Eight of the strong Kazakh girls joined the finals at the Adriatic Pearl Youth Tournament
Eight of the strong Kazakh girls advanced to the finals of the outstanding Adriatic Pearl Youth Tournament in Budva, Montenegro.
The city hosted the IBA Youth World Boxing Championships last October-November and only after a few months of break, an international event returned to Budva.
The boxers who were born in 2007 and in 2008 are eligible to compete in the 12 women and 13 men weight categories in Budva where top nations such as Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Poland, Turkey, Cuba, Azerbaijan and many others are among the participants.
Kazakhstan’s Rakhmina Abdumezhitova exceeded her previous expectations and level of boxing against Turkey’s Rabia Eylul Duman at the flyweight (52kg) semi-final. The Turkish girl was experienced in the international stage but Abdumezhitova used the best strategy against her and she will now meet for the title Russia’s Junior World Champion Snezhana Kuznetsova.
Kazakhstan’s Aknur Tursyngali proved a strong performance once again at the women’s featherweight (57kg) and she eliminated Russia’s Arina Kuzmicheva in the last four. Her teammate, Regina Tibenyova was enough skilled to beat Belarus’ No.1, the new sensation, Natalia Nasachova, therefore the two Kazakhs will meet each other in the final.
Kazakhstan’s ASBC Champion Alina Kudaigenova was member of the junior and youth national teams in the recent years and she arrived to Budva as a favourite at the women’s light welterweight (63kg). She demonstrated her upgraded technical skills against Turkey’s Elif Elden and she will box against Russia’s Irina Korobova for the title of the weight class.
Kazakhstan’s ASBC Asian Junior silver medallist Akbota Yessimbekova impressed in the previous stages at the women’s welterweight (66kg) and she continued her winning path against Azerbaijan’s Ozlam Hasanova. Yessimbekova will have a Kazakh final opponent, the Junior World Champion Aisulu Mukhit who eliminated Russia’s Maria Mashnikova.
Kazakhstan’s Mariya Sidorenko was member of the youth national team in 2024 as well and she returned to Budva after four months. The 18-year-old light middleweight (70kg) boxer stopped Russia’s Vlada Kuleshova in the semi-finals while her teammate at the heavyweight (+81kg), Sabina Zhaksylyk also won her contest in the session by RSC.
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