Kyzaibay defeated India’s icon Mary Kom in the 51kg final of the ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships where Kazakhstan started with eight gold medals

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The women’s final contests were held in the sixth competition day of the ASBC Asian Elite Men’s and Women’s Boxing Championships in Dubai. Kazakhstan’s Nazym Kyzaibay defeated India’s icon Mary Kom in the final of the women’s flyweight (51kg) and seven of her teammates also achieved gold medal. Uzbekistan won its second female gold medal in the history of the competition following 19-year-old Sitora Turdibekova defeated Kazakhstan’s Vladislava Kukhta while India won the 10^th title of the event.

The following 17 nations are attending in the ASBC Asian Men’s & Women’s Elite Boxing Championships in Dubai: Afghanistan, Bahrain, Indonesia, India, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Laos, Mongolia, Philippines, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, host United Arab Emirates, and Uzbekistan.

The venue of the continental event is the Grand Ballroom of the Le Meridien Hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The total number of the boxers is 150 including 47 women from 17 different nations in the ASBC Asian Elite Men’s and Women’s Boxing Championships.

All of the ten women weight categories were in action in the sixth competition day of the ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships. Mr. Walid Jarrar of Jordan is the Technical Delegate of the ASBC Asian Elite Men’s and Women’s Boxing Championships where many of the top officials followed the finals.

Kazakhstan earned the first gold medal of the championships

Uzbekistan’s Gulasal Sultonalieva eliminated the defending champion of the women’s light flyweight (48kg), Philippines’ Josie Gabuco in the semi-finals of the ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships. The 22-year-old Uzbek defeated Kazakhstan’s Alua Balkybekova in the 2019 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships and the two boxers met each other once again in a repeat match. The Uzbek girl had the confidence in the first minute while Balkybekova tried to response with counter-attacks. The Kazakh boxer kept her attacking Uzbek opponent on long in most of the contest and Balkybekova was able to win the first gold medal of the championships.

Kazakhstan’s Nazym Kyzaibay defeated India’s legend Mary Kom in the second final

India’s six-time AIBA Women’s World Champion Chungneijang Mary Kom Hmangte arrived to Dubai to take her 6^th Asian gold medal. She is the biggest name in the whole competition and following her narrow success over Mongolia’s Lutsaikhan Altantsetseg, she met with Kazakhstan’s two-time AIBA Women’s World Champion Nazym Kyzaibay. The 38-year-old Indian legend had excellent hooks in the first round and her motivation was high to claim her next gold medal. Kyzaibay moved more on feet in the second round and after six minutes of contest the result was open for both of them. The 28-year-old Kazakh was fresh enough to beat her 10-years-older Indian rival in the final and claimed her nation’s second gold medal in Dubai.

Kazakhstan’s Dina Zholaman earned gold medal in Dubai

Kazakhstan’s former AIBA Women’s World Champion Dina Zholaman eliminated her main rival, India’s two-time AIBA Women’s Youth World Champion Sakshi Choudhary in a narrow semi-final at the bantamweight (54kg). Zholaman, who has got 12 years of international experiences, met with Uzbekistan’s Sitora Shogdarova in the third final of the competition. The 29-year-old Kazakh boxer tried to keep the best distance in the first round against the young Uzbek talent. The smaller Kazakh was quicker than the Uzbek in the second period of their final which delivered closed three minutes between them. The Uzbek southpaw received blows from Zholaman in the opening minute of the third round and in spite of her efforts, the gold medal was achieved by the Kazakh boxer.

Uzbekistan’s Sitora Turdibekova won the gold medal at the age of 19

Uzbekistan’s third finalist was their youngest team member, AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships bronze medallist Sitora Turdibekova. The 19-year-old Uzbek replaced Yodgoroy Mirzaeva in the elite national team and met for the title of the featherweight (57kg) with Kazakhstan’s Vladislava Kukhta who won the 2020 edition of their Women’s National Championships. The Uzbek teenager had the strong will to win their final in Dubai against the more experienced Kazakh. Turdibekova moved a lot on feet and tried to keep Kukhta on long in the first and second rounds with strong motivation. Turdibekova felt the tempo well enough and she claimed the title at the age of 19 which is Uzbekistan’s second gold medal in the history of the ASBC Asian Women’s Boxing Championships.

