Azerbaijani boxers started competing in the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games.
Today the first Azerbaijani boxer entered the ring, per Idman.biz.
Loren Alfonso (92 kg) had his first fight. The bronze medalist of Tokio 2020 started the competition from the 1/8 finals. He defeated Julio Cesar la Cruz (Cuba). Alfonso defeated the two-time Olympic champion with a score of 3:2 (29:28, 28:29, 29:28, 27:30, 29:28).
Loren Alfonso will face Kazakhstan's Aybek Oralbay in the quarter-finals. The meeting will be on August 1.
Azerbaijan is represented by five boxers in Paris 2024.
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