Boxers from India, Kazakhstan, Thailand and Uzbekistan won the women’s youth semi-finals in Amman
Twenty-two women’s youth semi-final bouts were held in eighth competition day of the ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships in Amman, Jordan today. Uzbekistan, India, Kazakhstan and Thailand won contests on Day8 and all of their winners advanced to the finals in Amman. Uzbekistan’s Aziza Zokirova, India’s Tamanna and Kazakhstan’s Viktoriya Baidukova delivered the best performances on Day8.
Altogether 355 boxers from 21 nations are attending in the ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships in Amman. India, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Yemen sent their best talents to the ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships.
The finals are scheduled to be held in March 13 and 14 after the rest in the ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships. Impressive number of 51 female and male champions will be crowned in the competition, 26 junior boxers and 25 youth athletes. Boxers who were born in 2004 and in 2005 will be eligible to attend in the ASBC Asian Youth Boxing Championships. The younger talents from the 2006 and 2007 age groups can compete in the junior part of the championships in Jordan.
Tamanna and Bakhtiyorova are the finalists at the light flyweight
India’s Tamanna has plenty international experiences and after three years in the national team, she is one of their best boxers. She met with a Kazakh southpaw, Anita Adisheva who claimed bronze at the Dubai 2021 ASBC Asian Junior Boxing Championships. Following the first tactical round, Tamanna caught her Kazakh rival with a tough shot and the referee counted Adisheva. The Kazakh boxer has done more risk in the third round and changed to more attacking style but Tamanna had the skills to win their contest. Uzbekistan’s Robiyakhon Bakhtiyorova was silver medallist in the last ASBC Asian Junior Boxing Championships seven months ago and she can prepare to her next final after her success over Jordan’s Balqees Al-Ameer.
Tomiris Myrzakul is Kazakhstan’s first female youth finalist in Amman
Thailand’s second semi-finalist was Kamonchanok Chupradit who worked from longer distance against Kazakhstan’s Tomiris Myrzakul. Both boxers have experiences from previous ASBC Asian Junior Boxing Championships and their technical level was the same. Myrzakul moved forward while Chupradit countered her and finished the first round with effective shots. The Kazakh ruled the middle of the ring against the smaller Thai southpaw and both landed nearly same number of punches in the second round. Myrzakul was slightly better than the Thai girl in the third round and won their semi-final by split decision in Amman which means she is Kazakhstan’s first female youth finalist.
Fozilova eliminated Renu in Amman
India’s Renu and Uzbekistan’s Munavvar Fozilova both controlled their previous contests in the ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships and had to wait for a few days for their next challenge in Amman. Renu is more experienced in the international stage than her Uzbek opponent but following the tactical first round, Fozilova surprised her in the second period. The referee counted Renu but the gong saved the Indian girl in the end of the second round therefore the final verdict was strongly depended on their performance in the third. Renu tried to use her longer hands in the bout of the southpaw boxers but Fozilova’s pressure decided their flyweight (52kg) semi-final.
Baidukova continued her winning path in Amman
Kazakhstan’s Viktoriya Baidukova won the Dubai 2021 ASBC Asian Junior Boxing Championships and the Commonwealth of Independent States Junior Games in the recent seven months. She joined to the youth age group in January and used her excellent style of boxing in the first round against another tall boxer, India’s Tanisha Lamba. The Kazakh southpaw landed several single right-handed jabs and controlled their contest at the bantamweight (54kg). Baidukova kept her focus until the last bell and she used not only her longer hands but he excellent defensive skills to beat the Indian.
Sarsenbek pressurized her Indian opponent in the semi-finals
Kazakhstan’s Ulzhan Sarsenbek had the same road in 2021 as Viktoriya Baidukova, she won the international junior events one by one. The 16-year-old Kazakh competes at the youth featherweight (57kg) in Amman where she could not expect an easy semi-final against India’s Prachi. The smaller Kazakh had the simple tactical task today, to move closer to the Indian and land punches from short range but Prachi had good footwork to avoid her biggest shots. Sarsenbek continued her pressure in the third round and her energetic style of boxing delivered for her a place in the final.
