Phoemsap, Sakshi and Islambekova raised the Asian gold medals up to seven in the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships
The AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships finished with its tenth and last competition day in Budapest where the next 10 champions are revealed. Record number of 35 boxers from Asia claimed medals in the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships in the Hungarian capital and among them 16 advanced to the finals. Finally the Asian continent claimed seven gold medals in the women and men part of the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships.
Thailand’s Thitisan Panmod, Uzbekistan’s Abdumalik Khalokov, Kazakhstan’s Nurbek Oralbay and India’s Nitu Ghanghas achieved four gold medals for the Asian continent yesterday. Thailand’s Atichai Phoemsap, India’s Sakshi Ghanghas and Kazakhstan’s Dina Islambekova won the titles in the last competition day for Asia.
Thailand’s Atichai Phoemsap eliminated India’s Ankit in the semi-final of the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships. The Thai lightweight (60kg) boxer started better in the final than Hungary’s 16-year-old Adrian Orban who eliminated Ukrainian, Uzbek and Egyptian stars in the road to the gold medal contest. Phoemsap, who won the Best Boxer Trophy in the ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships, was almost untouchable for the Hungarian athlete and claimed Thailand’s second gold medal in the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships.
Kazakhstan’s ASBC Asian Youth Champion Yermakhan Zhakpekov knocked out Thailand’s Peerapat Yeasungnoen in the semi-final of the welterweight (69kg) three days ago. The 18-year-old Kazakh star did not start well against Russia’s EUBC European Youth Champion Dzhambulat Bizhamov and received several punches. Zhakpekov moved ahead more in the second and third rounds but his efforts were not enough to turn back their final and the Kazakh boxer claimed silver medal in Budapest.
Kazakhstan’s next finalist was ASBC Asian Youth Champion and ASBC Asian Junior Champion Sagyndyk Togambay who competed in the final of the men’s light heavyweight (81kg) with Russia’s two-time EUBC European Youth Champion Ruslan Kolesnikov. The 17-year-old Kazakh boxer was taller than his Russian rival and tried to overcome his European opponent in the attacks. Kolesnikov was experienced and his jabs decided their contest which means Togambay claimed silver medal.
Kazakhstan’s next silver medal in the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships was achieved by ASBC Asian Youth Champion Damir Toybay who has done great job during his road to the finals of the super heavyweight (+91kg). The 18-year-old Kazakh boxer suffered a loss to Russia’s Aleksey Dronov in January and his European opponent defeated Toybay once again on their re-match in Budapest.
India’s aggressive Anamika claimed silver medal in the ASBC Asian Confederation Women’s Youth Boxing Championships in Bangkok which she repeated also in the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships in Budapest. Anamika, who replaced titleholder Jyoti in the ASBC and AIBA events, did her very best against United States’ Heaven Garcia in the final of the women’s flyweight (51kg) but she could celebrate only silver medal again.
India’s star Sakshi Ghanghas is the current AIBA Women’s Youth World Champion and in spite of her two losses in the recent four months she advanced to the final of the women’s featherweight (57kg) after beating United States’ Isamary Aquino. The Indian boxer defended her throne against Croatia’s 17-year-old Nikolina Cacic who eliminated Japan’s Sena Irie in Budapest. Sakshi was impressed in the first round of the finals and controlled the bout which means the Indian talent defended her throne in the AIBA event.
India’s Manisha was the ASBC Asian Women’s Youth Champion at the light welterweight (64kg) in Bangkok therefore her expectations were high in Budapest. The smaller Indian girl controlled her semi-final against Hungary’s Veronika Villas but she was not able to find the best tactical option against England’s EUBC European Women’s Youth Champion Gemma Richardson in Budapest.
Kazakhstan’s Dina Islambekova claimed silver medal in the 2015 AIBA Women’s Junior World Boxing Championships and also in the 2017 AIBA Women’s Youth World Boxing Championships. The 18-year-old Kazakh heavyweight (+81kg) boxer changed her silver medals into gold this year, firstly in the ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships in Bangkok, secondly in the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships in Budapest. Islambekova landed more punches than Ukraine’s Maria Lovchynska and won the last title of the competition.
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