Dagestani boxer Omarov wins qualification fight for 2016 Olympics

The Russian heavyweight boxer Magomed Omarov has reached the first victory within the framework of the qualifying tournament for the 2016 Olympics. On November 30, Omarov defeated an Egyptian Akhmed Samir.

The fight took place at the tournament organized by the Amateur International Boxing Association (AIBA). Earlier Omarov was defeated by the French boxer Tony Yoka, the RIA "Novosti" reports.

The names of first owners of Olympic licenses will be known in January 2015.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that athletes from countries of Southern Caucasus and North-Caucasian regions of Russia took part in almost all events of the 2012 London Summer Olympics. 80 athletes from the Caucasus fought for medals in boxing, taekwondo, judo and wrestling; and 20 athletes claimed for medals in weightlifting.

After the 1/8-finale boxing fight at the London Olympics, the victory was initially awarded to the Dagestani Magomed Abdulkhamidov, a member of the national team of Azerbaijan. However, after the team of Abdulkhamidov's opponent – Satoshi Shimizu from Japan, appealed to the AIBA, the victory was granted to Shimizu.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.