Great Britain's Ben Fletcher has booked his place in the second round of the men's judo -100kg at the European Games.
The 23-year-old got the better of Malta's Isaac Bezzina at the Heydar Aliyev Arena to claim victory by ippon.
Fletcher, a two-time British champion in the sport, will now face Henk Grol of the Netherlands for a Baku 2015 quarter-final berth.
Fellow Team GB hopeful Gemma Gibbons also advanced through her round-of-32 elimination match earlier today by recording a slender victory over Madeleine Malonga.
