The Iranian boxers have done perfect performance in the quarter-finals at the Thailand Open Boxing Tournament

The first edition of the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament continued with its fourth competition day with 28 quarter-final contests which were held in two sessions. The Iranian boxers as Omid Ahmadisafa, Sajjad Kazemzadeh and Seyed Shahin Mousavi impressed in the quarter-finals.
Altogether 127 men elite boxers are attending in the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament in Bangkok from three different continents. The winners of today’s contests advanced to the semi-finals of the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament.
Thailand’s Wuttichai Yurachai eliminated one of his main rivals as South Korea’s AIBA World Boxing Championships silver medallist Shin Jong Hun and DPR Korea’s Pak Sin Il. The 25-year-old Thai light flyweight (49kg) boxer had to meet in the quarter-final with Chinese Taipei’s FISU University World Boxing Championships silver medallist Tu Po Wei and he worked on feet than his opponent in the first round. Tu turned up the heat in the second round and he was able to eliminate his Thai rival in a hectic bout.
Thailand’s Yuttapong Tongdee replaced their former ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships bronze medallist Tanes Ongjunta in Team A and he proved strong performance at the flyweight (52kg) in Bangkok. His quarter-final opponent was Sri Lanka’s Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Vidanalage Ishan Roshan Seneviratne Bandara who was competitive in the first round for Tongdee. The 25-year-old Thai boxer landed clear combinations mainly in the second round and his efforts were enough to eliminate Sri Lanka’s No.1 in Bangkok bagging a guaranteed medal.
DPR Korea’s Ri Myong Ryong is a new face in their national team who is boxing out of his country at the very first time but he proved he could have a bright future. The North Korean flyweight (52kg) boxer used the best tactic against Thailand’s Artid Paroengmaemoei and his strong attacks were effective in each round. Ri could celebrate his triumph after the last gong and marched into the semi-finals in Bangkok.
Philippines’ former ASBC Asian Youth Champion James Palicte has been fighting for a place in their Asian Games squad therefore he was focused against Japan’s Rentaro Kimura in the first round. The 24-year-old Filipino lightweight (60kg) boxer has done a tactical chess game with his Japanese opponent in the first round. The Japanese southpaw changed his tactic in the second round, moved a bit closer to Palicte but it was the best distance for the Filipino boxer. Palicte had more clean punches in the third round and he was able to win their close bout.
Mongolia’s Indian Open Boxing Tournament silver medallist Battumur Misheelt was not in top form in the preliminary stage and he was slower than Thailand’s Jantong Rutchakarn in the first round of the lightweight (60kg) bout. The 21-year-old Mongolian attended in the Ulaanbaatar Box Cup just before the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament and he was too tired to deliver his top form in Bangkok. Misheelt mobilized his reserve powers and his stamina was enough to beat his Thai opponent today.
South Korea’s Asian Games silver medallist Lim Hyun Suk started the first round in dynamic rhythm against Chinese Taipei’s Pan Hung Ming. The South Korea boxer, who moved up to the welterweight (69kg) this year, landed several punches but Pan also could adopt that tough rhythm. Lim was able still increase his tempo in the second and planned to finish the bout earlier as the last gong. Following his powerful attacks Lim destroyed his opponent’s defence and floored Pan in the second round therefore the referee confirmed his RSC success.
Thailand’s Saylom Ardee is a three-time Olympian veteran boxer who had to meet in the quarter-final with Iran’s No.1 ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships bronze medallist Sajjad Kazemzadeh. The 32-year-old Thai welterweight (69kg) boxer tried to overcame his younger Persian opponent in the attacks to control the bout. Kazemzadeh was not able to use his long distance tactic but his fighting style was uncomfortable for Ardee therefore the Iranian advanced to the semi-finals.
Indonesia’s President’s Cup winner Mario Blasius Kali claimed silver medal in the Asian Games Test Event but he had a hard job against Nepal’s Tej Bahadur Deuba in the quarter-final of the light flyweight (49kg). The 24-year-old Indonesian boxer was quick in his attacks and controlled the second and third rounds against his well-developed Nepali rival in Bangkok which means Kali is also a medallist now.
Thailand’s best light flyweight (49kg) boxer ASBC Asian Youth Champion Thani Narinram and Iran’s Ulaanbaatar Box Cup winner Omid Ahmadisafa have done excellent job in the quarter-final of the event. Narinram had impressive counter-attacks in the second round and he landed clear punches in that period. Ahmadisafa, who won also the Taimanov &Utemisov Memorial Tournament, did not give up their fight and moved ahead more in the third round and turned back their narrow fight in Bangkok.
Indonesia’s Sunan Agung Amoragam had a close triumph in the first competition day but he was able to stop Bangladesh’s Mohammed Omiduzzaman as second. The 21-year-old National Games winner Indonesian, who moved up to the bantamweight (56kg) only a few months ago, knocked down Vietnam’s Tran Phu Cuong in the first round which determined their contest in the quarter-final. Amoragam landed strong uppercuts in the third round and won their contest by unanimous decision with top performance.
Mongolia’s Rio 2016 Olympian Enkh-Amar Kharkhuu had a hard road to the quarter-finals of the bantamweight (56kg) but he finished his today’s fight quickly. The 26-year-old Mongolian started the first seconds aggressively against Bhutan’s last remained boxer Dorji Nima and the referee counted his opponent after the first exchanges. Following the second standing count the referee stopped their unequal contest in the first round.
Thailand’s defending Asian Games winner Wuttichai Masuk was not enough shape in the first preliminary round of the light welterweight (64kg) therefore he tried to raise his rhythm against Latvia’s Mihails Pavlovs in his second appearance in Bangkok. Thailand’s No.1 impressed in the first round against his teammate Chaiya Ruamtham dominating the opening minutes. Masuk was confident also in the second round and his dominancy overrun into the final seconds.
Mongolia’s Rio 2016 Olympian and ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships silver medallist Chinzorig Baatarsukh stopped his first opponent Bangladesh’s Abdur Razzak on Day3. The 27-year-old Mongolian light welterweight (64kg) boxer had to do much better in his quarter-final against Sri Lanka’s No.1 Dushan Dinidu Saparamadu who was a strong rival but the South Asian was not able to keep the same level in the third round. Baatarsukh delivered world class performance in the final round and secured his place in the last four.
Thailand’s Pathomsak Kuttiya attended in the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships in Tashkent and he has got enough international experiences to win key contests. The Thai middleweight (75kg) boxer was better in the first round than Mauritius’ Jean Luc David Rosalba and he was able to continue his strong performance until the end of the final gong which means Kuttiya can fight in the semi-finals as well. The Thai boxer will be meeting in the semi-final with Iran’s Seyed Shahin Mousavi who eliminated Kazakhstan’s ASBC Asian Youth Champion Aman Kazankapov.
South Korea’s Kim Jin Jea is a new national team member at the middleweight (75kg) who won their selection tournament in March. The 22-year-old South Korean started strongly against Latvia’s Toms Ozols and the referee counted the European boxer following Kim’s big combination. The Korean boxer finished their contest in the second round delivering a classical KO success in the last bout of the fourth competition day.

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