The quarterfinals of the U-23 European Boxing Championship concluded in Budapest, Hungary.
Idman.Biz reports, citing the Azerbaijan Boxing Federation, that two more Azerbaijani athletes have advanced to the semifinals.
Subhan Mamedov (50 kg) defeated Salvator Attrattivo of Italy in all three rounds—5:0 (30:27, 30:27, 30:27, 30:27, 30:27)—and will face Luis Rooney (Ireland) in the semifinals.
Sabuhi Alizada (+90 kg) also secured victory in his quarterfinal. The Ganja boxing school graduate overcame Ilya Zinkovski (Ukraine) decisively in the second round. In the semifinals, he will compete against Marko Perkovic (Croatia).
With these results, the number of Azerbaijani boxers in the semifinals rises to three, following Tagi Nasibov (60 kg), who had already secured his spot.
It is worth noting that all Azerbaijani boxers reaching the semifinals are guaranteed at least a bronze medal. The semifinal matches will take place on 28 November.
