The ASBC management congratulates to Timor Leste on their Independence Day
The management of the Asian Boxing Confederation congratulates to Timor Leste Boxing on their Independence Day.
Timor Leste, or East Timor, occupies half of the land area of the island of Timor and it became independent from Indonesia in 2002. The Southeast Asian country received a United Nations-sponsored referendum about its independence in August 1999 but the small nation achieved the full independence on May 20 in 2002.
Timor Leste made its debut at the 2024 edition of the ASBC Asian U22 & Youth Boxing Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan one year ago which was a historic participation for the developing Southeast Asian country.
Antonio Nicolau Hau Da Silva is the first ever boxer from Timor Leste who competed in an ASBC Asian Boxing Championships. Timor Leste participated only in the previous editions of the Southeast Asian Games taking a few medals on these occasions and in some of the boxing events of the Asian Games.
The 22-year-old Da Silva is their most experienced boxer in this age group and the minimumweight (48kg) talent was highly competitive against Mongolia’s Tuvshinzaya Otgonbayar. Da Silva moved forward more in the second round and he had nice hooks but the Mongolian had the routine to handle the tactical jobs in this fight.
Da Silva lost this Round of 16 preliminary contest in Astana but he proved his talent in our sport and he made a history for Timor Leste.
Timor Leste has been preparing for the next Southeast Asian Games and in other international events to show their progress in boxing.
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