Bunjong Sinsiri won the Best Boxer Trophy at the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament

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April 9, 2022
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The Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament was finished with its 18 final contests in the picturesque island of Phuket today. Thailand’s Bunjong Sinsiri amazed in the competition and received the Best Boxer Trophy following his amazing success over Kazakhstan’s Aslanbek Shymbergenov.

The team of Thailand A won four gold medals in Phuket where India, Kazakhstan and Philippines each secured three titles. Vietnam won two women’s finals in the Thailand Open while the teams from Italy, Thailand B and Chinese Taipei each took one gold medal.

Altogether 130 elite boxers attended in the Thailand Open including 74 male and 56 female athletes in Phuket. Cambodia, Chinese Taipei, India, Italy, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Nepal, New Zealand, Palestine, Philippines, Singapore, host Thailand and Vietnam sent their teams to the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament.

Mrs. Karina Picson of the Philippines was the Technical Delegate of the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament in Phuket where Mr. Wan Abdul Hamid of Malaysia was the Deputy TD while India’s Lenny D’Gama worked as Observer and Referee & Judge Evaluator.

The Angsana Convention Hall is the venue of the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament. The Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament is a preparation event before the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships, Southeast Asian Games, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships and EUBC European Elite Boxing Championships.

Thailand’s Chuthamat Raksat is the first winner at the Thailand Open

India provided fantastic boxers in the smallest female weight category in the recent years and their Monika is also a genius in our sport. The Indian girl defeated her opponents during the road to the finals with brilliant performance but she could expect an even harder contest against Thailand’s two-time AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships bronze medallist Chuthamat Raksat. The local boxer had the speed to adopt the world-class rhythm of their final and tried to use her longer reach. Monika tried to move more on feet but Raksat had the perfect game strategy to win their final and became the first champion in Phuket.

Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Tam continued her winning path

Vietnam’s best female boxer Nguyen Thi Tam won the ASBC Asian Women’s Boxing Championships in Ho Chi Minh City in 2017 and qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games. She eliminated Thailand’s Olympic Games quarter-finalist Jutamas Jitpong in the last four and faced with Philippines’ Aira Villegas in the final of the women’s flyweight. Nguyen has excellent technical skills, she uses her opponent’s faults but she met with such a promising boxer as Villegas in the bout of the southpaw boxers. The Vietnamese boxer found her best rhythm in time and defeated the promising Filipino hope in Phuket achieving another tournament title.

India’s first gold medal was achieved by Govind Kumar Sahani

India’s Govind Kumar Sahani competed in several international competitions in the recent three years and achieved medals in various countries. The Indian light flyweight boxer had a young final opponent, Thailand’s Natthaphon Thuamcharoen who competed at the Ulaanbaatar 2019 ASBC Asian Youth Boxing Championships. The Thai boxer will be turning to 20 but he had excellent rhythm in the first round against the more experienced Indian. Sahani was able to increase his tempo in the beginning of the second round and caught the younger Thai with strict shots therefore he claimed India’s first gold medal in Phuket.

Philippines’ Rogen Ladon returned with a gold medal

The defending AIBA World Champion Saken Bibossynov of Kazakhstan and the bronze medallist from Belgrade, Thailand’s 19-year-old Thanarat Saengphet were not able to advance to the final of the flyweight. Philippines’ Asian Games silver medallist Rogen Ladon returned to the international events in fantastic shape and he looked patient against his star final opponent, India’s Amit Panghal. The Indian won all of the most important Asian events in 2018 and in 2019 but he had a few unsuccessful events including the Tokyo Olympic Games. Amit Panghal was also patient therefore a big strategic chess game was held between the two experienced boxers. The Indian had an excellent hook still in the first round when both landed less shots than in their previous contests. Both boxers were more active in the third round and Ladon has done enough in the last minutes to win their difficult final.

Vo Thi Kim Anh reached her career highlight with her gold medal in Phuket

Italy’s Sirine Charaabi was gold medallist at the 2021 EUBC U22 European Boxing Championships and she is a new young sensation in their national team. The Italian bantamweight (54kg) boxer met with Vietnam’s new promising squad member, Vo Thi Kim Anh in the final of the Thailand Open. Following the first tactical round, the Italian opened the second with good shots but she stepped sometimes to the best fighting distance of the Vietnamese boxer. The Italian southpaw moved forward but Vo had successful counter-attacking tactic and her quick right-handed shots guaranteed Vietnam’s second gold medal.

Italy’s Irma Testa earned her next gold medal

Italy’s EUBC European Elite Champion and Tokyo Olympic Games bronze medallist Irma Testa is only 24 now but she had more than 150 bouts already and she won several big tournaments during her career. The Italian eliminated India’s Manisha Moun in the last four once again and met for the title with Thailand’s Nilawan Techasuep, the silver medallist from the 2019 ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships. Both boxers had the same style of boxing and landed jabs from longer distance preparing their shots with excellent footwork. Testa opened the first round in better rhythm than in her previous contest and she tried to keep the control from the opening seconds. Techasuep produced her very best in the third round but Testa had more shots in their fantastic final bout and bagged Italy’s first gold medal in the Thailand Open.

