Record number of 204 boxers attended in the Kyrgyz Junior National Championships in Talas

Kyrgyz Junior Nationals 24

The National Junior Championships of the Kyrgyz Republic was held in the city of Talas which is located Northwestern area of the country between two mountain ranges. Talas region’s new sensation Baybek Anarbek Uulu became the Best Boxer of the Championships while Bishkek’s Murat Kurmanov appointed as the Best R&J in the event.
Kyrgyzstan’s best junior boxers in 2016 were Ilgiz Matmusayev, Dastanbek Ormonov, Sanzhar Seidakmatov, Adilet Egemberdi Uulu and Muso Teshebayev who competed at the Children of Asia Games in Yakutsk successfully but all joined to the youth age group this January therefore new heroes shined in the city of Talas.
Altogether record number of 204 boxers competed in the National Junior Championships of the Kyrgyz Republic in Talas. Dzhalal-Abad region sent 29 boxers, Chui region 28, while capital Bishkek 27 athletes to the national event. The competition was held in 15 weight classes from 42kg up to the +80kg in Talas. The event was the first selection in Kyrgyzstan to the ASBC Asian Confederation Junior Boxing Championships which will be held in Davao, Philippines this August.
The first gold medal in the Junior National Championships was achieved by Dzhalal-Abad region’s Kaipberdi Primkul Uulu who defeated Zhakshylyk Tilek Uulu in the final of the 42kg weight class. Primkul Uulu delivered his career’s highlight with this gold medal in the Kyrgyz Junior National Championships.
Sultan Asankul Uulu competed in the Akelbayev Junior Tournament and also in the Astashenkov Junior Tournament in 2016 but he was not the favourite of the 44kg weight class in Talas. The 16-year-old boxer shocked national team member Maksat Zhusupov in the semi-final and Islam Marov in the final of category.
Schoolboys National Champion 15-year-old Bayaman Magzymov was bronze medallist in the Akelbayev Schoolboys Tournament last July but his first competition among the junior boxers was a great success for him. Magzymov came from a boxing family, his brother Bayastan is also a boxer and he used his experiences to take the title of the pinweight (46kg).
Azat Kubatov lost his first bout in the 2016 Kyrgyz Schoolboys National Championships but in his first junior year he claimed a surprise gold in Talas. He had a close fight against Farukh Mirbakiyev in the preliminary round and also in the final against Askerbek Azimov but his tactical skills were enough to beat his rivals in Talas. A junior national team member Kyrgyz boxer Muktarbek Ibraimov was only quarter-finalist in the event.
Rysbek Bektenov was bronze medallist in the Akelbayev Junior Tournament last year but he had enough experiences from his schoolboy years to beat Schoolboys National Champion Aydar Oroskulov and Musabek Myrza Uulu in the strong bantamweight (54kg) in Talas. Talas region’s Akelbayev Schoolboys Tournament winner Azatbek Marat Uulu was the favourite of his new featherweight (57kg) in the event and he was able to beat all of his five opponents including Kylymbek Tursunakunov in the final.
Dzhalal-Abad region’s Umar Kubanychbek Uulu claimed silver medal in the Margilan International Junior Tournament in Uzbekistan two months ago but he was not able to get the title of the lightweight (60kg) in their Junior National Championships. He lost to Nuradin Rustambek Uulu in the semi-final and his opponent who came from also the same region won the final also against Mirbek Zhenishbek Uulu. Nuradin Rustambek Uulu moved up one weight class since January and his semi-final bout against strong Umar Kubanychbek Uulu was one of the best fight of the whole national event.
Chui region’s Schoolboys National Champion Ernis Atabek Uulu had a close semi-final against Mukhamed Bagiyev but after that success he was energetic in the final against Osh’s Islam Turgunov. Chui region’s Dastan Onolbekov claimed bronze medal in the Astashenkov Junior Tournament last May when he competed at the lightweight (60kg). Since then the young talent moved up to the welterweight (66kg) and defeated Aydar Azamat Uulu in the final of the category.
Schoolboys National Champion Kerimbay Erkinov competed in the Margilan International Junior Tournament in Uzbekistan where he advanced to the Top8. The middleweight (75kg) talent was also in the Top8 at the Akim Prizes Junior Tournament in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan one year ago therefore he had enough experiences to dominate his contests in the national event. Following his strong combinations the referee stopped his final against Myktybek Urbayev and Erkinov delivered his next national title.
Akhmed Usupov won the gold medal in the Margilan International Junior Tournament in Uzbekistan this January when he was able to beat four Uzbek boxers at the heavyweight (+80kg). Following his title in the Issyk-Kul Junior Cup and in their previous national events the 16-year-old talent stopped Chui region’s Nikita Korobkin in the final. The referee confirmed Usupov’s RSC success still in the first round of their unequal gold medal bout.

Winners in the Kyrgyz Junior National Championships
kyrgyzstan 42kg: Kaipberdi Primkul Uulu, 2002
kyrgyzstan 44kg: Sultan Asankul Uulu, 2001
kyrgyzstan 46kg: Bayaman Magzymov, 2002
kyrgyzstan 48kg: Azat Kubatov, 2002
kyrgyzstan 50kg: Altynbek Muktarbek Uulu, 2002
kyrgyzstan 52kg: Nurmukhamed Raatbek Uulu, 2002
kyrgyzstan 54kg: Rysbek Bektenov, 2001
kyrgyzstan 57kg: Azatbek Marat Uulu, 2002
kyrgyzstan 60kg: Nuradin Rustambek Uulu, 2001
kyrgyzstan 63kg: Ernis Atabek Uulu, 2001
kyrgyzstan 66kg: Dastan Onolbekov, 2001
kyrgyzstan 70kg: Baybek Anarbek Uulu, 2001
kyrgyzstan 75kg: Kerimbay Erkinov, 2001
kyrgyzstan 80kg: Islam Abdykadyr Uulu, 2001
kyrgyzstan +80kg: Akhmed Usupov, 2001