Record number of female boxers at the Saudi Arabian Women’s Open Tournament
The Saudi Arabian Women’s Open Tournament saw the participation of record number of female boxers in their capital city in Riyadh.
The Saudi Arabian female boxers made their international debut at the 2023 Arab Sports Games and they competed in all levels of boxing in the recent two years.
The total number of 121 girls competed in the 2024 edition of the Saudi Arabian Women’s Open Tournament which was increased up to 137 in the new 2025 event.
The number of the boxers were the 36 schoolgirls, 22 junior, 20 youth and 59 elite in the Saudi Arabian Women’s Open Tournament which was a great success for the promising boxing country.
Altogether 105 bouts took place in the Saudi Arabian Women’s Open Tournament in Riyadh during the four busy competition days.
Ten schoolgirls claimed their titles in the national event in Riyadh where Sara Mahdi (37kg) and Yassmine Gataa (40kg) won the smaller weight categories. The heavier weight categories were more crowded in the national event, especially the +70kg where Karma El Gamal bagged the title against Jana Hasan.
Wareef Alshehri’s opponent, Rimas Alanzi abandoned the junior pinweight (46kg) final in Riyadh where Zoe French had a tight 3:2 split decision success over Jana Muhanna. Naelah Laskar (66kg), Hana Mosoud (80kg) and Maria Alzanbarakji (+80kg) all won their final bouts earlier than the last gong.
A new talent, Alanood Alghamdi won all of her contests by RSC in the first round at the youth minimumweight (48kg) and she made the best performance in her age group. Lara Hassan (54kg) and Nouf Albeshi (70kg) had more difficult jobs against their rivals in the youth finals.
Yara Alamri defeated a more experienced boxer from Vietnam in the quarter-finals of the last ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships and she earned a historic bronze medal there. The 20-year-old talent landed used her excellent technical skills to beat Ichraf Zaghdoudi at the women’s elite light flyweight (50kg).
Ragad Alnaimi is the next top boxer in the women’s elite national team who competed at the light welterweight (63kg) in the Open Tournament. Following her national title earlier this year, the experienced boxer was slightly better than Sanaa Hida in a great final bout.
The list of the winners at the Saudi Arabian Women’s Open Tournament
Schoolgirls 37kg: Sara Mahdi
Schoolgirls 40kg: Yassmine Gataa
Schoolgirls 46kg: Aya Magdael
Schoolgirls 49kg: Rifal Almihaisn
Schoolgirls 52kg: Danah Alanezi
Schoolgirls 55kg: Shehanah Alkhathami
Schoolgirls 58kg: Layan Tamolay
Schoolgirls 67kg: Maram Sahbani
Schoolgirls 70kg: Isel El Sheshy
Schoolgirls +70kg: Karma El Gamal
Junior 46kg: Wareef Alshehri
Junior 52kg: Zoe French
Junior 57kg: Basmah Hazazi
Junior 66kg: Naelah Laskar
Junior 80kg: Hana Mosoud
Junior +80kg: Maria Alzanbarakji
Youth 48kg: Alanood Alghamdi
Youth 52kg: Rawan Faqeeh
Youth 54kg: Lara Hassan
Youth 63kg: Rifan Jayani
Youth 70kg: Nouf Albeshi
Elite 48kg: Manel Dhaouadi
Elite 50kg: Yara Alamri
Elite 52kg: Ameni Amri
Elite 54kg: Karima Amesbahi
Elite 57kg: Amel Abssi
Elite 60kg: Rawan Ibrahim
Elite 63kg: Ragad Alnaimi
Elite 66kg: Ahlam Al-Ghoul
Elite 75kg: Maissa Abbassi
Elite +81kg: Zhraa Alqrache
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