DPR Korea’s Won Un Gyong delivered sensational performance in the women’s semi-finals of the ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships

The women’s semi-finals were held in the evening session at the ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships in Bangkok today. DPR Korea’s AIBA Women’s Junior Champion Won Un Gyong delivered sensational performance in the evening session and advanced to the finals.
Altogether 69 women and 139 men boxers from record number of 30 countries are taking part for the medals in the ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships. In the women’s part of the competition the following nations secured at least one final place in Bangkok:
– Kazakhstan: 7 women finalists
– India: 6 women finalists
– South Korea, Thailand: 2 women finalists
– DPR Korea, Tajikistan, Vietnam: 1 woman finalist
Thailand’s youngest national team member Nillada Meekoon eliminated Japan’s Rika Iwata in her preliminary contest in Bangkok which was her first ever international contest. Meekoon had to meet with Chinese Taipei’s Peng Chi Yan in the semi-final and worked better than her rival in the first round. The 16-year-old Thai light flyweight (48kg) boxer caught her opponent with strong combinations in the second record and the referee confirmed her RSC success in the second round.
Kazakhstan’s Zhansaya Abdraimova and Japan’s Rinka Kinoshita both claimed bronze medals in the Guwahati 2017 AIBA Women’s Youth World Boxing Championships and the two rising starts had to meet in the semi-final of the flyweight (51kg). Both boxers had the same technician style in their semi-final which was a spectacular one in Bangkok. Abdraimova overcame her Japanese rival in the attacks mainly in the first two rounds and she won their difficult semi-final.
DPR Korea’s Won Un Gyong won the gold medal in the Taipei 2015 AIBA Women’s Junior World Boxing Championships as the youngest boxer of the event. The North Korean talent moved up to the bantamweight (54kg) and following her success in the quarter-finals against Chinese Taipei’s Chen Li Ping she was able to control her first round in the semi-final. Won had strong footwork in their contest and used her long distance punches against India’s Divya Pawar. The North Korean boxer dominated their contest using her superb footwork and advanced to the final of the championship.
Thailand’s three-time National Champion Somnuek Panpatchara eliminated India’s AIBA Women’s Junior World Champion and AIBA Women’s Youth World Champion Sakshi Ghanghas in the previous round which was one of the main sensations of the whole ASBC Asian Confederation Women’s Boxing Championships. The 17-year-old Thai featherweight (57kg) talent had to meet with another star rival, Vietnam’s AIBA Women’s Youth World Boxing Championships silver medallist Do Hong Ngoc. The Thai talent caught her tough Vietnamese opponent with body punches and hooks but Do Hong Ngoc also landed nice shots in the target area. The Vietnamese boxer was slightly better in the third and she was able to advance to the final of the competition.
South Korea’s new lightweight (60kg) national team member is Jo Mi Hyun who claimed silver in their President’s Cup and won the Youth National Selection Tournament. The Korean southpaw eliminated Chinese Taipei’s Tsui Hsueh Tzu and did her very best against Uzbekistan’s Makhliyo Rakhimova in the semi-final. Jo, who trains in the Hwasun Champion Boxing Gym, landed the better punches against her Uzbek rival and advanced to the final of the ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships.
Thailand’s Youth National Champion 17-year-old Porntip Buapa has got some experiences from the international competitions and worked hard to reach the level of the bests in the recent half year. The Thai lightweight (60kg) boxer eliminated China’s Cao Xueqing in the quarter-final and tried to work more than her next rival Kazakhstan’s Mariya Gladkova. The Thai talent delivered her best ever performance in the right time and her punches came with perfect timing which meant Buapa advanced to the final of the competition.
Tajikistan’s lone woman boxer in the competition is Children of Asia Games bronze medallist Idimokh Kholova eliminated her quarter-final rival Chen Ting Yu of Chinese Taipei and she was able to repeat that strong performance also in the semi-finals. She used her reach to control the first round against Kazakhstan’s Zhuldyz Toikova in their light welterweight (64kg) bout. The 18-year-old Tajik talent, who competed in the AIBA Women’s Youth World Boxing Championships, landed tough jabs in each round and advanced to the final.
Kazakhstan’s Maiya Beisebayeva won their Youth National Championships in January and attended successfully in Ukrainian international events. The Kazakh welterweight (69kg) boxer had to meet with Mongolia’s last hope Anu Namjim in the semi-final and she looked quicker in the first round. Her taller Mongolian rival used her height advantage better in the second round of their close contest but she was not able to turn back their bout and Beisebayeva can prepare her upcoming final.
Kazakhstan’s AIBA Women’s Junior World Champion Nadezhda Ryabets began boxing in 2010 and she arrived as the main gold medal contender of the middleweight (75kg). The 17-year-old Kazakh boxer stopped Uzbekistan’s newcomer Navbakhor Khamidova in the quarter-final and she began her semi-final with tough punches against India’s Astha Pahwa. The referee counted the Indian boxer in the first round after Ryabets’s serious blows and that one determined her contest. Ryabets realized her chances and eliminated her main rival in Bangkok advancing to the final.