Rimma Volosenko achieved her career highlight in Dubai

Kazakhstan’s Rimma Volosenko joined to the national team in 2015 and after six years of strong experiences, she was in top form in the ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships. The 29-year-old boxer won several international tournaments but she was not enough successful in the major championships yet. The Kazakh lightweight (60kg) boxer faced for the gold medal with Indonesia’s first ever finalist Huswatun Hasanah who eliminated Tajikistan’s Shoira Zulkaynarova in the last four. The Indonesian girl has done history with her final place in the event but Volosenko had different rhythm today. Hasanah was brave in the final but her more experienced Kazakh rival knocked her out still in the first round.

Milana Safronova won the sixth final in Dubai

Kazakhstan’s next finalist was AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships bronze medallist Milana Safronova who aimed for her first gold medal at the light welterweight (64kg). She met with India’s Lalbuatsaihi, who replaced Pwilao Basumatary in the national team, and started the bout with quick attacks. The 30-year-old Kazakh dictated the tempo which was approved by the smaller Indian who tried to reduce the distance between them. Safronova stopped most of the Indian attacks in the second and third rounds which decided their final contest in Dubai.

Valentina Khalzova returned to the top of the podium

Kazakhstan’s Valentina Khalzova competed several international events as youth in 2013 and in 2014. Following that she moved down to the welterweight (69kg) and won the gold medal at the Astana 2016 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships. The 25-year-old Kazakh returned to the national team after a break and she controlled her final over Uzbekistan’s Navbakhor Khamidova who progressed rapidly in the recent one and half year. Khalzova found the best attacking angles and her speed decided their final in Dubai which means she returned with a gold medal to the championships.

India’s first title was achieved by Pooja Rani at the middleweight (75kg)

India’s Pooja Rani qualified to the Tokyo Olympic Games through the Asian & Oceanian Olympic Boxing Qualifying Event in Amman. The Indian claimed the gold medal at the Cologne Boxing World Cup and she was the favourite in the final against Uzbekistan’s Mavluda Mavlonova who also developed quickly as her teammate Navbakhor Khamidova. The Indian middleweight (75kg) boxer landed the better punches in the final and she was claimed her nation’s first gold medal in Dubai.

Fariza Sholtay bagged her first big title at the light heavyweight (81kg)

Kazakhstan’s Fariza Sholtay joined to the national team in 2017 and she represented the country at the light heavyweight (81kg) in several international competitions. The 26-year-old boxer started the first round better than Uzbekistan’s AIBA Women’s Youth World Boxing Championships bronze medallist 19-year-old Sokhiba Ruzmetova. Sholtay amazed in the third round, the referee had to count the young Uzbek talent and in that last period the Kazakh boxer’s dominancy continued until the last gong.

Kazakhstan’s eighth title was achieved by Lazzat Kungeibayeva

Kazakhstan’s Lazzat Kungeibayeva has got eleven years of international experiences and her career highlight was a gold medal at the Astana 2016 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships. The 34-year-old Kazakh heavyweight (+81kg) boxer was heavier than India’s Anupama who is a young hope in the category. The Indian talent had excellent youth results and she was competitive against the Central Asian but due to the great finish of the Kazakh boxer, Kungeibayeva won the last final of the day.

List of the winners in the ASBC Asian Women’s Elite Boxing Championships
48kg: Alua Balkybekova, Kazakhstan
51kg: Nazym Kyzaibay, Kazakhstan
54kg: Dina Zholaman, Kazakhstan
57kg: Sitora Turdibekova, Uzbekistan
60kg: Rimma Volosenko, Kazakhstan
64kg: Milana Safronova, Kazakhstan
69kg: Valentina Khalzova, Kazakhstan
75kg: Pooja Rani, India
81kg: Fariza Sholtay, Kazakhstan
+81kg: Lazzat Kungeibayeva, Kazakhstan

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Kyzaibay defeated India’s icon Mary Kom in the 51kg final of the ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships where Kazakhstan started with eight gold medals

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