Kazakhstan topped the medal standings in the women’s finals while Kazakova claimed her fifth Asian title today

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May 7, 2024
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Kazakhstan claimed six female titles at the ASBC Asian U22 Boxing Championships in Astana where Uzbekistan’s Feruza Kazakova earned her fifth Asian title.

Uzbekistan’s Farzona Fozilova is one of the two-time ASBC Asian U22 Champions from 2022 and 2023 and she had the huge motivation to take her next gold medal. The Uzbek minimumweight (48kg) boxer tried to keep India’s Guddi on long from the first seconds and she used her own game-play. Fozilova’s will controlled the first round and the 20-year-old was able to do an ever better middle period in the opening female final of the day. The Indian could not change her fighting style in the last round therefore Fozilova is the first ever three-time Asian U22 Champion and a four-time in total with her youth success.

Kazakhstan’s Gulnar Turapbay and India’s Tamanna both have five years of international experience and they produced great job during their road to the finals of the women’s light flyweight (50kg). The host nation’s pride won the first round closely but Tamanna opened the second with a heavy shot and she regained the control in time to give herself a chance to win this tight final. The 21-year-old Kazakh performed superbly in the third round which was decisive between them and Turapbay earned the title.

Uzbekistan’s Feruza Kazakova won her Asian titles in 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023 but she was hungry for her next title in Astana. The Uzbek flyweight (52kg) girl worked a lot on feet against Kazakhstan’s Anita Adisheva who attacked from the first seconds in their final. The Uzbek won the first round and she continued the same strategy in the second when she felt that she is technically better than Adisheva. Kazakova’s punches were quicker in most of the exchanges and she earned her fifth-in-a-row Asian title today.

Kazakhstan’s Youth World Champion Elina Bazarova and India’s Paris Olympian Preeti both have impressive during their career and they have similar style of boxing. The younger Kazakh landed better shots in the first round and she caught the quick Preeti with her excellent attacks in this women’s bantamweight (54kg) final. The Indian increased her speed in the beginning of the second round and surprisingly she was able to turn back their tight final contest in Astana.

India’s 2021 Youth World Champion Poonam was taller than Kazakhstan’s Boxam Tournament silver medallist Anel Sakysh who has just joined to the featherweight (57kg) in the previous weeks. The 22-year-old Indian did not compete in the international stage since her youth successes but she has the skills to control contests against attacking fighters. Poonam needs more international contests in the future to show her talents to the globe following her gold medal in Astana.

Kazakhstan’s Shakhnaz Issayeva and China’s Maihesuti Ayiguzaili both are not enough experienced in the international stage yet and they fought for their first ever Asian title at the lightweight (60kg). The Kazakh had the quicker jabs in the first round and she enjoyed a comfortable advantage due to her strong efforts. Issayeva’s dominance was more clear in the second round when the Lithuanian referee counted the Xinjiang-based Chinese girl which determined the title of the Kazakh boxer.

Anar Tursynbek competed in her first Elite National Championships on December 2021 and she is one of the aces in the U22 national team in Kazakhstan. The Kazakh southpaw had the height disadvantage against India’s Prachi and she tried to reduce the fighting range from the opening round. Prachi’s longer reach controlled the outstanding second round in this light welterweight (63kg) final, she stopped Tursynbek’s attacks with her jabs and her footwork was enough to win the Asian title in Astana.

Uzbekistan’s Aysanem Saruarova walked over to the title bout of the women’s welterweight (66kg) following her transition from the youth age group to the U22 boxers. The 19-year-old Uzbek had longer hands than Kazakhstan’s Aknar Ishanova but her opponent was faster in the exchanges. All of the five judges favoured the Kazakh girl after the first round and the image of their final did not change, Ishanova dominated the bout. Following two standing counts, the Uzbek coaches abandoned their unequal final and Ishanova secured Kazakhstan’s third female U22 gold medal.

Kazakhstan’s Zhasmin Kizatova was one of the surprises at the 2021 Youth World Boxing Championships in Kielce and she is the titleholder at the U22 light middleweight (70kg) as well. The 22-year-old boxer had the footwork to work from her best distance against India’s Saneh and she took the advantage in all of the five scorecards. Kizatova had issues in the second round in her previous semi-final bout but she was more focused in her final bout. Kizatova started the last round with a clear left-handed hook and she was able to defend her U22 throne in this weight class.

Uzbekistan’s two-time Asian Youth Champion Aziza Zokirova is their elite national team member at the women’s middleweight (75kg) and she uses the competition in Astana to her preparation for the 2^nd World Olympic Boxing Qualifying Event. Aziza, who trains with her father Lazizbek Zokirov, did not find the range against India’s Muskan in the first round and she tried to use her strong jabs better in the second. Muskan, the 2022 Youth World silver medallist, was not only a competitive opponent but surprisingly she won their final.

India’s Alfiya Tarannum Akram Khan Pathan is the first boxer in their family and the Youth World Champion moved down to the light heavyweight (81kg) for this event. The 20-year-old Indian, who claimed her first Asian title still in 2019, had difficulties in the first round against Kazakhstan’s Diana Magauyayeva. This bout was for Pathan’s first international challenge since 2021 and she could not adopt the speed of the contest therefore the 21-year-old local girl won this weight class.

Kazakhstan’s Eldana Talipova competed already in international events in 2017 and she had the strong advantage in routine, number of bouts and weight against Uzbekistan’s Diyorakhon Abdumannobova at the women’s heavyweight (+81kg) final. The 22-year-old Talipova stopped the younger Uzbek in the first round and she overcame her rival several times which paid off on the scorecards. Abdumannobova was not able to switch into a higher rhythm therefore Talipova bagged the last female title in Astana.

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Kazakhstan topped the medal standings in the women’s finals while Kazakova claimed her fifth Asian title today

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