The international boxing tournament has started in Debrecen, Hungary.

According to the information provided by the Federation to apasport.az website, 2 members of the Azerbaijan national team started the competition with victory.

Nijat Huseynov, fighting in the 54 kg weight class, faced Slovakian Tibor Katona in the 1/8 final round.

The intense battle ended with a 3:2 (28*:28, 29:28, 30:27, 28:28*, 28:29) victory of our European champion.

He will try his strength against Gabor Virban (Hungary) in the 1/4 finals.

Another boxer of our national team, Rashid Hasanov (71 kg), eliminated Kyrgyz Sirgak Uulu Abdijapar from the competition.

He defeated his opponent 5:0 (30:26, 30:26, 30:26, 30:26, 30:25) and advanced to the quarterfinals.

Hasanov will clarify his relationship with Yermankhan Jakpekov (Kazakhstan) in his second fight.

It should be noted that on the third day of the tournament, where 294 boxers from 26 countries participated in the competition, 3 athletes of the Azerbaijan national team will enter the ring.