Azerbaijani boxers claim 8 medals at championship in Montenegro

Azerbaijan’s under-15 boxing team has returned from Budva, Montenegro at the European Championship that concluded this weekend with an impressive haul of 8 medals, including two historic gold victories.

Competing against 369 athletes from 32 nations, the Azerbaijani squad secured 2 gold, 3 silver, and 3 bronze medals, finishing 6th overall in the team standings.

Khumar Jafarli (75 kg) made history by becoming the first Azerbaijani female boxer to win a U-15 European title. The young champion dominated Türkiye’s Yağmur Eryurt in the final, winning unanimously 5:0 with identical 30:27 scores across all five judges’ cards

Mehran Rasulov (80 kg) delivered Azerbaijan’s second gold, overpowering Ukraine’s Serhiy Kotovskyi 5:0 (30:27, 29:28, 29:28, 30:27, 30:27). The triumph marks Rasulov’s third European medal, having previously earned two bronzes.

Silver medalists included: Nasrin Abdullazade (40 kg), Nurlan Museyibli (66 kg), Yusif Agakishiyev (75 kg). Bronze medals were won by Onur Gurbanov (42 kg), Eljan Musazade (50 kg) and Erdem Tekin (90 kg).