One of the Kill Cliff gym fighters described how Shavkat Rakhmonov "choked" his next opponent Ian Harry twice during sparring sessions.
"Shavkat was sparring with Ian Garry and he choked him twice. The first time they were in a clinch, and he choked him right from the rack, and the second time I don't remember how exactly - there is too much fuss in our hall. Too many stars per square meter. But I will say that Harry should not be underestimated either - his hands are fast, he can hit. He's long, his boxing is very awkward. He cycles all the time and it's very hard to catch up with him"