[2] At the World Boxing Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Nurbek Oralbay competed in the 80 kg weight category.

In the final match for the gold medal, he defeated Tuohetaerbieke Tanglatihan and became the world champion.

Nurbek won with a score of 3:2 and in the quarterfinals faced Azerbaijani boxer Murad Allahverdiyev, winning unanimously by the judges.

In the semifinals, he competed against Dominican Cristian Pinales, winning with a score of 3:2 and advancing to the final.

In the final, he lost to Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Khyzhniak, earning a silver medal.