Iranian Boxer Shahbakhsh Makes History in World Championships
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian boxer Danial Shahbakhsh won the country’s first-ever medal in the World Boxing Championships.
He earned a bronze medal in the 60kg weight class in the AIBA Men's World Boxing Championships.
Shahbakhsh had been scheduled to fight with Uzbekistan’s Abdumalik Khalokov but was forced to withdraw from the match due to head injury.
France's Sofiane Oumiha defeated Khalokov in the final match to win the gold.
Sajad Mohammadpour (57kg), Danial Shahbakhsh (60kg), Ashkan Rezaei (63.5kg), Moslem Maghsoudi (67kg), Farhad Moradi (71kg), Shahin Mousavi (75kg), Meysam Gheshlaghi (80kg), Ali Jamali (86kg), Toofan Sharifi (92kg) and Pooya Amiri (+92kg) represented Iran, headed by Alireza Esteki, in the prestigious competition.