BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 23. The European
Boxing Championships for athletes under 23 are taking place in the
Hungarian capital, Budapest, Trend reports, citing the Azerbaijan Boxing
Federation.
Two athletes from the Azerbaijani national team won on the first
day of the competition.
Ali Abdullaev met with the ring owner Milan Petriman in the 65
kg weight category in the 1/16 finals and defeated him with a score
of 5:0 (29:28, 29:28, 30:27, 30:27, 29:28). A. Abdullaev will enter
in the 1/8 finals the ring against Turkish representative Belge
Kagan Kanli.
Nijat Alirzayev (70 kg) also advanced to the round of 16. In his
opening bout, he defeated Arturs Vaisla (Latvia). He also defeated
his opponent with a score of 5:0 (30:26, 30:27, 29:28, 30:27,
30:26). In his next fight, N. Alirzaev will face Jamel Jemmali from
France.
Both Azerbaijani representatives will fight tomorrow.
