Katare and Bakhadur are among the junior medallists in Astana

The junior boxers amazed the crowd in their quarter-finals at the ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan during the afternoon session. India’s Divash Katare and Kazakhstan’s Aldiyar Bakhadur both made strong impression in the fifth session of the championships.

Hong Kong, India, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Palestine, Philippines, Tajikistan, Thailand, Chinese Taipei, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, and Yemen are the 22 participating nations in the event.

Nygman Nygmet is the first junior medallist at the pinweight

Nygman Nygmet won his preliminary bout in Astana on Day1 and the Kazakh talent used his quick jabs to stop United Arab Emirates’ Mohammed Alkarbi in the first round. The local favourite landed strong shots in their opener and he won their pinweight (46kg) contest by RSC after 100 seconds of fight. Nygmet is the first medallist in the ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships and he will now meet for the title bout India’s Brijesh Tamta who eliminated Philippines’ Nick Anjelo Payla.

Kamolov and Kurbonov will meet in the semi-finals

Tajikistan’s Jakhongir Kamolov had a quick jab in the first seconds but his opponent from Chinese Taipei, Jiang Jun Wei also adapted the rhythm of their quarter-final. The 15-year-old Tajik, who has 40 bouts until today, caught his rival with heavy shots in the end of the opening round and the referee counted Jiang after his actions. The Dushanbe-based Kamolov was energetic, he had brilliant combinations in this contest and he finished the quarter-final in the third round. Kamolov will be meeting for the final bout Uzbekistan’s Bekhruz Kurbonov who stopped Turkmenistan’s youngest team member, Begench Kakamyradov.

Aldiyar Bakhadur is Kazakhstan’s second junior semi-finalist

Kazakhstan’s Aldiyar Bakhadur won his first preliminary bout in Astana and he opened the quarter-final with tough punches which stopped Mongolia’s Sarankhur Tuguldur. The 16-year-old Kazakh had enough experience in our sport to handle the tactical jobs and he defeated his second rival on home soil. Japan’s Shin Yamada amazed in the preliminary stage of the junior light flyweight (48kg) and he had an excellent start against India’s Sikander who turned back their exciting quarter-final.  

Tajikistan’s Muminov smashed his second rival

Tajikistan’s Mansurkhuja Muminov amazed in the preliminary round and he was planning to do the same, to win his quarter-final earlier than the last gong. The Tajik light flyweight (48kg) boxer did not let Chinese Taipei’s Xu Shao Qi to move away from his close range and he won his second fight by RSC in Astana. Turkmenistan’s Junior National Champion Sanjar Hamrayev is their most experienced boxer in this age group and he worked hard from the first seconds to catch the taller Thai rival, Sorawit Chanthara. The 16-year-old Turkmen was busy in the ring during the six minutes and he eliminated a top Southeast Asian boxer.

Divash Katare bowed out a local boy with top performance

India’s Divash Katare overcame Kazakhstan’s Yaradil Uzakbay in the attacks and he led in all of the five judges’ scorecards after two minutes. The Indian produced an even better round in the second and he eliminated a local boy in the quarter-finals of the flyweight (50kg) delivering a fantastic performance today. Mongolia’s Taivanbaatar Tsogtsaikhan used his height advantage against South Korea’s Kwon Jong Chan and he secured his nation’s first medal in Astana.

Hojayev and Iksanov earned guaranteed medals in Astana

Kyrgyzstan’s Umar Madaminov tried to dictate the tempo in the first round against Turkmenistan’s Abdalla Hojayev and his right-handed shots reached the target a few times to win the opener 3:2 on the scorecards. After the equal second round, the final was the decisive between them and Hojayev performed strongly in the last two minutes to win their quarter-final bout. Another strong Central Asian boxer at the flyweight (50kg), Biloldzhon Iksanov was too powerful for Chinese Taipei’s Peng Yi Huan in the next bout.

Uzbekistan’s Giyosov won a final-level bout

Uzbekistan’s Ibrokhim Giyosov won several international competitions this year and he arrived in Astana as one of the stars in the junior age group. The 16-year-old Uzbek faced a top rival in the quarter-finals, Thailand’s Bokhuntod Kangpi who surprised Giyosov with his punctual shots in the first round. The Uzbek was better minute by minute and due to Giyosov had good single shots in the third round, he turned back their hectic light bantamweight (52kg) contest today. Giyosov’s next opponent will be another gold medal contender, Kazakhstan’s Nurassyl Tulebek who bowed out India’s Sahil Surendra Singh.

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