As an amateur he won gold medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2019 World Championships, both in the flyweight division.

[1] Rio 2016 2019 Yekaterinburg 2014 Incheon Zoirov made his professional debut on 5 April 2019 against Anthony Holt, scoring a knockout (KO) victory within the first minute of the opening round.

Zoirov knocked his opponent down twice en route to a first-round technical knockout (TKO) victory.

[3] He next fought Sandeep Singh Bhatti on 12 July 2019.

Zoirov was taken the distance for the first time in his professional career, winning via unanimous decision (UD) over four rounds.