Elchin Alizade
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Elchin Alizade (born January 2, 1986) is an Azerbaijani amateur boxer best known to win silver at the 2005 World championships at heavyweight 201 lbs limit.
at 67 kg, in 2002 he won the Bronze medal at 71 kg at the U17 (cadets) World Championships.
At junior level he won two more bronzes at 201 lbs/91 kg, at the 2004 junior world championships and at the 2005 junior European championships where he lost the semifinal to Sergey Kalchugin
. He won silver when he lost the 2004 World University Boxing Championship
s final to Vyacheslav Glazkov
.
In 2005 he injured himself at the senior world championships in his semifinal victory and lost the final by walkover against Alexander Alekseev. In December he won a fight against Eric Fields
at a USA vs. Azerbaijan Dual in Illinois by RSCO.
In 2006 at the European Championships he KOd Olympic silver medallist Viktar Zuyev
in the first round but was beaten inside the distance by hard-punching Ukrainian surprise winner Denis Poyatsika
.
At the 10th Anwar Chowdhry Cup in final bout he defeated Dmitriy Gotfrid of Kazakhstan (27:07) and won a gold Medal
At the World Cup 2006 he defeated Adam Willett (USA)19:5,Zhenis Taumurinov (KZK)18:13, but lost at semifinal to Cuban Osmay Acosta and won bronze medal
2007 at the 1.Great Silk Road Boxing Tournament he defeated Iago Kiladze(22:9), Azer Mamadov(23:19), Yousef Abdelghani (20:16) and won a gold medal.
At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships he won the rematch on clearly points against Poyatsika but lost against Russian favorite Rakhim Chakhkeiv
.
At the Olympic qualifiers he was upset twice by Oleksandr Usyk
and Milorad Gajovic
and didn't make it.
Career
In 2001 he won Silver against Ismail SillakhIsmail Sillakh
Ismayl Sillakh is a Ukrainian professional boxer who has medaled in important international tournaments as an amateur.-Amateur highlights:Amateur Record: 302-16...
at 67 kg, in 2002 he won the Bronze medal at 71 kg at the U17 (cadets) World Championships.
At junior level he won two more bronzes at 201 lbs/91 kg, at the 2004 junior world championships and at the 2005 junior European championships where he lost the semifinal to Sergey Kalchugin
Sergey Kalchugin
Sergey Kalchugin is a Russian amateur boxer best known to win the European Junior Championships 2005 and the World Junior Championships 2006 at heavyweight with limit 201lbs/91kg.-Career:...
. He won silver when he lost the 2004 World University Boxing Championship
2004 World University Boxing Championship
The 2004 World University Boxing Championship took place in Antalya, Turkey between November 22 and 29 2004. 129 boxers from 27 countries participated at the inaugural tournament.-Participating nations:-Results:...
s final to Vyacheslav Glazkov
Vyacheslav Glazkov
Vyacheslav Glazkov is a Ukrainian professional boxer best known for winning the silver medal at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships and Olympic bronze in the super heavyweight division as an amateur.-Amateur:...
.
In 2005 he injured himself at the senior world championships in his semifinal victory and lost the final by walkover against Alexander Alekseev. In December he won a fight against Eric Fields
Eric Fields
Eric Fields is an American professional boxer from Ardmore, Oklahoma.-Amateur career:Fields started boxing in 2003 and became the 2005 and 2006 National Golden Gloves Heavyweight champion. In 2005 he beat Tony Grano, the U.S...
at a USA vs. Azerbaijan Dual in Illinois by RSCO.
In 2006 at the European Championships he KOd Olympic silver medallist Viktar Zuyev
Viktar Zuyev
Viktar Zuyev is a boxer from Belarus best known to win the heavyweight silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Career:The aggressive and hard punching southpaw won a silver medal at the Euro 2004....
in the first round but was beaten inside the distance by hard-punching Ukrainian surprise winner Denis Poyatsika
Denis Poyatsika
Denys Poyatsyka is a Ukrainian amateur boxer best known to win the European title at 201 lbs in 2006.-Career:Poyatsyka started to box in 1995...
.
At the 10th Anwar Chowdhry Cup in final bout he defeated Dmitriy Gotfrid of Kazakhstan (27:07) and won a gold Medal
At the World Cup 2006 he defeated Adam Willett (USA)19:5,Zhenis Taumurinov (KZK)18:13, but lost at semifinal to Cuban Osmay Acosta and won bronze medal
2007 at the 1.Great Silk Road Boxing Tournament he defeated Iago Kiladze(22:9), Azer Mamadov(23:19), Yousef Abdelghani (20:16) and won a gold medal.
At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships he won the rematch on clearly points against Poyatsika but lost against Russian favorite Rakhim Chakhkeiv
Rakhim Chakhkeiv
Rakhim Ruslanovich Chakhkiyev is an Ingush-Russian pro heavyweight boxer best known for winning a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships.-Amateur:...
.
At the Olympic qualifiers he was upset twice by Oleksandr Usyk
Oleksandr Usyk
Oleksandr Usyk or Aleksandr Usik is a Ukrainian amateur boxer who won gold medal at the 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships.-Career:...
and Milorad Gajovic
Milorad Gajovic
Milorad Gajović is a Montenegrin amateur boxer who qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics as a heavyweight. He has also had some success as an amateur kickboxer.-Boxing career:...
and didn't make it.