Great day for Chinese Taipei in the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships on Day4

The fourth competition day was held in the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships in the Sibur Arena in St. Petersburg which was another successful day for Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Chinese Taipei, Japan, India and Tajikistan. The Asian boxers won 35 contests in the opening three competition days while our continent’s bests added 13 new triumphs on Day4.
Altogether 90 Asian boxers from 16 countries are taking part in the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships in St. Petersburg. Afghanistan, China, Chinese Taipei, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Tajikistan, Thailand and Uzbekistan have sent teams to the new edition of the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships from our continent.

Lightweight class (60kg):
Uzbekistan’s AIBA Junior World Champion and ASBC Asian Youth Champion Bilolbek Mirzarakhimov had to meet with Kazakhstan’s promising talent ASBC Asian Junior Champion Sanatali Toltayev in his debuting match. Toltayev moved ahead while Mirzarakhimov tried to overcame his Kazakh rival and his counter-attacks were successful mainly in the second round. Ferghana region’s Mirzarakhimov controlled the last round and marched into the last 16 after beating such a top rival in the championships.
Kyrgyzstan’s Nursultan Mamataly was silver medallist in the last edition of the ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships in Pavlodar and since then he moved up to the lightweight (60kg). The 18-year-old Kyrgyz boxer was concentrated against Nepal’s newcomer Pawan Bhattarai and tried to launch big punches in the first round. The referee counted Nepal’s young talent after Mamataly’s great jab in the end of the first round and bout continued in the same way in the next minutes. The referee confirmed the Kyrgyz boxer’s TKO success in the second round.
China’s Wang Xiangyan arrived to the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships as a newcomer in the national team and a dark horse for his opponents. The 17-year-old Chinese boxer exceeded the expectations in St. Petersburg when he controlled his preliminary bout against Romania’s Alexandru Popescu and advanced to the next round which was a small surprise in the fourth competition day.
India’s ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships silver medallist Ankush Dahiya was not enough confident in the first round against Germany’s promising hope Nick Bier but he was able to step into the gas and proved better performance from the second three minutes. The 18-year-old Indian, who was the best boxer in their youth event, exceeded the expectations and defeated such a strong European athlete on Day4.
Japan’s Reo Saito won several national titles in his homeland in the recent four years and competed also in the ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships. The 18-year-old Japanese talent tried to keep the focus against South Korea’s Lee Jong Eun until the final bell in St. Petersburg. Saito worked more and launched several tough punches in the bout therefore all of the judges picked him as winner of the bout.

Welterweight class (69kg):
Kyrgyzstan’s AIBA Junior World Boxing Championships quarter-finalist Aibek Akylbek Uulu eliminated Israel’s Daniel Levin in the first round and had to meet with Tajikistan’s Fozil Radzhabaliyev who moved up one weight class just before the start of the event. The Tajik boxer received a warning in the first and second rounds while the Kyrgyz boxer had accurate blows. As expected the Kyrgyz boxer was able to beat his Tajik rival and advanced to the last 16 in the championships.
Chinese Taipei’s ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships quarter-finalist 17-year-old Wu Yen Yu also opened his participation in the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships in St. Petersburg where he did great performance against Moldova’s Ahmed Cemortan. Wu had longer hands and he knew how he can beat his European opponent in the Sibur Arena on Day4. After Kan Chia Wei Chinese Taipei’s next boxer joined to the last 16 in the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships.
Uzbekistan’s defending ASBC Asian Youth Champion Ulugbek Sobirov began his campaign in the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships against Japan’s Zen Kuroyanagi and tried to repeat that strong performance against Algeria’s Samir Mekaouche. The 18-year-old Uzbek boxer was confident and felt the rhythm while he also knew when he can launch punches against his North African rival. Sobirov was in different level than his rival and secured his place in the last 16 but his target in St. Petersburg is the gold medal.
Kazakhstan’s unbeaten boxer in 2016 Sadriddin Akhmedov eliminated one of his main rival Russia’s Issa Evloev in the first preliminary round and met with Lithuania’s Saimonas Banys as second in St. Petersburg. Akhmedov had more than 200 bouts during his career and proved he is in different level than his European rival. Kazakhstan’s new sensation knocked down Banys and moved ahead after the counts which delivered for him a quick TKO success.

Middleweight class (75kg):
Kazakhstan’s Ahmet Comert Youth Tournament winner and Brandenburg Youth Cup gold medallist Bek Nurmaganbet eliminated Italy’s Gerlando Tumminello in the first preliminary round and tried to do same strong performance against Australia’s Jack Gipp in St. Petersburg. The 18-year-old Kazakh talent controlled al of the rounds and advanced to the next stage of the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships.
Tajikistan’s AIBA Junior World Boxing Championships bronze medallist Akhmadjon Saidov had a tough battle as first in St. Petersburg where he had to meet with Israel’s Mikhael Shleymovich who was born in Ukraine and competed for that strong country until 2014. The younger 17-year-old Saidov, who claimed bronze medal in the Zhetysu Youth Cup in Kazakhstan last month, was amazing in the bout and eliminated his experienced Israeli rival in the fourth competition day.
Uzbekistan’s Shokhrukhbek Rustamov eliminated Belarus’ Egor Skamarokh in the first preliminary round and tried to continue the winning path against Azerbaijan’s Rasim Chobanli on Day4. Both boxers had the same fighting style therefore the Uzbek talent had hard way to the glory in this contest. Kokand-based Rustamov had more efficient punches in this contest which meant he advanced to the last 16 as third Asian boxer in the middleweight (75kg).
Chinese Taipei’s Kan Chia Wei stopped Japan’s Natsu Shinjo in the first preliminary round of the ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships in Pavlodar and he had to meet with his Asian rival once again in St. Petersburg. Chinese Taipei’s boxer, who is also elite No.1 in this weight class, launched also lethal punches in their repeat match in the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships. Kan was too strong for the Japanese boxer, who went down to the floor after a serious punch.