Bakhtovar Nazirov wins men's bantamweight gold

Russian wins bantamweight gold

Russian Bakhtovar Nazirov has won gold in the men's bantamweight division at the European Games in Baku.

Nazirov, 21, beat Belarusian Dzmitry Asanau, 19, on a split points decision.

Tayfur Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Britain's Qais Ashfaq took home the bronze medals.

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