Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan shared the male youth titles in Colombo
Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan shared the male youth titles at the ASBC Asian U22 & Youth Boxing Championships in Colombo, Sri Lanka today.
Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, French Polynesia, IBA-India, Indonesia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, New Zealand, IBA-Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan and Vietnam are the 23 participating nations in this championship.
Kazakhstan’s Nurkhan Kumarbekov had difficulties in the first round against Saudi Arabia’s Feras Alsubhi who amazed the experts with his footwork today. The Saudi talent had the advantage on the judges’ scorecards after three minutes but the Kazakh ringside changed Kumarbekov’s tactics in the break.
Kazakhstan’s Dossymzhan Tangatar delivered his best performance in the day of the finals and his opponent Mongolia’s Tenuun Chuluunbaatar was not able to keep his rhythm today. Tangatar’s aggressive strategy paid off quickly and the referee stopped the flyweight (51kg) final after the standings counts.
Tajikistan’s Biloldjon Iksanov, the ASBC Asian Junior Champion, arrived to Colombo with excellent pedigree from the recent youth events. Tajikistan’s No.1 was not only competitive for Kazakhstan’s Aldiyar Bakhadur but he landed nice jabs against another ASBC Asian Junior Champion. The Kazakh boxer’s ringside used a smart tactic against the powerful Tajik and Bakhadur was able to win the top fight of the day.
Kyrgyzstan’s first youth male finalist, Daniil Bulavkin tried to be a hard target in the first round against Kazakhstan’s Nygman Nygmet and he moved a lot on feet. The Kazakh moved up two categories to the featherweight (57kg) due to his increased physical training sessions and he found the way to catch Bulavkin on short. Nygmet’s strength and stamina were decisive in this final bout therefore he earned an Asian title in Colombo.
Kazakhstan’s Adilet Tortubek and IBA-India’s Mohit joined the finals of the men’s lightweight (60kg) in Colombo. The Indian moved on feet a lot without any stoppage but Tortubek caught him with heavy shots and after two rounds, he had the advantage in all of the scorecards. Mohit changed into an attacking strategy in the beginning of the third round but Tortubek was better from all of the fighting ranges today.
Kyrgyzstan’s Mukhammad Alimbekov amazed in the previous stages of the championships and he had the strong game plan against Kazakhstan’s Mukhit Nurkabyluly at the light welterweight (63.5kg) final. The Kyrgyz boxer had world-class footwork and he landed several punches from longer range but Nurkabyluly’s strength was favoured today in the sixth male final of the day.
Tajikistan’s Mukhammadsulton Sultonov tried to use his longer hands against Kazakhstan’s Sultan Turdaly in the first round of their welterweight (67kg) final bout. The Tajik counter-attacked his rival as many times as possible but Turdaly moved closer and reduced the fighting distance successfully to win this contest.
Kyrgyzstan’s ASBC Asian Junior Champion Akhmadi Arvaz is a fantastic talent in our sport who faced another big puncher in the final of the light middleweight (71kg), Alisherikhudo Kholov of Tajikistan. The Tajik started the first minute with aggressive and continuous attacks but Arvaz adopted that tough rhythm seconds by seconds. The Kyrgyz No.1 received punches from closer range and surprisingly Kholov had the advantage after two rounds therefore the Tajik caused the main sensation of the day.
The next Tajik boxer in action was Abubakr Ghafurov who started the first round of the middleweight (75kg) final with heavy hooks against Kazakhstan’s Zhassulan Berdaly. The Tajik kept his Kazakh opponent on long in the first round and his movements were good enough to win the opener in the scorecards. Ghafurov was smart in this final bout and his punches were quicker than Berdaly’s ones therefore he claimed Tajikistan’s second gold medal in Colombo.
Kazakhstan’s Igor Solovyev moved up to the light heavyweight (80kg) this year and he had a powerful semi-final performance in Colombo. The 18-year-old Kazakh met Afghanistan’s first finalist, Firdous Najibi and he dominated the opening minutes with heavy body shots. The Tajik referee counted the Afghan in the first round and stopped the bout in the second, confirming Solovyev’s RSC victory.
Kyrgyzstan’s Aziret Avtandilov eliminated a Kazakh boxer in this championship and he planned to use the same strong rhythm and tactic against IBA-India’s tall Yash Kumar at the cruiserweight (86kg) final. Avtandilov was punctual in the first round and he continued that strong performance until the very end of this final battle. Avtandilov was in different level today and he became Kyrgyzstan’s first gold medallist in this championship.
Kazakhstan’s Rassul Assankhanov competed in the main youth events in 2024 as well and his strength decided his heavyweight (92kg) final against Afghanistan’s Oman Hotak. Kazakhstan’s Beksultan Kairatuly and Kyrgyzstan’s Karimzhan Imenkhodzhayev both are relatively small at the super heavyweight (+92kg) but they have the punching power. The ASBC Asian Junior Champion Kairatuly proved better performance than in the semi-finals and he earned his next continental title.
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