Kazakhstan won half dozen of gold medals in the traditional Nations Women’s Cup in Serbia

Kazakhstan topped the team rankings and the medal standings at the 8th edition of the Nations Women’s Cup in Sombor, Serbia with amazing performance. Their 12 gold medals came out from their junior, youth and elite teams in Sombor and Kazakhstan took over Russia, Serbia, Hungary, Germany and all other nations in this European event.
The Nations Women’s Cup was held for the elite, youth, junior and schoolgirls age groups in Serbia where 177 boxers attended for the available 31 gold medals. The Nations Women’s Cup is traditionally a strong international competition which opens the year for the female athletes and supported their preparation for the main events.
Finally 31 winners could celebrate their titles in Sombor and among them Kazakhstan claimed fantastic 12 gold medals in the prestigious competition. Their first gold medallist was Zhibek Zharaskyzy at the junior welterweight (66kg) and following that her teammates such as Aizaryk Sherikhan (70kg) and Kseniya Dreval (+80kg) continued their successes. These 15-year-old Kazakh talents proved that they are ready to get strong results in the international stage in 2019.
AIBA Women’s Youth World Boxing Championships bronze medallist Anel Kudaybergen won Kazakhstan’s first youth title following her success over Serbia’s Ivana Podkonjak at the light flyweight (48kg). Kazakhstan’s 16-year-old Anel Sakysh joined to the youth national squad this January but she dominated all of her fights including Serbia’s Dajana Grmusa in the final of the flyweight (51kg).
A fantastic contest was held between Youth National Champion Mariya Gladkova and ASBC Asian Confederation Women’s Youth Boxing Championships silver medallist Yerkezhan Dauletzhankyzy in the final of the youth featherweight (57kg). The Kazakh home match was finished by Gladkova’s success who has done a revenge due her previous loss in December. The fourth Kazakh title among the youth boxers was taken by Balzhan Askar at the light welterweight (64kg).
Kazakhstan impressed in the elite level as well, their boxers claimed five gold medals in the Nations Women’s Cup. Firstly Alua Balkybekova defeated Russia’s Yulia Chumgalakova at the light flyweight (48kg). Kazakhstan’s 21-year-old Angelina Lukas delivered one of the biggest sensations of the whole Nations Women’s Cup when she defeated two-time AIBA Women’s World Champion Nazym Kyzaibay in the final of the flyweight (51kg).
Kazakhstan’s two further AIBA Women’s World Champions such as Dina Zholaman and Lazzat Kungeibayeva both won their weight classes after beating Hungary’s Szabina Szucs and Russia’s Aleksandra Dmitriyeva. Rimma Volosenko returned to the national team after a few months of break and defeated Croatia’s Sara Beram in the final of the lightweight (60kg).
Besides to Kazakhstan another Asian boxing power the Uzbek delegation also won a gold medal which was their first ever title in the history of the Nations Women’s Cup. Sabina Bobokulova won international competitions in Kazakhstan in the recent months and the 15-year-old talent controlled all of her contests at the junior light flyweight (48kg) in Sombor.

List of the Asian winners in the Nations Women’s Cup
Junior 48kg: Sabina Bobokulova, Uzbekistan
Junior 66kg: Zhibek Zharaskyzy, Kazakhstan
Junior 70kg: Aizaryk Sherikhan, Kazakhstan
Junior +80kg: Kseniya Dreval, Kazakhstan
Youth 48kg: Anel Kudaybergen, Kazakhstan
Youth 51kg: Anel Sakysh, Kazakhstan
Youth 57kg: Mariya Gladkova, Kazakhstan
Youth 64kg: Balzhan Askar, Kazakhstan
Elite 48kg: Alua Balkybekova, Kazakhstan
Elite 51kg: Angelina Lukas, Kazakhstan
Elite 54kg: Dina Zholaman, Kazakhstan
Elite 60kg: Rimma Volosenko, Kazakhstan
Elite +81kg: Lazzat Kungeibayeva, Kazakhstan

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