Azerbaijani boxers Jamila Muradli (57kg) and Sama Abbasova (66kg) won gold and silver respectively at the U-17 European Boxing Championship in Budva, Montenegro, lifting the national team’s overall medal tally to five.
Sama Abbasova lost her final bout to Turkish opponent Ada Eybey, settling for silver in the 66kg category at the European boxing championship. The result added another medal to Azerbaijan’s growing tally at the tournament in Budva.
Jamila Muradli (57kg) claimed gold by beating Germany’s Aliya Ibrahimi in the final. Muradli dominated every round to win 5:0 on the judges’ scorecards (30:27, 30:27, 30:27, 30:27, 30:27) and was crowned European champion.
Bronze medals went to Gardash Rahimov (54kg), Hidayat Mammadov (70kg) and Khumar Jafarli (+80kg). That lifts Azerbaijan’s overall medal count at the championship to five.
According to reports, three more Azerbaijani athletes are set to compete in the finals in the next stage of the competition.
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