Uzbekistan’s Youth Olympic Games winner Abdumalik Khalokov started strongly in the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament

The first competition day was held in the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament where 42 preliminary contests were taking place in Bangkok. The host nation’s prides shined in the opening competition day but Uzbekistan’s Abdumalik Khalokov and DPR Korea’s Won Un Gyong also has done strong debuts. One of the developing countries of the Southeast Asian region, Laos won the first contest of the whole tournament.
The number of the boxers in the competition is altogether impressive 247 from 32 different nations of all of the five Confederations. Among the 247 participants, 98 are women boxers and 149 male athletes are attending in the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament. Fourteen champions will be crowned in the day of the finals on July 27.
Most of the participating nations are using the Thailand Open Boxing Tournament as the last selection and preparation before the upcoming AIBA World Boxing Championships and AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships. The President of Thailand Boxing Association Mr. Pichai Chunhavajira opened the competition in a superb Opening Ceremony before the start of the bouts.

Thailand’s Chuthamat Raksat eliminated the Russian European Champion at the women’s light flyweight (48kg)
Thailand’s Chuthamat Raksat was bronze medallist at the light flyweight (48kg) in the Jeju 2014 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships and after a few years she returned to her best division. The 26-year-old Thai boxer did not have an ideal opponent as first as she had to face with Russia’s EUBC European Women’s Champion Ekaterina Paltseva. Raksat attacked more than her Russian opponent and she eliminated one of the gold medal favourites in Bangkok where India’s National Champion Manju Rani also started successfully in the smallest female weight class.

Vietnam’s No.1 Nguyen Thi Tam eliminated a top opponent at the women’s flyweight (51kg)
Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Tam was gold medallist in the 2017 ASBC Asian Confederation Women’s Boxing Championships and earned silver in the 2019 edition in Bangkok. The best Vietnamese boxer had hard job against Philippines’ Irish Magno who returned from her injury only in the recent months. Philippines’ experienced boxer did her very best in the first round but Nguyen’s performance was too much for Magno in the second and third periods. Nguyen Thi Tam won her opening contest by unanimous decision but Thailand’s young duo Jutamas Jitpong and Chiranchaya Phunsang also won their contests on Day1.

DPR Korea’s teenage talent Won Un Gyong and Mongolia’s Bolortuul Tumurkhuyag advanced to the next stage of the women’s featherweight (57kg)
DPR Korea’s AIBA Women’s Junior World Champion and ASBC Asian Women’s Youth Champion Won Un Gyong is a superb teenage talent but she had to do her very best to eliminate Botswana’s Keamogetse Sadie Kenosi on Day1. The 18-year-old North Korean tried to reduce the fighting distance and she has done it successfully in the second part of their tight contest. Following Won’s success, a 13-year-older boxer than her, Mongolia’s former ASBC Asian Women’s Champion Bolortuul Tumurkhuyag eliminated Nepal’s newcomer in the national team Chandrakala Thapa.

Laos’ No.1 Khamsathone Khamphouvanh returned to Bangkok and started strongly in his new weight class
Laos’ Khamsathone Khamphouvanh has done historical two successes in the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships in Bangkok three months ago. He returned to Thailand’s capital and attended in his new category at the flyweight (52kg) and opened his campaign against Malaysia’s Jemis Wong Lee Onn. The 22-year-old Lao boxer, who has been preparing to the upcoming Southeast Asian Games with full speed, dominated all of the periods of his opening contest and eliminated the Malaysian newcomer.

Chen Po Yi and Youth Olympic Games winner Abdumalik Khalokov dominated their fights at the men’s bantamweight (56kg)
Chinese Taipei’s Chen Po Yi is member of the national team since 2016 and the 21-year-old boxer was more experienced than Laos’ Simphavong Nanthavong in the first preliminary bout of the bantamweight (56kg). The referee counted the Lao boxer three-times therefore Chen’s RSC success was confirmed in the third round. Another impressive performance at the bantamweight (56kg) was delivered by Uzbekistan’s Youth Olympic Games winner and AIBA Youth World Champion Abdumalik Khalokov was quicker than Myanmar’s Naing Latt and proved clear dominancy.

Thailand has done sensational debut at the men’s lightweight (60kg)
Rujakran Juntrong and Uzbekistan’s Shunkor Abdurasulov both claimed medals in the Jakarta 2018 Asian Games at the lightweight (60kg). The 23-year-old Thai proved strong developments in the recent one year and eliminated his tough Uzbek opponent which was his key contest in Bangkok. Thailand’s Khunatip Pidnuch trained in Phuket before joining to the national team and has done his international debut in the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament. The 19-year-old inexperienced lightweight (60kg) boxer impressed against Philippines’ Jeorge Rey Edusma and in spite of his low number of bouts the Thai talent won their meeting in Bangkok.

Tough battles for the last 16 at the men’s light welterweight (64kg)
Shukurjon Rahimov claimed bronze medal at the lightweight (60kg) in the last ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships this April but he moved up one division. The 23-year-old Uzbek landed better punches than Morocco’s former WSB boxer Abdelhaq Nadir and won their hard contest in Bangkok. Thailand’s Youth Olympic Games winner and AIBA Youth World Champion Atichai Phoemsap also started well and eliminated Philippines’ Sugar Rey Ocana in Bangkok. His teammate Somchay Wongsuwan had a tough battle against India’s Commonwealth Games silver medallist Manish Kaushik and bowed out such a top rival in the first preliminary round.

The favourites won their debuting contests at the men’s welterweight (69kg)
Thailand’s Asian Games winner and ASBC Asian Champion Wutthichai Masuk saved power for the future actions in his debuting contest but he dominated his fight over Nepal’s Bikash Lama at the welterweight (69kg). Following the Thai star’s dominancy Jamaica’s Canada-based Joshua Frazer used his longer reach to beat New Zealand’s Wendell Stanley who represented the Oceanian continent in Bangkok. A 20-year-old European boxer, Croatia’s Petar Cetinic was enough strong to control his bout against Malaysia’s Muhamad Firdaus Bin Kamarulzaman on Day1.

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