Syria produced superb day in the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships in Tashkent
The ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships continued with its second preliminary day in Tashkent where Syria exceeded the expectations and their boxers won all of their contests in the Uzbek capital. Besides to Syria further Asian countries such as host Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Philippines, India, China, Mongolia and South Korea proved top performance on Day2.
Light flyweight (49kg):
Uzbekistan’s defending ASBC Asian Champion Hasanboy Dusmatov is the current Olympic Games winner at the light flyweight (49kg) who felt the tempo against Sri Lanka’s Thiwanka Ranasinghe Palleha in his debuting contest in Tashkent. The Uzbek boxer was too strong for the Sri Lankan National Champion and overwhelmed his South Asian rival winning the bout by large margin of difference. Dusmatov’s next opponent will be a quality one, Kazakhstan’s Yerzhan Zhomart who eliminated Chinese Taipei’s Lin Hung Ta.
India’s new National Champion Amit Panghal was bronze medallist in the Strandja Memorial Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria two months ago and arrived to Tashkent as a podium contender. The Indian boxer was quicker and more accurate than Afghanistan’s National Champion Ramish Rahmani therefore he can prepare to his next contest against Indonesia’s experienced Cornelis Kwangu Langu.
Mongolia’s Rio 2016 Olympian Gankhuyag Gan-Erdene was bronze medallist in the last edition of the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships but his target is to get better result in Tashkent. The 24-year-old Mongolian had harder punches than South Korea’s Lee Ye Chan and took the lead on all scorecards quickly. The Mongolian boxer launched clear punches and his efforts were enough to beat his Korean rival in Tashkent. Gan-Erdene will be meeting with China’s He Junjun in the quarter-final stage of the championships.
Bantamweight (56kg):
Turkmenistan’s ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships bronze medallist Shatlykmyrat Myradov eliminated Mongolia’s Battumur Misheelt in the first competition day but he had to meet with Uzbekistan’s Rio 2016 Olympic Games bronze medallist Murodjon Akhmadaliev. The local boxer did not give any chance to Turkmenistan’s new national elite team member and won the bout by a quick RSC success in the first round. Akhmadaliev’s next opponent will be Bhutan’s Dorji Nima who surprisingly eliminated Sri Lanka’s experienced Dilanka Suresh Pattiarachchi.
South Korea’s ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships silver medallist Han Young Hun replaced Kim Ju Seong in the final minute of the championships and following his first success over Singapore’s Danial Abdul Jalil he delivered a quick RSC triumph over United Arab Emirates’ lone boxer in Tashkent, Gulf Countries Youth Tournament winner Shehab Al-Dhabari. His next opponent will be Indonesia’s new national team member Simon Makarawe who eliminated Iraq’s tall Jaafar Ali Al-Sudani.
Japan’s first boxer in action in the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships was Rio Test Event winner Ryomei Tanaka who moved up to the bantamweight (56kg) in the recent months. The 23-year-old Japanese boxer met with Tajikistan’s former AIBA Junior World Champion Asror Vohidov who won his opening bout in Tashkent. The younger Tajik southpaw tried to overcome his Japanese opponent in the attacks but Tanaka felt the rhythm and won their narrow bout.
Thailand’s Yuttapong Tongdee replaced defending ASBC Asian Champion Chatchai Butdee this time therefore he was motivated against India’s Gaurav Bidhuri who moved up to the bantamweight (56kg) in the recent months. The 23-year-old Thai boxer attacked bravely from the first seconds and tried to reduce his height disadvantage in the bout. The Indian boxer did a great finish and turned back their narrow contest in Tashkent.
Light welterweight (64kg):
Mongolia’s Baatarsukh Chinzorig is one of the favourite of the weight class who arrived to Tashkent for the gold medal. The Mongolian boxer met with Iran’s Ismail Armash who is a new face in the national team who replaced Seyed Dana Esmaeilzadeh in the final minute. The Iranian boxer eliminated Nepal’s veteran Deepak Shrestha in the previous round of the championships but his second rival was a different level. The Mongolian No.1 proved great performance and strong finish which delivered for him a place in the quarter-finals.
Kyrgyzstan’s Nurlan Kobashev returned to the boxing world with a gold medal which he achieved at the Duisenkul Shopokov Memorial Tournament. He moved forward and attacked against Japan’s Asian Students Champion Hikaru Okishima and he had a few clear jabs mainly in the second round. Kobashev, who won his first tournament still in 2009, were more effective in the attacks than his Japanese opponent and advanced to the last eight in Tashkent. Kobashev’s next opponent will be China’s Wang Gang who eliminated South Korea’s Lee Jong Seung in Tashkent.
