Kyrgyzstan’s Akylbek Esenbek Uulu celebrated his daughter’s born with a success in the AIBA World Boxing Championships

The round of 32 contests were held at the featherweight (57kg), welterweight (67kg) and super heavyweight (+92kg) in the fourth competition day at the AIBA World Boxing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. Kyrgyzstan performed strongly once again in the event, both of their boxers won while Akylbek Esenbek Uulu celebrated his success following his daughter was born in his homeland.

The following 20 Asian nations are attending in the AIBA World Boxing Championships in Belgrade: Fair Chance Team, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, South Korea, Laos, Nepal, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tajikistan, Chinese Taipei, and Uzbekistan.

Kyrgyzstan’s Esenbek Uulu eliminated a local boxer

Kyrgyzstan’s ASBC Asian Boxing Championships bronze medallist Akylbek Esenbek Uulu is one of the most hard working persons in their national team who never stops training and enjoys boxing so much. The 23-year-old Kyrgyz featherweight (57kg) boxer landed more punches than Serbia’s local hope, Veljko Gligoric and he doubled his efforts from the second round to control the exchanges. The young Kyrgyz developed rapidly in terms of strength and physical condition and his job paid off today eliminating a host nation’s boxer celebrating his daughter’s born.

Rujakran Juntrong won his second bout in Belgrade

Thailand Boxing Federation’s Rujakran Juntrong won his first contest in the round of 64 at the featherweight (57kg) and he continued his wonderful series in the second preliminary round. The 25-year-old Thai moved down to the featherweight (57kg) and take the control immediately against Guyana’s best boxer, their Tokyo Olympian Keevin Allicock. Juntrong was a hard target for the South American boxer, he proved his amazing development in footwork and won his second bout in Belgrade.

India’s Narender Berwal advanced to the last 16

India’s Narender Berwal replaced their veteran Satish Kumar at the super heavyweight (+92kg) in the national team and he was one of the boxers who had to attend for the last 32 in the AIBA World Boxing Championships. He succeeded in that contest and he was the favourite also in his second preliminary bout against Sierra Leone’s Mohamed Kandeh. The 27-year-old Indian, who claimed silver medal at the 2012 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships, had better skills and his level of experiences decided the bout. Narender landed tough shots in the third round and the referee confirmed his RSC success.

Tajikistan’s Jakhon Qurbonov won his bout at the age of 35

Tajikistan’s Jakhon Qurbonov won the Asian Boxing Championships still in 2005 and he claimed the title at the Doha 2006 Asian Games. The two-time Olympian boxer is a 35-year-old veteran who decided to compete at the AIBA World Boxing Championships following his national title. Qurbonov started his campaign at the middleweight (75kg) in 2005 and he attends at the super heavyweight (+92kg) currently. Qurbonov met with an even older Kenyan veteran, Tokyo Olympian Elly Ajowi and controlled most of the actions in the first round. The Tajik boxer proved that he has still the boxing skills and technique to win bout in an AIBA World Boxing Championships.

Mullojonov delivered a success for Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan’s Lazizbek Mullojonov replaced their star Bakhodir Jalolov in the national team and represents the boxing power at the super heavyweight (+92kg) in Belgrade. The 22-year-old Uzbek won the 2017 ASBC Asian Youth Boxing Championships and the CISM Military World Boxing Championships during his career. Mullojonov was quicker than Iran’s Pouria Amiri who has just moved up from the heavyweight (92kg) to the heaviest division. The younger Uzbek used fast attacks in the first and second rounds but Iran’s talent also impressed in the third. The final verdict was split decision in the favour of Mullojonov but Amiri also proved his potential for the future.

India’s Rohit Mor picked his second opponent

India’s Rohit Mor impressed in the first preliminary round, caused a strong surprise to the experts with his amazing technical skills. The currently 20-year-old Indian competed at the 2019 ASBC Asian Youth Boxing Championships but he could not get a medal in Ulaanbaatar. It was a strong lesion for Mor who used the recent two years to develop his skills in all aspects of boxing which he showed against Bosnia & Herzegovina’s Alen Rahimic. The younger Indian featherweight (57kg) boxer used his distance well and the German-based Rahimic was not able to touch him.

Kazakhstan’s Serik Temirzhanov eliminated Reito Tsutsumi

Kazakhstan’s Serik Temirzhanov achieved his first title, the gold at the ASBC Asian Youth Boxing Championships in 2016 and he was able to join to the elite national team three years later. The 23-year-old Kazakh had a perfect strategy against Japan’s AIBA Youth World Champion and ASBC Asian Youth Champion Reito Tsutsumi. The Japanese boxer was not enough fresh in this bout, he could not follow Temirzhanov’s speed and the referee counted also Tsutsumi in the second round. The Kazakh boxer is in amazing shape and his fantastic performance meant that Reito Tsutsumi lost his first international bout.

Uzbekistan’s Asadkhudja Muydinkhudjayev won his second bout easily

Uzbekistan sent a combined team to the AIBA World Boxing Championships, older stars with young prospects. Their welterweight (67kg) boxer Asadkhudja Muydinkhudjayev had special physical trainings to achieve the condition of the top stars. The 20-year-old Uzbek opened with a clear success on Day1 and he started also well against Palestine’s Ahmed Harara in the second preliminary round which was the battle of the southpaw boxers. The Uzbek talent was confident against the Palestinian, he landed his shots with perfect timing and eliminated his second rival in Belgrade. He will be meeting with Japan’s ASBC Asian Boxing Championships silver medallist Sewon Okazawa as next.

Talaybekov and Maghsoudi defeated Asian opponents at the welterweight

Jordan’s two-time ASBC Asian Boxing Championships silver medallist Obada Al-Kasbeh opened the first round against Kyrgyzstan’s Zhakshylyk Talaybekov with some effective punches but his Central Asian opponent returned to the match using his speed in the second. The Kyrgyz National Champion was punctual in the third round which guaranteed his success in Belgrade. Iran’s Moslem Maghsoudi had some tactical issues against South Korea’s Lee Sang Min but he found the best fighting distance in time to win this Asian battle at the welterweight (67kg).

Mongolia’s Chinzorig Baatarsukh defeated another experienced rival

Mongolia’s Chinzorig Baatarsukh is the ASBC Asian Champion but he moved up to the welterweight (67kg) since his last international event. The 30-year-old Mongolian met with another veteran boxer, Italy’s Vincenzo Mangiacapre who claimed bronze medals in all levels of top championships but mostly in the first part of the 2010s. The Mongolian found a good rhythm in the middle of the first round and his jabs arrived with perfect timing which reached the Italian. Chinzorig proved better performance in the second when he caught Mangiacapre with different combinations and won their contest in Belgrade.

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