SPORTS
BAKU TO HOST INTERNATIONAL BOXING TOURNAMENT
The tenth international boxing tournament to commemorate professor Anwar Chowdhry, President of the International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) will take place from 29 March to 2 April at the Baku Sports Palace.
On this occasion, members of the tournament’s organizational committee met march 15 with Minister of Youth and Sports Azad Rahimov to inform him on the ongoing preparatory works.
Approximately 180 sportsmen from twenty countries, including Azerbaijan, China, the USA, Cuba, the Russian Federation and Kazakhstan will compete in eleven weight categories.
Mammad Eyvazov, the Azerbaijani team’s senior coach, said this tournament is a serious test for Azerbaijani boxers. “Despite Cuba, Kazakhstan and Russia have very strong squads, our boxers will do scoop at least four gold medals”, he added.