10 Asian triumphs in the Strandja Memorial Tournament on Day2

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The second competition day delivered further Asian triumphs in the Strandja Memorial Tournament which is one of the strongest international boxing event in the whole world which began in Sofia, Bulgaria on Tuesday with the participation of 36 countries. The boxers from the Asian continent delivered 10 triumphs in the second competition day in Sofia.
Among the participating nations China, Chinese Taipei, India, Kazakhstan, Singapore and Thailand represent the Asian continent. Among the Asian nations Singapore is competing in the Strandja Memorial Tournament at the very first time in the history of the event. The top countries of the world such as Russia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, United States of America and England all sent their best boxers to the Strandja Memorial Tournament.
Chinese Taipei’s FISU University Boxing Championships silver medallist Tu Po Wei delivered one of the main sensation at the light flyweight (49kg) when he defeated Azerbaijan’s National Champion Araz Imamaliyev winning the bout by 3:2 in Sofia. In the same weight class Kazakhstan’s rising star Yerzhan Zhomart was too strong for Mauritius’ Shavin Kumar Beedassee while India’s newly crowned National Champion Amit Panghal dominated his contest against Armenia’s Gaspar Babakhanyan.
China’s Rio 2016 Olympic Games bronze medallist and Doha 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships bronze medallist Hu Jianguan had a tough rival as first in the Strandja Memorial Tournament in Sofia where he had to solve the tactical issue against Azerbaijan’s Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympian Masud Yusifzade. Following Hu’s great success Thailand’s Southeast Asian Games silver medallist and flyweight (52kg) No.1 Tanes Ongjunta eliminated United States’ new national team member Guillermo Gutierrez in the event.
Thailand’s Asian Games winner and ASBC Asian Champion Wuttichai Masuk returned to the ring after his unsuccessful Rio 2016 Olympic Games and dominated his fight against Belarus’ veteran Vazgen Safaryants in his light welterweight (64kg) bout. In the same category India’s new National Champion Mayengbam Thomashmetei, who returned to the national team after 2012, also controlled his debuting contest against Poland’s Lukasz Niemczyk and advanced to the last eight in the Strandja Memorial Tournament.
India’s two-time Olympian and Commonwealth Games winner Manoj Kumar moved up to the welterweight (69kg) and has done his debut in the international stage with a success over Bulgaria’s eleven years younger Robert Chamasanyan. Kazakhstan’s Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games winner and Rio 2016 Olympian Ablaikhan Zhussupov also moved up to the welterweight (69kg). Zhussupov opened his road to the finals with a success over Netherlands’ two-time National Champion Xavier Kohlen in the first preliminary round and continued his winning path against such a strong rival as Ukraine’s Denys Pesotskyy who eliminated Russia’s Sergey Sobylinskiy on Day1.
Following Zhussupov’s amazing success Asia’s last triumph on Day2 was delivered by China’s Huang Jiabin at the light heavyweight (81kg). He was silver medallist in the last edition of the China Open Tournament and competed at the Bocskai Memorial Tournament earlier this month. China’s new national team member boxer in this category was too stronf for Turkey’s Furkan Yilmaz.