European Championship: Two more Azerbaijani boxers advance to semifinals

The quarterfinal stage of the European U23 Boxing Championships has concluded in Budapest, Hungary, Azernews reports.

Based on the results of the fights, two more Azerbaijani athletes have advanced to the semifinals.

Subhan Mammadov (50 kg) defeated Salvator Attrattivo (Italy) in all three rounds – 5:0 (30:27, 30:27, 30:27, 30:27, 30:27). He will face Luis Rooney (Ireland) in the semifinals.

Sabuhi Alizade (+90 kg) also won his quarterfinal bout. The Ganja boxing school graduate defeated Ilia Zinkovski (Ukraine) decisively in the second round. On his way to the final, our boxer will face Marko Perkovic (Croatia).

Thus, the number of our athletes advancing to the semifinals of the European Championship has increased to three. Previously, Taghi Nasibov (60 kg) had also secured a spot in this stage.

The boxers who advance to the semifinals have guaranteed themselves at least a bronze medal. The matches of this stage will take place on November 28.

Boxing is known as one of the oldest sports in the history of humankind.

The earliest evidence of boxing dates back to Egypt around 3,000 BC.

This sport was introduced to the ancient Olympic Games by the Greeks in the late 7th century BC.

In 1924, the International Amateur Boxing Federation (FIBA) was established.

Since 1946, it has been referred to as the International Boxing Association (AIBA). Boxing made its Olympic debut at the 1904 Games in St. Louis.

In 1926, the boxing championship was held for the first time in Azerbaijan, where national boxers took first place.

Since 1992, the Azerbaijani Boxing Federation has become a full member of the International Boxing Association (AIBA).

Azerbaijani boxers have won many prestigious awards at many international championships.

Aghasi Mammadov has entered Azerbaijan's history of boxing as the first national boxer, as a gold medallist at the world championship.

Another Azerbaijani boxer, Fuad Asadov, was among the medallists at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games.

Azerbaijan has been chosen many times as the host country for major boxing championships.

The AIBA Youth World Championships were held in Baku in 2019. This world championship was the first licensed youth tournament to qualify for the 2010 Olympic Games held in Singapore.

The country also hosted the 2011 AIBA World Boxing Championships, which was the first major qualifying event for the London 2012 Olympic Games.