Altair Nurashev delivered the main sensation at the Kazakhstan Youth National Championships on Day2

Thirty-two contests have been held in the second session of the Kazakhstan Youth National Championships which continued in the city of Almaty. Altair Nurashev delivered the main sensation of the day after beating one of the favourites, Bekzat Bitimov while ASBC Asian Junior Champion Abzal Serik had an easy job as first.

The boxers at the lightweight (60kg), at the light welterweight (64kg), at the welterweight (69kg) and at the super heavyweight (+91kg) were in action in the second competition day at the Kazakhstan Youth National Championships. Boxers who were born in 2003 and in 2004 are eligible to attend in the first national event of the year.

The event is preparation and selection before the main international goals of the year including the upcoming AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships which is scheduled to be held in Kielce, Poland on April 10-24.

Elnur Suyunbay stopped his first opponent at the lightweight (60kg)

Dzhambul region’s Elnur Suyunbay has got four years of experiences already in the national events and has got strong expectations to win the lightweight (60kg) in Almaty. The 18-year-old talent was too strong for Miras Eskenov on Day2 and the referee confirmed his RSC success. ASBC Asian Junior Champion Ruslan Kuzeubayev moved up to the lightweight (60kg) and walked over to the next preliminary stage following his opponent Dulat Duisenkul was unable to box against him.

Altair Nurashev caused the main surprise of the day

Karagandy region’s Altair Nurashev is a relatively unknown boxer at the lightweight (60kg) who competed mostly in regional and sometimes in national level events. Nurashev caused the biggest sensation of the second competition day when he bowed out Atyrau region’s international boxer Bekzat Bitimov winning the bout by 4:1. Bauyrzhan Satzhanov competed several times out of Kazakhstan achieving medals in the international junior events but he had to do his very best to eliminate Nurzhan Rakhymzhanov on Day2.

ASBC Asian Junior Champion Abzal Serik won all of the rounds against his rival

Abzal Serik won all of his junior bouts in 2019 including the top events as the ASBC Asian Junior Boxing Championships in Fujairah and the Emil Zhechev Junior Memorial Tournament in Bulgaria. Serik will be turning to 18 this year and has got great expectations in the international stage especially in the AIBA and ASBC Championships. The Shymkent-based boxer won all of the rounds against Karagandy region’s Timur Klachkov and advanced to the next competition day at the light welterweight (64kg).

Merey Karsakov and Yerkebulan Shaykenov opened with clear successes at the welterweight (69kg)

Almaty’s two boxers had to meet each other in the first preliminary round of the welterweight (69kg), and that contest was won by Merey Karsakov over Almat Malikuly. Almaty’s third hope Yerkebulan Shaykenov has done enough to beat Akmola region’s Islam Turdiyev in the second competition day. One of the gold medal hopes of this weight category, Serikzhan Salimgereyev walked over to the next round of boxing following his opponent, Ernur Esengali could not box on Day2. 

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