Zeyad Eshaish and Hayato Tsutsumi eliminated Cuban stars at the AIBA World Boxing Championships on Day3
Fifty-seven preliminary bouts were held in two sessions during the third competition day at the AIBA World Boxing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. Jordan’s Zeyad Eshaish and Japan’s Hayato Tsutsumi are experienced but still young talents who both defeated Cuban stars in the third day of boxing.
The following 20 Asian nations are attending in the AIBA World Boxing Championships in Belgrade: Afghanistan competes under the name of the Fair Chance Team, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, South Korea, Laos, Nepal, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tajikistan, Chinese Taipei, and Uzbekistan.
Jordan’s Zeyad Eshaish delighted his nation with a fantastic success.
Jordan’s Zeyad Eshaish is a native talent in our sport, he joined to the national team before his 18th birthday and developed every year step by step. He claimed bronze medal at the Jakarta 2018 Asian Games, gold at the Asian & Oceanian Olympic Boxing Qualifying Event in Amman and qualified for Tokyo. Following his unsuccessful mission in Japan’s capital, he had strong motivation in the first round of the AIBA World Boxing Championships. The 23-year-old talent destroyed immediately Cuba’s two-time Olympic Champion Roniel Iglesias in the first minute and delivered a sensational success in the first bout of the day. The Cuban boxer injured after one minute of tough contests and the judges declared Eshaish as the winner of this opening bout.
India’s Nishant Dev won his first international contest
India’s newcomer in the team, Nishant Dev defeated more experienced rivals in their National Championships and received the right to compete at the AIBA World Boxing Championships which is his first international event. The Indian light middleweight (71kg) boxer found his best rhythm in the middle of the first round against Hungary’s Laszlo Kozak and took the lead on the scorecards. The Indian boxer is member of the Inspire Institute of Sport and spent his recent nine years in the boxing gyms. Dev impressed in the contest, he caught the Hungarian with strong shots and won his first international contest.
Thailand’s Peerapat Yeasungnoen won his debuting contest
Thailand Boxing Federation’s Peerapat Yeasungnoen moved up to the light middleweight (71kg) and competes in his first major elite championships. The young Thai was bronze medallist at the 2018 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships and spent the recent hard period with intense training sessions. The 21-year-old Thai overcame Poland’s Dominik Kida in the attacks and took the lead on the scorecards. Yeasungnoen proved event better performance in the second round and did not give any chance to his older Polish rival. Kida received also two warnings from the referee which increased Yeasungnoen’s advantage onto large in their bout.
Kyrgyzstan’s ASBC Asian Youth Champion Nuradin Rustambek Uulu controlled his first bout
Kyrgyzstan lost its best boxer, former ASBC Asian Champion Azat Usenaliev in the second day of boxing following his loss to India’s Deepak. Their ASBC Asian Youth Champion Nuradin Rustambek Uulu competed at the Dubai 2021 ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships and since that event he proved his strong developments. The 20-year-old Kyrgyz dominated the first round against Turkey’s Sitki Isik and he proved that is the better boxer in all aspects. Rustambek Uulu is a well-motivated boxer, he had energetic attacks until the very end of their contest in Belgrade.
Kyrgyzstan’s 30-year-old Erkin Adylbek Uulu eliminated a Ukrainian boxer at the new cruiserweight
Kyrgyzstan’s next boxer in action was Rio 2016 Olympian Erkin Adylbek Uulu who moved up to the new cruiserweight (86kg) and the 30-year-old boxer proved strong motivation during his debut. Adylbek Uulu met with a strong European opponent, Ukraine’s Serhii Horskov who won several international tournaments in the recent years. The two-time ASBC Asian Boxing Championships bronze medallist Kyrgyz boxer used his longer reach well and he had the speed to land punches from several angles controlling the contest.
Mongolia’s Gan-Erdene Gankhuyag returned with a clear success
Mongolia’s Gan-Erdene Gankhuyag claimed silver medal at the Tashkent 2017 ASBC Asian Boxing Championships but he did not box in the national team since 2018. The 28-year-old Mongolian returned to the squad and after a hard preparation he is in good shape in the AIBA World Boxing Championships. The experienced Mongolian controlled the first contest against Nepal’s Rabin Thapa who is a newcomer in the national team and moved down to the minimumweight (48kg). The small Nepali boxer was also quick and he had competitive actions but Gankhuyag was too experienced for him today.
Thailand’s Wuttichai Yurachai demonstrated his excellent technique on Day3
Thailand’s Cologne Boxing World Cup winner Wuttichai Yurachai competed in the last edition of the AIBA World Boxing Championships two years ago but since then he could not compete in big events. The 29-year-old Thai moved back to the minimumweight (48kg) and opened the first round against Poland’s Jakub Slominski in impressive form, he was quicker than his rival and controlled the exchanges. Yurachai was untouchable for Slominski, he dominated all of the rounds and returned to the international events in top shape.
Hayato Tsutsumi won one of the best contests of the day
Japan’s AIBA Youth World Champion and two-time ASBC Asian Youth Champion Hayato Tsutsumi could not box at the Tokyo Olympic Games but received the right to attend at the AIBA World Boxing Championships. His younger brother Reito moved down to the featherweight (57kg) therefore Hayato had the chance to box at the lightweight (60kg). He had a seriously tough draw, met with Cuba’s three-time AIBA World Champion Lazaro Alvarez but after the first tactical round, the Japanese boy found an incredible rhythm and he dominated the second. The 22-year-old Japanese was still fresh enough to keep the control the final round and eliminated a star rival in Belgrade.
Kyrgyzstan and Iran won preliminary bouts at the lightweight
Kyrgyzstan’s Munarbek Seyitbek Uulu claimed his first Asian medal as a youth boxer in 2014 and after seven and half years of experiences he is a strong hope for the Central Asian country in Belgrade. The 25-year-old Kyrgyz controlled the exchanges in the first round against DR Congo’s Fretas Pembele Nzola and he produced his best at the second. Seyitbek Uulu was too experienced for the African boxer and delivered Kyrgyzstan’s third success on Day3.Iran’s ASBC Asian Boxing Championships silver medallist Daniyal Shakhbakhsh also dominated his contests against an African opponent, Gambia’s Musa Cham could not manage the Persian’s technical skills.
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