The World Boxing Championships for men are continuing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. On the third day of the competition, 3 more athletes from the Azerbaijani national team won.
Idman.Biz reports that Zalikhan Suleymanov (54 kg) fought Khaya Songve (Eswatini) in the 1/16 finals. Our boxer defeated his opponent with a score of 5:0 (30:26, 30:25, 30:27, 30:27, 30:26). He will test Rafael Lozano (Spain) in the next match.
Mahammadali Ashuraliyev (60 kg) has advanced to another stage. Although he was supposed to fight Rashid Mrema (Tanzania) in his second match, the opponent did not enter the ring. Ashuraliyev will test his strength against Enrique Kakulov (Spain) in the 1/8 finals.
Jeydjamsid Jafarov (75 kg) also finished his debut with a victory. Our boxer defeated Michael Likaluya (IBA) – 4:3 (29:28, 29:28, 28:29, 29:28, 28:29, judges 1:1). Jafarov will clarify his relationship with Amir Abbas (Bahrain) in the 1/8 finals.
It should be noted that the mundial will end on December 13.