The World Boxing Championships for men are ongoing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. On the third day of the competition, 3 more athletes from the Azerbaijani national team won. Sport24.az 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). In his next match, he will test Rafael Lozano (Spain).
Mahammadali Ashuraliyev (60 kg) advanced another stage. Although he had to fight Rashid Mrema (Tanzania) in his second match, his opponent did not enter the ring. Ashuraliyev will test his strength against Enrique Kakulov (Spain) in the 1/8 finals.
Jaidjamshid 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.