Iranian Boxers Arrive in Belgrade for World Championships
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran national boxing team arrived in Belgrade, capital of Serbia on Friday to participate at the 2021 AIBA Men's World Boxing Championships.
The Championships are set to get underway on October 24 at the tark Arena in Belgrade.
More than 100 countries are expected to compete at the event, which was moved from Delhi to Belgrade after the Indian capital failed to pay a host fee stipulated in the Host City Agreement.
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) will be Iran’s boxers in the prestigious competition.
The team is headed by Alireza Esteki.
