[5][6] Jalolov initially intended to play football and his father took him to a sports school to fulfill this ambition at age 11.

[8] Jalolov went on another perfect run in the 2019 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships, and earned his place in the finals after beating Mohamad Mulayes by unanimous decision in the semifinals.

[9] Jalolov took part in the 2021 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships as well, and earned his place in the finals with a technical knockout of Abdulrahman Alanzi in the semifinals.

[10] Bakhodir Jalolov participated in the 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships, held in Doha, Qatar in October 2015.

He earned his place in the semifinals with decision wins against Mohamed Grimes, Lenier Pero and Hussein Iashaish.

[13] Jalolov reached quarterfinals at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he lost to the eventual silver medalist Joe Joyce.

He qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in 2021 and was set to face Mahammad Abdullayev in the first round of the super heavyweight tournament.

[16] Although Clarke was able to force a standing count, the fight was stopped in the third round due to a previously sustained cut above his eye which widened throughout his bout with Jalolov.

[17] Jalolov earned the gold medal after defeating Richard Torrez by unanimous decision in the final of the super heavyweight tournament.

[19] After the completion of the Olympic Games, Jalolov made a statement on his Instagram page about retiring from amateur boxing.