Azerbaijani boxer Sarkhan Aliyev defeated Armenian Gurgen Madoyan 3-2 in the men's under-71kg bout at the 1st World Olympic Boxing Qualifying Event in Busto Arsizio, Italy.
He will face Kazakh Aslanbek Shymbergenov in the quarterfinals.
Azerbaijan`s Nijat Huseynov outclassed two-time European champion Armenian Rudolf Garboyan.