The European Championship among junior boxers has started in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Offsideplus.az reports that 2 athletes of the national team started the competition with victory.

Kanan Aslanli (63 kilograms) met William Moore (England) in the 1/16 finals. The fight ended with a score of 4:1 (29:27, 28*:28, 28*:28, 27:29, 28*:28) in favor of our boxer. K. Aslanli will face Irishman Eduard Hart in his second match.

Adil Zalov (66 kilograms) also qualified for the 1/8 finals. At the start, he eliminated Luka Mazanashvili (Georgia) - 3:1 (27:29, 30:26, 29:27, 28:28, 29:27). A. Zalov will test the Irishman in his next fight. His opponent will be John Maher. Both meetings will take place on June 25.

Note that the competition will end on June 30.