SC Gabala’s karate challenger Rafael Aghayev, fighting for the Azerbaijan national team, won the Karate 1 Premier League in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The 75-kg challenger beat Luici Busa (Italy) with 3:2 in the final.

Another Gabala challenger other than Aghayev is Rafiz Hasanov, 67 kg, lost the 3rd place after defeating to Burak Uyghur (Turkey) by 0:2.

Just to notice, the tournament was joined by 571 karater fighter from 85 countries.