The international stars as Sabyrkhan, Zheksen, Ashirkhan, Zhakpekov and Togambay were the heroes of the Kazakhstan Youth National Championships

Following the Kazakhstan Women’s Youth & Junior National Championships Kazakhstan Boxing Federation hosted their Youth National Championships for the male boxers in the city of Shymkent. Kazakhstan’s stars, their winners in top international events as Makhmud Sabyrkhan, Biybars Zheksen, Aitzhan Ashirkhan, Yerassyl Zhakpekov, Yevgeniy Prikhodko and Sagyndyk Togambay won their weight classes in Shymkent.
Shymkent, which is located in the South part of Kazakhstan, organized the 2013 ASBC Asian Confederation Junior Boxing Championships where the 10-must scoring system has been introduced. Boxers who were born in 2001 and in 2002 were eligible to attend in the Kazakhstan Youth National Championships.
Host Shymkent topped the team rankings in the event ahead of the squads of Taraz, Karagandy, Astana and Almaty Region which were there in the Top 5 of the competition. Fifteen teams claimed at least one bronze medal in the Kazakhstan Youth National Championships in Shymkent.
The first gold medal of the event was taken by Yerbolat Sabyr who was slightly better than Abzal Amangeldi in the final of the pinweight (46kg). Pavlodar’s Zhetysu Youth Cup winner Bekzat Amangeldinov was quarter-finalist in the last edition of the Kazakhstan Youth National Championships in 2018 which he changed into gold following his success over Astana’s one year younger Mukhammedsabyr Bazarbayuli.
Shymkent’s ASBC Asian Champion and AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships bronze medallist Makhmud Sabyrkhan moved up to the flyweight (52kg) and won his next title against powerful opponents. The 17-year-old Sabyrkhan defeated Karagandy’s Budapest 2018 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships competitor Karim Serkebayev and Karagandy’s Talgat Syrymbetov during his road to the gold medal of the flyweight (52kg).
Taraz’s best boxer ASBC Asian Junior Champion Biybars Zheksen had five contests in the Kazakhstan Youth National Championships at the bantamweight (56kg). Zheksen dominated his national level fights in the recent years and Askhat Tastanbek was also unable to stop him in Shymkent. Almaty’s Junior National Champion Yerassyl Tankay was unable to get any medal in Shymkent which was a surprise.
Almaty’s Aitzhan Ashirkhan claimed gold medal at the Puerto Princesa 2017 ASBC Asian Confederation Junior Boxing Championships which was his career highlight. Ashirkhan reached strong youth results already in 2018 but he had to do his very best to beat Taraz’s Zhetysu Youth Cup winner Zhanserik Duysenbek in the final of the lightweight (60kg).
Almaty region’s Darkhan Duisebay claimed the next gold medal of the event following his success over Taraz’s Junior National Champion 16-year-old Dias Molzhigitov. Shymkent’s Margulan Aidaruly claimed bronze medal at the 2018 Zhetysu Youth Cup which he changed into gold after beating Junior National Champion Ilya Kiselev at the welterweight (69kg). The bronze medals were taken by experienced Azamat Bektas and Madi Altynbayev.
Yermakhan’s younger brother ASBC Asian Junior Champion Yerassyl Zhakpekov won several international events in the recent two years and arrived to Shymkent as the main favourite of the middleweight (75kg). The 16-year-old star stopped his opponents during his road to the finals where he had a closer bout against Mangystau region’s defending Youth National Champion Nuras Zhenis.
Karagandy’s Junior National Champion Yevgeniy Prikhodko was one of the best Asian junior boxers in 2018 and joined to the youth level this January. The 16-year-old boxer impressed during his road to the finals of the light heavyweight (81kg) where he defeated another favourite, Shymkent’s ASBC Asian Junior Champion Kuandyk Maksut.
Astana’s Sagyndyk Togambay was gold medallist at the Puerto Princesa 2017 ASBC Asian Confederation Junior Boxing Championships and he won the title of the Bangkok 2018 ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships as well. Kazakhstan’s super strong Togambay, who claimed a valuable silver medal at the Budapest 2018 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships, was too tough for Karagandy’s Zhetysu Youth Cup winner Nurmukhamed Yusupov in the final of the heavyweight (91kg).
Atyrau’s Amanat Sabyrgali claimed gold medal at the 2018 Kazakhstan Junior National Championships and joined to the youth age group two months ago. The younger hope stopped Aktau’s Nauryzov in the semi-finals and Taraz’s Youth National Champion Akhmetzhanov in the final of the super heavyweight (+91kg).

List of the winners in the Kazakhstan Youth National Championships
46kg: Yerbolat Sabyr, 2002
49kg: Bekzat Amangeldinov, 2001
52kg: Makhmud Sabyrkhan, 2001
56kg: Biybars Zheksen, 2001
60kg: Aitzhan Ashirkhan, 2001
64kg: Darkhan Duisebay, 2001
69kg: Margulan Aidaruly, 2001
75kg: Yerassyl Zhakpekov, 2002
81kg: Yevgeniy Prikhodko, 2002
91kg: Sagyndyk Togambay, 2001
+91kg: Amanat Sabyrgali, 2002

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