Galib Jafarov

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Galib Jafarov
Personal information
Full nameGalib Musa oglu Jafarov
Nationality 
Aktobe Province
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classFeatherweight
Medal record
World Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Bangkok Featherweight
Silver medal – second place 2001 Belfast Featherweight
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2002 Busan Featherweight
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha Featherweight
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Puerto Princesa Featherweight

Galib Musa oglu Jafarov (

Azerbaijani descent, best known to win the gold medal at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships
in the Featherweight (– 57 kg) division.

Career

In 2001 he lost the final to Turkish legend

Jo Seok-Hwan
.

At the 2006 Asian Games he lost to Zorigtbaataryn Enkhzorig and won bronze.

References

  • Profile on Yahoo! Sports[permanent dead link]
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Galib Dzhafarov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20.