Serik Temirzhanov was Kazakhstan’s first gold medallist in Phuket

Kazakhstan’s Pavlodar-based AIBA World Boxing Championships silver medallist Serik Temirzhanov eliminated Singapore’s Mohamed Hanurdeen Bin Hamid and Thailand’s Asian Games bronze medallist Rujakran Juntrong during his road to the final. The 24-year-old Kazakh opened his final with a strict jab and he had the rhythm to find Bautista’s weak points in the first round. The Kazakh featherweight boxer landed a powerful shot still in the first round following he switched his stance but Bautista is a strong athlete and continued the final. Temirzhanov caught the Filipino in the second round too and he had massive advantage after six minutes of boxing. Temirzhanov controlled their final bout and claimed Kazakhstan’s first gold medal at the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament.

Khunatip Pidnuch won the men’s lightweight in Phuket

Khunatip Pidnuch switched from Muay Thai to boxing only in 2019 but in that year he earned medals in the international competitions. The 22-year-old Thai boxer attended at the Belgrade 2021 AIBA Men’s Elite World Boxing Championships and he attacked from the first seconds against India’s Varinder Singh. The Thai lightweight (60kg) boxer had a hard tactical job against the Indian who had long hands and good technical skills. The Indian southpaw was not enough active in the second part of the bout therefore the stronger Pidnuch won their contest by unanimous decision.

Somchay Wongsuwan dominated his final in Phuket

Kazakhstan’s Sultan Mussinov surprisingly eliminated his top national rival, Sanatali Toltayev in the semi-finals of the light welterweight in Phuket. The 22-year-old Kazakh boxer met for the title with Thailand’s Somchay Wongsuwan who competed already at the 2014 ASBC Asian Youth Boxing Championships. The Thai boxer was quarter-finalist at the Belgrade 2021 AIBA Men’s Elite World Boxing Championships and he had more experiences in the elite age group than Mussinov. Wongsuwan developed his technical skills in the recent two years and his speed is also improved in comparison to the previous events. The 26-year-old Thai can perform in the same level in a long competition and his experiences were decisive in the first and second rounds. Wongsuwan had unpredictable movements in the third round and dominated their final contest with world-class performance.

Chen Nien Chin defeated Baison Manikon in a tactical final

Chinese Taipei’s lone finalist at the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament is their AIBA Women’s World Champion Chen Nien Chin who returned to the events after a short break. The two-time Olympian welterweight boxer faced with Thailand’s ASBC Asian Youth Champion Baison Manikon in the final which delivered a tactical bout in the first round. Chen was patient, worked from longer distance against the 20-year-old Thai and she had a few nice shots already in the opening minutes. Manikon is also a counter-attacking boxer but in their final she moved more forward which was perfect for Chen who came back with a gold medal at the Thailand Open.

Philippines’ Hergie Bacyadan celebrated her second boxing title after the Grand Slam

Philippines’ Riza Pasuit won an unexpected gold medal at the women’s lightweight but her teammate proved even stronger performance. Hergie Bacyadan switched from wushu to boxing in 2019 and he won the gold medal at the ASBC Asian Grand Slam Boxing Championships. The Filipino moved up to the middleweight and advanced to the final of the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament. Bacyadan had to meet with a tall rival, Vietnam’s Tran Thi Oanh Nhi who stopped her semi-final opponent in Phuket. Bacyadan is not experienced yet in boxing but she spent the recent two years to increase her technical skills which she proved in the final against the Vietnamese boxer.

Sinsiri surprisingly defeated Shymbergenov in the welterweight final

Kazakhstan’s Asian Games silver medallist Aslanbek Shymbergenov knocked out Thailand’s Youth Olympic Games winner and AIBA Youth World Champion Atichai Phoemsap in the second round of their semi-final in Phuket. He met with another Thai boxer, the experienced Bunjong Sinsiri who eliminated Indonesia’s promising Saroha Tua Lumbantobing in the last four and delivered a sensational performance in the title contest too. Sinsiri is 30-year-old but he is not experienced in the international stage of boxing yet despite of her several national titles. The Thai boxer kept Shymbergenov on long, worked from longer distance and his world-class footwork decided their impressive final contest.

India’s Sumit dominated the middleweight

India’s Sumit was quarter-finalist at the Kielce 2021 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships and he lost bouts to only the eventual winner Ukrainian and Cuban in Belgrade and in Sofia during his recent competitions. The 20-year-old Indian middleweight (75kg) boxer eliminated Kazakhstan’s former ASBC Asian Youth Champion Ayatulla Takizhanov in the last four and he met with Thailand’s two-time ASBC Asian Youth Boxing Championships silver medallist Peerapat Yeasungnoen for the title. Sumit had different tempo in the first minute and landed multiple shots without any stoppage, proved similar style of boxing as Ukraine’s star, Oleksandr Khyzhniak. Sumit worked seriously hard to win the final contest pressurizing his Thai opponent in the title bout.

Nurbek Oralbay achieved the title of the light heavyweight

Kazakhstan’s 2018 AIBA Youth World Champion Nurbek Oralbay met in the final of the men’s light heavyweight with India’s Ashish Kumar who competed at the middleweight previously. The 22-year-old Kazakh landed nice right-handed jabs in the first round against the Indian who earned silver in the 2019 edition of the ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships. Ashish Kumar has strong technical skills but he could not reach the quick Kazakh in the second round. Nurbek Oralbay controlled the exchanges in their final contest and earned gold medal in the Thailand Open which was a perfect start for him in 2022. His twin brother walked over to the gold medal of the heavyweight following his Thai opponent, Jakkapong Yomkhot was unable to box against him in the last day of boxing.

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