Nepal has medal hopes at the ASBC Asian U22 & Youth Boxing Championships
Nepal returns to the boxing map with medal hopes at the ASBC Asian U22 & Youth Boxing Championships which will be held in Astana, Kazakhstan this month.
Nepal earned a historic silver medal at the ASBC Asian U22 Boxing Championships in Bangkok last January which was the country’s first ever final bout in such a huge competition. Nepal had another impressive and historic step in 2023, one of their female boxer, Anjani Teli reached the quarter-finals at the Women’s World Boxing Championships in New Delhi.
The 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 born boxers will be able to compete at the U22 age group in Astana, Kazakhstan. Boxers who were born in 2006 and in 2007 will be eligible to participate in the youth age group in this specific continental event.
Seven U22 boxers including three girls from Nepal have been registered to the first ASBC Championships of the year. Nepal arranged already two national competitions this year and further events will be coming soon in the developing boxing country.
The biggest name in the squad is Susma Tamang, their historic silver medallist from the last ASBC Asian U22 Boxing Championships. The women’s minimumweight (48kg) boxer represented Nepal also at the Asian Games, and she won all of the national competitions in the previous two years.
Ramisha Shrestha has six years of experience in the sport, she will compete at the women’s light flyweight (50kg) in the upcoming competition. Trisha Jebegu claimed a bronze medal at the 2023 ASBC Asian U22 Boxing Championships and she is aiming for her second podium place in Astana as well.
Upreti Lal Prasad (48kg), Chhiring Wangdi Sherpa (54kg), Sulabh Mali (57kg) and Manoj Tamang (80kg) are their registered U22 male boxers to Astana. Chhiring Wangdi Sherpa competed in the recent editions of the ASBC Asian Youth Boxing Championships while the others also have strong results from their national competitions. Their only registered youth boxer is Swastika Tiruwa who joined the national team more than three years ago and she has a medal from the ASBC Asian Junior Boxing Championships. She celebrated her 18th birthday this January and she will compete at the women’s youth featherweight (57kg) in Astana.
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