Record number of boxers and countries are taking part in the Bangkok 2018 ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships
Following the general weigh-in and medical check in the morning the official draw was held in the ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships in the Alexander Hotel in Bangkok. The new edition of the ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships has set up new records both in the number of the entering boxers and also in the number of the participating countries.
Altogether 69 women and 139 men boxers from 30 countries will be taking part for the medals in the ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships. India and Kazakhstan are the nations which sent maximum number of 20 boxers to the event.
Chinese Taipei, China, Iran, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, South Korea, Mongolia, Turkmenistan and host Thailand have got also big and strong delegations in the ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships. Cambodia, DPR Korea, Lebanon and United Arab Emirates never competed in this level, these countries are newcomers in the history of the ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships.
AIBA EC member and ASBC EC member Mr. Anas Al-Otaiba and ASBC Executive Director Mr. Bagdaulet Turekhanov opened the Drawing Ceremony with their welcome speeches which was led by the Supervisor of the ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships Mr. Adam Kusior of Poland.
Thailand’s ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships bronze medallist Thitisan Panmod has to fight in the first preliminary round of the light flyweight (49kg) for the last 16, his first opponent will be Indonesia’s Sergio Dura Nikhy Alfianto. Thailand’s boxer is one of the gold medal contenders in the lowest weight class.
Uzbekistan’s top boxer ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships silver medallist Abdumalik Khalokov also had to fight for the last 16 at the bantamweight (56kg), his first opponent will be Mongolia’s super talented Enkhtur Tegshjargal who claimed several medals in the international events.
Kazakhstan’s Bornemissza Youth Memorial Tournament winner experienced Talgat Shayken will be meeting with Uzbekistan’s AIBA Junior World Boxing Championships bronze medallist 18-year-old Halimbek Utegenov which will be the most anticipated fight at the light welterweight (64kg).
A top preliminary bout at the men’s middleweight (75kg) will be held between Kazakhstan’s Bornemissza Youth Memorial Tournament winner Nurbek Oralbay and China’s Zhu Chao who was silver medallist in the last edition of the ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships.
Number of the bouts per competition days:
April 21 – 28 bouts
April 22 – 40 bouts
April 23 – 25 bouts
April 24 – 39 bouts
April 26 – 36 bouts
April 27 – 20 bouts
Number of the boxers per weight classes in the ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships:
Women’s 48kg: 9 boxers
Women’s 51kg: 10 boxers
Women’s 54kg: 10 boxers
Women’s 57kg: 11 boxers
Women’s 60kg: 7 boxers
Women’s 64kg: 5 boxers
Women’s 69kg: 6 boxers
Women’s 75kg: 7 boxers
Women’s 81kg: 2 boxers
Women’s +81kg: 2 boxers
Men’s 49kg: 17 boxers
Men’s 52kg: 17 boxers
Men’s 56kg: 24 boxers
Men’s 60kg: 17 boxers
Men’s 64kg: 17 boxers
Men’s 69kg: 13 boxers
Men’s 75kg: 11 boxers
Men’s 81kg: 8 boxers
Men’s 91kg: 7 boxers
Men’s +91kg: 8 boxers