Boxers Depart Iran for Armenian Tournament
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran boxing team left Tehran Tuesday morning to take part in a tournament in Armenia.
The Iranian team will participate at the tournament as part of preparation for the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
Armenia, Iran, Russia, Ukraine and Georgia will be competing in the six-day tournament.
Iranian boxers have improved during the past years.
Danial Shahbakhsh won the country’s first-ever medal in the World Boxing Championships in November.
Iran squad:
48kg: Mehdi Parvizi
57kg: Sajad Mohammadpour
63kg: Sajad Abedipour
67kg: Bagher Faraji
71kg: Farhad Moradi
75kg: Mehdi Sarbaz
80kg: Meysam Gheshlaghi
86kg: Ali Jamali
92kg: Toofan Sharifi
+92kg: Iman Ramezanpour