Georgia’s ethnic Armenian boxer Gor Ayvazyan on Wednesday defeated his Azerbaijani rival to advance to the final of the EUBC Youth European Boxing Championships being held in Sofia, Bulgaria, from April 11 to 22.

The 17-year-old athlete is set to face an Albanian boxer in the final bout set for Thursday, Jnews reports.

A boxer from the Akhalkalaki Sports Complex, Ayvazyan has won medals in various international competitions.