Rufat Risqiyeve, First World Boxing Champion, Dies at 76
Rufat Risqiyeve, the winner of the first World Boxing Championship in 1974, passed away at the age of 76 after a prolonged illness. He was a four-time Soviet champion and Olympic silver medalist, and later became a prominent international boxing referee.
Consensus
- Rufat Risqiyeve died at the age of 76.
- He was the winner of the first World Boxing Championship in 1874.
- He won a silver medal at the 1976 Montreal Olympics.
- He was a four-time champion of the USSR.
- He competed in the lightweight division (up to 75 kg).
- He underwent a right leg amputation in 2016 due to complications from venous thrombosis.
- He was recognized as a professional international boxing referee and was awarded the WBA international referee category in 1997.
- He was honored with the Order 'Dustlik' in Uzbekistan.
- A boxing trophy in Uzbekistan is named after him and awarded to the best boxer of the national championship since 2019.
- He was visited in the hospital in 2023 by IBA President Umar Kremlev, who presented him with a championship belt and the 'Will to Win' cup.
Points of divergence
- Risqiyeve was 76 years old at the time of his death. — vedomosti
- Risqiyeve died at the age of 77. — vm
- Risqiyeve fought a severe illness in his final years. — vedomosti
- Risqiyeve died after a prolonged illness. — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- Rufat Riskiyev, winner of the first world boxing championship, has died — Ведомости
- Rufat Riskiyev, winner of the first world boxing championship, has died — Вечерняя Москва