As an amateur Mahmudov was a silver medal winner at the world championships in Thailand in 2005. He replicated the silver medal in Moscow in 2008 when he came second at the AIBA world Cup.
Mahmudov, as an amateur boxer, achieved a silver medal at the world championships held in Thailand in 2005.  He repeated this success by securing a silver medal in Moscow in 2008, finishing second at the AIBA World Cup.