Chinese Taipei’s Pan Hung Ming involved to the national team in 2014 and since then he won several international bouts in the major events as well. The 21-year-old Taiwanese used his longer reach against Pakistan’s youngest team member Suleman Baloch in the first round. Pan was patient and knew how can he keep his safest distance against the younger South Asian boxer. Chinese Taipei’s promising hope delivered the better punches in the bout and advanced to the best eight in Tashkent.
Uzbekistan’s new sensation 20-year-old Ikboljon Kholdarov won more than 90% of his international bouts in the recent three years and he was ready to box at the very first time in the continental elite level. Kholdarov had to box against a competitive Indian rival, Ashish Kulhriya who claimed silver in the 2016 ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships in Pavlodar. Kholdarov won their bout by unanimous decision but Ashish also proved his talent in the competition.
Sri Lanka’s Dinidu Saparamadu joined to the national elite team in 2014 and spent less than one minute in the ring when he knocked out Iraq’s Qarrar Sahm Al-Ezirej who was the favourite of their contests. Saparamadu, who delivered a classical KO triumph, will be meeting with Kazakhstan’s National Champion Bekdaulet Ibragimov who was born in Tashkent but lives in Shymkent now. The Kazakh boxer was too quick for Jordan’s Asian Games bronze medallist Obada Al-Kasbeh in the second competition day.
Middleweight (75kg):
Pakistan’s Tanveer Ahmad arrived to the venue of the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships as a secret medal contender and he gave in everything to win his fight against Indonesia’s Bram Hendra Betaubun. The Indonesian boxer felt the rhythm also in the second round and his big punch knocked down Ahmad in the last one. The final verdict was split decision to Betaubun who will be meeting now with India’s Seed No.1 Vikas Krishan Yadav in the quarter-final.
Turkmenistan’s Azizbek Achilov moved back to the middleweight (75kg) and tried to keep the control and his focus from the first seconds against Tajikistan’s Mirzomukhammed Bakhtiyar. Achilov, who came from a boxing family, launched strong punches in the first two rounds and took the lead. The Tajik boxer did not give up the contest, he tried to do his best in the last round but Achilov’s advantage was enough to keep the triumph in their bout. Turkmenistan’s hope will be meeting with South Korea’s Lee Dong Yun who eliminated Iran’s Seyed Shahin Mousavi.
Kazakhstan’s Abilkhan Amankul was named as the Best ASBC Asian Youth Boxer in 2015 following his incredible performance in that year. The 20-year-old Kazakh boxer continued his top performance as an elite and did top results in the WSB and also in the AOB level. Amankul met with China’s Wen Yinhang in his first bout and shocked his opponent with his strong punches. The referee counted the Chinese boxer in the first round and Amankul proved he is now in the world class level. Amankul’s next opponent will be Syria’s veteran Abdelmouen Aziz who returned to the national squad after a few years of hiatus.
Philippines’ Eumir Felix Marcial was silver medallist at the 2015 ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships at the welterweight (69kg) but since then he moved up one category. The Filipino boxer launched incredibly high number of punches in the first round against Japan’s Makoto Takahashi. Marcial was confident in the second round and will now meet with Uzbekistan’s promising star Israil Madrimov who was too strong to Palestine’s Qasim Abudabaat in the second competition day.
Heavyweight (91kg):
Uzbekistan’s new national team member in this weight class is Sanjar Tursunov who won the 2016 ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships in Pavlodar and received the right at the very first time to compete in the national elite team. The 18-year-old Uzbek began his bout quick strong hooks in the first round against South Korea’s former ASBC Asian Champion Kim Hyeong Kyu. His Korean opponent did a great finish in the final round but he was not able to turn back their superb and narrow bout. Tursunov will be meeting now with Kazakhstan’s Rio 2016 Olympic Games silver medallist Vassiliy Levit.
Syria’s Alaaldin Ghossoun moved up also to the heavyweight (91kg) as Uzbekistan’s Sanjar Tursunov and he began his bout aggressively against Kyrgyzstan’s ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships bronze medallist Sergei Parenko. The Syrian boxer surprised the Central Asian with his high number of combinations but Parenko used double-defense and counter-attacks in the second round.
India’s London 2012 Olympian Sumit Sangwan was not able to qualify for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the light heavyweight (81kg) and moved up one category to get top results. The 24-year-old Indian began his campaign in Tashkent against Mongolia’s Sandagsuren Erdenebayar who is also a new one in this weight class following his change. Both boxers had enough experiences but the Indian was more effective with his attacks and advanced to the last eight where his next opponent will be China’s Yu Fengkai.