In the semifinals, Taghizade came out victorious over his Russian opponent Alexey Denisenko with a score of 7:5.
In the first match against Slovenian taekwondo fighter Jure Pantar, the Azerbaijani athlete gained a victory, 11:3. In the quarterfinals, Aykhan Taghizade defeated gold medal winner at London 2012 Olympic Games, two-time World and European champion, Joel González Bonilla from Spain with a score of 7:5.