Asia is on the lead with 26 finalists in Budva

Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, China, DPR Korea and Iran have finalists at the IBA Youth World Boxing Championships in Budva, Montenegro.

Afghanistan, China, DPR Korea, Hong Kong, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Palestine, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are the participating 13 Asian nations in the IBA Youth World Boxing Championships.

Altogether 73 nations and 593 boxers are participating in the IBA Youth World Boxing Championships in Budva which makes the event the biggest competition of the globe this year.

Uzbekistan’s Jasmin Tokhirova, the two-time Asian Champion, had a more difficult contest as she expected against Poland’s new sensation, Natalia Niewiadomska but she won their semi-final by split decisions. The 18-year-old Uzbek will be fighting for the gold medal of the women’s minimumweight (48kg) with a strong Mexican, the Boxam winner and one-year-younger Valeria Amparan.

Two Asians met in the semi-finals of the women’s flyweight (52kg), China’s Chen Yanfen and Kazakhstan’s Bagzhan Otynbay to decide the place in the final. The Chinese boxer controlled the second part of their contest and she will now meet Russia’s 17-year-old Snezhana Kuznetsova for the gold medal.

China’s next finalist will be Wang Miqi at the women’s featherweight (57kg) who eliminated Venezuela’s Diana Alejandra Maestre with superior performance. The referee stopped their semi-final after the standing counts and Wang will now meet Turkey’s Pinar Benek who eliminated her Azeri opponent, Aynur Mikayilova.

DPR Korea’s Pak Sin A is a two-time Youth National Champion at home and she had the strong will to win her semi-final at the women’s light welterweight (63kg). The 18-year-old Pak felt the rhythm from the first minute against Greece’s Ourania Kantzari and she will now meet Ireland’s tall Siofra Lawless for the gold medal.

China’s reigning Asian Youth Champion Abudureyimu Alimire defeated Uzbekistan’s three-time Asian Champion Oysha Toirova two-times this year and she had the strong performance today to make in happen once again. The referee counted Toirova in the second and third rounds as well therefore she joined the finals of the light middleweight (70kg).

Uzbekistan’s 17-year-old Rukhshona Parpiyeva worked hard from the first seconds against Turkey’s Sude Nur Aslan and she succeeded in their light heavyweight (81kg) contest today. The Uzbek girl outpointed her Turkish opponent today and she will now meet her main regional rival, Kazakhstan’s Aruzhan Zeinollayeva.

Uzbekistan’s Sayfiddin Sabirov worked from longer range against Kazakhstan’s Dias Berikbay and he advanced to the final of the men’s minimumweight (48kg) using his great technical skills. The Uzbek reached his career highlight with this success and he will be boxing for the title with Azerbaijan’s Bilalkhabasi Nazarov.

Kazakhstan’s four-time Asian Champion Torekhan Sabyrkhan made strong finished in the first and second rounds against China’s Zhang Haosheng in their welterweight (67kg) semi-final. The Kazakh No.1 played his own game against the Chinese boxer and his tricky style of boxing guaranteed his place in the finals where he will now face Cuba’s David Manuel Espinosa in a re-match.

Kazakhstan’s Sanzhar-Ali Begaliyev had disadvantage on the scorecards after three minutes but he turned up the heat in the second and his efforts were enough to eliminate Poland’s Junior World Champion Fabian Urbanski. The Polish middleweight (75kg) boxer was competitive for the Asian Youth Champion but he looked extremely exhausted for the last two minutes.

Kazakhstan’s Yelyanur Turganova had some difficulties in the recent one year but she proved different shape in this championship. The 18-year-old Kazakh not only advanced to the semi-finals but she eliminated Greece’s Maria Georgopoulou with a brilliant second round and she will box for the title of the women’s light flyweight (50kg) with Ireland’s Carlagh Peake.

An Asian final will be held at the women’s lightweight (60kg) in Budva where DPR Korea’s Son Su Rim and China’s Wu Yuting managed their pathways to the last session. Kazakhstan’s Uldana Taubay stopped Romania’s Amalia Tugui and she advanced to the final of the women’s welterweight (66kg) in Budva.

China’s Bao Ziyi was an unknown boxer before the competition but she made the final at the women’s middleweight (75kg) after beating Kazakhstan’s two-time Asian Youth Champion Shugyla Nalibay causing a surprise. Uzbekistan’s three-time Asian Champion Sobirakhon Shakhobiddinova was faster than Russia’s Sofia Dushina and she can prepare to her fifth main championship title bout.

Kazakhstan’s Beksultan Boranbek arrived in this championship in his career’s best form and he had the clear pathway to the final of the men’s flyweight (51kg) against Iran’s Mehdi Kazemi. The next top performance was delivered by Uzbekistan’s Samandar Olimov who eliminated his neighbour, Kazakhstan’s Zhanseri Kosherbayev at the featherweight (57kg). Uzbekistan’s 17-year-old Abdulaziz Jurakulov, the winner of the annual preparation tournaments in Hungary and in Russia, bowed out his Armenian opponent today and he is a finalist in his first ever top championship. Kazakhstan’s Oner Seilkhan (71kg), Iran’s Amir Reza Malek Khatabi (92kg) and Uzbekistan’s Khalimjon Mamasoliyev (92kg) all made the finals in the last bouts of the evening session.

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