 5-0. Named the best boxer of the tournament.
That is how long his first professional fight lasted. Kings Theatre, Brooklyn. One left hook to the body.

Six months later he walks out at Wembley Stadium on the Anthony Joshua vs Alexander Povetkin card and stops Julio Laguna in the fourth round.
Former world champion Darleys Pérez. One left hook. Earlier that year Shakhram signed with Matchroom and won the WBA International title.
“I saw the opening and went for it.”Shakhram Giyasov after the fight
His first professional fight in Uzbekistan. Humo Arena, Tashkent. Patricio Lopez Moreno is stopped in the third round.
T-Mobile Arena, the night of Canelo Álvarez vs Dmitry Bivol. Three knockdowns of Christian Gomez and the IBF North American title.
WBA mandatory challenger. Franco Ocampo in Atlantic City: a shot to the liver, fourth round. Seventeen fights, seventeen wins.
Twelve rounds at the foot of the Pyramids against Jack Catterall for the WBA Regular welterweight title. A knockdown in the first, a unanimous decision at the end. His first defeat as a professional.
Next opponent and date to be announced. The road to a world title continues.
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How long each fight lasted against the rounds scheduled. Short blue bars are knockouts.
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