Azerbaijan names squad for Nations Cup Junior Boxing Tournament

Azerbaijan’s junior boxing team has named its squad for the Nations Cup Junior Boxing Tournament, which begins on June 10 in the Serbian city of Vrbas.

The team departed for the tournament today and will return to Baku on June 15, Caliber.Az reports, citing local media.

It includes Aydin Shahbazov and Khasrat Mammadov (both 46 kg), Nihat Mammadli (48 kg), Rustam Nasibov (50 kg), Ismail Nasirzade (52 kg), Eljan Musazade (54 kg), Ali Jamalzade (57 kg), Ali Abbasli (60 kg), Vekil Gurbanov (63 kg), Hidayat Mammadov (70 kg), Yusif Agakiishev (75 kg), Shukhr Aliyev (80 kg), and Mehran Rasulov (+80 kg).

The final bouts are scheduled for June 14. Azerbaijan will also be represented in the judges’ panel by Farhad Rahmanov.

By Bakhtiyar Abbasov