Emil İsrafilbəyov

Emil Israfilbeyov also known as Emil Baku (April 27, 1972 – January 18, 2016) was an Azerbaijani boxer.

Biography

Emil Israfilbeyov was born in Baku in 1972. Emil and his brother Rufat Israfilbeyov moved to the United States in the early 1990s. Both brothers, who were engaged in professional boxing, chose the nickname "Baku" for themselves. The boxer, who achieved success under the name "Emil Baku", was struggling with brain cancer. A charity campaign was launched on social networks to help Emil overcome this disease. EBA European champion Azerbaijani professional boxer Agali Alishov put his championship belt up for sale in the name of "Emil Baku", but Emil died in 2016 after a long illness.

Boxing career Emil Israfilbeyov – Fought 24 bouts in his career and lost only 2 of them.