Tokyo-2020: Armenia’s Hovhannes Bachkov defeats Azerbaijani boxer, proceeds to quarterfinals

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Tokyo-2020: Armenia’s Hovhannes Bachkov defeats Azerbaijani boxer, proceeds to quarterfinals

Armenian boxer Hovhannes Bachkov has advanced to lightweight (63kg) quarterfinals at Tokyo Olympics with an impressive 4:1 victory over Azerbaijan’s Javid Chalabiyev, days after defeating Alston Ryan of Antigua and Barbuda.

Bachkov’s next opponent is Uzbekistan’s Elnur Abduraimov. The bout is set for August 3.

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