Mongolia’s Chinzorig Baatarsukh was confident from the second round in the semi-finals of the Thailand Open Boxing Tournament
The first edition of the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament continued with its fourth competition day with 14 semi-final contests which were held in one session in Bangkok. Mongolia’s ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships silver medallist Chinzorig Baatarsukh found his best tactic in the semi-finals in the right time and eliminated his tough South Korean rival on Day5.
Altogether 127 men elite boxers from 27 different nations are attending in the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament in Bangkok from three different continents. The winners of today’s tough contests advanced to the finals of the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament.
Philippines have been producing always top boxers at the light flyweight (49kg) which is the tradition of the Southeast Asian boxing power. Their AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships bronze medallist Carlo Paalam won several international elite events in the recent one year in spite of the fact he is only 20 now. The best Filipino light flyweight (49kg) eliminated Japan’s Ryusei Matsumoto and Thailand’s Samak Saehan during his road to the semi-finals. Paalam felt the tempo against Chinese Taipei’s technician Tu Po Wei from the first seconds and advanced to the final of the event.
Thailand’s Yuttapong Tongdee replaced their former ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships bronze medallist Tanes Ongjunta in Team A and he proved strong performance at the flyweight (52kg) in Bangkok. He eliminated Sri Lanka’s Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Vidanalage Ishan Roshan Seneviratne Bandara in the quarter-final and tried to catch his quick opponent in the last four DPR Korea’s Ri Myong Ryong. The 25-year-old Thai boxer moved ahead from the first seconds but he had such a hard job against his super talented North Korean rival. Tongdee’s hand was raised after the final bell and he became the first from the host country who could join to the title contests.
Mongolia’s Rio 2016 Olympian and Summer Universiade winner Enkh-Amar Kharkhuu is one of the favourites of the bantamweight (56kg) in Bangkok who impressed also in the quarter-finals. The 26-year-old Mongolian stopped Bhutan’s last remained boxer Dorji Nima on Day4 but he had a harder opponent in the last four, Kazakhstan’s National Championships bronze medallist Zhanbolat Kydyrbayev. Both boxers launched high number of punches and their plenty of exchanges made their fight to spectacular for the crowd. Kharkhuu landed a superb hook in the second round and in spite of Kydyrbayev’s efforts the Mongolian advanced to the final of the event.
Thailand’s Somchai Wongsuwan is one of the youngest boxers in their top elite team who had a tough battle against Kazakhstan’s strong Khassen Azizbekov in the quarter-final stage of the event. The Thai lightweight (60kg) boxer had to meet with his teammate Seeteep Anu in the semi-finals and he worked from longer distance in that bout. Anu tried to catch his No.1 local opponent and he tried to launch body punches to stop Wongsuwan’s quicker movements. The 22-year-old Wongsuwan was not enough shape in the bout and suffered an unexpected loss in the semi-finals from Anu.
Mongolia’s Rio 2016 Olympian and ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships silver medallist Chinzorig Baatarsukh proved amazing performance in the recent rounds. The 27-year-old Mongolian light welterweight (64kg) boxer had to meet against a top rival South Korea’s Lim Hyun Suk in the last four. The younger Korean boxer started the first round better and his punches were effective quickly but Baatarsukh had a strong finish. The Mongolian kept his safest distance better in the second round and stepped into the gas. Baatarsukh delivered world class performance from the second round and he was able to eliminate his well-developed Korean rival. Baatarsukh final opponent will be Thailand’s star Wuttichai Masuk who is the defending Asian Games winner.
Iran’s No.1 ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships bronze medallist Sajjad Kazemzadeh eliminated Thailand’s three-time Olympian Saylom Ardee in a hectic quarter-final. The 22-year-old Iranian welterweight (69kg) boxer could not use his best weapon his counter-attacking tactic in the first round against taller Stanislav Tsoy of Kazakhstan. Kazemzadeh moved closer to his Kazakh opponent in the second round and tried to pressurize Tsoy with his high number of punches. Following his tough combinations Tsoy had to go to the medical corner and the ringside doctor stopped their contest in the third.
Thailand’s Aphisit Kanankhokkhruea qualified for the Doha 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships and he competed in the highest level of boxing in the recent years. The 28-year-old Thai southpaw started well against South Korea’s Kim Jin Jea who is a new national team member at the middleweight (75kg). The 22-year-old South Korean started, who knocked out Latvia’s Toms Ozols in the quarter-finals, proved better performance in the second round and his energetic boxing was enough to beat his experienced Thai opponent in a superb contest. Kim will be meeting for the title of the category with Thailand’s Pathomsak Kuttiya in Bangkok.
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