Kazakhstan, India, Uzbekistan and China are the most successful nations in after the preliminaries in Bangkok

The third competition day of the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships was held in two sessions in Bangkok. In the last day of the preliminaries it realized that 22 nations remained in actions in Thailand’s capital out of the attending 34. Kazakhstan, India, Uzbekistan and China are the most successful nations after the preliminaries.
The new edition of the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships has set up new records both in the number of the entering boxers and also in the number of the participating countries in Bangkok. Altogether 304 athletes including 112 women and 192 men boxers will be attending in the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships from tomorrow.
The following 34 nations are attending in Bangkok: Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Chinese Taipei, DPR Korea, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Yemen.

The first bout of the day was won by Kyrgyzstan’s 2013 ASBC Asian Champion Azat Usenaliev in Bangkok
Kyrgyzstan’s Azat Usenaliev arrived to the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships in top shape and perfect record since last August. The Amman 2013 ASBC Asian Champion won three events in the recent half year and proved he is in top form once again. Kyrgyzstan’s No.1 met with Kazakhstan’s Anvar Muzaparov in the last 16 and he looked quicker and more energetic than his newcomer rival. Usenaliev controlled the first round and following his great combinations the Kazakh boxer was injured which means Kyrgyzstan’s best hope advanced to the quarter-finals of the flyweight (52kg).

Medallists from AIBA events as China’s Hu Jianguan and South Korea’s Kim In Kyu advanced to the last eight of the men’s flyweight (52kg)
China’s Hu Jianguan claimed bronze medals in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and also in the Doha 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships. He returned to the national team last year following his injuries and regained his top shape before this ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships. Hu was too smart for Sri Lanka’s Bandara Seneviratne and advanced to the quarter-finals of the men’s flyweight (52kg). Another top boxer Hamburg 2017 AIBA World Boxing Championships bronze medallist Kim In Kyu of South Korea has done a successful debut in Bangkok where he had to do his very best to eliminate Thailand’s newcomer Chakapong Chanpirom.

Uzbekistan’s Hasanboy Dusmatov opened his campaign in Bangkok
Uzbekistan’s Rio 2016 Olympic Games winner Hasanboy Dusmatov is two-time ASBC Asian Champion who started his campaign in the Bangkok event finally on Day3. The Uzbek star knocked down Bhutan’s Tenzin Drugyel after 10 seconds of fight and he kept continue his clear dominancy during the whole fight. Dusmatov’s right-handed hooks worked well but Bhutan’s 21-year-old talent was able to fight against Uzbekistan’s No.1 until the end of the final gong. The final verdict was unanimous decision to Dusmatov who joined to the last eight of the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships.

Japan’s Sewon Okazawa and Jordan’s Zeyad Eshaish both has done
Japan’s newly crowned National Champion at the welterweight (69kg) Sewon Okazawa has got strong roots from Ghana and he used the benefits of his genetics in the third day of the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships. The 24-year-old Japanese boxer used his best tempo and eliminated Afghanistan’s Hussaib Amiri on Day3. Jordan’s Jakarta 2018 Asian Games bronze medallist Zeyad Eshaish also has done remarkable performance in the third competition day when he defeated Chinese Taipei’s FISU University World Champion Pan Hung Min winning the contest by unanimous decision.

Tajikistan’s Shabbos Negmatulloev had a surprise loss in the light heavyweight (81kg)
Shabbos Negmatulloev was quarter-finalist in the Hamburg 2017 AIBA World Boxing Championships and he is the current FISU University World Champion. Shabbos, who trains with his coach father Abbos, did not use his distance well against Thailand’s veteran Anavat Thongkrathok who claimed bronze medal at the Amman 2013 ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships. Negmatulloev was the favourite of their contest but his opponent pressurized him through the nine minutes of fight. The final verdict was split decision to Thongkrathok which was a surprise in the third competition day.

Philippines, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia and Uzbekistan all won their fights at the light heavyweight (81kg)
Philippines had problems to find international level of boxer at the light heavyweight (81kg) but their UK-based John Nobel Marvin Tupas could be a strong solution for them. The defending Southeast Asian Games winner Filipino dominated his fight against Chinese Taipei’s Pan Bo Cheng. Uzbekistan’s AIBA Junior World Boxing Championships silver medallist Dilshodbek Ruzmetov, the Chyrchyk-based boxer, a super talented youngster impressed against India’s Brijesh Yadav on Day3. Kyrgyzstan’s Rio 2016 Olympian Erkin Adylbek Uulu and Mongolia’s veteran Narmandakh Shinebayar also won their contests against Chinese and South Korean opponents.

Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Tam and DPR Korea’s Pang Chol Mi opened with successes
Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Tam is the defending ASBC Asian Women’s Champion at the women’s flyweight (51kg) but she had to do her very best against a very dangerous rival, Japan’s Mizuki Hiruta. The Japanese boxer robbed into the world of boxing with top results only last year and she was more than competitive for Vietnam’s No.1. Nguyen’s experiences decided their contest in the final round which was one of the closest bouts in the day. DPR Korea’s defending AIBA Women’s World Champion Pang Chol Mi stopped Bahrain’s Noorinesa Ameer Jan who could fight five minutes against the best of the whole globe.

Tight battles at the men’s lightweight (60kg) for the last eight
India’s former ASBC Asian Champion Shiva Thapa is trying to regain his previous form and kept the best fighting distance against Kyrgyzstan’s Munarbek Seyitbek Uulu in the first round. The two-time Olympian Indian boxer received punches from the Kyrgyz side but his fighting experiences paid off today. Following Thapa’s success Turkmenistan’s Feliks Stamm Memorial Tournament winner Hursand Imankuliyev faced with Japan’s Rio 2016 Olympian Arashi Morisaka. Imankuliyev attacked in the first round more than Morisaka and he changed to counter-punches in the second which delivered for him a tight success over the Japanese Olympian. The third narrow fight in the men’s lightweight (60kg) was won by China’s Shan Jun who triumphed over Malaysia’s Arfiqanie Ahmad Bin Anshori in a hectic bout.

Early final bout at the women’s lightweight (60kg)
Thailand’s Sudaporn Seesondee was silver medallist at the New Delhi 2018 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships but in the last 16 she had to face with China’s Astana 2016 AIBA Women’s World Champion Yang Wenlu. The Chinese boxer tried to keep Seesondee in long in the first round and her style was based on counter-attacks. Seesondee moved closer and reduced the fighting distance in a bout which was the early final of the women’s lightweight (60kg). Surprisingly Yang was able to win their difficult bout by split decision in Bangkok and will be meeting with another dangerous rival DPR Korea’s Choe Hye Song in the quarter-finals.

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