Galib Jafarov

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Medal record
Galib Jafarov
Galib Jafarov
Men's Boxing
Competitor for Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
World Amateur Championships
Gold 2003 Bangkok Featherweight
Silver 2001 Belfast Featherweight
Asian Games
Silver 2002 Busan Featherweight
Bronze 2006 Doha Featherweight

Galib Jafarov (born May 9, 1978) is a boxer from Kazakhstan best known to win the gold medal at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships in the Featherweight (– 57kg) division.

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2001 he lost the final to Turkish legend Ramaz Paliani but 2003 he won Gold. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but was defeated in the quarterfinals by Alexei Tichtchenko of Russia, who eventually won the competition. At the Asian Games 2006 he lost to Zorigtbaataryn Enkhzorig and won bronze.

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