Jafarov Leads Azerbaijan’s Medal Haul at Boxing World Cup in China

Jerusalem, 21 June, 2026 (TPS-IL) -- Baku (AZERTAC) – Azerbaijani boxer Saidjamshid Jafarov won the World Cup held in Guiyang, China.

AZERTAC reports that the national member, competing in the 75 kilogram weight category, fought against Rami Kiuan (Bulgaria) in the final.

Jafarov, who won all three rounds, won a decisive victory with a score of 5:0 (30:27, 30:27, 30:27, 30:27, 29:28) and won the gold medal of the World Cup.

Thus, the Azerbaijani national team finished the tournament, which was the second-ranking competition of the year, with one gold and two bronze medals, in which 300 athletes from 40 countries participated.

Earlier, Azerbaijani boxers Murad Allahverdiyev (80 kg) and Alfonso Dominguez (90 kg) also won bronze medals.