Galib Jafarov
Galib Musa oglu Jafarov (Azerbaijani: Qalib Musa oğlu Cəfərov); is a Kazakh boxer of Azerbaijani descent, best known to win the gold medal at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships in the Featherweight (– 57 kg) division.
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| Full name | Galib Musa oglu Jafarov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Kazakhstan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 9, 1978 Aktobe, Aktobe Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | Featherweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
In 2001 he lost the final to Turkish legend Ramaz Paliani but two years later he gained the gold medal at the World Championships. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but was defeated in the quarterfinals by Alexei Tichtchenko of Russia, who eventually won the competition. Jafarov qualified for the Athens Games by winning the gold medal at the 2004 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships in Puerto Princesa, Philippines. In the final he defeated South Korea's Jo Seok-Hwan.
At the 2006 Asian Games he lost to Zorigtbaataryn Enkhzorig and won bronze.
References
- Profile on Yahoo! Sports[permanent dead link]
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20.