The review of the Ulaanbaatar 2019 ASBC Asian Youth Boxing Championships
Kyrgyzstan’s Nuradin Rustambek Uulu and Chinese Taipei’s Ko Yuan Chien won their nations first ever titles in the history of the ASBC Asian Youth Boxing Championships.
The number of the boxers was 180 in Ulaanbaatar and among them 113 were male and 67 female athletes who came from 16 different Asian countries from all regions of the continent. The following nations attended in Ulaanbaatar: China, India, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
The boxers who were born in 2001 or in 2002 were eligible to compete in the ASBC Asian Youth Men and Women Boxing Championships. Altogether 20 female and male champions crowned in the ASBC Asian Youth Men and Women Boxing Championships where 10 women and 10 men weight classes were in the official program.
Kazakhstan achieved six gold medals in the Ulaanbaatar 2019 ASBC Asian Youth Boxing Championships and topped the team rankings. India earned five titles, all of them in women’s boxing while Thailand bagged three female gold medals in Ulaanbaatar. Japan and Uzbekistan both achieved two gold medals while Kyrgyzstan and Chinese Taipei won their historical titles.
Kazakhstan’s 17-year-old Mukhammedsabyr Bazarbay Uulu joined to the youth national team this January and won high number of international tournaments already. He eliminated South Korea’s multiple National Champion Seo Dong Geun and India’s Selay Soy and became the first champion in Ulaanbaatar. The second title was achieved by the top favourite of the flyweight (52kg) Kazakhstan’s fantastic star Makhmud Sabyrkhan.
Kazakhstan’s experienced Biybars Zheksen eliminated Mongolia’s Enkhtur Tegshjargal in the semi-finals of the bantamweight (56kg) and he was trying his best against Uzbekistan’s Khurshidbek Rasuljonov. The Kazakh boxer worked from longer distance in their contest and tried to use up his experiences to win his next ASBC title. The final verdict was unanimous decision in the favour of Zheksen who claimed Kazakhstan’s third-in-a-row title in Ulaanbaatar.
Japan’s unbeaten Reito Tsutsumi is ASBC Asian Junior Champion and arrived to the venue of the ASBC Asian Youth Boxing Championships as the favourite of the men’s lightweight (60kg). The 17-year-old Japanese has done a tough tactical victory over Uzbekistan’s tall Rakhmatullo Toshpulatov in the last four. The Japanese boxer was confident for the gold medal against India’s Ankit Narwal and achieved the title of the category realizing his title chances in Ulaanbaatar.
Kazakhstan’s Darkhan Duisebay boxed over his previous limit in this ASBC Asian Youth Boxing Championships and exceeded his expectations also in the finals of the competition. The Kazakh light welterweight (64kg) boxer dominated his semi-final over Japan’s Reito Takahashi and he was amazing once again in the finals. Duisebay kept the best distance against the favourite Uzbekistan’s ASBC Asian Junior Champion Javlonbek Yuldashev and delivered a surprise wins in the Mongolian capital.
Kyrgyzstan’s last year’s ASBC Asian Youth Boxing Championships bronze medallist Nuradin Rustambek Uulu eliminated India’s Vijay Deep Duhan in the quarter-final of the welterweight (69kg) and also Iraq’s ASBC Asian Junior Boxing Championships silver medallist Sajjad Ali Saleem in the semi-final of the category. The 18-year-old Kyrgyz was hungry for his next success and he was motivated against Uzbekistan’s younger Nurislom Ismoilov and using his best combinations, Rustambek Uulu claimed the gold. He delivered Kyrgyzstan’s first ever title in the history of the ASBC Asian Youth Boxing Championships.
Uzbekistan’s middleweight (75kg) No.1 Sukhrobjon Kayimov had an emotional moment against Kazakhstan’s Azamat Bektas when the winner of the bout was confirmed. Uzbekistan’s first success was taken by Kayimov who attacked more than his Kazakh opponent in the final. Uzbekistan’s second gold medal was quickly achieved by 17-year-old Shokhjakhon Abdullaev who was too strong for China’s lone male finalist Halimulati Rehemandu at the light heavyweight (81kg).
Kazakhstan’s AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships silver medallist and current ASBC Asian Youth Champion Sagyndyk Togambay was the top favourite for the title of the heavyweight (91kg) before the start. The 18-year-old Kazakh landed nice jabs and he was stronger in the final than Amirshokh Samadov of Uzbekistan defending his throne at the ASBC Asian Youth Boxing Championships. The last male final was won by Amanat Sabyrgali at the super heavyweight (+91kg) which was Kazakhstan’s six gold medal in Ulaanbaatar. The 17-year-old Kazakh controlled all of the rounds against South Korea’s lone finalist Yu Dong Jin.
