Galib Jafarov (born 9 May1978) is a boxer from Kazakhstan. He is competing in the Featherweight (– 57kg) division, and won a silver medal at the 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships and a gold medal at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships. May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (130th in leap years). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Boxing, also called prizefighting (when referring to professional boxing), the sweet science (a common nickname among fans) or the gentlemans sport (used mainly in England), is a sport and martial art in which two participants of similar weight classification fight each other with their fists in a series of... The Mens 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Belfast, Northern Ireland from June 3 to June 10. ... The Mens 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Bangkok, Thailand from July 6 to July 13. ...
He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but was knocked out in the quarterfinals by Alexei Tichtchenko of Russia, who eventually won the competition. Alexei Tichtchenko (born May 29, 1984) is a Russian amateur boxer. ...