Twelve Asian finalists in the AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships and China is on the top with five remained boxers

The second part of the semi-finals was held in the AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships on the eighth competition day in New Delhi, India today and our continent’s hopes amazed the crowd. China is the most successful country with their five finalists in New Delhi but India and Chinese Taipei both have two gold medal chances tomorrow.
Asia had 36 boxers at the quarter-final stage and among them 21 athletes from 9 nations are guaranteed medallists in the event. Asia is the most successful continent after the quarter-finals and semi-finals ahead of Europe and America. Following the two day of semi-finals twelve of our boxers will be able to fight for the titles in New Delhi tomorrow.
Altogether 277 boxers from 62 countries are attending in the AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in New Delhi. The Asian continent are competing with 90 boxers in the AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships from the following 16 nations: Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Mongolia, Nepal, Philippines, DPR Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tajikistan, Chinese Taipei and Uzbekistan.

Flyweight (51kg):
Kazakhstan’s AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships bronze medallist and Rio 2016 Olympian Zhaina Shekerbekova had a tough road to the last four in New Delhi but she amazed all of the experts. She eliminated Russia’s EUBC European Women’s Champion Svetlana Soluianova, DR Congo’s No.1 AFBC African Champion Rosette Esotia Ndongala, Colombia’s Rio 2016 Olympic Games bronze medallist Ingrit Valencia and Poland’s Sandra Drabik. The 29-year-old Kazakh hope was a hard target for Japan’s young Tsukimi Namiki in the semi-final of the category which means Shekerbekova advanced to the final with her fantastic performance.
DPR Korea’s Pang Chol Mi was silver medallist in the Jakarta 2018 Asian Games but she was named as one of the main favourites of the flyweight (51kg) before the start of the AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships. The 24-year-old North Korean was amazing against her main rival United States’ Virginia Fuchs and in spite of her opponents’ high pedigree she was able to win their tough semi-final in New Delhi. Pang is the first North Korean finalist since the 2012 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships.

Featherweight (57kg):
India’s new national team member at the featherweight (57kg) Sonia Chahal started her boxing career in 2011 but she had to wait for her international debut until 2018. The 21-year-old Bhiwani-based boxer eliminated Colombia’s tough Yeni Marcela Arias in the quarter-final and she was slightly better than DPR Korea’s Asian Games silver medallist Jo Son Hwa in the semi-final. Her final opponent in New Delhi will be Germany’s Ornella Wahner who eliminated Netherlands’ Jemyma Betrian in the second semi-finals.

Light welterweight (64kg):
China’s Dou Dan claimed silver medal in the Ho Chi Minh City 2017 ASBC Asian Confederation Women’s Boxing Championships and arrived to New Delhi as a favourite. The Chinese Army boxer eliminated Tajikistan’s last hope Shoira Zulkaynarova in the quarter-finals and she was highly confident in her semi-final against India’s Ahmet Comert Tournament winner newcomer Simranjit Kaur. The 25-year-old Chinese boxer impressed in each round of her semi-final and eliminated her tall Indian rival in the last four.

Middleweight (75kg):
China’s Rio 2016 Olympic Games bronze medallist Li Qian is the defending ASBC Asian Champion at the middleweight (75kg) who is now not only a guaranteed medallist in New Delhi. The 28-year-old Chinese boxer eliminated Sweden’s former AIBA Women’s Youth World Champion Love Holgersson, EUBC European Women’s Champion Natasha Gale of England in the previous rounds. Following those successful contests Li was confident and defeated United States’ tough Naomi Graham in the last four which means she is also finalist in the AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships.

Heavyweight (+81kg):
China’s two-time AIBA Women’s World Champion Yang Xiaoli moved up to the heavyweight (+81kg) this year and she had to wait for the sixth competition to make her debut in New Delhi. The experienced Chinese eliminated India’s Seema Poonia in the quarter-final and she walked over to the title contest as her opponent United States’ Danielle Perkins was not enough fit to fight today.

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