Kyrgyzstan won a historic female contest in Astana, their first in the Asian Junior Championships
Twenty-four female quarter-final contests were held in the evening session of the fifth competition day at the ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan. Kyrgyzstan won its first ever female contest in the level of the Asian Junior Boxing 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.
Musurmonova and Abduraimova achieved medals for Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan’s Maftuna Musurmonova claimed a bronze medal at the 2021 Schoolgirls National Championships and after that she reached the throne in her homeland. The 15-year-old Uzbek moved more on feet than Thailand’s Chiranan Dapphonhan and she won all of the three rounds in their pinweight (46kg) quarter-final bout. Musurmonova is one of the youngest Uzbek girls in their junior national team but she looked so experienced in comparison to the Thai boxer. Her teammate, Bahora Abduraimova stopped Jordan’s Nadeen Al-Manaseer at the light flyweight (48kg).
Two southpaw girls from Chinese Taipei marched to the semi-finals
Chinese Taipei’s Cheng Meng Sin had the height advantage against Kyrgyzstan’s Kumushay Tillanova in the next junior pinweight (46kg) contest and she kept her opponent on long to win this quarter-final contest. Her teammate, Shen Sin Ai met also a Kyrgyz boxer in the next bout of the championship, and she was too strong for Nazbiike Abayeva. Both of the southpaw girls from Chinese Taipei advanced to the semi-finals and claimed guaranteed medals for their nations.
Bibolsynkyzy and Pari were the next winners in the quarter-finals
Kazakhstan’s Sila Bibolsynkyzy and Japan’s Hiyori Miki had a superb contest at the light flyweight (48kg) which was decided by points decision. The Japanese had a few excellent shots mostly in the second round in their meeting but the local hopeful was able to find the way to win this hard contest. The next Kazakh girl, Regina Tibeneva was under pressure from the first seconds as India’s Pari did not let her move away to a safest distance. Following the standing counts, the referee stopped the bout and confirmed Pari’s RSC success in that flyweight (50kg) meeting.
Vietnam’s Luc Thao Thanh proved her nice technical skills
Vietnam’s Luc Thao Thanh and South Korea’s Kim Tae Hyun both had beautiful technical skills and their contest delivered several nice combinations. Both boxers were patient and waited for the best attacking angles and in that game Luc was better in the first round. The Vietnamese girl had munitions for the second and third rounds in this flyweight (50kg) quarter-final to beat the talented South Korean.
Nisha, Sariyeva, Turgunova and Abdullova claimed guaranteed medals
India’s Junior National Champion Nisha and Vietnam’s Huynh Thao Linh had an excellent contest at the light bantamweight (52kg) which decided a medal in Astana. The Indian was waiting for Huynh’s attacks and she countered the Vietnamese girl in the first and second rounds effectively. Huynh had good technical skills but she was not able to catch the fast Indian in this quarter-final bout and advanced to the last four such as Kazakhstan’s Aisha Sariyeva, Uzbekistan’s Muslima Turgunova and Tajikistan’s new female sensation, Farinoz Abdullova.
Sydyk and Yotsumoto both had quick contests in Astana
Kyrgyzstan sent more girls to the ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships as ever before and their Salamat Karybakunova has done nice things in the ring, she counter-attacked Kazakhstan’s Ayazhan Sydyk in the first round. The Kazakh girl was stronger than her neighbouring opponent and she marched through to the semi-finals following Karybakunova suffered a shoulder injury. Japan’s best female junior talent, Shiori Yotsumoto also won her bantamweight (54kg) contest earlier than the final gong.
Kyrgyzstan’s historic female winner is Zarina Kurbanova
Kyrgyzstan’s Zarina Kurbanova has experiences from their schoolgirls and junior national competitions and she had energetic attacks against Mongolia’s Maral Ganzorig in the quarter-final of the women’s featherweight (57kg). She became the first Kyrgyz female winner in the history of the ASBC Asian Junior Boxing Championships and her success delivered also a medal for Kurbanova. Thailand’s Natjima Thaosuwan earned a medal for them after beating Chinese Taipei’s Lin Li Jun in the same weight class.
Chinese Taipei’s Kao Chun Ai is their new female sensation
Chinese Taipei’s Kao Chun Ai had a tough job against Uzbekistan’s Khadijabonu Bekova whose sister, Dilfuza, is member of the elite national team. Kao had the strong fighting spirit and she surprised the Uzbek girl in the first round of their welterweight (66kg) quarter-final. The 16-year-old girl from Chinese Taipei moved forward smartly and despite the last round, she was better than the Uzbek today.
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