The Uzbek capital Tashkent will be the host of the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships from April 30 until May 7

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The next edition of the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships will be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan which will be more than important for all of the men’s elite boxers. The competition period of the upcoming ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships in Tashkent is April 30 – May 7.
Boxers who were born between 1977 and 1998 are eligible to box in the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships in Tashkent. Asian proved strong performance in the recent Rio 2016 Olympic Games and in the qualification events and several of our stars could be there also in Tashkent this Spring.
The ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships will be the lone qualification event for the Hamburg 2017 AIBA World Boxing Championships. Asia has got 60 quota places for the Hamburg 2017 AIBA World Boxing Championships, six in each weight classes. The best six boxers from the light flyweight (49kg) up to the super heavyweight (+91kg) will be qualified for the Hamburg 2017 AIBA World Boxing Championships.
The first edition of the Asian Boxing Championships was held in Bangkok, Thailand in 1963 when Japan was the most successful country. Following the Asian Boxing Confederation has been formed ten years ago four editions were taken place in Zhuhai (China), Incheon (South Korea), Amman (Jordan) and Bangkok (Thailand).
The last edition of the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships was held in Bangkok, Thailand where the competition was 10 days-length. Kazakhstan topped the medal standings winning five gold medals in Bangkok, Uzbekistan and host Thailand both secured two top positions while Mongolia also bagged a title in the 28th edition of the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships.
The capital city of Uzbekistan, Tashkent hosted the 2015 ASBC Asian Confederation Junior Boxing Championships with great success two years ago. Tashkent also hosted WSB matches in Season VI and will be also among the venues in Season VII while two rounds of AIBA Pro Boxing matches also taken place in the Uzbek capital.
Uzbekistan claimed seven medals in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and became the most successful Asian nation in the last August’s event. Among their Olympic Champions Hasanboy Dusmatov and Shakhobiddin Zoirov are planning to take part in the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships in Tashkent.
Kazakhstan has got new members in the national team and their new team captain is two-time Olympic Games silver medallist Adilbek Niyazymbetov. Kazakhstan topped the team rankings in the last two editions of the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships in Amman and in Bangkok.
India, China, South Korea, Mongolia, Thailand, Japan, Philippines, Kyrgyzstan, Iran, Tajikistan, Chinese Taipei, Turkmenistan, Jordan, DPR Korea, Syria, Malaysia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Iraq and Indonesia all of them have got strong boxers in their national team and have got also chance to reach top results in the upcoming ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships in Tashkent.