Samir Mammadov

Samir Mammadov (Azerbaijani: Samir Məmmədov; born May 15, 1988) is a boxer from Azerbaijan, who won the silver medal in the men's flyweight division ( 51 kg) at the 2006 European Championships in Bulgaria and bronze at the 2007 World Championships.

Samir Mammadov
Personal information
Born (1988-05-15) May 15, 1988
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
Country Azerbaijan
SportBoxing
Event(s)Flyweight

Career

At the Euros 2006 he beat Vincenzo Picardi and Jérôme Thomas but lost to Georgi Balakshin.

At the Junior World Championships 2006 he competed as a bantamweight but lost to Uzbek Orzubek Shayimov.

At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships he dropped to flyweight and beat the Puerto Rican PanAmerican Games Gold medalist McWilliams Arroyo to reach the semifinals, where he was defeated by Rau'shee Warren.

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