Pristina to host international boxing tournament in honour of Aziz Salihu

The “Prishtina” Boxing Club, in cooperation with the Boxing Federation of Kosovo, will organise on October 3 the International Boxing Tournament “Albanians in Boxing are History – Olympic Zizi”.

The tournament is dedicated to Aziz Salihu, the legend of Kosovar boxing, widely known as the “sportsman of the century” and an Olympic medallist, as KosovaPress reports.

The important competition will be hosted by the Amphitheatre of “Zahir Pajaziti” Square in Pristina, with the matches starting at 15:00. Boxers from Kosovo clubs, as well as from countries of the region, are expected to take part in this tournament.

The official weigh-in of the athletes will be held from 11:00 to 12:00 at the gym of the “Prishtina” Boxing Club. The tournament’s judges will be Agim Tahiraj, Fadil Bekteshi, Granit Qorri and Dalina Baraliu, the timekeeper Rrahim Sinani, while the delegate will be Sylejman Voca.