Japan’s best female hope Hikaru Shinohara not only won all of her national events but she won also the strong Bornemissza Youth Memorial Tournament in Hungary this June. The Japanese boxer will be turning to 17 only this December but she is one of the most promising light flyweight (48kg) hopes in the whole globe. Shinohara eliminated India’s Rajni and Thailand’s AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships silver medallist Nillada Meekoon during her road to the finals. The Japanese girl had another tough opponent China’s Hu Meiyi but due her amazing final round, she was able to win that difficult title bout.
India’s small girl at the women’s flyweight (51kg), Naorem Babyrojisana Chanu has done a superb work in the semi-finals against China’s Zhao Xuan and advanced to the final. The 17-year-old Indian boxer had to meet for the title of the event with Kazakhstan’s Anel Sakysh who dominated her semi-final over her Uzbek opponent, Saydiniso Mukhammedalieva. The Indian boxer, who reached wonderful junior results, was slightly better than her Kazakh opponent today and claimed her nation’s first gold medal.
The Indian women’s youth team contains high number of boxers who were born in 2002 and could be competing also in this age group next year. One of the most successful Indian female youth boxers was Poonam this year who won all of her fights in 2019. The Indian bantamweight (54kg) boxer stopped Philippines’ Ailene Kaye Caranagan and eliminated Mongolia’s Battur Zoljargal in the semi-final of the category. The 17-year-old Indian met for the title with China’s Cai Weiqi who is a newcomer in the international stage but she had the speed and technical skills to beat the best ones as well. Poonam landed tough shots in the second round and the referee had to count Cai which determined their result.
Thailand’s Panpatchara Somnuek was Youth Olympic Games winner in Buenos Aires in 2018 who arrived to Ulaanbaatar as the main gold medal contender at the featherweight (57kg). The 18-year-old Thai boxer eliminated her best rival Mongolia’s female No.1 Yesugen Oyuntsetseg in the semi-finals. The Thai talent was the favourite in the finals against China’s Gao Jingwen and she landed enough punches to take the lead in their contest. The Chinese boxer had good speed in the final but Somnuek caught her several times and achieved Thailand’s first title in Ulaanbaatar.
Thailand’s next finalist was Porntip Buapa who is the defending ASBC Asian Youth Champion at the women’s lightweight (60kg). She claimed also silver medal in the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games therefore she was names as the main favourite. The 18-year-old Thai talent eliminated Mongolia’s Ganzorig Badmaarag in the semi-finals of the category. The Thai boxer overcame Kazakhstan’s Ulzhanay Mamutova in the attacks at the first round and she continued her technician performance until the end of the final round which meant Buapa delivered Thailand’s second gold medal in Ulaanbaatar.
Following India’s Vinka’s gold medal at the women’s light welterweight (64kg) an exciting final was held at the welterweight (69kg). Kazakhstan’s ASBC Asian Women’s Youth Boxing Championships silver medallist Maiya Beisebayeva eliminated India’s Arundhati Choudhary in the semi-finals. Beisebayeva had difficulties in the final against Thailand’s tall Baison Manikon. The referee counted the Kazakh boxer in the second and third rounds therefore the difference became high between them and Manikon won the title in the Mongolian capital.
Chinese Taipei sent 19 boxers to the ASBC Asian Youth Boxing Championships to Ulaanbaatar and among them Ko Yuan Chien was able to advance to the finals. Chinese Taipei’s top youth boxer had already more than 30 contests at the heavyweight (+81kg) and she used her bets rhythm to control her final against Kazakhstan’s Gulsaya Yerzhan who has just moved up to this division. Ko had excellent enthusiasm in the day of the finals and she was able to get a gold medal for Chinese Taipei in the Mongolian capital.
List of the winners in the Ulaanbaatar 2019 ASBC Asian Youth Boxing Championships
Women’s 48kg: Hikaru Shinohara, Japan
Women’s 51kg: Naorem Babyrojisana Chanu, IndiaWomen’s 54kg: Poonam, India
Women’s 57kg: Panpatchara Somnuek, ThailandWomen’s 60kg: Porntip Buapa, ThailandWomen’s 64kg: Vinka, IndiaWomen’s 69kg: Baison Manikon, ThailandWomen’s 75kg: Sanamacha Chanu Thokchom, IndiaWomen’s 81kg: Sushma, India
Women’s +81kg: Ko Yuan Chien, Chinese Taipei
Men’s 49kg: Mukhammedsabyr Bazarbay Uulu, KazakhstanMen’s 52kg: Makhmud Sabyrkhan, KazakhstanMen’s 56kg: Biybars Zheksen, KazakhstanMen’s 60kg: Reito Tsutsumi, JapanMen’s 64kg: Darkhan Duisebay, Kazakhstan
Men’s 69kg: Nuradin Rustambek Uulu, Kyrgyzstan
Men’s 75kg: Sukhrobjon Kayimov, UzbekistanMen’s 81kg: Shokhjakhon Abdullaev, UzbekistanMen’s 91kg: Sagyndyk Togambay, KazakhstanMen’s +91kg: Amanat Sabyrgali, Kazakhstan
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