Singh, Payla and Nakayama were among the Asian winners in Pueblo on Day1
The World Boxing’s U19 World Boxing Championships started with 26 contests in Pueblo, United States where the number of the boxers is 165 from 25 nations.
India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Thailand are the participating Asian countries in Pueblo. Boxers who were born in 2006 and in 2007, are eligible to participate at the U19 World Boxing Championships in the United States.
India’s Rishi Singh replaced a few top youth boxers at the 50kg weight class but he made a remarkable performance in the first bout of the championship. His opponent, the ASBC Youth silver medallist Zafarbek Kamilov of Kyrgyzstan is a top boxer with dozens of international contests but Singh eliminated him with superb technical skills.
The next Kyrgyz boxer in action, the 17-year-old Ruslan Zhaparov succeeded against Singapore’s Clayden Teo Han Shern at the 55kg weight category and he advanced to the next stage of boxing.
Japan’s unbeaten star, the ASBC Asian Youth Champion Seiya Nakayama was the top favourite against Australia’s Beau Piggott who competed mostly in the Oceanian region during his career. The Japanese southpaw used his height advantage and experience in the first round to catch Piggott with multiple combinations. The Aussie boxer had to go to the medical corner and the ringside doctor stopped their unequal 50kg contest.
The Philippines has strong traditions in the smallest weight class and their new hero, the 17-year-old Nick Anjelo Payla eliminated a tall South Korean boxer, Kim Ji Hoon in the first competition day. The younger Filipino had emerging actions against one of the best South Korean youth talents and he proved his fantastic future potential as well.
India’s southpaw, the Asian Junior medallist Krrish Pal moved up to the 55kg weight class and he gained the control immediately against Australia’s Jacob Friend. The Australian boxer was able to box until the last gong but Pal’s tricky movements decided their contest.
India’s next boxer in action was Supriya Devi Thokchom who faced Netherlands’ Tara Vogels at the women’s 54kg weight category. The Indian southpaw replied to the Dutch actions and she controlled the first and second rounds with effective punches from her best fighting range. The 18-year-old Dutch made a great finish in the third round but Devi’s advantage was strongly enough to beat Vogels in this women’s bout.
India’s ASBC Asian Junior Champion Vini used her excellent tempo to catch Sweden’s Lili Arman and she managed her pathway to the next level at the women’s 60kg. Following Yu Miyata’s unexpected loss in the women’s 48kg weight class, Japan’s Sakura Okuyama was better than Australia’s Georgia Lawson.
Kazakhstan’s Dias Serikuly was added to their youth national team in the final minute but he impressed against Algeria’s Islam Dahlal and won his opener at the men’s 70kg weight class. India’s experienced Sumit was the next Asian winner in this category, he had a victorious battle against Germany’s Festim Nimani.
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