The "Odlar Yurdu" Boxing Club, operating in Magdeburg, Germany with support of the State Committee on Work with Diaspora, participated in a professional boxing competition held in Aschersleben.

The club’s boxer Kanan Huseynaliyev faced Argentina’s Leonardo Baez at the Ballhaus in Aschersleben sports complex. Maintaining his dominance throughout all six rounds, our compatriot secured a convincing victory by knocked down his opponent in the final round. With this win, the boxer recorded his 13th victory in 14 professional bouts.

During the competition, Azerbaijanis from various cities across Germany showed strong support for our athlete from the stands and enthusiastically celebrated his victory.

Azad Azizov, the head of the club and world boxing champion, shared his thoughts on the bout, emphasizing that his boxer had successfully overcome another challenge. He stated that the victory was dedicated to the Azerbaijani people and expressed his gratitude to fellow Azerbaijanis for their active and continued support.

It should be noted that the “Odlar Yurdu” Boxing Club was established in Germany in 2013 and currently has around 100 members. Since its founding, the club’s athletes have participated in more than 50 international, professional, and amateur boxing tournaments. The club is also a member of the Boxing Sports Association of Saxony-Anhalt, the federal state in which it operates.