Azerbaijani athlete Elvin Mamishzada, competing in the men’s 52 kg boxing at the Baku 2015 European Games, defeated the Italian boxer Vincenzo Picardi in the event’s finals.
Mamishzada thus brought another gold medal to Azerbaijan.
Germany’s Hamza Touba and Slovakia’s Viliam Tanko shared the event’s bronze medals.
The European Games that kicked off June 12, will last till June 28. There is a total of 20 sports at Baku 2015: 16 Olympic sports and four non-Olympic sports.
More than 6,000 athletes from across Europe came to Baku to represent their nations over 17 days of competition. Baku was awarded the games by the European Olympic Committees (EOC) in December 2012.
Baku 2015: Azerbaijani boxer grabs gold medal
27 June 2015
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