Vahid Abasov (Serbian Cyrillic: Вахид Абасов, Russian: Вахид Вагиф оглы Аббасов; born 6 June 1997) is a Russian-born Serbian boxer.[1][2][3] He participated at the 2022 European Amateur Boxing Championships,[4] being awarded the gold medal in the welterweight event.[5] Abasov and Artem Ageev were the only people to win medals which were gold medals for their country.[5] He was the second person of his country to win the medal.[6]
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Birth name | Vakhid Abbasov | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Serbia Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Stavropolsky District, Russia | 6 June 1997|||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 148 lb (67 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Serbia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | Welterweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ "ATTACKING MEDAL: Russians boxing for Serbia!". Espreso (in Serbian). 19 October 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "NEW VICTORY FOR SERBIA IN SP BOXING: Vahid Abasov celebrated in the first round by unanimous decision of the judges!". Espreso (in Serbian). 28 October 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Agjev and Abbasov in final, will fight for European gold for Serbia". Alo! (in Serbian). 29 May 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ Tanjug (29 May 2022). "Vahid Abbasov reaches European Championship finals". Euronews (in Serbian). Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ a b "EUBC Men's European Boxing Championships 2022" (PDF). European Amateur Boxing Championships. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "BRAVO, MASTERS Vahid Abasov secures Serbia second medal at European Championship". Alo! (in Serbian). 27 May 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Vahid Abasov from BoxRec (registration required)