Kazakhstan’s Abilkhan Amankul was the Best Boxer in the WSB Semi-finals

Abilkhan Amankul (1)

Two-time WSB Team Champion Astana Arlans Kazakhstan defeated the Season VI Finalist British Lionhearts 7-3 on aggregate in the Semi-finals and advanced to the WSB Finals of Season VII. Astana Arlans Kazakhstan’s promising star Abilkhan Amankul was named as the Best Boxer of the WSB Semi-finals which was a next honour for the young talent.
Astana Arlans Kazakhstan’s Abilkhan Amankul was amazing as youth boxer in 2015 when he defeated all of his rivals in each competition such as in the Pavlyukov Youth Memorial Tournament in Russia and in prestigious Brandenburg Youth Cup. As a teenager he made successful debut in Season VI and proved his incredible development in the Week 1 of Season VII. Amankul met with British Lionhearts’ US boxer Youth National Champion Nikita Ababiy in the WSB Semi-finals in Kostanay.
Amankul, who will be turning to 20 later this year, dominated the first round with his quick and strong combinations against the brave US boxer. The 18-year-old talented US boxer, who has got Ukrainian roots but has been training in Brooklyn since 2007, tried to adopt the level of their middleweight (75kg) contest from the first seconds when Amankul dictated the world class tempo.
Amankul, who lost only one bout in the recent two and half years, was focused and did smart boxing in the second round in Kostanay in the front of the home crowd. Amankul’s lost only to Uzbekistan’s star Israil Madrimov in the semi-final of the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships in Tashkent which was the highlight of the continental event in the Uzbek capital.
The 19-year-old Kazakh southpaw caught the younger US boxer with superb left-handed hooks in the second round and dominated their contest with his physical advantage. The defending Kazakh National Champion had clear jabs and hooks also in the third round and his dominancy continued in the fourth as well. The US boxer had great stamina and fighting spirit but he met with a world class athlete in Kostanay. Amankul turned up the heat one last time in the fifth round and won their bout by large margin of difference proving he is one of the best middleweight (75kg) boxer in the world now.