Islamic Games: Four Azerbaijani boxers reach finals, two secure bronze
Riyadh, November 9, AZERTAC
Azerbaijan’s boxing team continues to shine at the 6th Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh, with two more fighters advancing to the gold-medal bouts.
Aynur Mikayılova (57 kg) and Mahammadali Gasimzade (60 kg) have joined Nargiz Zeynalova (54 kg) and Saidjamshid Jafarov (80 kg) in the finals. Zeynalova will face Türkiye’s Ayşen Taşkın, Mikayılova will meet Uzbekistan’s Khumorabonu Mamajanova, Gasimzade will take on Uzbekistan’s Madiyar Daniyarov, and Jafarov will battle Türkiye’s Sultan Osmanlı.
Meanwhile, Fatima Mehdiyeva (65 kg) and Sarkhan Aliyev (70 kg) lost in the semifinals and claimed bronze medals.