Vugar Alakbarov

Vugar Mursal Alakbarov (Azerbaijani: Vüqar Mursal Ələkbərov; born 5 January 1981) is an Azerbaijani boxer.

Vüqar Alakbarov

Alakbarov depicted on an Azerbaijani stamp
Personal information
Full name	Vüqar Mursal Alakbarov
Nationality	Azerbaijan
Born	5 January 1981 (1981-01-05) (age 44) Mingachevir, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	91 kg (201 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Weight class	Middleweight
Club	Neftchi Petrol, Baku
Medal record Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Middleweight

Alakbarov competed in the middleweight class (−75 kg) at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. At the 2004 Summer Olympics he was eliminated in the quarter final in the heavyweight class.^[1] He qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics by ending up in first place at the 2nd AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Warsaw, Poland.

Olympic results

2000 (Middleweight)^[1]

• Defeated Peter Kariuki Ngumi (Kenya) 12–3
• Defeated Paul Miller (Australia) 9–8
• Defeated Akin Kuloglu (Turkey) 18–8
• Lost to Jorge Gutiérrez (Cuba) 9–19

2004 (Heavyweight)^[1]

• Defeated Spyridon Kladouchas (Greece) 18–14
• Lost to Naser Al Shami (Syria) DQ 4 (1:40)