Seven members of Azerbaijan's national boxing team secured victories on the third day of the European U15 Championships in Trabzon, Türkiye. Four athletes have booked their places in the semifinals, while three others will continue competing in the quarterfinals.
As İdman.Biz reports, citing the Azerbaijan Boxing Federation, Veysila Aliyeva (54 kg) defeated Scotland's Mairi McGeoch 4-0 in the round of 16 (29:27, 30:26, 29:27, 28:28, 29:27). She will face Ukraine's Alina Inatovich in the quarterfinals.
Huseyn Rahimli (40 kg) also progressed from the round of 16. The Azerbaijani boxer secured a stoppage victory over Croatia's Matija Jankovic in the first round due to a clear advantage. His next opponent will be England's Felix Rooney.
Gumbat Almazov (42 kg) comfortably defeated Serbia's Petar Radivojevic 5-0 (30:26, 30:26, 30:26, 30:26, 30:27). He will face Germany's Kevin Lourenco de Castro for a place in the semifinals.
Gulay Ojagova (57 kg) has already secured a semifinal berth. The boxer from the Imishli boxing school defeated Italy's Giulia Giusticeri 4-1 in the quarterfinals. She will face Hungary's Lia Toldi for a place in the final.
Rafael Abbasov (66 kg) overcame Poland's Jan Bala 3-2 in the quarterfinals (27:30, 30:27, 30:27, 30:27, 27:30). His semifinal opponent will be Georgia's Zakaria Tsiklauri.
Sarkhan Haghverdiyev (70 kg) also reached the semifinals, defeating Poland's Oliver Maja 3-2 (30:27, 29:28, 28:29, 28:29, 30:27). The Azerbaijani boxer will next face Italy's Diego Mastrorillo.
Teymur Tanriverdiyev (90 kg) finished his quarterfinal bout against Türkiye's Berat Yildirim with a unanimous 5-0 decision (30:27, 30:27, 30:27, 30:27, 29:28). He will meet Russia's Andrey Konstantinov in the semifinals.
The European U15 Boxing Championships will conclude on October 25.
