Uzbekistan’s Bobo-Usmon Baturov used virtuoso style in the quarter-finals of the ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships

Twenty-four male quarter-final contests were held in the third competition day in the ASBC Asian Elite Men’s and Women’s Boxing Championships. Uzbekistan’s defending ASBC Asian Champion and Asian Games winner Bobo-Usmon Baturov defeated his top quality Kyrgyz rival, ASBC Asian Youth Champion Nuradin Rustambek Uulu with amazing technical skills.

The venue of the continental event is the Grand Ballroom of the Le Meridien Hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The number of the boxers is 150 including 47 women from 17 different nations in the ASBC Asian Elite Men’s and Women’s Boxing Championships.

The following 17 nations are attending in the ASBC Asian Men’s & Women’s Elite Boxing Championships in Dubai: Afghanistan, Bahrain, Indonesia, India, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Laos, Mongolia, Philippines, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, host United Arab Emirates, and Uzbekistan.

Boxers from the men’s flyweight (52kg), lightweight (60kg), welterweight (69kg), middleweight (75kg), light heavyweight (81kg) and super heavyweight (+91kg) were in actions in the third competition day. Mr. Walid Jarrar of Jordan is the Technical Delegate of the ASBC Asian Elite Men’s and Women’s Boxing Championships.

India’s Amit Panghal defeated his Mongolian rival on their re-match

Mongolia’s Enkhmandakh Kharkhuu defeated India’s AIBA World Boxing Championships Amit Panghal in the World Military Games in Wuhan on October 2019 and he lost to the Indian on the Olympic Qualifier. On their third meeting in Dubai, Kharkhuu tried to catch the quick Indian and kept the focus on the final seconds. Panghal used his counter-attacking style and after their first tactical round, both boxers increased the tempo in their chess game. Panghal had excellent defensive skills in the bout and her counters were enough strong to win their re-match by split decision at the flyweight (52kg).

Bibossynov, Usenaliev and Zoirov are semi-finalists at the flyweight (52kg)

Kazakhstan’s AIBA World Boxing Championships bronze medallist Saken Bibossynov had a competitive rival at the flyweight (52kg), Sri Lanka’s Lasindu Eranda who proved his strong development but the experienced Central Asian was able to beat him in a good contest. Kyrgyzstan’s former ASBC Asian Champion dominated his contest against Iran’s Omid Ahmadisafa and reached his next medal in the history of the competition. Uzbekistan’s Shakhobidin Zoirov did not underestimate his Afghan opponent, Ramish Rahmani and controlled the contest until the last gong.

Erdenebat Tsendbaatar and Abdumalik Khalakov are both semi-finalists

Mongolia’s Asian Games winner and ASBC Asian Champion Erdenebat Tsendbaatar landed the stronger punches against Kyrgyzstan’s Munarbek Seyitbek Uulu and won their contest by unanimous decision at the lightweight (60kg). Uzbekistan’s Youth Olympic Games winner Abdumalik Khalakov started strongly against Tajikistan’s new National Champion Abdurakhmon Yokubov strongly and controlled the first round. The Tajik lightweight (60kg) boxer tried to catch the virtuoso Uzbek but it was a hard mission for him in Dubai. Khalakov proved his impressive skills and he advanced to the semi-finals where he will be meeting with the tough Mongolian. Iran’s Tokyo Olympian Daniyal Shakhbakhsh and India’s National Champion Varinder Singh are also semi-finalists in Dubai.

Asian Games winner as Uzbekistan’s Bobo-Usmon Baturov and India’s Vikas Krishan Yadav advanced to the semi-finals

Uzbekistan’s Asian Games winner and defending ASBC Asian Champion Bobo-Usmon Baturov met with Kyrgyzstan’s ASBC Asian Youth Champion Nuradin Rustambek Uulu in a crucial battle of the welterweight (69kg). The Uzbek boxer outpointed his neighbouring opponent in all of the three rounds and his punctual hooks delivered for him a place in the semi-finals. The Uzbek star will be meeting in the last four with India’s former Asian Games winner veteran Vikas Krishan Yadav who had a tough quarter-final bout against Iran’s multiple National Champion Amir Moslem Maghsoudi.

Mongolia’s Battumur Misheelt won his quarter-final by KO

Mongolia’s Indian Open International Tournament silver medallist Battumur Misheelt moved up to the welterweight (69kg) one and half year ago and tried to qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games. The 24-year-old Mongolian keeps his focus to the next Games and Dubai is his stage on that road. The powerful Misheelt had a competitive rival, Afghanistan’s Hussain Amiri and their first round was excellent in the event. The Mongolian landed a decisive punch in the next round and he won the contest by knock out which was the second in the competition. Misheelt will be boxing for the final with Kazakhstan’s two-time AIBA World Boxing Championships bronze medallist Ablaikhan Zhussupov who controlled all exchanges against United Arab Emirates’ Husain Al-Kandari.

Marcial, Jafarov, Amankul and Mousavi are the next medallists at the middleweight (75kg)

Philippines’ AIBA World Boxing Championships silver medallist Eumir Felix Marcial walked over to the semi-finals following Mongolia’s Byamba-Erdene Otgonbaatar was not able to box against him today. Uzbekistan’s Saidjamshid Jafarov has got fantastic athletic skills and he has done his very best against Kyrgyzstan’s attacking Omurbek Bekzhigit Uulu. The most difficult middleweight (75kg) contest was held between Kazakhstan’s AIBA World Boxing Championships silver medallist Abilkhan Amankul and India’s Ashish Kumar. Both boxers landed high number of clear shots and in that game Amankul was slightly better. Iran’s second medal was achieved by Seyed Shahin Mousavi who eliminated Tajikistan’s 20-year-old talented Abdumalik Boltayev.

Adylbek Uulu and Negmatulloev are guaranteed medallists in Dubai

Kyrgyzstan’s Rio 2016 Olympian Erkin Adylbek Uulu claimed bronze medal in the last edition of the ASBC Asian Boxing Championships in Bangkok and he repeated at least the same performance in Dubai. The 30-year-old Kyrgyz boxer dominated his contest against Kuwait’s Yousef Hussain and his experiences delivered for him another medal in the continental events. Tajikistan’s FISU University World Champion Shabbos Negmatulloev achieved his first Asian elite medal after beating Afghanistan’s 19-year-old Silab Noori in the next quarter-final of the light heavyweight (81kg).

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