The tournament in the framework of the Gold belt series for boxing continues in Morocco.
According to the information provided by the Boxing Federation to apasport.az website, on the second day of the competition, 2 more athletes of the Azerbaijan national team joined the fight.
European Games prize winner Tayfur Aliyev (60 kg) met Karim Abdulla (Mali) in the 1/8 finals.
The match ended with the victory of our boxer - 5:0 (30:25, 29:27, 29:27, 29:27, 29:27).
Aliyev will fight Russian Vsevolod Shumkov on the way to the semi-finals.
Tayfur's success was repeated by his brother Sarkhan Aliyev.
The bronze medalist of the world championship, who tested his strength in the weight of 71 kg, clarified his relationship with Sarohatua Lumbantobing (Indonesia) in his first match.
Aliyev, who defeated his opponent with a score of 4:1 (30:27, 29:28, 30:27, 28:29, 30:26), called the stage.
Sarkhan will try his strength against Alimami Christian Thomas (Sierra Leone) in the 1/4 finals.
It should be noted that on the third day of the competition, Murad Allahverdiyev (80 kg) will fight with Imam Khatayev (Russia), Mirsharif Kazimzade (75 kg) will fight with David Mvenekabwe (Democratic Republic of Congo).