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Azerbaijani boxer reaches 1/4 finals in World Championship [PHOTO]

29 August 2017 19:30 (UTC+04:00)
Azerbaijani boxer reaches 1/4 finals in World Championship [PHOTO]

By Laman Ismayilova

The 1/8 finals of the Hamburg 2017 AIBA World Boxing Championships has finished.

More than 200 boxers from across the globe compete for the one of the most decorated boxing titles.

Azerbaijan`s Mahammadrasul Majidov (+91kg) defeated Jordanian Hussein Iashaish 5-0.

He will next face Kamili-Din Abudo-Moindze from France in 1/4 finals on August 29.

Another boxer Parviz Bagirov (69 kg) lost in fight against Mongolian Byambyn Tüvshinbat (1:4).

Boxing came to Azerbaijan early last century, with the influx of workers, engineers and experts from Russia and Europe to work in the oil industry. By 1924, the union of boxers was founding the first boxing federation and meetings of amateur boxers were underway in Baku.

The national boxers win many prestigious awards and always raise the national flag in the international tournaments.

In 2000, at the Sydney Olympic Games boxer Vugar Alakbarov defeated a series of strong, more experienced opponents, and won a bronze medal, Azerbaijan’s first Olympic medal in boxing.

2003 was another memorable year, as Agasi Mammadov wrote his name into the annals of the country’s boxing history. He became the first Azerbaijani to be awarded the title of world champion.

Today, younger generation continues successes gained by the sportsmen in recent years and uphold the sporting honor of the country at the Olympic Games.

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Laman Ismayilova is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @Lam_Ismayilova

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