The European championship might become a real star hour for Azerbaijani boxers, Shahin Imranov, the captain of the Azerbaijani national team, said on the eve of the tournament that started in Plovdiv,Trendreports.
The sportsmen confessed that the forthcoming competition will be very essential for him and he did his best to be in better form in the tournament. It concerns almost all members of the team, which are disposed to serious battle in Bulgaria. We all know very well that the fighting for medals will be difficult enough, but we will struggle for the best prizes Imranov said.
The participant of the Athens Olympic Games noted that major rivals of Azerbaijani masters in the tournament will be the Russians.