India is on the top of the medal standings at the ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships for the very first time

For the very first time in the history of the ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships, India topped the medal standings. The Indians earned altogether 16 gold medals in Kazakhstan’s capital and both of their age groups shined in this wonderful championship.

Among the 16 Indian gold medals, the juniors earned ten titles in the ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships. India has never claimed five gold medals in the men’s junior part of the competition, this is their new record in the event’s history. 

Their female youth boxers such as Bhawna Sharma, Tanu, Nikita Chand and Kirti all claimed gold medals in Astana. Among the men’s youth boxers Nikhil and Joon Bharat reached the top of the podium in the competition. Bhawna Sharma made a revenge due to a previous loss while Joon Bharat also proved that he could be a strong elite boxer in the near future.

Kazakhstan became the second in the overall medal standings with 15 titles in Astana, among them the youth boxers claimed nine gold medals. Their top youth stars such as Ulzhan Sarsenbek (57kg), Bakyt Seidish (66kg), Bakhtiyar Anarbayev (60kg), and Torekhan Sabyrkhan (63.5kg) could be their future solutions in our sport.

Uzbekistan finally earned 12 titles in Astana, the juniors took four while the youth eight titles in this championship. The women boxers shined in this competition, they claimed seven out of the twelve gold medals in Kazakhstan’s capital. The Uzbek male junior boxers were unable to get any title in Astana but their best hopes will be there in the upcoming Junior World Boxing Championships.

Japan sent a relatively smaller delegation to the ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships and their Youth World Champion Yuta Sakai had to miss the competition. Their 16-year-old lightweight (60kg) talent, Yuga Fujiki not only won his category, but he was named as the Best Male Junior Boxer of the Championships. Seiya Nakayama and Raito Kataoka won the smallest youth male weight categories in Astana.

Chinese Taipei won a historic female junior gold medal, their 16-year-old Shen Sin Ai impressed with smart boxing at the women’s light flyweight (48kg). Iran’s Mohammed Saleh Mesbahi Rouzbahani exceeded all of the previous expectations with his successes over Uzbek and Kazakhs boxers and his technician style was absolutely astonishing in Astana.

Thailand’s Thanaphansakon Kalaseeram won the junior bantamweight (54kg) in the 2022 edition and his teammate, Aphichit Chaemdi repeated that performance in Astana and won that category. Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan have never achieved any gold medals in the junior level of boxing but Amantur Dzhumayev and Dayanch Durdynepesov became their historic winners in Astana.

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