Jahon Qurbonov

{{short description|Tajikistani boxer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}

{{Infobox boxer (amateur)

| name = Jahon Qurbonov

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| fullname = Джахон Курбонов

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| nationality = Tajikistani

| weight class = Light Heavyweight

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|2|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Leninabad, Tajik SSR, USSR

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| height = 1.86 m

| weight = 81 kg

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{{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}}

{{MedalGold| 2006 Doha | Light Heavyweight}}

{{MedalBronze| 2010 Guangzhou | Heavyweight}}

{{MedalCompetition|Asian Championships}}

{{MedalGold| 2005 Ho Chi Minh City | Middleweight}}

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Jahon Qurbonov (Russian: Dzhakhon Kurbanov; born 12 February 1986, in Leninabad, now Khujand) is an amateur boxer from Tajikistan, who competed in the 2006 Asian Games in the Light Heavyweight (-81 kg) division. There he beat Mehdi Ghorbani in the semifinals and won the gold medal in a decisive final bout against Korea's Hak Sung Song 30–15.[http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/SPORTS/BX/IGBXBoutResult.aspx?rscid=0-081-1-01-00001-1 Light heavyweight final bout results]

At the 2007 World Championships he beat Luis Gonzalez but was DQd against Yerkebulan Shynaliyev.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Qurbanov beat Abbos Atoev of Uzbekistan and then Croatia's Marijo Šivolija before being eliminated by Shynaliyev, again via DQ for biting.{{Cite news|title = Again, it becomes bite night|url = http://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/olympics/articles/2008/08/20/again_it_becomes_bite_night/|newspaper = Boston.com|date = 2008-08-20|access-date = 2016-01-30}}{{Dead url|date=January 2024}}{{cite Sports-Reference}}

He qualified for the 2012 Olympics in London, where he was knocked out by Yahia El-Mekachari in the first round.