Tajikistan’s No.1 Shabbos Negmatulloev advanced to the semi-finals of the FISU University World Boxing Championships

The FISU University World Boxing Championships started in Elista which city is located in the Southern part of the Russian Federation. Eight out of the nineteen winners were Asian in the second competition day when Tajikistan’s AIBA World Boxing Championships quarter-finalist Shabbos Negmatulloev impressed.
Following the last Chiang Mai edition which was held in Thailand the current host is the Russian Federation. Altogether 17 women and 93 men boxers are attending in the FISU University World Boxing Championships where 13 winners will be crowned in Elista which is the capital city of the Republic of Kalmykia.
Chinese Taipei’s women boxing life is one of the strongest in the Asian continent and in spite of the fact their best female athletes attended in the Asian Games, their amazons started successfully in Elista. Chin Chian Huei, who attended in the Astana 2016 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships, impressed against Spain’s Maria Gonzalez Caceres and advanced to the semi-final of the competition at the flyweight (51kg).
Japan’s Ryutaro Nakagaki was ASBC Asian Junior Champion in 2015 and ASBC Asian Youth Champion in 2017. The 19-year-old Japanese joined to the national elite team this January and took a few medals already in the highest level of boxing. Nakagaki felt the tempo better from the second round than Poland’s Maciej Jozwik and advanced to the semi-finals of the men’s flyweight (52kg) after beating his more experienced European rival.
Kazakhstan’s Abay Kuandykov attended at the flyweight (52kg) until this June but moved up one category to achieve better results. The young Kazakh boxer eliminated Russia’s Bogdan Shishkin which was a small surprise in the second competition day. In the same bantamweight (56kg) another Asian boxer Japan’s Ryoma Kitaura shined in Elista where he was too strong for Poland’s Jaroslaw Iwanow.
Chinese Taipei’s Chen Po Yi had successful junior and youth career and he is well-known also in the international stages. The 20-year-old bantamweight (56kg) boxer spent only short time in the ring and eliminated Afghanistan’s newcomer Hamid Karimi in the quarter-finals of the FISU University World Boxing Championships. Following his tough combinations the ringside doctor finished the contest in the opening round due the injury of the Afghan boxer.
Kyrgyzstan’s Temirlan Osmonov claimed bronze medal in the last edition of the FISU University World Boxing Championships in Chiang Mai and returned to the event to achieve more this time. Osmonov, who will be turning to 25 soon, moved ahead without any stoppage against Belarus’ taller Dzmitry Dziashkevich and he is now a guaranteed medallist repeating his performance in 2016.
Tajikistan’s Shabbos Negmatulloev had medals in the junior and youth age groups in the big competitions and he advanced to the quarter-finals in the Hamburg 2017 AIBA World Boxing Championships. The 21-year-old Tajik light heavyweight (81kg) boxer landed more punches than Lithuania’s Paulius Zujevas and dominated all of the rounds against his Baltic rival therefore he is also in the last four in Elista.

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