The World Boxing U19 Championships will kick off on October 16 in Budva, Montenegro. The national team will compete with nine boxers at the 12-day tournament. Head coach Elbrus Rzayev has selected Ali Aliyev (50 kg), Nihat Gasimov (55 kg), Ali Bakhishov (60 kg), Shahin Aslanov (65 kg), Rza Rzayev (70 kg), Renat Giyasli (80 kg) and Safdar Mammadzada (+90 kg) for the championship.
Meanwhile, girls' team head coach Ilkin Agayev will rely on Banuchichek Nasirli (48 kg) and Gular Huseynova (51 kg). Emil Gurbanaliyev will officiate at the tournament, while Anar Babanli will serve as an evaluator of referees. Boxing is known as one of the oldest known sports in the history of humankind.
The earliest evidence of boxing dates back to Egypt around 3,000 BC. This sport was introduced to the ancient Olympic Games by the Greeks in the late 7th century BC. In 1924, the International Amateur Boxing Federation (FIBA) was established.
Since 1946, it has been referred to as the International Boxing Association (AIBA). Boxing made its Olympic debut at the 1904 Games in St. In 1926, the boxing championship was held for the first time in Azerbaijan, where national boxers took first place.
Since 1992, the Azerbaijani Boxing Federation has become a full member of the International Boxing Association (AIBA). Azerbaijani boxers have won many prestigious awards at many international championships. Aghasi Mammadov has entered Azerbaijan's history of boxing as the first national boxer, as a gold medallist at the world championship.
Another Azerbaijani boxer, Fuad Asadov, was among the medallists at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games. Many times, Azerbaijan has been chosen as the host country for major boxing championships. The AIBA Youth World Championships were held in Baku in 2019.
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