Natnicha Chongprongklang is Thailand’s first finalist in Amman
Thailand’s Natnicha Chongprongklang was bronze medallist at the Fujairah 2019 ASBC Asian Junior Boxing Championships and she named as best boxer of the recent Thai Youth National Championships. The Thai talent will be turning to 18 this year and she proved her excellent technical repertoire in the first round against Uzbekistan’s Rukhshona Uktamova. The Thai southpaw landed single jabs and she combined her counter-attacks with quality footwork in the first and second rounds. Natnicha not only has a beautiful face but she has impressive technical skills while the Uzbek tried to reach her with strong shots. Uktamova gave in everything in the final round but the Thai had enough advantage to win their semi-final bout in Amman.
Uzbekistan’s Mukhlisa Tokhirova advanced to the final of the lightweight
Uzbekistan’s Mukhlisa Tokhirova is one of the most experienced youth boxers in their team who returned to the international events and with strong mission, to win the lightweight (60kg) in Amman. Tokhirova faced with Kyrgyzstan’s Youth National Champion Baktygul Kurmanbekova in the semi-finals and started the opening round better than her neighbouring opponent. She was supported by coach Mr. Timur Akhbayev in the recent period and her technical skills are better than in 2021. The Kyrgyz talent was able to keep fighting until the last gong and earned a bronze medal in Jordan’s capital. Tokhirova’s final opponent will be India’s Shaheen Gill who turned back her semi-final against Kazakhstan’s Aruza Balgabek.
India and Uzbekistan represent the finals of the light welterweight
India’s Ravina was highly confident in her semi-final against Jordan’s Nour Asad and decided the bout very quickly in the first round. The Indian light welterweight (63kg) boxer started the bout with energetic attacks and she landed lethal shots to finish the semi-final after one minute. Ravina will be meeting in the final of the weight class with Uzbekistan’s experienced Sitora Bakhodirova who bowed out Mongolia’s lone female semi-finalist, Uranchimeg Anujin. The 16-year-old Uzbek controlled the first round of their bout and landed the powerful shots in the second to win the semi-final by RSC.
Seidish and Priyanka stopped their rivals at the welterweight
Kazakhstan’s Bakyt Seidish is a well-experienced boxer in the international stage who had to face in the semi-finals of the welterweight (66kg) with Uzbekistan’s Feruza Alijonova who is new in the national team. Alijonova had experiences from the Uzbek national events but she was not able to stop the Kazakh attacks in the second and third rounds. Following the standing counts, the referee stopped their semi-final and confirmed Seidish’s RSC triumph. India’s Priyanka is also an experienced boxer who stopped her Jordanian opponent, Wajd Al-Majali in the second semi-final of the category. The local girl is the daughter of their head coach and began boxing only a few months ago but she loves the sport and claimed bronze medal in Amman on home soil.
Aziza Zokirova defeated her main rival already in the semi-finals
Uzbekistan’s defending ASBC Asian Youth Champion Aziza Zokirova is a fantastic talent who arrived to Amman to achieve her second gold medal after 2021. Zokirova is AIBA Youth World Champion Jakhongir Zokirov’s sister had a strong rival in the semi-finals of the light middleweight (70kg) but she managed to control the first round against India’s Pranjal Yadav. The Uzbek was better in the second round and she landed her best combinations in the third when Zokirova decided their contest. It is not an easy task to win a bout against an Indian boxer by RSC but Zokirova made it happen and she can meet with Kazakhstan’s Gaukhar Shaybekova for the gold medal.
Muskan, Bazhbenova and Satimbayeva stopped their opponents
India’s Muskan is an experienced boxer in their national team who has the clear target in Amman to win the middleweight (75kg). The Indian started slowly against Jordan’s Rasha Al-Shatti but she dominated the second round to win their contest by RSC. Muskan will now face for the title with Kazakhstan’s Aida Saribarova and that contest could be an anticipated fight between the two promising stars. Kazakhstan’s Kamil Bazhbenova had difficulties in the first round against India’s Sneha but she returned to the business strongly in the second round and following the injury of her opponent, she won the bout. Bazhbenova will be facing for the title of the youth light heavyweight (81kg) with Uzbekistan’s Oltinoy Satimbayeva who stopped Jordan’s Layan Qubaj.
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