Yemen and Kuwait won historical contests at the ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships
The first competition day of the ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships took place in Amman, Jordan where 21 junior contests were on the agenda. Yemen and Kuwait have never won any bouts in the level of the ASBC Asian Junior Boxing Championships but their Ali Mugahed Ali Al-Fadhli and Bader Shehab made these historical steps.
The competition will be starting at 14:00 tomorrow at the ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships which is a change in the competition schedule. The youth boxers will be in action in the next second day of boxing in Amman.
Altogether 352 boxers from 21 nations are attending in the ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships in Amman. India, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Yemen sent their best talents to the ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships.
The finals are scheduled to be held in March 13 and 14 after the rest in the ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships. Impressive number of 51 female and male champions will be crowned in the competition, 26 junior boxers and 25 youth athletes. Boxers who were born in 2004 and in 2005 will be eligible to attend in the ASBC Asian Youth Boxing Championships. The younger talents from the 2006 and 2007 age groups can compete in the junior part of the championships in Jordan.
Tajikistan and India won the opening contests of the day
Following Tajikistan’s Anushervon Temirov won the first contest of the whole championships against Mongolia’s Mandakh Tsogbadrakh, an amazing junior pinweight (46kg) contest took place in Amman. Uzbekistan’s Sobirjon Tastanov had a tough job against India’s Krish Pal in the second bout of the first competition day. The Uzbek southpaw tried to find the best attacking angles in their bout but his Indian opponent replied with strong combinations. Pal was strong enough still in the third round to keep the victory and eliminated his Uzbek opponent in Amman.
Thailand started with two successes in the smallest weight categories
Thailand’s Kangpi Bokhuntod walked over to the next round at the junior pinweight (46kg), following his opponent, Kuwait’s Abdullah was not able to box today. His teammate, Aphichit Chaemdi had to face with Jordan’s Mohammad Abusammour and proved his excellent defensive skills in the first round. The Thai newcomer moved ahead more in the second round but Abusammour also produced a better period. Chaemdi impressed in their Junior National Championships and won his first ever international bout by unanimous decision in Amman.
Iran’s Mehdi Kazemi was energetic against a Filipino talent
Philippines’ young talents were not able to attend in the last edition of the ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships. Their first boxer in action was southpaw Justine Garcero Valero at the junior light flyweight (48kg) in Amman who faced with Iran’s Mehdi Kazemi on Day1. The Iranian boxer moved forward without any stoppage and tried to pressurize his opponent in the first and second rounds. Valero had great replies despite of the fact he had only five contests before the start of the championship. The boxer from Bago City received a warning in the third round but his opponent was counted just before the end of the contest. The final verdict was unanimous decision in the favour of Kazemi who joined to the next stage of the event.
Tajikistan’s Jafar Hakimov bowed out a talented Yemeni boxer
Yemen could not compete in any international tournaments in the recent two years but their boxers returned in the ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships. Their Mohammad Ghazi Ali Al-Wah had a tough southpaw opponent, Tajikistan’s Jafar Hakimov who claimed bronze at the 2020 Schoolboys National Championships but since then he put on seven kilograms of muscle. The Tajik flyweight (50kg) boxer controlled their exchanges from the first round and he landed the better shots but the Yemeni talent could box until the last gong in the competition.
Philippines’ Van Hendriche Abing returned with a narrow success
Jordan competes with a huge team in the ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships on home soil and their Nazmi Jaradat exceeded all of the previous expectations with his performance on Day1. He had to meet with one of the stars of the junior flyweight (50kg), Philippines’ Van Hendriche Abing began boxing in 2015 and he had already 130 contests and attended at the Kuwait City 2019 ASBC Asian Schoolboys Boxing Championships. The local talent landed several nice shots but Van Hendriche’s experiences delivered a tight success for the Filipino hope.
Kazakhstan’s Aidar Kadyrkhan dominated his opening contest
Aidar Kadyrkhan is one of the best Kazakh junior talents who arrived to Amman to take the gold medal of his new category, the light bantamweight (52kg). He won the 2021 Kazakh Junior National Championships and achieved bronze at the last ASBC Asian Junior Boxing Championships in Dubai. Kadyrkhan was smaller than Tajikistan’s Damir Muibailikhonov but he reduced the fighting distance successfully in the first round. The 16-year-old Kazakh was better in all aspects of boxing, he pressurized his Tajik rival and the Shymkent region’s boxer marched into the quarter-finals.
Jordan’s first winner is Qais Mohammed Eshish
Qais Mohammad Eshish was quarter-finalist at the 35kg weight class in the Kuwait City 2019 ASBC Asian Schoolboys Boxing Championships where he competed as a 13-year-old talent. Jordan’s most experienced boxer in the junior age group caught United Arab Emirates’ Abdallah Al-Shihi with strong hooks in the opening exchanges but his taller rival replied with effective left-handed jabs. Jordan’s pride had huge motivation, he wanted to control all of the moments but his defence is not the best yet. Eshish won the bout by unanimous decision and became the host nation’s first winner in Amman. The last preliminary contest of the light bantamweight (52kg) was won by Kyrgyzstan’s Nizamedin Yasynov who defeated India’s John Lapung in a close contest.
Yemen won a historical junior contest
Jordan’s Hamza Malas and Yemen’s Ali Mugahed Ali Al-Fadhli were two boxers to had to fight for the last eight at the junior featherweight (57kg). Both boxers reached good results in the national competitions but never attended such strong international event as the ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships. Yemen’s young talent moved forward, he ruled the middle of the ring while Malas looked nervous in the front of the home crowd. The referee counted the host nation’s boxer in the second round following Al-Fadhli’s strong attacks. Malas was not able to survive these powerful jabs and the referee confirmed Al-Fadhli’s RSC success which is Yemen’s first historical success in the ASBC Asian Junior Boxing Championships.
Bader Shehab is Kuwait’s first ever bout winner in the ASBC Asian Junior Boxing Championships
Kuwait’s Bader Shehab attended at the Kuwait City 2019 ASBC Asian Schoolboys Boxing Championships and the Dubai 2021 ASBC Asian Junior Boxing Championships too. The Kuwaiti junior talent proved strong developments since his last appearance and he surprised Iraq’s Ali Mohamed Hussein with his speed in their light welterweight (63kg) contest. Shehab caught his opponent with a tough shot in the second round when the referee counted the Iraqi boxer. The most experienced Kuwaiti junior boxer was able to keep his level until the last gong and won a historical triumph for his country.
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