The Most Famous
BOXERS from Azerbaijan
This page contains a list of the greatest Azerbaijani Boxers. The pantheon dataset contains 496 Boxers, 6 of which were born in Azerbaijan. This makes Azerbaijan the birth place of the 16th most number of Boxers behind Philippines, and Ukraine.
Top 7
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Azerbaijani Boxers of all time. This list of famous Azerbaijani Boxers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Aghasi Mammadov (b. 1980)
With an HPI of 35.40, Aghasi Mammadov is the most famous Azerbaijani Boxer. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages on wikipedia.
Aghasi Aghagul oghlu Mammadov (born 1 June 1980) is an Azerbaijani boxer who competed in the bantamweight division (54 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.
2. Shahin Imranov (b. 1980)
With an HPI of 32.19, Shahin Imranov is the 2nd most famous Azerbaijani Boxer. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.
Shahin Imranov (Azerbaijani: Şahin İmranov) (born 23 September 1980) is a boxer from Azerbaijan. He is best known for winning two featherweight silver medals at European championships.
3. Fuad Aslanov (b. 1976)
With an HPI of 31.11, Fuad Aslanov is the 3rd most famous Azerbaijani Boxer. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.
Fuad Aslanov (born January 2, 1983, in Sumgait) is an Azerbaijani boxer who competed in the flyweight division (– 51 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. He qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by ending up in second place at the 3rd AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Gothenburg.
4. Vugar Alakbarov (b. 1981)
With an HPI of 29.74, Vugar Alakbarov is the 4th most famous Azerbaijani Boxer. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.
Vugar Mursal Alakbarov (Azerbaijani: Vüqar Mursal Ələkbərov; born 5 January 1981) is an Azerbaijani boxer. 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. 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.
5. Teymur Mammadov (b. 1993)
With an HPI of 28.49, Teymur Mammadov is the 5th most famous Azerbaijani Boxer. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.
Teymur Mammadov (born 11 January 1993) is a heavyweight amateur boxer from Azerbaijan. He won a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics and reached quarterfinals at the 2016 Games, where he served as the flag bearer for Azerbaijan during the Parade of Nations.
6. David Ayrapetyan (b. 1983)
With an HPI of 28.45, David Ayrapetyan is the 6th most famous Azerbaijani Boxer. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.
David Valeryevich Ayrapetyan (Armenian: Դավիդ Այրապետյանը, born 26 September 1983) is an Armenian-Russian amateur boxer. He is a six-time Champion of Russia, European Champion, World and Olympic medalist. Ayrapetyan was awarded the Honored Master of Sports of Russia title in 2009.
7. Tayfur Aliyev (b. 1997)
With an HPI of 0.00, Tayfur Aliyev is the 7th most famous Azerbaijani Boxer. His biography has been translated into different languages.
Tayfur Aliyev (Azerbaijani: Tayfur Nəriman oğlu Əliyev, born 1 January 1997) is an Azerbaijani boxer. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
People
Pantheon has 7 people classified as Azerbaijani boxers born between 1976 and 1997. Of these 7, 7 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Azerbaijani boxers include Aghasi Mammadov, Shahin Imranov, and Fuad Aslanov. As of April 2024, 1 new Azerbaijani boxers have been added to Pantheon including Tayfur Aliyev.
Living Azerbaijani Boxers
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Aghasi Mammadov
1980 - Present
HPI: 35.40
Shahin Imranov
1980 - Present
HPI: 32.19
Fuad Aslanov
1976 - Present
HPI: 31.11
Vugar Alakbarov
1981 - Present
HPI: 29.74
Teymur Mammadov
1993 - Present
HPI: 28.49
David Ayrapetyan
1983 - Present
HPI: 28.45
Tayfur Aliyev
1997 - Present
HPI: 0.00
