ISHAISH WINS GOLD ISLAMIC GAMES GOLD FOR JORDAN
Nov 11, 2025
Olympic Boxer Ziad Ishaish has won gold for Jordan at the Islamic Solidarity Games held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ishaish secured the gold medal by defeating Kyrgyzstan’s Nuriddin Rustambek in the 70kg final.
He had booked his spot in the final after a semi-final victory on Sunday over Azerbaijan’s Sarkhan Aliyev.
This marks Jordan’s first gold medal at the current edition of the Games - and the first-ever gold for Jordanian boxing in the history of the Islamic Solidarity Games.
Earlier in the day, his brother Hussein Ishaish was awarded the bronze medal in the 80kg category.