Galib Musa oglu Jafarov ( az, Qalib Musa oğlu Cəfərov); is a Kazakh

boxer Boxer most commonly refers to: * Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing *Boxer (dog), a breed of dog Boxer or boxers may also refer to: Animal kingdom * Boxer crab * Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans * Boxer snipe ee ...

of Azerbaijani descent, best known to win the gold medal at the

2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships The men's 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Bangkok, Thailand, from July 6 to July 13. The competition was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing AIBA. Medal winners Medal table External links Result ...

in the Featherweight (– 57 kg) division.

Career

In 2001 he lost the final to Turkish legend

Ramaz Paliani Ramaz Paliani ( ka, რამაზ ფალიანი, born 21 August 1973 in Mestia, Georgia) is a Georgian boxer who has won World and European Championships in the men's featherweight division. He has represented Turkey, Georgia, and Russ ...

but two years later he gained the gold medal at the World Championships. He competed at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

, but was defeated in the quarterfinals by

Alexei Tichtchenko Aleksei Viktorovich Tishchenko (russian: Алексей Викторович Тищенко; born 29 May 1984) is a former Russian Olympic boxer best known to dominate the lower weight classes in the last years winning numerous ti ...

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 The 22nd edition of the Men's Asian Amateur Boxing Championships were held from January 11 to January 18, 2004 in Puerto Princesa Coliseum, Puerto Princesa, Philippines. The tournament served as a qualification event for the 2004 Summer Olympics ...

Puerto Princesa Puerto Princesa, officially the City of Puerto Princesa (Cuyonon: ''Siyudad i'ang Puerto Princesa''; fil, Lungsod ng Puerto Princesa), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Mimaropa region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, ...

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

. In the final he defeated South Korea's

Jo Seok-Hwan Jo Seok-Hwan (born October 15, 1979) is a retired South Korean amateur boxer. He participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics for his native East Asian country. There he was stopped in the first round of the Bantamweight (54 kg) division by Uzbe ...

. At the 2006 Asian Games he lost to

Zorigtbaataryn Enkhzorig Zorigtbaataryn Enkhzorig ( mn, Зоригтбаатарын Энхзориг; February 27, 1987 – November 4, 2018) was an amateur boxer from Mongolia who competed at the 2006 Asian Games in the Featherweight (-57 kg) division, b ...

and won bronze.

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1978 births Living people Kazakhstani people of Azerbaijani descent Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of Kazakhstan Asian Games medalists in boxing Boxers at the 2002 Asian Games Boxers at the 2006 Asian Games Kazakhstani male boxers AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Asian Games bronze medalists for Kazakhstan Asian Games silver medalists for Kazakhstan Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Featherweight boxers People from Aktobe 21st-century Kazakhstani people {{Kazakhstan-boxing-bio-stub