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AIBA mourns Mr Mukhamadali Karimov

27.08.2012
It is with very great sorrow that the International Boxing Association (AIBA) announces the loss of one of its best friends, Mr Mukhamadali Karimov.

Mr Karimov was Secretary General of the National Olympic Committee of Uzbekistan, first vice-President of the Uzbek Boxing Federation and member of the AIBA Technical & Rules Commission.

"In my capacity as President of AIBA, and on behalf of the entire boxing family, I would like to express my most heartfelt condolences and my deepest sympathy at the passing of one of our most esteemed colleagues and friends, Mr Mukhamadali Karimov.

"I share your sadness in these painful moments and would like to send to his family, the Boxing Federation of Uzbekistan and also the Uzbek National Olympic Committee, AIBA's affectionate support.

"We all know that his passing will leave a void in the hearts of all those who knew him, within the boxing family and the sports movement in both Uzbekistan and the whole of Asia.

"May he rest in peace."

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