Sport24.az
The traditional Great Silk Road international tournament among men and women boxers has started in Baku. Sport24.az reports that 4 boxers from the Azerbaijani national team advanced to the next stage on the first day of the competition.
At 55 kg, Nijat Huseynov defeated Ion Plinga (Moldova) at the start. The European champion, who finished all 3 rounds in his favor, eventually won with a score of 5:0 (30:27, 30:26, 30:27, 30:27, 30:27).
In this weight category, Zalimkhan Suleymanov eliminated his teammate Kanan Babayev from the competition. He won with complete superiority in the second round. Suleymanov and Huseynov, who advanced to the next stage, will compete against each other in the 1/4 finals.
Mahmud Huseynov (65 kg) qualified for the 1/4 finals because Zviad Tchotchua from Georgia did not show up for the fight. He will fight his teammate Zaur Gahramanov in this stage.
Malik Hasanov (65 kg) also made it to the 1/4 finals. Our boxer was superior to Yigit Usda (Turkey) in the first match – 5:0 (29:28, 29:28, 30:27, 30:27, 30:27). Hasanov will test Levan Demurovi (Georgia) in his next match.
It should be noted that the Great Silk Road international tournament, held with the participation of 10 countries at the Boxing Center, will end on April 7.
