Success of Azerbaijani Boxers at the Great Silk Road Tournament: 8 Athletes in the Semifinals

The traditional Great Silk Road international tournament among men and women boxers continues in Baku. On the third day of the competition, 8 boxers from the Azerbaijani national team qualified for the semifinals.

In the 65 kg category, Emili Rzayeva defeated Melissa Hamdani (Algeria) with a score of 3:2 (28:29, 29:28, 28:29, 29:28, 29:28). She will face Eve Bryson (Australia) in the semifinals.

Amin Mammadzadeh (55 kg) was stronger than Otabek Ismoilov – 5:0 (30:27, 30:27, 30:27, 30:27, 30:27). The national team member will fight Zidan Humbatov in the semifinal match, who defeated Mohamed Abbas (Algeria) with a score of 4:1 (30:26, 29:28, 28:29, 30:27, 30:27).

In this weight category, Zelimkhan Suleymanov won the duel against Nijat Huseynov – 4:0 (29:27, 30:26, 28:28, 30:26, 29:26). Suleymanov will hold his next fight against Timur Kabdeshov (Kazakhstan).

At 65 kg, Zaur Gahramanov defeated his teammate Mahmud Huseynov with a score of 4:1 (30:27, 28:29, 29:28, 29:28, 30:26). Our boxer will clarify his relationship with Asadbek Rajabov (Uzbekistan) in the semifinals.

In the same weight category, Malik Hasanov also made it to the semifinals. In the 1/4 final, he eliminated Levan Demurovi (Georgia) – 4:1 (30:27, 29:28, 30:27, 28:29, 30:27). Hasanov will test his strength with Vittorio Iliev (Bulgaria) in the next match.

At 75 kg, Rasim Chobanli defeated Vitali Pavlenko (Moldova) – 3:0 (28:28, 30:26, 29:27, 28:28, 30:26). He will meet Sherbek Shokirov (Uzbekistan) in the semifinals.

At 85 kg, Murad Allahverdiyev started the tournament with a victory. Our boxer defeated Yericho Dale (Australia) – 5:0 (30:27, 30:27, 30:27, 30:27, 30:27). Allahverdiyev will test Batyrbek Benkur (Kazakhstan) on the way to the final.

Our boxers who reached the semifinals have secured at least a bronze medal for themselves. This stage in the men's competition will end tomorrow.

It should be noted that the Great Silk Road international tournament, held at the Boxing Center with the participation of 10 countries, will end on April 7.