Japan’s Sena Irie caused a positive surprise in the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships today
The AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships continued with its seventh competition day in Budapest in two sessions today. Altogether 32 bouts were held in the Duna Arena on Day7 and the Asian boxers claimed 13 new medals in the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships. The biggest sensation of the competition day was delivered by Japan’s Sena Irie who defeated a world star Slovakian opponent in the quarter-finals.
Kazakhstan’s ASBC Asian Youth Champion Aibek Oralbay had to meet in the quarter-final of the heavyweight (91kg) with United States’ AMBC American Youth Champion David Stevens. The 18-year-old Kazakh boxer controlled the first round with his tough jabs but he had difficulties in the second against his top US rival. The final verdict was depended on their performance in the last round when Oralbay was better and secured another guaranteed medal for Kazakhstan in Budapest.
Kazakhstan’s next boxer in action was their ASBC Asian Youth Champion and Children of Asia Games winner Damir Toybay who started slowly against Hungary’s new surprise Koppany Feher in Budapest. The 18-year-old Kazakh super heavyweight (+91kg) boxer received punches in the first but he proved better performance in the second round. The Kazakh boxer controlled the final 10 seconds in each round and his efforts were enough to eliminate his Hungarian rival.
Kazakhstan’s Aizada Yeslyamgali won her opening contest in the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships with strong performance and had to face with India’s Divya Pawar in the quarter-final of the women’s bantamweight (54kg) in Budapest. The Indian boxer started the contest better in the first round but her Kazakh opponent was able to turn up the heat from the second which meant Yeslyamgali advanced to the last four in the event.
Thailand’s Phonnapa Lapan received an additional place for the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships in June who used up this chance to advance to the semi-finals of the competition. The Thai bantamweight (54kg) boxer collected a big scalp in the competition following her tough performance and triumph over Italy’s EUBC European Women’s Youth Champion Biancamaria Tessari.
India’s Jony was silver medallist in the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games and after that she regained her place in the national squad in time to qualify for the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships. The 18-year-old Indian lightweight (60kg) boxer eliminated New Zealand’s Pelea Fruean in the previous round and did not give any chance to China’s Chen Yibing in the last eight which means she is a guaranteed medallist in Budapest.
India’s 18-year-old Manisha is the current ASBC Asian Women’s Youth Champion at the light welterweight (64kg) but she had a taller and strong opponent Slovakia’s Miroslava Jedinakova. The European boxer started with a good jab but Manisha’s style was uncomfortable for the Slovakian girl. Following Jony the next Indian boxer also advanced to the last four of the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships.
South Korea’s Kim Chae Won is a six-time National Champion at home and she worked well against Ecuador’s Dayanna Bone in the sixth competition day. Following that close success she had to meet with Thailand’s Kittiya Nampai who used her longer reach to keep the safest distance. The 18-year-old Thai flyweight (51kg) boxer was 15cm taller than her Korean rival and Kim was not able to find out the best tactical option against Nampai.
Kazakhstan’s women’s youth No.1 AIBA Women’s Youth World Boxing Championships bronze medallist Zhansaya Abdraimova is a top gold medal contender at the flyweight (51kg) who eliminated Mongolia’s Mungunsaran Balsan in the previous stage and performed better in her most important quarter-finals. The 18-year-old Kazakh lady overcame Russia’s strong Liubov Sharapova in the attacks and eliminated a top European rival.
India’s ASBC Asian Confederation Women’s Youth Boxing Championships silver medallist Anamika eliminated Bulgaria’s EUBC European Women’s Youth Champion Goryana Stoeva in the first preliminary round and she stopped Chinese Taipei’s Lin Ting Fang in the road to the quarter-finals of the flyweight. The 18-year-old Indian boxer has done similar strong job as Abdraimova and defeated Europe’s No.1 Martina La Piana of Italy in Budapest.
Japan’s Sena Irie was bronze medallist in the AIBA Women’s Youth World Boxing Championships in Guwahati but she was not the favourite against Slovakia’s three-time EUBC European Champion in various age groups Jessica Triebelova. The 18-year-old Japanese featherweight (57kg) boxer was over her previous limit and caught her Slovakian rival with tough punches. Irie amazed the judges therefore she was able to beat the Triebelova who did not lose any contests since October 2016.
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