Bahrain’s next historical step was done by Denys Latypov at the Asian & Oceanian Olympic Boxing Qualifying Event

Further two important sessions were held in the fourth competition day of the Asian & Oceanian Olympic Boxing Qualifying Event in Amman, Jordan. Bahrain’s new national team member Denys Latypov won the country’s first ever bout in a Qualification Event while Jordan’s duo Zeyad Eshaish and Hussein Iashaish both defeated strong rivals.

More than 220 boxers are competing in the event which is one of the most important Asian challenges of the year. Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, India, China, Australia, Thailand, South Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Chinese Taipei, Tajikistan, Jordan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan and Philippines attend in the event with the biggest and strongest delegations in Amman.

Thailand’s ASBC Asian Youth Champion Baison Manikon used the best fighting distance in her debuting contest

Thailand’s Baison Manikon claimed gold medal at the Ulaanbaatar 2019 ASBC Asian Youth Boxing Championships and became the Best Female Boxer of the continental event. The 18-year-old Thai welterweight (69kg) boxer arrived to Amman to her first ever international elite tournament but she was not nervous in her opening fight. Manikon started her preliminary bout with clear jabs and stopped Tajikistan’s Nilufar Boboyorova’s attacks using her height advantage well enough. The final verdict was unanimous decision in the favour of Baison Manikon who advanced to the last eight in Amman.

Mongolia’s female duo Shinetsetseg Uranbileg and Munkhbat Myagmarjargal both impressed

Mongolia’s Shinetsetseg Uranbileg regained her place in the national team and opened her campaign with a success in Amman where she eliminated New Zealand’s veteran boxer Ariane Nicholson at the welterweight (69kg). Her fellow Munkhbat Myagmarjargal developed step by step in the recent years and defeated some top boxers already in the international events. The 28-year-old Mongolian middleweight (75kg) boxer has done a strong job against Chinese Taipei’s Wu Pei Yi and eliminated her rival advancing also to the last eight in Amman.

Bahrain’s Denys Latypov won his first bout by RSC at the super heavyweight (+91kg)

Denys Latypov was born in the Tatarstan region of the Russian Federation but he represents Bahrain in the international events since 2019. The 29-year-old boxer has got more than 10 years of experiences in top competitions and his skills are one of the bests in the super heavyweight (+91kg). Bahrain’s top boxer was too quick and smart for South Korea’s Song Hwa Pyeong in the first two rounds but he used his strength also in the third. Following his serious combinations, the referee from Trinidad & Tobago stopped the bout which means Latypov can box in the quarter-finals with Uzbekistan’s defending AIBA World Champion Bakhodir Jalolov.

Jordan’s tough duo Zeyad Eshaish and Hussein Iashaish

Jordan’s Zeyad Eshaish joined to the national team in 2016 at the age of 18 and following his bronze medal at the Incheon 2018 Asian Games, he proved his developments in the preliminary round of the Qualification Event. The 21-year-old welterweight (69kg) boxer controlled all of the three rounds with aggressive tactics and eliminated Australia’s Jason Mallia in the front of the home crowd. His teammate, Rio 2016 Olympic Games quarter-finalist Hussein Iashaish used his different rhythm to dominate his fight over South Korea’s defending ASBC Asian Champion Kim Hyeong Kyu. Iashaish landed high number of punches and bowed out his South Korean rival in Amman.

Kazakhstan’s Valentina Khalzova and Uzbekistan’s Maftunakhon Melieva won their bouts in the evening session

Kazakhstan’s Valentina Khalzova was gold medallist at the Astana 2016 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships and after two years of break she returned to the national team. The Kazakh welterweight (69kg) boxer was better than all aspects of boxing than South Korea’s Choi Su Yeon and marched to the last eight in Amman. In another women’s welterweight (69kg) bout Uzbekistan’s Maftunakhon Melieva, who is new in this category, had to do her very best to eliminate Japan’s Mai Kito.

Japan’s Okazawa, India’s Krishan and Thailand’s Masuk all won their fights clearly

Japan’s Sewon Okazawa robbed into the world of boxing in 2019 when he claimed silver in the Bangkok 2019 ASBC Asian Boxing Championships. The Ghana-descent Japanese boxer landed several tough punches against Chinese Taipei’s Pan Hung Ming and advanced to the last eight. India’s Vikash Krishan Yadav moved back to the welterweight (69kg) and controlled his fight over Kyrgyzstan’s National Champion Nursultan Mamataly Uulu. Thailand’s Asian Games winner and ASBC Asian Champion Wuttichai Masuk moved up to the welterweight (69kg) one year ago and also impressed in the fourth competition day when his opponent Bahrain’s Abdulla Fadhel abandoned the fight.  

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