The European Championship organized among boxers under 23 years of age (U-23) continues in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria.

Offsideplus.az reports that on the third day of the competition, 2 more boxers of the Azerbaijani national team won.

 Nijat Huseynov, fighting at 51 kg, fought Scott Richards (Wales) in his first match. The match, which took place within the 1/8 final stage, ended with the victory of our boxer with a score of 5:0 (30:27, 30:27, 30:27, 30:27, 29:28). Huseynov will try his hand against Spaniard Rafael Serrano in the quarter finals.

 Murad Allahverdiyev also finished his first match in favor. He won with the score of 3:2 (28:29, 29:28, 30:27, 28:29, 30:27) over Alexey Koktsikawa (IBAB). Allahverdiyev will clarify his relationship with Matviy Rajba (Ukraine) in the 1/4 finals.

 It should be noted that the European Championship will last until October 20. The matches of the 1/4 final stage will be held on October 16.