Olympic boxing: Azerbaijan beats Kazakhstan in men's 80kg quarterfinal

Kazakh boxer Aibek Oralbay failed to reach the semifinal of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, Kazinform reports referring to the National Olympic Committee of Kazakhstan.

Olympic boxing: Azerbaijan beats Kazakhstan in men's 80kg quarterfinal
Photo credit: NOC

In quarterfinal,  Aibek Oralbay fought against Cuban-born Azerbaijani boxer Loren Alfonso Dominguez, champion of the 2019 European Games in Minsk and 2020 Olympics bronze medalist.

Oralbay confidently led the first round with a score of 4:1. The second and the third rounds were won by Loren Alfonso Dominguez3:2 and 3:2 respectively.

Aibek Oralbay has a twin brother Nurbek Oralbay, who is also a boxer competing in 80kg weight group. Both brothers secured their 2024 Paris Olympic berths at the World Qualifying Tournament in Busto Arsizio in early March.

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