At the World Boxing Championship in Liverpool, Pavlo Iliusha impressed fans by defeating Kazakhstan's Sabirzhana Akkalykov 3:2 in the round of 16 for the 75 kg weight category.
His next opponent is Azerbaijan's Said Jamshid Jafarov, whom he will face on September 10 for a chance to reach the semifinals.
Unfortunately, Aider Abdurayimov did not advance further, losing to European vice-champion Radislav Rosenov from Bulgaria with a score of 0:5 in the round of 16.
Irina Lutsak also couldn't make it to the quarterfinals in the 80 kg category, losing unanimously to Emily Asquith from England 0:5.
We wish our boxers the best of luck! The World Boxing Championship will continue until September 14.