Galib Musa oglu Jafarov (); is a Kazakh

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of Azerbaijani descent, best known to win the gold medal at the

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in the Featherweight (– 57 kg) division.

Career

In 2001 he lost the final to Turkish legend Ramaz Paliani but two years later he gained the gold medal at the World Championships. He competed at the

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, but was defeated in the quarterfinals by Alexei Tichtchenko of Russia, who eventually won the competition. Jafarov qualified for the Athens Games by winning the gold medal at the

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. In the final he defeated South Korea's

Jo Seok-Hwan Jo Seok-Hwan (; born October 15, 1979) is a retired South Korean amateur boxer. He participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics for his native East Asian country. There he was stopped in the first round of the Bantamweight (54 kg) division by Uz ...

. At the 2006 Asian Games he lost to Zorigtbaataryn Enkhzorig and won bronze.

References

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* 1978 births Living people Kazakhstani people of Azerbaijani descent Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Kazakhstan Asian Games medalists in boxing Boxers at the 2002 Asian Games Boxers at the 2006 Asian Games Kazakhstani male boxers AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Asian Games bronze medalists for Kazakhstan Asian Games silver medalists for Kazakhstan Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Featherweight boxers Sportspeople from Aktobe 21st-century Kazakhstani sportsmen {{Kazakhstan-boxing-bio-stub