Jeyhun Abiyev ( az, Ceyhun Abiyev; born October 24, 1974, in
Baku) is a retired male
light flyweight
Light flyweight, also known as junior flyweight or super strawweight, is a weight class in boxing.
Professional boxing
The weight limit at light flyweight in professional boxing is 108 pounds (49 kilograms). When New York legalized boxing in 1920, ...
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from
Azerbaijan
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Abiyev competed for his native country at the
2004 Summer Olympics in
Athens, Greece, where he was stopped in the second round of the men's light flyweight division (– 48 kg) by Turkey's eventual silver medalist
Atagün Yalçınkaya. He qualified for the Athens Games by ending up in first place at the
4th AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in
Baku, Azerbaijan
Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world an ...
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References
sports-reference
1974 births
Living people
Azerbaijani male boxers
Flyweight boxers
Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers for Azerbaijan
Sportspeople from Baku
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