The 1st World Olympic Qualifying Boxing Tournament continues in Busto Arsizio, Italy.
Idman.biz reports that on the fifth day of the competition, Zeynab Rahimova entered the ring first as part of the Azerbaijan national team.
The 54 kg boxer faced Agerie Bayev (Ethiopia) in the 1/16 final round. The fight ended with the victory of Rahimova. He defeated his opponent in the first round with full advantage.
With this, Zeynab, who won her second victory in a row, advanced to the 1/8 finals and got one step closer to the license for the Paris-2024 Summer Olympic Games. The team member will play his third match on March 9. If he finishes the next 2 matches as a winner, he will qualify for the French capital.
It should be noted that today 4 more boxers will compete. Mahsati Hamzayeva-Aghamaliyeva (57 kg) with Tinta Thai Preeda Kamon (Thailand), Alfonso Dominguez (92 kg) with Emmanuel Reyes Pla (Spain), Tayfur Aliyev (63.5 kg) with Shion Nishiyama (Japan) and Sarkhan Aliyev (71 kg) He will fight Alexander Trofimchuk (Lithuania).
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