Saidjamshid Jafarov wins European Boxing Championships in Sofia
Saidjamshid Jafarov, a boxer from Bukhara region who represents the Azerbaijan national team, has won a gold medal at the 2026 European Championships under the auspices of World Boxing in Sofia.
In the under-75 kg weight category, the athlete defeated Russia's Ismail Mutsolgov 5:0 in the final bout, state news agency UzA reported.
On his way to the final, Jafarov defeated Germany's Muksim Abdulay (5:0), overcame Swedish boxer Kevin Scott (5:0) in the quarter-finals, and beat England's Callum Makin 4:1 in the semi-finals.
Previously representing Uzbekistan's national team, the graduate of the Bukhara boxing school won a silver medal at the 2023 World Championships, a World Championship bronze medal, and was twice crowned Asian champion.
Sources
- UzA: Узбекистанский боксер стал чемпионом Европы, выступая за сборную Азербайджана news agency
- Upl.uz: Узбекский боксёр Саиджамшид Джафаров стал чемпионом в составе сборной Азербайджана media outlet
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Published 27 September 2026, 09:46 · No updates · Russian original
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