28 Asian pugs enter quarterfinals of Women’s World tourney

An impressive total of 28 out of 86 Asian fighters earned a shot at a medal as they overcame their final preliminary matches and zoomed into the quarterfinals of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships on the seventh day of competition in Istanbul, Turkey.

Among the winners in the closing day of preliminaries was former world titlist Dina Zholaman of Kazakhstan who moved closer to regaining the belt by taking out Scarlett Delgado of Canada with a 4-1 triumph in the bantamweight (54) class.

Another Kazakhstani veteran in Zhaina Shekerbekova, a silver winner in the 2018 edition, edged out the much-younger Rinka Kinoshita of Japan via 3-2 split decision in the flyweight (52kg) division.

Southeast Asian Games bronze medalist Aira Villegas of the Philippines drubbed Tokyo Olympian Nina Radovanović of Serbia, 5-0, in light fly (50kg) while fellow Southeast Asian bet Jutamas Jitpong of Thailand also scored a 5-0 victory over newcomer Alana Portelli of Australia in flyweight.

In the light welterweight (63kg) category, three-time ASBC Asian bronze medallist Shoira Zulkaynarova returned to the top eight after four years as she pulled off a 3-0 win against Jeong Hae Deun of South Korea even as India’s rising sensation Parveen pummelled United States’ seasoned fighter Jajaira Gonzales, 5-0.

Also emerging victorious in the round of 16 were former Asian silver medalist Wu Shih Yi of Chinese Taipei who toppled Mokhinabonu Abdullaeva of Uzbekistan in light (60kg), and Mongolia’s young star Yesugen Oyuntsetseg who nipped India’s Shiksha, 3-2, in bantam.

The quarterfinal matches of the Women’s World Championships are set on May 16 followed by a rest day on May 17 while the semifinal bouts are on May 18 and the finals are on May 19-20.

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