The international Belt and Road boxing tournament for elite and youth (U-19) boxers took place in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Azerbaijan’s national teams secured 10 medals: two gold, three silver and five bronze.

Competing for the U-19 team as it prepares for the World Championships, Nihat Gasimov (55 kg) and Saftar Mammadzade (+90 kg) won gold. Heydar Azmammadov (85 kg) claimed silver, while Ali Bakhishov (60 kg), Renat Giyasli (80 kg) and Zaur Samadov (90 kg) earned bronze.

In the elite team, Tural Sariyev (55 kg) and Sarkhan Aliyev (70 kg) finished second, while Zelimkhan Suleymanov (55 kg) and Zaur Gahramanov (65 kg) placed third.

Before the tournament, Azerbaijan’s boxers also attended an international training camp in China featuring participants from 26 countries.