The boxing competitions at the 6th Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, have concluded. The Azerbaijan national team finished with 1 gold, 3 silver, and 2 bronze medals.
Seyidjamshid Jafarov (80 kg) claimed the championship title. In today’s final, he faced Sultan Osmanlı (Türkiye) and defeated his opponent 4:1 (28:29, 29:28, 30:27, 29:28, 30:27), ensuring the Azerbaijani anthem rang out in Riyadh.
Nargiz Zeynalova (54 kg) and Aynur Mikayilova (57 kg) secured second place at the Games. Mahammadali Gasimzade (60 kg) was set to fight Madiyar Daniyarov (Uzbekistan) in the final but withdrew due to injury and took silver.
Azerbaijani boxers wrapped up the 6th Islamic Solidarity Games with 6 medals. The previous day, Fatima Mahdiyeva (65 kg) and Sarkhan Aliyev (70 kg) had won bronze.
