Another boxer of Azerbaijan qualified for the semi-finals of the European championship held in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. 

Offsideplus.az reports that Murad Allahverdiyev, who fought in the 80 kg weight class, continued the success of his teammates. He knocked out Matvi Rayban (Ukraine) in the 1/4 finals - 3:2 (30:27, 30:27, 28:29, 30:27, 28:29). Allahverdiyev will face Serbian Ahmed Mavric on the way to the final.

 With this, the number of Azerbaijani boxers who advanced to the semi-finals reached 4. Earlier, Marjona Savriyeva (50 kilograms), Tural Sariyev (48 kilograms) and Nijat Huseynov (51 kilograms) secured at least a bronze medal by reaching the semi-finals.