Amoragam and Paalam shined in the third competition day of the Thailand Open Boxing Tournament
The first edition of the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament continued with its third competition day with 24 contests which were held in two sessions. Indonesia’s Sunan Agung Amoragam and Philippines’ Carlo Paalam proved the next waves of the Asian boxers are now ready to make big things.
Altogether 127 men elite boxers are attending in the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament in Bangkok from three different continents. The winners of today’s contests advanced to the quarter-finals of the event and only the best 56 boxers remained in action and still have got their chance to get a medal in Bangkok.
Thailand’s Samak Seahan attended in the 2015 edition of the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships and he attended in the Ulaanbaatar Box Cup a few days ago. The 25-year-old Thai light flyweight (49kg) boxer moved more on feet in the opening minute against Sri Lanka’s Thiwanka Sandaruwan Ranasinghe who had to go to the medical corner twice quickly. Sri Lanka’s Commonwealth Games bronze medallist boxer was injured therefore Saehan advanced to the next stage.
Philippines’ 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) boxer was a hard target for Japan’s Ryusei Matsumoto in the first round and his footwork looked world class in the whole bout. Paalam was confident against his Japanese rival and secured his place in the last eight of the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament.
Thailand’s ASBC Asian Champion and AIBA World Boxing Championships bronze medallist Chatchai Butdee opened his campaign in the competition with a superb success on Day1 and tried to continue his great style against his teammate Ammarit Yaodam in the second preliminary round of the bantamweight (56kg). Butdee dominated their contest and Yaodam’s ringside abandoned their unequal fight in the second round.
Japan’s Ryoma Kitaura has been boxing in the international events since 2015 and he looked stronger in the first round than Laos’ Simphavong Nanthavong. Laos’ best bantamweight (56kg) boxer moved ahead but Kitaura was faster in the opening minutes than his Southeast Asian opponent. The 21-year-old Japanese boxer stopped his opponent with tough body punches in the second round and his fantastic finish meant Kitaura can continue in the quarter-finals of the event.
Indonesia’s Sunan Agung Amoragam had a close triumph in the first competition day but he began his second bout much better and in a different rhythm as Bangladesh’s Omiduzzaman. The 21-year-old National Games winner Indonesian, who moved up to the bantamweight (56kg) only a few months ago, reduced his fighting distance successfully and caught his taller opponent from Bangladesh. The Indonesian boxer was technically better and the referee had to count Omiduzzaman after his serious punches. Amoragam won their contest by RSC in the third round and advanced to the last eight in Bangkok.
Thailand’s defending Asian Games winner Wuttichai Masuk was not enough shape in the first preliminary round therefore he tried to raise his rhythm against Latvia’s Mihails Pavlovs in his second appearance in Bangkok. Thailand’s No.1 moved closer to his Latvian opponent and his aggressive style was uncomfortable for Pavlovs. Masuk delivered better performance this time and dominated his fight over his European opponent which means he advanced to the quarter-finals of the event.
Philippines’ Sugar Rey Ocana is a new national team member at the light welterweight (64kg) who tried to move closer to his Chinese Taipei’s rival Hsieh Kai Yu in the first round. The 21-year-old Filipino jumped in to close range to reach his taller opponent and he was successful with a powerful jab in the first round one time. Hsieh’s counter-attacks were better in the second round from longer distance but Ocana’s attacking efforts were enough to win their narrow fight in Bangkok.
Laos’ Khamsathone Khamphouvanh eliminated his Cambodian rival in the first preliminary round and tried to dictate the tempo against Nepal’s Tej Bahadur Deuba in the last 16. The Lao light flyweight (49kg) boxer moved ahead but he received several punches from counter-attacks. Nepal’s No.1 used his footwork to avoid the punches and his strong performance was enough to eliminate his well-developed rival.
Mongolia’s Enkhmandakh Kharkhuu and Indonesia’s President’s Cup winner Mario Kali are both experienced boxers in the international level. The 24-year-old Indonesian light flyweight (49kg) boxer, who claimed silver medal in the Asian Games Test Event, showed his wonderful left-handed jab to the Mongolian boxer in the first round. Kharkhuu increased his rhythm from the second round but his Indonesian rival adopted that tempo and Kali eliminated his top opponent in Bangkok.
Thailand’s Thani Narinram was gold medallist in the 2014 ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships and last year he was able to fight out his place in their top elite squad. The 21-year-old light flyweight (49kg) boxer focused to the target from the first seconds and he looked enough shape to beat Jordan’s Ezzeldin Qraish. The younger Jordanian boxer had tough punches only in the second round while Narinram used his technically smart boxing to win their contest.
Iran’s Omid Ahmadisafa won the Taimanov & Utemisov Memorial Tournament and the Ulaanbaatar Box Cup in 2018 therefore he is a secret favourite for the gold medal who switched his stance several times in the first round against Kazakhstan’s attacking Rustam Khamidov. The Iranian light flyweight (49kg) boxer used his world class footwork to control the bout and he used well his longer reach. The 26-year-old Iranian boxer worked well in the nine-minute long fight and won their contest by split decision.
Bhutan’s Dorji Nima was quarter-finalist in the Tashkent 2017 ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships and he landed more clean punches in the first round than Myanmar’s Pyae Sone. Nima boxed smarter in the first part of their bout but from the fifth minutes he fought more instead of moving ahead from the attacks. Both launched several body punches in the second round which was a manly fight. Nima moved more again on feet in the third and his strong footwork was the difference between them today.
Kazakhstan’s Zhanbolat Kydyrbayev achieved medals in several international events and the 24-year-old bantamweight (56kg) boxer maintained the best fighting distance quickly against Nepal’s Bimal Roka Magar. Kydyrbayev launched simple jabs in the second round but the speed of these punches were successful, Roka Magar was not able to defend them. The strong National Championships bronze medallist Kazakh boxer controlled all of the rounds against his tough but inexperienced Nepali rival in Bangkok.
Mongolia’s Rio 2016 Olympian and ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships silver medallist Chinzorig Baatarsukh danced through his first rival Bangladesh’s Abdur Razzak in the first round and landed quick punches from closer distance. The 27-year-old Mongolian light welterweight (64kg) boxer was too fast from his opponent from Bangladesh and one of his punches decided their contest in the second round.
Mauritius’ Jean Jordy Vadamootoo was gold medallist in the 2017 AFBC African Confederation Boxing Championships in Brazzaville last year but since then he moved up two categories and he is now boxing at the light welterweight (64kg). The Mauritian boxer had to meet with Sri Lanka’s Dushan Dinidu Saparamadu who qualified for the Hamburg 2017 AIBA World Boxing Championships. The most experienced Sri Lankan boxer worked well from the second round and turned back their contest.
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