Nijat Huseynov

Nijat Huseynov
Personal information
Native nameNicat Hüseynov
Born31 March 2003 (2003-03-31) (age 21)
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
SportBoxing

Nijat Namig oglu Huseynov (Azerbaijani: Nicat Namiq oğlu Hüseynov; born 31 March 2003) is an Azerbaijani boxer competing in the light flyweight weight category. He is a member of Azerbaijan's national team, a bronze medalist at the 2021 Youth World Championships, a two-time European Youth Champion (2022, 2023) and has represented at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Nijat Huseynov was born on 31 March 2003, in Baku.[1] He graduated from the Coaching Faculty of the Azerbaijan State Academy of Physical Education and Sport.[2]

As a junior, his coach was world champion and Olympic medalist Aghasi Mammadov.[3]

In April 2021, Huseynov won a bronze medal in the 49 kg category at the 2021 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships held in Kielce, Poland[4].

In March 2022, he became the European U22 Boxing champion in the 51 kg weight category in Poreč, Croatia[5][6]. In the final, he defeated Georgian boxer Lekso Khasaya.[7]

In October 2022, representing the UGİM-1 Club, Huseynov placed second at the Azerbaijani Boxing Championship, losing in the final to Masud Yusifzade from the BFL Club[8].

In May 2023, Huseynov was selected for Azerbaijan's senior team to compete at the World Boxing Championships in Tashkent. He won his first bout against Po Hau Hsu (Taiwan) in the 1/16 finals of the 54 kg category with a score of 5:0.[9], but lost in the 1/8 finals to 2016 Olympic silver medalist Segundo Finol from Venezuela with the same score.[10] He attributed his loss to biased refereeing.[3]

In November 2023, Huseynov defended his European Youth (U22) Championship title in Budva, Montenegro, defeating Armenian boxer Rudolf Garboyan in the final with a score of 5:0.[11]

In March 2024, he participated in the World Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament in Busto Arsizio, Italy. Competing in the 51 kg category, Huseynov defeated India's Deepak Deepak, a World Championship medalist, in the 1/32 finals, followed by wins over European champion and World runner-up Sakhil Alakhverdovi (Georgia) and Armenian boxer Rudolf Garboyan. In the quarterfinals, Huseynov beat Roscoe Hill, a silver medalist at the previous World Championship. Despite a knockdown in the first round, Huseynov turned the bout in his favor in the next two rounds, winning 3:2. His semifinal qualification secured him a spot at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[12][13] Competing in Olympics, Huseynov reached the Round of 16 in the men's 51 kg boxing event before being eliminated.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Huseynov Nijat". olympics.com. Retrieved 2024-12-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "ADBTİA tələbələrinin idman uğurları". Archived from the original on 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  3. ^ a b "Двукратный чемпион ЕВРО: В федерации видят во мне олимпийского чемпиона, но я еще очень молод". Archived from the original on 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  4. ^ Boksçumuz dünya birinciliyində bürünc medal qazandı
  5. ^ "Сборная Азербайджана по боксу стала четвертой в Европе". Archived from the original on 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  6. ^ "The EUBC U22 European Boxing Championships finished in Croatia". Archived from the original on 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  7. ^ "Ниджат Гусейнов: Посвящаю свою медаль шехидам, отдавшим жизнь за нашу Родину". Archived from the original on 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  8. ^ "Azərbaycan çempionatına yekun vurulub". Archived from the original on 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  9. ^ "Азербайджанский боксер вышел в четвертьфинал ЧМ". Archived from the original on 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  10. ^ "Провальный день азербайджанских боксеров на ЧМ". Archived from the original on 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  11. ^ "Гусейнов снова покорил молодежное ЕВРО, выиграв в финале у Гарбояна". Archived from the original on 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  12. ^ "Азербайджанский боксер – о завоеванной лицензии и вере в олимпийскую медаль". Archived from the original on 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  13. ^ "Гусейнов завоевал олимпийскую лицензию". Archived from the original on 2024-03-14. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  14. ^ "Huseynov Nijat vs Alcantara Reyes Yunior results". olympics.com. Retrieved 2024-12-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)