Zafarbek Kamilov made a revenge in the first session in Astana
The first session of the ASBC Asian U22 & Youth Boxing Championships delighted the crowd in Astana, Kazakhstan where Kyrgyzstan’s Zafarbek Kamilov made a revenge following his previous losses to his Tajik opponent.
Altogether 130 female and 267 male boxers from all regions of Asia will compete for the 50 gold medals in the championship.
Tajikistan’s Muinkhodzha Muminov started the first round better than Mongolia’s Dagvadorj Bat-Ireedui and the referee counted his rival after a heavy shot. The 18-year-old Tajik won all of the three rounds in the scorecards and he joined the quarter-finals of the youth minimumweight (48kg) in Astana.
Tajikistan’s Meroj Sufijonov and Kyrgyzstan’s Zafarbek Kamilov both competed at the youth minimumweight (48kg) last year and they met twice in the international stage. Both moved up to the flyweight (51kg) in the previous months and Kamilov prepared for revenge in this bout. The 18-year-old Kyrgyz worked hard in all of the three rounds and his strategy guaranteed his success on his third re-match within short period of time.
The host nation’s first boxer in the opening session was Nurassyl Tulebek who had to meet South Korea’s Jin Ju An who claimed a bronze in the last edition. The Kazakh bantamweight (54kg) boxer received some hooks in the first round from Jin but he had the advantage on the judges’ scorecards after three minutes. Tulebek, the southpaw, felt the distance slightly better, and he eliminated one of the top Koreans with the smallest possible difference.
Mongolia’s Dulguunsaikhan Kharkhuu was born in a boxing family and he dominated his contest against Palestine’s Abdelrahman Badwan in their bantamweight (54kg) preliminary. India’s Jitesh was also subdued his opponent, he proved that he is better than Chinese Taipei’s Chen Yu Chen in all aspects of boxing.
Kyrgyzstan’s Junior World Champion and Asian junior gold medallist Amantur Dzhumayev opened the first round better than Turkmenistan’s Meylis Shadurdyyev and he increased his tempo in the second. The 17-year-old Kyrgyz bantamweight (54kg) boxer was stronger in the exchanged against a well-technician opponent and he won the best bout of the first session.
Kazakhstan’s Zhanseri Kosherbayev was quarter-finalist in the 2023 ASBC Asian Youth Boxing Championships and he moved up to the featherweight (57kg) in the previous months. The 18-year-old boxer controlled the first round against Chinese Taipei’s Chou Pu Chun and he had the tough punches to win their preliminary bout.
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