The Heydar Aliyev Cup for the U17 boxers will start at the Baku Boxing Center with its first session on May 2 and Azerbaijan’s next international competition

Azerbaijan hosted the Great Silk Way Tournament one month ago and their National Federation is waiting for top teams to their U17 junior competition to Baku.

Boxers from the 2010 and 2011 age groups are eligible to participate in the Heydar Aliyev Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan which is another traditional event on the European Boxing Map.

This international boxing competition was named after Mr. Heydar Aliyev who served Azerbaijan as President of the State between 1993 until his death in 2003.

Uzbekistan is a powerhouse in our sport and the Central Asians will be there with a younger U17 team in Azerbaijan’s capital and all of their talents need to be watched.

Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan are always on the top of the podium in many events and their squads are ready to do big things in the Heydar Aliyev Cup.

Georgia will send a strong team including several European U15 Champions on their line-ups but Estonia, Latvia, Belarus and Moldova all will have outstanding pugilists in Baku.

The Heydar Aliyev Cup is a preparation event for the European U17 Boxing Championships which will be held in Budva, Montenegro on October 1-11.

The facts of the Heydar Aliyev Cup

Name: Heydar Aliyev Cup

Competition Period: May 2-7

Venue: Baku, Azerbaijan

Gender: Women & Men

Age Group: U17

Date of Birth of the boxers: 2010-2011 born boxers

The weight categories of the Heydar Aliyev Cup

Women’s: 46kg, 48kg, 50kg, 52kg, 54kg, 57kg, 63kg, 66kg, 70kg and 80kg

Men’s: 46kg, 48kg, 50kg, 52kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 63kg, 66kg, 70kg, 75kg, 80kg and +80kg

The schedule of the Heydar Aliyev Cup

May 1 – Arrivals of the delegations

May 1 – Sport Entries Check

May 1, 18:00 – Technical Meeting

May 1, 18:30 – Official Draw

May 2, 15:00 – Day1 competition

May 3, 15:00 – Day2 competition

May 4, 15:00 – Day3 competition

May 5, 15:00 – Day4 competition

May 6, 15:00 – Day5 competition with the semi-finals

May 7, 15:00 – Day6 competition with the finals

May 8 – Departures of the delegations

The boxers who need to be watched in the Heydar Aliyev Cup

- Dana Orazbekkyzy, Kazakhstan, women’s 46kg – Bronze medallist at the Asian U15 Boxing Championships

- Alisa Gerassimovits, Estonia, women’s 50kg – Bronze medallist at the European Schoolgirls Boxing Championships

- Elene Karchava, Georgia, women’s 52kg – European U15 Champion

- Medina Abylkasym, Kazakhstan, women’s 54kg – Silver medallist at the Asian U15 Boxing Championships

- Akerke Dalabay, Kazakhstan, women’s 66kg – Asian U15 Champion

- Onur Gurbanov, Azerbaijan, men’s 46kg – Bronze medallist at the European U15 Boxing Championships

- Qardas Rahimov, Azerbaijan, men’s 52kg – European U17 Champion

- Eljan Musazada, Azerbaijan, men’s 52kg – Bronze medallist at the European U15 Boxing Championships

- Egor Cherticovtsev, Moldova, men’s 54kg – European Schoolboys Champion

- Zaza Mdinaridze, Georgia, men’s 54kg – Bronze medallist at the European U17 Boxing Championships

- Giorgi Akhlvediani, Georgia, men’s 54kg – European U15 Champion

- Shynggys Akhmetov, Kazakhstan, men’s 54kg – Asian U15 Champion

- Nichita Slepoi, Moldova, men’s 57kg – Bronze medallist at the European Schoolboys Boxing Championships

- Davit Alikhanishvili, Georgia, men’s 57kg – European U15 Champion

- Aleksi Gunia, Georgia, men’s 60kg – Silver medallist at the European U15 Boxing Championships

- Nurbakyt Toregeldi, Kazakhstan, men’s 63kg – Asian U15 Champion

- Jakhongirjon Usmankulov, Uzbekistan, men’s 63kg – Asian U15 Champion

- Temur Pavliashvili, Georgia, men’s 66kg – Bronze medallist at the European Schoolboys Boxing Championships

- Nurlan Museyibli, Azerbaijan, men’s 70kg – Silver medallist at the European U15 Boxing Championships

- Yusif Aghakishiyev, Azerbaijan, men’s 75kg – Silver medallist at the European U15 Boxing Championships

- Shukar Aliyev, Azerbaijan, men’s 80kg – Silver medallist at the European U17 Boxing Championships; Bronze medallist at the European Schoolboys Boxing Championships

- Mehran Rasulov, Azerbaijan, men’s +80kg – European U15 Champion

- Elshod Oblakulov, Uzbekistan, men’s +80kg – Silver medallist at the Asian U15 Boxing Championships

- Hasan Akpinar, Georgia, men’s +80kg – Bronze medallist at the European U17 Boxing Championships

- Erdem Tekin, Azerbaijan, men’s +80kg – Bronze medallist at the European U15 Boxing Championships

- Ugur Hasanov, Azerbaijan, men’s +80kg – Bronze medallist at the European Schoolboys Boxing Championships